DAVID GARRICK.
(Chambers 1 Journal). Garrick'a character was by no..means perfect. .Many faults were laid to hj« charge, and among others Was his fondness of flattery. : Murphy, to whom Garrick had given loan upen loan of money, accuses him of meanness. This charge, however, has proved to be as unjust as it was ungrateful. On one occasion Murphy was asked his opinion of Garrick. He replied: "Off the stage, sir, ,he was a mean, sneaking fellow ; but on the stage" —throwing up his hands and eyes—" jm,, possible to describe." Mrs Olive was one night standing in the wing, alternately scolding and crying at.Garrick'a acting, and turning.away in anger she exclaimed, " I believe he could act a gridiron I" Once at a splendid dinner party at Lord ——'a they suddenly missed Garriok, and could not imagiae what had beconu of him until they were drawn to the win. dow by the convulsive shrieks of laughter' of a young negro boy, who was rolling on the ground in an ecstasy of delight to see Garrick mimicking a turkey-oook in the courtyard, with his coat-tail stuck up be-, hind, and in a seeming flutter of feathered rage arid pride.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 578, 25 September 1880, Page 2
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197DAVID GARRICK. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 578, 25 September 1880, Page 2
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