''David Garrick'' is a 1913 British black-and-white

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based on the life of British actor

David Garrick David Garrick (19 February 1716 – 20 January 1779) was an English actor, playwright, Actor-manager, theatre manager and producer who influenced nearly all aspects of European theatrical practice throughout the 18th century, and was a pupil a ...

. The film starred

Seymour Hicks Sir Edward Seymour Hicks (30 January 1871 – 6 April 1949), better known as Seymour Hicks, was a British actor, music hall performer, playwright, actor-manager and producer. He became known, early in his career, for writing, starring in and p ...

and

Ellaline Terriss Mary Ellaline Terriss, Lady Hicks (born Mary Ellaline Lewin, 13 April 1871 – 16 June 1971), known professionally as Ellaline Terriss, was a popular British actress and singer, best known for her performances in Edwardian musical comedies. Sh ...

and was based on the 1864 play ''

'' by

T. W. Robertson Thomas William Robertson (9 January 1829 – 3 February 1871) was an English dramatist and stage director known for his development of Naturalism (theatre), naturalism in British theatre. Born to a theatrical family, Robertson began as an acto ...

, adapted by

Max Pemberton Sir Max Pemberton (19 June 1863 – 22 February 1950) was a popular English novelist and publisher working mainly in the adventure and mystery genres.LeRoy Lad Panek, ''After Sherlock Holmes: The Evolution of British and American Detective St ...

. The film was directed by

Leedham Bantock Leedham Bantock (born Ernest Leedham Sutherland Bantock; 18 May 1870 – 16 October 1928) was a British singer, Edwardian musical comedy actor, early film director, dramatist and screenwriter. In 1912 he became the first actor to portray Sa ...

.''David Garrick'' (1913)
on the

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Made by

Hepworth Pictures Hepworth Picture Plays was a British film production company active during the silent era. Founded in 1897 by the cinema pioneer Cecil Hepworth, it was based at Walton Studios west of London. In February 1909 the company took part in the Paris Fi ...

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long.

Plot summary

The film is set in London in the 1740s where Ada Ingot, a young woman, is infatuated with the actor

. Her love for Garrick is so strong that she refuses to accept a marriage arranged by her father, Mr. Ingot. Ingot meets with Garrick and initially tries to persuade him to leave the country or give up acting, but when Garrick learns the reason, he assures Ingot that he will be able to cure Ada of her attraction and asks Ingot to arrange a meeting. Garrick is sympathetic to Ada's plight because he himself has fallen in love with a girl he doesn't know, but he promises her father that he will not make any romantic moves towards Ada.

Cast

*David Garrick –

*Mr. Simon Ingot –

William Lugg William Lugg (4 June 1852 – 5 December 1939) was an English actor and singer of the late Victorian and Edwardian eras. He had a long stage career beginning with roles in several Gilbert and Sullivan operas and continuing for over four decades ...

*Mr. Alexander Smith – J. C. Buckstone *Mr. Brown – Henry Kitts *Mr. Jones – Lawrence Caird *Ada Ingot –

*Lord Fareleigh – Vincent Sternroyd *Miss Araminta Brown – Nellie Dade

References

External links

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''David Garrick'' on Hollywood Premiere
1913 films 1910s historical comedy-drama films British historical comedy-drama films British black-and-white films British silent short films Films set in London Films set in the 18th century Hepworth Pictures films 1910s British films Cultural depictions of David Garrick Films based on works by T. W. Robertson {{1910s-UK-film-stub