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Author: Brown, Hannah >>
Address: S- St [Stratton Street]
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: -
Date: 1877, Sept., 28 
Document Type: Letter (4 p.)
Content Summary: John sends a greeting already that day - the answer to the charming letter just received will be sent to Scarborough in case of mistake. They are greatly pleased with the feathered novelties from Bradford. A lavender wrapper was mentioned but has not arrived. ... John wrote the day before to Bradford and hopes Irving received it. She makes several whimsical references about the Sheffield Wonder, and the dogs. (Postscript) Look for the ghost in the old Abbey at Whitby ...
Published: -
Notes: Dictated to Baroness Burdett-Coutts. John seems to be a dog, presumably corresponding with Irving's Trin. The Sheffield Wonder is the large cheese to be sent by Irving. See Letter 593.
Document Holder: THM (Reference: THM/37/7/7)
Ref.No: 592    
Author: Brown, Hannah >>
Address: S- St [Stratton Street]
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: -
Date: 1877, Sept., 29 
Document Type: Letter (13 p.)
Content Summary: They are all amazed at the Cheese. She asks him to look at the Shadow Sketch and believe she needs no reminder of absent friends. She does appreciate the newspapers. She cannot hoard the Sheffield Giant as she does the little shamrock. She lay awake all night wondering how to cut the cheese and decided on a Saltaire. She compares the Bradford and Sheffield reviews and people, and refers to Scarborough, Leeds and York where Irving has been. The yacht sails on Thursday. The Baroness and Irving are a comfort to her. She has 3 letters from him - from Manchester, Liverpool & Bradford. (Postscript:) W.L. [Walter Lacy] comes the next Thursday for 'Lady of Lyons'. She sends a cutting from H[olly] L[odge]. ...
Published: -
Notes: Dictated to Baroness Burdett-Coutts. Mrs Brown was a Scot. The Sheffield Giant or Wonder is the large cheese sent by Irving whilst on tour.
Document Holder: THM (Reference: THM/37/7/7)
Ref.No: 593    
Author: Brown, Hannah >>
Address: S- St [Stratton Street]
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: -
Date: 1877, Oct., 1 
Document Type: Letter (8 p.)
Content Summary: She does not know how to thank him. How strange he should go to Hackness which belonged to a part of Mrs Malcolm's family. She knows the case of the Dramatic College and appreciates Irving's good advice and generous conduct to it. He was better to rest than to come to London. He will find spirits in Glasgow - a suitable place for Louis XI, which for all its faults she likes. He will receive a letter on Monday at York rather than on Sunday at Scarborough, where she had much fun once. She hopes he does not mind his letters read to friends.
Published: -
Notes: Dictated to Baroness Burdett-Coutt. Half of p.5-6 torn away and missing. The Royal Dramatic College was an ultimately unsuccessful charitable institution to provide a retirement home for actors.
Document Holder: THM (Reference: THM/37/7/7)
Ref.No: 594    
Author: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: 103, Northumberland Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
Recipient: Austin, Louis Frederick >>
Address: 66, Tavistock Road, Westbourne Park.
Date: 1877, Oct., 2 
Document Type: Letter (4 p.)
Content Summary: Irving writes about a number of Austin's secretarial duties. He is to send Irving Furnival's edition of 'Hamlet' and settle an account with Henry Wilson, 60, Pall Mall. He sends a blank cheque for the purpose. Give the enclosed cheque for £36 to Mrs Cook, Irving's landlady, and ask Asprey the landlord to send his account for rent.
Published: -
Notes: Negative copy only.Transcript in file THM/37/1/20. Austin clearly undertook secretarial work for Irving well before 1881.
Document Holder: THM (Reference: THM/37/7/2)
Ref.No: 147    
Author: Brown, Hannah >>
Address: Stratton Street
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: -
Date: 1877, Oct., 5 
Document Type: Letter
Content Summary: She is glad to give pleasure, and welcome him to Glasgow from them both, hoping to bring brightness as his letters do there. She was glad he had a glorious day at Tynemouth with Trin. He will be in their thoughts on Monday. Letters are a joy for ever.
Published: C.B. Patterson, Angels Burdett Coutts, p.194
Notes: Probably dictated. Not in the Theatre Museum sequence.
Document Holder: Pd (Reference: THM/37/7/7)
Ref.No: 595    
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