| Author: |
Wills, William Gorman
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1828-1891 artist, playwright |
| Address: |
6 The Avenue, Fulham Road |
| Recipient: |
Irving, Sir Henry
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(John Henry Brodribb), 1838-1905 |
| Address: |
- |
| Date: |
[1874], [Nov.?], [1?] |
| Document Type: |
Letter (1 p.) |
| Content Summary: |
He has never been so deeply impressed by a performance as by Irving's Hamlet the previous night. He praises the pervasive melancholy realism, relief in the light and shade and the sincerity of Irving's passion for poor Isabel Bateman, balancing the glamour of the play. He mentions the electrical subtlety of the prolonged scene after the play scene. |
| Published: |
- |
| Notes: |
Much crossing out at the end of the letter. |
| Document Holder: |
THM (Reference: THM/37/1/13) |
| Ref.No: |
4330 |
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| Author: |
Ballantine, William
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1812-1887 sergeant at law |
| Address: |
Union Club, The Temple |
| Recipient: |
Irving, Sir Henry
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(John Henry Brodribb), 1838-1905 |
| Address: |
- |
| Date: |
[1874?] Monday |
| Document Type: |
Letter (2 p.) |
| Content Summary: |
He called at the theatre with the order for a box given by Irving but Mr Bateman was unsure whether one would be available and he therefore did not bring the ladies. |
| Published: |
- |
| Notes: |
H.L. Bateman died in 1875. This might be a request to see 'Hamlet'. |
| Document Holder: |
THM (Reference: THM/37/7/13) |
| Ref.No: |
466 |
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| Author: |
Bancroft, Marie Effie
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née Wilton, Lady,
1839-1921 actress |
| Address: |
Pleydell House, Grove End Road, N.W. |
| Recipient: |
Irving, Sir Henry
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(John Henry Brodribb), 1838-1905 |
| Address: |
- |
| Date: |
[1874?], Nov., 2 Monday |
| Document Type: |
Letter (3 p.) |
| Content Summary: |
Very warm congratulations on his success. |
| Published: |
- |
| Notes: |
"My dear Mr Irving" - later letters have "Dear Irving". This seems likely to refer to Irving's Hamlet, first performed on 31/10/1874. With an unrelated letter from Mrs Bancroft from this address to Mrs [Clement] Scott dated Tuesday, January 21 referring to Mr & Mrs Gilbert. |
| Document Holder: |
THM (Reference: THM/37/7/13) |
| Ref.No: |
273 |
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| Author: |
Farler, John Prediger
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1845-1908 from Bristol, missionary, Archdeacon, expert on Africa |
| Address: |
Lambourn, Hungerford |
| Recipient: |
Irving, Sir Henry
>>
(John Henry Brodribb), 1838-1905 |
| Address: |
- |
| Date: |
1874, Nov., 2 |
| Document Type: |
Letter (2 p.) |
| Content Summary: |
Congratulations on Irving's concept of Hamlet. He seems to have adopted Goethe's idea and triumphed. He must treat hostile critics with contempt. Farler has an eager desire to see 'Hamlet'. |
| Published: |
- |
| Notes: |
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| Document Holder: |
THM (Reference: THM/37/7/23) |
| Ref.No: |
1309 |
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| Author: |
Marshall, Frank (Francis Albert)
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1840-1889 playwright, ed. Irving Shakespeare |
| Address: |
21 Hans Place, Chelsea, S.W. |
| Recipient: |
Irving, Sir Henry
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(John Henry Brodribb), 1838-1905 |
| Address: |
- |
| Date: |
[1874?] |
| Document Type: |
Letter (1 p.) |
| Content Summary: |
Presented to Henry Irving by his affectionate friend as a slight token of admiration for his (admirable - deleted) noble portrayal of a noble character. |
| Published: |
- |
| Notes: |
On mourning paper watermarked 1871. The gift is unidentified. Possibly presented after Irving's performance as Hamlet on 31st October 1874, but it could also possible refer to the "noble moor" Othello in 1876.. |
| Document Holder: |
THM (Reference: THM/37/7/30) |
| Ref.No: |
2556 |
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