David Garrick
- Events
- 2
- Episodes
- 6
- Years
- 1764–1778
Every event in Historedia whose sources name David Garrick, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.
Events and episodes
Opening of the Theatre Royal, Bristol
1764–1778Role: performer of the prologue and epilogue at the opening performance
- Construction on King Street
The theatre was built on King Street in Bristol between 1764 and 1766, later recognised as the oldest continually-operating theatre in the English-speaking world.
- Opening Performance of 30 May 1766
The theatre opened on 30 May 1766 with a performance that included a prologue and epilogue delivered by David Garrick.
- Letters Patent and the Name Theatre Royal
After the Bristol Theatre Act 1778, royal letters patent were granted, the theatre became a patent theatre, and it adopted the name Theatre Royal.
- Construction on King Street
Shakespeare Jubilee
1769Role: Organiser; actor and theatre manager who staged the Jubilee and delivered a speech on its second day
- Staging of the Shakespeare Jubilee
David Garrick staged the Shakespeare Jubilee in Stratford-upon-Avon between 6 and 8 September 1769, celebrating Shakespeare's birth.
- First day: Queen Mab performed
Dibdin's Queen Mab was performed on the first day of Garrick's festival in Stratford-upon-Avon.
- Second day: Garrick's speech to the Shakespeare Ladies Club
On the Jubilee's second day Garrick thanked the Shakespeare Ladies Club for restoring Shakespeare's popularity and for the Westminster Abbey memorial statue.
- Staging of the Shakespeare Jubilee
Sources
- Bristol Old Vic Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16
- Shakespeare Jubilee Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-23