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  • Chapter 3 - David Garrick’s ‘Sonic Revolution’: Hegemony and Protest, 1737–1843

  • Sonia Massai, King's College London
  • Book:
    Shakespeare's Accents
    Published online:
    07 May 2020
    Print publication:
    09 April 2020, pp 102-142

  • Summary

    This chapter focuses on David Garrick as the most important catalyst for acoustic change in the eighteenth and early nineteenth century. His naturalistic style of acting has often been discussed within the wider context of the Enlightment. Largely overlooked, though, is the impact of his voice, which was notoriously marked by regional inflections, and of his debut as Richard III in one of London's illegitimate theatres, on two important movements, led by two men, both called John Palmer. These two movements aimed to widen access to Shakespeare by obtaining licences for regional theatres and by encouraging non-professional actors, amateurs and enthusiasts from lower-status social groups to perform Shakespeare in non-conventional venues, ranging from minor or private theatres, to smaller performance houses and song and supper clubs.