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Author: Terry, Marion >>
Address: 57 Cathcart Rd, S.W.
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: [London]
Date: 1882, Sept., 28 
Document Type: Letter (2 p.)
Content Summary: Please tell Mr Hurst to keep 2 stalls for 11th next to the 2 Flossie asked Nell [Ellen Terry] to book for her. Apologies but the only way to be sure. Her mother told her Irving said she could write to him about this.
Published: -
Notes: 2 stalls 11 Oct to see 'The Corsican Brothers'. Joseph Hurst was the box office manager - Florence and Marion two of Ellen Terry's sisters.
Document Holder: LDS (Reference: BC MS 19c Stoker)
Ref.No: 8304    
Author: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: Royal Lyceum Theatre, Strand
Recipient: Knight, Joseph >>
Address: -
Date: 1882, Sept., 30 
Document Type: Letter (2 p.)
Content Summary: There is always a box for Knight's family; his is reserved for the next Friday. He is glad Knight had a good holiday and hopes they will soon meet on a Sunday.
Published: -
Notes: 6th October was the penultimate night of 'Romeo and Juliet'.
Document Holder: BL (Reference: Add.MS.62696.f.151.)
Ref.No: 6097    
Author: Burnand, Sir Francis Cowley >>
Address: 64, Russell Square, W.C.
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: -
Date: 1882, Oct., 7 
Document Type: Letter (6 p.)
Content Summary: He jokes about Irving's intentions in kissing his hand from the stage to his daughter Zita. With a new production coming he discusses at length Shakespearian production for a Victorian audience as opposed to an Elizabethan, proving that he and Irving do not disagree. Some plays must be cut or scenes rearranged to speed the action. 'Much Ado' will not require much cutting. With some exceptions: Mathias, Hamlet, Richard and Louis XI, comedy is Irving's stronger point, and also Ellen Terry's. He predicts great success for 'Much Ado'. He had just detected some uncomfortable opinion in Irving's last speech, and hopes Irving will sometime clarify his views. He does care about Poetic Drama but not Tennyson's plays. Only [Alfred] Austin's 'Savonarola' is worse and more historically faulty than Tennyson's 'Queen Mary', the latter's best play 'The Cup' failed at the climax and his comedy is rubbish.
Published: -
Notes: 'Much Ado About Nothing' was to open on 11th October. Burnand thanks Irving for entertaining his wife and children at the theatre, probably to see 'Romeo and Juliet'.
Document Holder: THM (Reference: THM/37/7/19)
Ref.No: 8697    
Author: Lawson, Edward Levy >>
Address: Daily Telegraph, Fleet St, London, E.C.
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: -
Date: [1882], [Oct.], [9] Monday
Document Type: Letter (1 p.)
Content Summary: An old friend of his father's wrote asking for a box for Wednesday and Lawson only asks as a favour for his father who does not manage his affairs.
Published: -
Notes: Box 12 sent 11/10/82.
Document Holder: LDS (Reference: BC MS 19c Stoker)
Ref.No: 7922    
Author: Lowell, James Russell >>
Address: 10 Lowndes Square, S.W.
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: -
Date: 1882, Oct., 9 
Document Type: Letter (1 p.)
Content Summary: He introduces his friend Mr A.H. Clark. He will explain his own reasons - his business interests.
Published: -
Notes: Clark has not yet been identified.
Document Holder: THM (Reference: THM/37/7/28)
Ref.No: 1933    
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