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Author: Boucher, Florance >>
Address: 5 Mansel St, Swansea
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: -
Date: [1903], [Feb.?] 
Document Type: Letter (3 p.)
Content Summary: She had written before for a pass to see Irving when he came to Swansea. She cannot afford more than 1/- for the pit and now prices have gone up for Irving's visit and people are uncaring. She read what Irving said about young beggars. She has never begged before and never will again but badly wants to see him. Any play or night would do. Please hurry up - Irving arrives the next Thursday.
Published: -
Notes: In a childish and misspelled hand. Headed by Irving: Irvingiana.
Document Holder: SCL (Reference: RL2/6/339)
Ref.No: 6571    
Author: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: -
Recipient: Nast, Sarah >>
Address: -
Date: 1903, Feb., 18 
Document Type: Letter
Content Summary: Condolences on the death of her husband. He allows the picture to go to Stratford.
Published: -
Notes: Written by Louis Austin. Thomas Nast's painting 'The immortal light of genius' was presented to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre Picture Gallery, Stratford upon Avon by Mrs Nast in 1903.
Document Holder: FSL (Reference: MS Y.c.485)
Ref.No: 5750    
Author: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: Star & Garter Royal Hotel, Wolverhampton.
Recipient: Campbell, Gertrude Elizabeth >>
Address: -
Date: 1903, March, 6 
Document Type: Letter
Content Summary: He is reluctant to enter into public controversy over the Library at Stratford-upon-Avon. Mr Carnegie is a friend of his and he admires his great work. He is sure Carnegie would not want to upset anyone concerning Shakespeare, and that the locality was suggested to him by others. Any change could best be affected by laying the matter privately before Carnegie.
Published: -
Notes: Marked "Private". The philanthropist Andrew Carnegie financed many public libraries. A typewritten transcript is in THM/37/7/2. The letter may date from June.
Document Holder: FSL (Reference: MS Y.c.485)
Ref.No: 265    
Author: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: 17 Stratton Street, Piccadilly, W.
Recipient: Saker, Marie (Emily Mary Kate) >>
Address: -
Date: 1903, March, 16 
Document Type: Letter (1 p.)
Content Summary: He would have been delighted but his arrangements have been made for some time.
Published: -
Notes: Written by Louis Austin and signed by Irving. This may have been a proposal connected with a visit to Liverpool.
Document Holder: P
Ref.No: 6026    
Author: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: 17 Stratton Street, Piccadilly, W
Recipient: Brereton, Austin >>
Address: 13 York Chambers, Adelphi Terrace, W.C. (by cab)
Date: 1903, March 
Document Type: Letter (3 p.)
Content Summary: He has had a nasty chill, but all is going well. He sees the wildest rumours about the production of 'Dante'. One paper says it must not be on 15th - the date for the production of 'Vikings' and grows maudlin over old associations (with quotation). See Sunday Chronicle. Although one cannot bother about such rubbish, perhaps something of this sort as a par might be useful.
Published: -
Notes: Negative photocopy in THM/37/7/2 with envelope; typewritten transcript in THM/37/1/43. Dante was produced on 30th April 1903. Ibsen's 'The Vikings' was staged by Ellen Terry at the Imperial Theatre with sets and production by her son Edward Gordon Craig, opening on April 15th. Ellen Terry played Hiordis, but the production was even less successful than 'Dante'. The suggested paragraph may be an announcement of rehearsals for 'Dante' dated 17th March also in the Brereton Scrapbook.
Document Holder: HTC (Reference: Brereton Scrapbook)
Ref.No: 34    
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