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Author: Williams, Montagu Stephen >>
Address: 18 Charles St, Grosvenor Sq[uare]
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: [London]
Date: [1880], [Feb.,]. [9] Monday
Document Type: Letter (1 p.)
Content Summary: Accepts with great pleasure.
Published: -
Notes: Receipt stamp 9 Feb 80. Invitation to the celebration of 100th performance of 'The Merchant of Venice' on 14th February.
Document Holder: LDS (Reference: BC MS 19c Stoker)
Ref.No: 8329    
Author: Albery, James >>
Address: Fairlawn, Near Greenhithe
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: [London]
Date: [1880], [Feb.], [10] 
Document Type: Letter (1 p.)
Content Summary: Can be with Irving the next Saturday. He has to stay in town.
Published: -
Notes: Stamped with date of receipt. The supper at 11.30 on 14th Feb. for the 100th performance of 'The Merchant of Venice'.
Document Holder: LDS (Reference: BC MS 19c Stoker)
Ref.No: 7568    
Author: Lawson, Francis Wilfred >>
Address: -
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: -
Date: 1880, Feb., 10 Tuesday
Document Type: Letter (2 p.)
Content Summary: May he bring round his friend Mr J.H. Macdonald, the Solicitor General for Scotland after the play?
Published: -
Notes: With a vivid ink drawing of Irving as Shylock on the back page of the folded letter signed "FWL Lyceum 1880" with the quotation "A Sentence come prepare".
Document Holder: THM (Reference: THM/37/7/28)
Ref.No: 2012    
Author: Wills, William Gorman >>
Address: 6, The Avenue
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: -
Date: [1880?] 
Document Type: Letter (2 p.)
Content Summary: He sends First Act & Prologue. He hopes Irving will like it and believe in it as he does. As the basis for the remaining acts will Irving write when he has read it? The death scene of Angelo may be painful but necessary. He is well on with all the acts and should finish by second week in May. He knows it is the best thing he has done. Miss Terry's part works out well. He will send two passages in 'King René's Daughter' the next day.
Published: -
Notes: Wills was writng 'Rienzi' whilst rewritng 'King René's Daughter' as 'Iolanthe'.
Document Holder: THM (Reference: THM/37/7/43)
Ref.No: 4343    
Author: Merivale, Herman Charles >>
Address: Garrick Club
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: [London]
Date: 1880, Feb., 12 
Document Type: Letter (2 p.)
Content Summary: When passing the Club will Irving add his name under John Bannister comedian in candidates' book. He is promising young actor, descended from Jack Bannister, who comes up on Saturday week.
Published: -
Notes: Jack Bannister, 1760-1836, was a comic actor, in part trained by Garrick. Ben Terry's address at 30 Cambridge Gardens, Notting Hill, is written on the verso of the letter.
Document Holder: LDS (Reference: BC MS 19c Stoker)
Ref.No: 5235    
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