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Author: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: 15A, Grafton Street, Bond Street, W.
Recipient: Stoker, Bram (Abraham) >>
Address: 7 Southampton St, Holborn
Date: [1878?], [Dec.?] 
Document Type: Letter (1 p.)
Content Summary: Please get the extra advert in the 'Telegraph', '[Morning] Post', 'Standard' & 'D[aily] News'. He will see to the 'Times' which ought to lead their advert.
Published: -
Notes: Addressed "My dear Bram" to his early address, 1878-80. This may refer to Irving's 'Hamlet', opening his first season as manager of the Lyceum.
Document Holder: SCL (Reference: RL2/6/80)
Ref.No: 7306    
Author: Byron, Henry James >>
Address: Southern Lodge, St Anne's Rd, Brixton
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: -
Date: 1878, Dec., 24 
Document Type: Letter (2 p.)
Content Summary: He thanks Irving again. He would not normally bother for admissions but his wife had been informed at the Box Office that there was nothing, causing him to pester.
Published: -
Notes: For the first night of 'Hamlet' on 30th December; see Letter No.728.
Document Holder: THM (Reference: THM/37/7/19)
Ref.No: 727    
Author: Hurst, Joseph >>
Address: Box Office, Lyceum Theatre
Recipient: Ellis, Arthur >>
Address: -
Date: 1878, Dec., 24 
Document Type: Letter (2 p.)
Content Summary: "I am directed by Mr Henry Irving to forward for your acceptance the enclosed place for the Opening Performance at the Lyceum Theatre on Monday evening, the 30th December 1878. I am further directed to request that should you be unable to use the enclosed yourself you will be so good as to return it, as the pressure for places has been so unduly great that Mr. Irving will deem any assistance on your part in this difficulty as a personal favour." With written note from Hurst saying that Irving will be most happy to welcome Ellis to the Theatre whenever he wishes and he is at perfect liberty to come.
Published: -
Notes: A printed invitation for opening night of 'Hamlet' under Irving's own management.
Document Holder: MAM (Reference: MM-PA-IHE)
Ref.No: 5062    
Author: Burdett-Coutts, Angela Georgina Burdett Coutts >>
Address: S-- St [Stratton Street]
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: -
Date: 1878, [Dec.], [25] Christmas Day
Document Type: Letter (7 p.)
Content Summary: The greetings of Irving's friends in body and spirit are surely with him. Blesings on his work. She advises him not to look at Mrs Brown's dead face - he might miss something he would want to store in his memory. That is why she warned him when the others went up that evening. She thought he might be better remembering only two looks - when she blessed him that Sunday evening, and when she was entirely Shadow Mother....
Published: -
Notes:
Document Holder: THM (Reference: THM/37/7/8)
Ref.No: 772    
Author: Kelly, Charles >>
Address: Haymarket
Recipient: Stoker, Bram (Abraham) >>
Address: -
Date: 1878, Dec., [26?] Thursday night
Document Type: Letter (2 p.)
Content Summary: He is anxious to know how things are going as far as concerns his wife's share. Does not want to bother her, so would Stoker send a line on back of the letter by bearer as to how she is getting on and when it will be over.
Published: -
Notes: The back folded page is torn off. This cannot be the first night of 'Hamlet' which was on Monday 30th and may refer to a dress rehearsal or full run through. Ellen Terry was anxious about her first performance as Ophelia.
Document Holder: LDS (Reference: BC MS 19c Stoker)
Ref.No: 7674    
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