Author: David Garrick

A secret liaison and wedding. What will happen when they find out? - Summary by Michele Eaton <BR><BR> Cast List<BR> Lord Ogleby: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8011">Greg Giordano</a><br> Sir John Melvil: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13577">Adrian Stephens</a><br> Sterling: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">ToddHW</a><br> Lovewell: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10801">Jim Locke</a><br> Canton: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7170">Alan Mapstone</a><br> Brush: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/16999">Krista Zaleski</a><br> Serjeant Flower: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/15042">John Payton</a><br> Traverse: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/4705">Algy Pug</a><br> Trueman: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13661">Lynette Caulkins</a><br> Mrs Heidelberg: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/15373">WendyKatzHiller</a><br> Miss Sterling: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/15380">Annie Mars</a><br> Fanny: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13140">Jenn Broda</a><br> Betty: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/15898">Adrienne Prevost</a><br> Chambermaid: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/16409">Mira Williams</a><br> Trusty: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11059">Lauren-Emma Blake</a><br> Servant: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10542">David Purdy</a><br> Narrator: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7026">Michele Eaton</a><br>

This script is renowned 18th century actor/director David Garrick’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Taming of the Shrew.” Garrick greatly abbreviated the Bard’s classic comedy, deleting most of the scenes dealing with Bianca and her suitors, and condensing the work down from five to three acts. There were critics, like Edgar Allan Poe, who did not think these cuts improved upon the original. In an 1845 review in his Broadway Journal, Poe gave his opinion that the show was “a mere jumble of unmeaning, rant, fuss, whip-smacking, crockery-cracking, and other Tom-Foolery of a similar kind.” However, Garrick’s reduced version of “Taming of the Shrew” was the favored choice of many theatrical companies until late into the 19th century. - Summary by Kelly Taylor <br><br> <b>Cast List</b><br> Petruchio <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/16240"> HelloCentral </a><br> Baptista <a> Alan Mapstone </a><br> Hortensio <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10789"> Tomas Peter</a><br> Grumio <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13577"> Adrian Stephens </a><br> Biondello <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17752"> redrun </a><br> Pedro <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10801"> Jim Locke </a><br> Music Master <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/4705"> Algy Pug </a><br> Nathaniel <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754"> ToddHW </a><br> Ralph <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8011"> Greg Giordano</a><br> Gregory <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8011"> Greg Giordano</a><br> Curtis <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/16205"> James R. Hedrick </a><br> Walter <a> Alan Mapstone </a><br> Adam <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10542"> David Purdy </a><br> Gabriel <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17662"> Inkell </a><br> Tailor <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17662"> Inkell </a><br> Katharine <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13852"> Kelly S. Taylor </a><br> Bianca <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/17559"> The Countess </a><br> Stage Directions <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8425"> Larry Wilson </a><br>