Garrick by Macklin (1779) [ People ]
… We shall lay before the Reader the following criticisms on Mr. Garrick's manner of acting King Lear and Othello, which were written by Mr. Macklin about this time. "Garrick's Lear and Othello. "Why did he fall asleep in Lear? Is the "act neceffary in the Play? What is the intent? It is … age, as to the Drama, but moft unpardonable in an Actor in these times. "Suppose an Author should bring a Tragedy to Mr. Garrick, in which the capital Character, through madness or fatigue of passion, even to the exhaufting of all strength or …
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