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Author: Burnand, Sir Francis Cowley >>
Address: 64, Russell Square, W.C.
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: -
Date: 1882, Oct., 12 
Document Type: Letter (4 p.)
Content Summary: Burnand praises 'Much Ado' highly, particularly mentioning Telbin's church scene and discussing the architecture and dialogue from a Catholic viewpoint. He suggests Irving wrongly spoke "I will go get her portrait" at his exit like a man dashing to the photographer round the corner for a print of a fashionable beauty, and suggests Benedick should rather pause, muse, and find a happy inspiration.
Published: -
Notes: 'Much Ado About Nothing' opened on 11th October. Letter 1017 reveals that Irving accepted this suggestion.
Document Holder: THM (Reference: THM/37/7/19)
Ref.No: 8698    
Author: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: 15A Grafton Street, Bond Street, W
Recipient: Burnand, Sir Francis Cowley >>
Address: -
Date: 1882, Oct., 13 
Document Type: Letter (3 p.)
Content Summary: If he is free on Sunday week, 22nd, will Burnand dine at the Garrick at 8 where he will find congenial company. He is right about the picture. Irving tried it at once, with great success too.
Published: -
Notes: Burnand adds an MS. note of explanation repeating his comments made in Letter 8698. A typewritten transcript is also in THM/37/1/22.
Document Holder: DUL (Reference: Add. Ms. 832/6)
Ref.No: 1017    
Author: Robertson, Sir Johnston Forbes >>
Address: 25, Charlotte Street, Bedford Square, W.C.
Recipient: Stoker, Bram (Abraham) >>
Address: [London]
Date: 1882, Oct., 13 
Document Type: Letter
Content Summary: Asking for his name to be placed last of the male names in the advertisements.
Published: -
Notes: Forbes Robertson played Claudio in 'Much Ado About Nothing'.
Document Holder: BM (Reference: 209*.b.13)
Ref.No: 7464    
Author: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: 15A, Grafton Street, Bond Street, W.
Recipient: Sala, George Augustus >>
Address: -
Date: 1882, Oct., 14 
Document Type: Letter (2 p.)
Content Summary: He invites Sala to dinner on Sunday 22nd at the "Garrick" [Club] at 8 o'clock. Only friends there. Sala's cordial approval the previous Wednesday has been confirmed. It is an enormous success.
Published: -
Notes: Sala notes that he accepted 15/10/82. Irving must refer to Sala's review of 'Much Ado About Nothing' which opened on 11th October.
Document Holder: LDS (Reference: BC Sala)
Ref.No: 7555    
Author: Paul, Howard M. >>
Address: 19, Montague Place, Russell Square, London
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: -
Date: 1882, Oct., 14 
Document Type: Letter (2 p.)
Content Summary: Paul has been asked to write a couple of columns about 'Much Ado' for the 'New York Spirit' and the 'New York Mirror'. Reluctant to ask for tickets when Irving is doing such good business but three or four columns are worth the price of two seats or even one will do. Can it be any night next week? Encloses photograph from U.S.A. which Miss Lillie Hinton asks him to send. She was 'a quaint little creature and piquant' whom he met in London the previous summer.
Published: -
Notes: Letter heading includes 'Howard Paul, Writer of the London Chat & Gossip in 'The American Register'.
Document Holder: THM (Reference: THM/37/7/33)
Ref.No: 1992    
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