The cultural politics of antitheatricality: the case of John Home's Douglas. From: Eighteenth Century: Theory and Interpretation | Date: September 22, 2002| Author: Freeman, Lisa A. | COPYRIGHT 2002 Texas Tech University Press. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

In February 1755, John Home set out for London on his trusty steed Piercy, a band of merry supporters by his side and a copy of the completed manuscript for his tragedy Douglas in his greatcoat pocket in anticipation of a production review by David Garrick. (1) Despite Home's strong letters of introduction and ample connections, Garrick still rejected the play, finding it "totally unfit for the stage" (320). Not to be discouraged, Home and his supporters arranged for a production o...