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Author: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: New Hotel English, Indianapolis, Ind.
Recipient: Sewall, May Wright >>
Address: [Indianapolis]
Date: 1902, Jan., 13 
Document Type: Letter (1 p.)
Content Summary: He is too busy to see Miss Waldemar because of work involved in daily changes of programme. He has asked Miss Terry, who does not normally do this, to see Miss Waldemar. She is only available at 11.30 that morning or the next day. His good wishes to Miss Waldemar.
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Notes: Written by Bram Stoker and signed by Irving. Gertrude Waldemar may have been asking about a play, as a surviving letter from Ellen Terry talks of some material being of use. A digital image of this letter is on the Indianapolis Marion County Public Library website.
Document Holder: IMCPL (Reference: May Wright Sewall papers)
Ref.No: 8627    
Author: Winter, William >>
Address: New York
Recipient: Stoker, Bram (Abraham) >>
Address: Euclid Ave Opera House, Cleveland, Ohio
Date: 1902, Jan., 25 
Document Type: Letter (2 p.)
Content Summary: Where would Irving deliver the screed and who would be audience? Love to Irving and Ellen Terry & to Harry and Mrs Loveday. Winter has written a paper on Shakespeare & Bacon for the 'Tribune', published on 2nd February.
Published: -
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Document Holder: SCL (Reference: RL2/7/260)
Ref.No: 7188    
Author: Stoker, Bram (Abraham) >>
Address: 1901-02 American Tour paper
Recipient: Van Amee, William >>
Address: [Albany?]
Date: 1902, Jan., 28 
Document Type: Letter (2 p.)
Content Summary: Both Irving and Ellen Terry are pleased to accept the hospitality of the Governor of New York State and Mrs Odell, and Stoker too will be glad to see Van Amee again. (Postscript:) Irving will see that there is a double bill on that night.
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Notes: The double bill might have been arranged so that the Odells could leave after the first item. Irving appeared at Buffalo, Syracuse, Rochester and Albany during this period.
Document Holder: P
Ref.No: 9006    
Author: Sprague, Henry W. >>
Address: Colonial Hotel, Cleveland, Buffalo (Western Union)
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: -
Date: [1902?], Feb., 1 
Document Type: Telegram
Content Summary: Have been away ... most happy you have accepted our invitation, luncheon will be on Thursday at one o'clock.
Published: -
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Document Holder: SCL (Reference: RL2/7/44)
Ref.No: 6456    
Author: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: Colonial Hotel, Cleveland. O[hio] & The Niagara Hotel, Buffalo, N.Y.
Recipient: Toole, John Laurence >>
Address: -
Date: [1902], Feb., 2-5 
Document Type: Letter (10 p.)
Content Summary: They sail in 7 weeks and he will be glad to be home. They are having splendid time and glorious weather - cold but always sunshine, whilst Toole in his Christmas letter seems sad and ill. He wishes they could be together for such friends are few. Parkinson and Arlton have sent him accounts of Toole. The day before he lunched with the widow of old friend Billy Edwards before open fire. Cheerless hotel rooms only have heaters. Seven weeks before he saw Jefferson who acts 3 months of the year & who sent remembrances to Toole. Dear old Winter had written to Toole that he stayed a few days with Irving. Loveday & Howson are well. Park Edwards called - the old story. Business is remarkable, the old plays attractive as ever. He has engaged Cecilia Loftus whom Irving and Ellen Terry saw act beautifully in New York, just for the one part. Harry has made a splendid hit which ought to turn his career. If they had someone like the Colonel [Bateman], or Irving still had the Lyceum to push him he could start to establish himself, which takes 20 years. He relates a practical joke which greatly upset Stoker during a 200 mile snowbound train journey, when a hamper of washing was substituted for the picnic lunch. Irving would back Stoker against Arthur for 50 dollars. Now in Buffalo he is finishing triumphantly and has agreed to address Princeton University. They will soon meet, and he sends love to old friends.
Published: -
Notes: Park Edwards had presumably failed in America. Harry Irving's great hit in 'The Admirable Crichton' was not until November 1902 and it is not certain to which play Irving refers. Hezekiah Bateman was called by a courtesy title "the Colonel".
Document Holder: MOL (Reference: Irving Collection. Letters/Cuttings)
Ref.No: 7395    
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