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David Garrick [1756], Catharine and Petruchio. A comedy, In Three Acts. As it is perform'd at the Theatre-Royal In Drury-Lane. Alter'd from Shakespear's Taming of the Shrew (Printed for J. and R. Tonson, and S. Draper [etc.], London) [word count] [S32300]. To look up a word in a dictionary, select the word with your mouse and press 'd' on your keyboard.
Note return to page 1 Garrick's version of THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, which condenses the play into a three-act afterpiece, was first performed in 1754, and was an immediate popular success, keeping Shakespeare's play off the stage altogether until 1844 and still enjoying occasional revivals even in the twentieth century.
Note return to page 2 *The Action of the Winter's Tale, as written by Shakespear, comprehends Sixteen Years.
David Garrick [1756], Catharine and Petruchio. A comedy, In Three Acts. As it is perform'd at the Theatre-Royal In Drury-Lane. Alter'd from Shakespear's Taming of the Shrew (Printed for J. and R. Tonson, and S. Draper [etc.], London) [word count] [S32300]. |
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