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This sketch purportedly represents an interior view of the Swan Theatre, from the vantage point opposite center stage at roughly eye level with the roof (tectum). It depicts a raised proscenium stage jutting out prominently into the groundling…

Ceramic sculpture of David Garrick (1717-1779) as Richard III, dated 1772.

Engraved half-length portrait of John Gay. Below is an inscription: "M. John Gay, Author of the Beggar's Opera/ His Epitaph wrote by himself./ Life is a Jest, & all things show it,/ I thought so once, but now I know it./ To Alexander Pope Esq:…

The final scene of the RSC Production of King Lear at the Lincoln Center Festival.

Engraving of the south side of Dorset Garden Theatre

Map showing location of theaters and relevant sites.

Bust-length portrait of David Garrick as Hamlet. His eyes are wide in terror and his hair appears to stand on end (likely his famous 'fright wig') at an invisible horror.

Video clip of a portion ofAct 1 Scene 1 (the "partition scene") fromKing Lear.For more information about cast and production credits, see IMDb.

Painting of the actress and dancer Hester Santlow Booth (c1680-1773) costumed in her famous role as a female Harlequin. See more information at V&A