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Author: Fitzgerald, Percy Hetherington >>
Address: Athenaeum Club, Pall Mall SW
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: -
Date: [1883?], [June?] 
Document Type: Letter (4 p.)
Content Summary: Congratulations - extraordinary business- especially piano playing and singing. Capital effort for first outing and the starring as Jacques. Some lines said too hurriedly. Makes suggestions about changing the dance. Mrs Keeley was with Fitzgerald and she agreed. Repeat it the way it was done at the St James's. Ellen Terry really exquisite.
Published: -
Notes: Play unspecified but appears to refer to Benefit performance at Lyceum on 14th June, 1883 of 'Robert Macaire'. Toole played Jacques Strop and Irving played Macaire. Ellen Terry had a few lines as Clementine. Benefit raised £1000 for Royal College of Music.
Document Holder: THM (Reference: THM/37/7/24)
Ref.No: 1538    
Author: Pollock, Sir William Frederick >>
Address: -
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: -
Date: [1883], [June] 
Document Type: Misc.Document (4 p.)
Content Summary: Draft of Pollock's speech at the Rabelais Club at the farewell dinner to Irving before he sailed to America. He mentions that an actor who gives intellectual pleasure also gives his audience instruction and artistic education.
Published: -
Notes: In ink with some pencil notes. Not addressed, but presumably sent to Irving in advance. With a cutting of the 'Overland Mail' account dated 29 June, 1883 referring to the last Sunday, 24th June and listing those attending. This summarises the speech and Irving's reply.
Document Holder: THM (Reference: THM/37/1/22)
Ref.No: 2677    
Author: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: 15A, Grafton Street, Bond Street, W
Recipient: Coleridge, Stephen William Buchanan >>
Address: 1, Sussex Square, Hyde Park.
Date: 1883, June, 29 
Document Type: Letter (2 p.)
Content Summary: Asks Coleridge to send Lord Coleridge's speech to F.W.Hawkins 'The Times' office. Hawkins is one of the sub-editors and an old friend. P.S. 'Damn Cumberbatch & Nelly - damn him doubly.'
Published: -
Notes: Irving spoke at the dinner in his honour at St. James's Hall on 4th July 1883 prior to first American tour. Coleridge got his father, the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Coleridge to sketch out the speech he was to give at the banquet. Coleridge's marginalia says the postscript refers to a scandalous lie which he has scotched (possibly about Ellen Terry).
Document Holder: GAR (Reference: Coleridge/ET/HI letters Vol 2/18)
Ref.No: 513    
Author: A Beckett, Gilbert Arthur >>
Address: -
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: -
Date: [1883?] 
Document Type: Letter (1 p.)
Content Summary: ? is better than the theatre because he's horribly lame. If not this week any day next week except Wednesday.
Published: -
Notes: Incomplete - final page with signature only and postscript. Probably refers to the letter of 1st July 1883.
Document Holder: THM (Reference: THM/37/7/15)
Ref.No: 53    
Author: Beverley, William Roxby >>
Address: 26 Russell Square
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: -
Date: 1883, July, 6 
Document Type: Letter (2 p.)
Content Summary: He was too ill to attend the dinner on the 4th. He wishes Irving success until he returns to the Lyceum. "Our cousins" [the Americans] are strange and not always kind.
Published: -
Notes: He refers to the dinner given to Irving in St James's Hall on 4th July, prior to his departure on his first American tour.
Document Holder: THM (Reference: THM/37/7/17)
Ref.No: 340    
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