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Garrick and the Drury Lane farce over Archer role
The writer critiques Garrick for dodging the Archer part after noticing Mr. Smith’s strong reception at Covert Garden and a planned shift to Sir John Brute. It recounts alleged illness, bill edits, and public pressure, noting anxieties about management tricks and a harsh tale of Miss Davies’s coercive treatment.
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Mr. Smith
Covert Garden
Dury Lane
Garrick
Fob Brute
Archer
John Brute
Mr. King
Lord Chalkrone
Mr. Garrick
Miss Davies
Jna
Orphan
Drury Lane
Dancer de Mortimia
Polydore