![]() The exhibition coincided with a rare revival of The Clandestine Marriage in the Folger Theatre (April 15 – May 22, 2005), directed by Richard Clifford. The exhibition concluded with a glimpse of Garrick’s farewell performance, final years, and an assessment of his artistic and personal legacy. Taking a thematic approach, the exhibition opened with an overview of Garrick’s personal life and achievements, then explored Garrick as an acting phenomenon, theater manager and entrepreneur, Shakespearean, dramatist, and international celebrity. ![]() Folger Digital Image 3009.ĭavid Garrick, 1717–1779: A Theatrical Life, part of the Exhibitions at the Folger ran from April 22 through August 28, 2005, and included the Folger Shakespeare Library's extraordinary wealth of Garrick-related printed texts, playbills, manuscripts, images, and objects that capture the story of Garrick's remarkable life and enduring accomplishments.Īctor, writer, theater manager, entrepreneur, and international celebrity, David Garrick revolutionized acting and the English stage in the eighteenth century. The absolute highlight to the show however in my mind and the playing was phenomenal was Jack and Jorma joining the band for a wonderful rendition of Dixie chicken in which they managed to meld Tennessee Jed for a perfect choice of tunes to do with those two.Sir Nathaniel Dance's 1774 portrait of Garrick. I was also stoked about the opportunity to see Hot Tuna who as only a 59 year old I had missed any opportunities to see them in the past. So the chance to see them go back to those Wonderful days was irresistible. I’ve seen this band in various different carnations but was too young to see them before Lowell died. You don’t know as I said fairly close to the front row at the Fox Theatre this Tuesday evening to watch Little Feat relive their great live album waiting for Columbus with only two original members but a fine band nonetheless I thought I was being picky by complaining about the sound quality but evidently after reading other peoples reviewsI was right on the money. Tim WatsonWilliams from San Francisco, California But if you hate instrumental solos, bad sound and unintelligible lyrics, try another show and venue. In summary, go see Little Feat if you are a fan of the band. There were many extended solos, which as a musician I can usually enjoy, but the sound system rendered the solos and many of the lyrics unintelligible. And as the show progressed, it became obvious that the ventilation/cooling system was having a hard time cooling the crowd on a hot night. Sitting in the Balcony was difficult, as I am 6'2" tall, and the seats were painful for this older body and are clearly build for people under 5'8" tall - no leg room worse than a Frontier Air passenger seat. And I know the music and words well, but the Taft Theatre sound system and mix made it at times hard to listen to. I first saw Little Feat at Hara Arena in Dayton on their original Waiting for Columbus tour (I have the t-shirt around here somewhere). LOVE THE BAND, BUT SOUND SYSTEM MADE IT HARD TO LISTEN TO ![]() Please fire your sound guys, get different equipment, do something!!! Learn from the mistakes. I would love to give this a good review as I have been a Little Feat fan for multiple decades, but can't do it. Since they were mostly acoustic there sound was fine, but the main act.could not hear the horn section at all, and they had a lot of nice solo's, the drums ruled the night to the determent of all else. Hot Tuna the opening act were great, bassist Jack Casady (one of the best in the business) was in rare and playful form. This is an all star band that has multiple decades of entertainment experience.but no matter how good you are a bad soundscape will doom you. Issue at point there was too much bass, minimal treble and absolutely no midrange. However Little Feats sound crew were left wanting and it did not matter what listening point one was in, they were all all equally bad. Anyone who plays here knows that there will be good "house" sound. This venue is built for proper sound amplification, David Crosby remarked "wow" after he heard how his voice was amplified.
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