The Melbourne Garrick Club[a] was an association of people with interests in the theatre, founded in 1855 in Melbourne, Australia, and disbanded around 1866 after the death of one of its "leading lights".
The Club, whose aims were "the cultivation of dramatic literature and art, and the occasional production of dramatic representations in aid of charitable and other purposes",[1] was founded with around 50 members, including: Other members included:[3] The club was formed at "Williams' dining rooms" in Elizabeth Street; later meetings were held at the Kelly's Argus Hotel, adjacent The Argus newspaper offices.
[10] It went into recess around 1866.
One of its last activities was a concert to raise money for a memorial to the great actor G. V.
Brooke.