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Author: Labouchère, Henry Du Pré >>
Address: 10 Queen Anne's Gate, St James's Park
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: -
Date: [1878], March, 8 
Document Type: Letter (7 p.)
Content Summary: Irving needs a combination to carry out his ideas. Labouchère was making a scheme for the Queen's Theatre and thinks Shakespeare pays if his plays are staged with care and expense. All except 'Cymbeline' paid him. He gives details of his finances at the Queen's. He suggests how he might set up a company for Irving to run (originally thinking of Phelps) and he would let the Queen's cheaply. But this would cut out the Lyceum and vice versa. The company needs a good male figurehead, not a woman. Perhaps however Irving could bring in Mrs Bateman. He would be happy to call to discuss this. He has national drama on his mind.
Published: L. Irving, p.301-02 (in part).
Notes: Headed: Private. The Queen's Theatre, Long Acre closed in 1879 and was demolished.
Document Holder: THM (Reference: THM/37/1/18)
Ref.No: 2013    
Author: Reeves, Herbert Sims >>
Address: Grange Mount, Upper Norwood
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: -
Date: [1878?] 
Document Type: Letter (3 p.)
Content Summary: Thanks Irving for his good place the previous night. Cannot express his admiration of Irving's acting and the 'triumph of art'. He was obliged to drink brandy when he got home. He will never forget Irving as Louis XI and is sorry his father missed such splendid acting. He had a letter from Walter Pollock he forgot to deliver in the excitement. Sends fondest love and a big hug of affection.
Published:
Notes:
Document Holder: THM (Reference: THM/37/7/35)
Ref.No: 3776    
Author: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: 15A, Grafton Street, Bond Street, W
Recipient: Casella, Maria >>
Address: -
Date: [1878?], March, 13 
Document Type: Letter (3 p.)
Content Summary: Very, very disappointed he cannot be with her the next day, but if he may will come in after dinner. Very busy; gave 3 hours that morning to Mr Archer(?) and whole time after to Mr Wills who is very backward in his work on his new play. Imperative he is with Wills. Kindest remembrances to her dear sister.
Published: -
Notes: Addressed to Madame Casella. Probably 1878 and 'Vanderdecken' - John Archer played Soreen, but it might also refer to a sitting for the painter James Archer.
Document Holder: BTC (Reference: EJE/000465/501)
Ref.No: 6042    
Author: Sutherland, Anne Sutherland-Leveson-Gower >>
Address: Stafford House
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: -
Date: [1878], [March?] Thursday
Document Type: Letter (3 p.)
Content Summary: 'Louis XI' is the most wonderful act of genius but she wishes Irving would not act characters unworthy of him. She thinks the dying scene the most wonderful thing she ever saw. P.S.Mrs Bateman was, as always, most kind.
Published: -
Notes: 'Louis XI' opened 9th March 1878.
Document Holder: THM (Reference: THM/37/7/39)
Ref.No: 4204    
Author: Austin, Louis Frederick >>
Address: -
Recipient: Atkin, Frederic >>
Address: [Bolton]
Date: 1878, March, 20 
Document Type: Letter
Content Summary: A letter written on Henry Irving's behalf about attending the theatre.
Published: F. Atkin, Theatrical performances, Bolton, [1878], p.2
Notes:
Document Holder: Pd
Ref.No: 9296    
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