Garrick - David Garrick

English actor, theatre manager, and playwright. Born in Hereford, west of England. He went to London with his teacher Samuel Johnson and worked in commerce, but then turned his attention to the stage, where he rose to stardom in 1741 with his role as Richard III. Small in stature and expressive, he was naturally suited to comedy, but also showed a talent for tragedies such as King Lear and Macbeth, becoming one of the greatest actors of the 18th century. He also managed Drury Lane Theatre from an early stage, and built it into one of the leading theatres in Europe at the time. As a playwright, he wrote several original plays and adaptations of Shakespeare's works, including the famous opera The Secret Marriage (1766, co-written with G. Colman, the Elder (1732-1794) with Cimarosa.

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イギリスの俳優、劇場経営者、劇作家。イングランド西部、ヘリフォードに生まれる。師のサミュエル・ジョンソンとともにロンドンに出て、商業に従事したが、舞台に志を向け、1741年リチャード3世役で一躍スターの座についた。小柄で表情豊かな彼は生来喜劇に向いていたが、リア王やマクベスなど悲劇にも天分をみせ、18世紀最大の役者となった。また、早くからドルーリー・レーン劇場の経営も手がけ、同劇場を当代ヨーロッパの代表的劇場に仕立てあげた。劇作家としては、チマローザ作曲のオペラ化で有名な『秘密の結婚』（1766、G・コールマンGeorge Colman, the Elder（1732―1794）との共作）のほか数編の創作劇、シェークスピア作品などの翻案がある。

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