Composers and their stage works 



David GARRICK

(1717 - 1779): Born Hereford February. 1717: died London, January 20, 1779

Stage Works

All were first performed in London. Garrick's many adaptations of plays by authors such as Shakespeare, Jonson, and Dryden are not included in this list.

  1. Lethe; or Aesop in the Shades. Farce. (Written by Mrs. Garrick). Published 1745. Produced Drury Lane Theatre, April 15, 1740.
  2. The Lying Valet. Comedy. Published 1741. Produced Goodman 's Fields Theatre, November 30, 1741.
  3. Miss in Her Teens; or The Medley of Lovers. Farce. Published 1747. Produced Covent Garden Theatre, January 17, 1747.
  4. Lilliput. Interlude. Published 1757. Produced Drury Lane Theatre, December 3, 1756.
  5. The Male Coquette, or Seventeen Hundred Fifty-Seven. Farce. Published 1757. Produced Drury Lane Theatre, March 24, 1757, as The Modern Fine Gentleman.
  6. The Guardian. Farce. Published 1759. Produced Drury Lane Theatre, Feb. 3, 1759.
  7. Harlequin's Invasion. Satire. Produced Drury Lane Theatre, December 31, 1759.
  8. The Enchanter; or Love and Magic. Interlude. Published 1760. Produced Drury Lane Theatre, December 13, 1760.
  9. The Farmer's Return from London. Interlude. Published 1762. Produced Drury Lane Theatre, March 20, 1762.
  10. The Clandestine Marriage. Comedy. (With George Colman the Elder). Published 1766. Produced Drury Lane Theatre, Feb. 20, 1766.
  11. Neck or Nothing. Farce. Published 1766. Produced Drury Lane Theatre, November 18, 1766.
  12. Cymon. Dramatic opera. Published 1767. Produced Drury Lane Theatre, January 2, 1767.
  13. Linco's Travels. Interlude. Produced Drury Lane Theatre, April 6, 1767.
  14. A Peep behind the Curtain; or The New Rehearsal. Burlesque. Published 1767. Produced Drury Lane Theatre, October 23, 1767.
  15. The Jubilee. Interlude. Published 1769 (songs only). Produced Drury Lane Theatre, October 14, 1769.
  16. The Institution of the Garter; or Arthur's Round Table Restored. Masque. Published 1771. Produced Drury Lane Theatre, October 28, 1771.
  17. The Irish Widow. Comedy. Published 1772. Produced Drury Lane Theatre, October 23, 1772.
  18. A Christmas Tale. Dramatic entertainment, 5 acts. Published 1774. Produced Drury Lane Theatre, December 27, 1773.
  19. Bon Ton, or High Life above Stairs. Farce. Published 1775. Produced Drury Lane Theatre, March 18, 1775.
  20. The Theatrical Candidates. Musical prelude. Published 1775. Produced Drury Lane Theatre, September 23, 1775.
  21. May Day, or The Little Gypsy. Musical farce. Published 1775. Produced Drury Lane Theatre, October 28, 1775.

CRITICISM

E. P. Stein, David Garrick, Dramatist, New York, 1938.