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Photograph of Ruth Gordon as Margery Pinchwife from The Country Wife at the Old Vic Theatre.

Content description:In this sketch, Tamora, queen of the Goths, and two of her sons kneel in supplication before Titus, who wears a Roman toga and brandishes a large spear. In stark contrast to the kneeling figures of Tamara and her sons, Aaron the…

Public performance of The Rover to advertise Camden Town Fringe Festival run.For further information see Exeunt magazine's review.

David Garrick with his right armed raised and left hand on his breast delivering his ode to Shakespeare. He is standing in the front right of the statue of Shakespeare by Roubiliac. For further information, please see the V&A.

PBS' site about the background sources of King Lear, referring to the relevant portion of Geoffrey of Monmouth's history of Lear.

David Garrick in costume as Lord Brute disguised as his wife, Lady Brute, in The Provoked Wife.

A view of the interior of the theater at Drury Lane showing actors on stage and audience members in the box and orchestra seats.

Actress Sarah Siddons is pictured as Melpomene, classical muse of tragedy. She sits enthroned on clouds; behind her are figures representing pity and terror. Pity holds a knife; terror holds a chalice. See another description at WikiPaintings.