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Author: Wills, William Gorman >>
Address: 15 Impasse Hélène, Avenue de Clichy, Paris
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: -
Date: 1880, July, 19 
Document Type: Letter (1 p.)
Content Summary: He sends the agreement. It's sad the play must hang for 3 years - Wills may be dead or England overthrown but it can't be helped. He will accept £400. He would have lost heart when writing it if he had known it would not be on for 3 years.
Published: -
Notes: The agreement over 'Rienzi' is Letter 4357; see also Letters 4352-55.
Document Holder: BTC (Reference: 2006/0078 (Box 2))
Ref.No: 4356    
Author: Wills, William Gorman >>
Address: Atelier 2, 15 Impasse Hélène, Avenue de Clichy, Rue de Clichy, Paris
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: -
Date: 1880, July, 19 
Document Type: Letter (1 p.)
Content Summary: Wills agrees to sell all rights in 'Rienzi' to Irving for £700, £300 of which he has already received and he further agrees to make any alterations at or before rehearsal which may be necessary.
Published: -
Notes: Written in the third person, and included with Letter 4356. See also Letters 4352-55.
Document Holder: BTC (Reference: 2006/0078 (Box 2))
Ref.No: 4357    
Author: Hatton, Joseph Paul Christopher >>
Address: 14, Titchfield Terrace, N.W.
Recipient: Stoker, Bram (Abraham) >>
Address: [London]
Date: 1880, July, 20 
Document Type: Letter (2 p.)
Content Summary: He wants to bring proprietor of the New York Times, his wife and daughters to Lyceum on Friday night. Would he speak to Irving about a nice box and let him know by return.
Published: -
Notes: Box 8 sent 21/7/80. Probably to see 'The Merchant of Venice'.
Document Holder: LDS (Reference: BC MS 19c Stoker)
Ref.No: 8077    
Author: Ford, Edward Onslow >>
Address: 11 Trafalgar Studios, King's Rd, S.W.
Recipient: Stoker, Bram (Abraham) >>
Address: [London?]
Date: 1880, July, [22?] 
Document Type: Letter (1 p.)
Content Summary: Sends Stoker a little bust of Mr Irving which he hopes he will like. Thanks for kindnesses.
Published: -
Notes: A partly illegible note indicates thanks on 23/7/80.
Document Holder: LDS (Reference: BC MS 19c Stoker)
Ref.No: 7695    
Author: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: 15A Grafton Street, Bond Street, W.
Recipient: Reece, Robert >>
Address: -
Date: [1880?], July, 22(?) 
Document Type: Letter (1 p.)
Content Summary: He apologises at being unable to take part in the previous day's success and encloses his ticket for Box J.
Published: -
Notes: This may refer to a benefit, perhaps for Reece, at the Gaiety Theatre, for which he wrote many burlesques, in the early 1880s. The Lyceum performances would have prevented Irving attending.
Document Holder: P
Ref.No: 5986    
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