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Author: Farquhar, Gilbert "Gillie" >>
Address: Garrick Club, W.C.
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: -
Date: [1888], July, 2 
Document Type: Letter (5 p.)
Content Summary: He is in the greatest trouble about a paragraph in the 'Era' 23rd June. Ledger offered to put any denial or apology in the last issue but he was advised to let it die a natural death and his valuable friends did not think it important. The statements are false and the prosecution vindictive for £20 (+£6 costs) which he immediately paid in full. The sum was paid to someone else the previous year, he not having received a penny. Would Irving lunch there on Wednesday before he goes to meet Duchess Paul of Mecklenburg. He will pick a few people. Ladies may lunch on Wednesday. His family are not kind about money but he gets by, but he wants a paragraph to prevent the recurrence of what happened to him in the Strand the last... [Monday, when embraced by a half boozed person who called him a brother in distress].
Published: -
Notes: The missing signed conclusion of the letter is in THM/37/7/23 (see Letter 1329). The date appears to have been added in Irving's hand. Edward Ledger edited 'The Era', which on 23 June published a partial account of proceedings for debt against Farquhar by a man named Coburn. Letter 4302 refers to Irving's meeting with the Duchess.
Document Holder: THM (Reference: THM/37/7/33)
Ref.No: 4849    
Author: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: 15A, Grafton Street, Bond Street, W.
Recipient: Terry, Dame Ellen Alice >>
Address: [London?]
Date: [1888?], [July?] 
Document Type: Letter (3 p.)
Content Summary: His dearest love. Send enclosure back if it will do - he has done his best but has not strong enough words. He asks how she is and what doing that day and Thursday. He hears the young Prydes are with her that day. They will now begin to settle down and take their dose easily. He is sure in time she will get her ladyship exactly as she wishes, and he means to make his own work easy too. A summer holiday as "gallant Walter" would say. Messenger waits.
Published: -
Notes: Signed with Irving's cross and circle symbol. The enclosure is not present. The young Prydes are James and Mabel Pryde, close friends of Gordon Craig. Mabel Pryde was to marry William Nicholson who with James Pryde became 'The Beggarstaff Brothers'. "Her ladyship" is almost certainly Lady Macbeth, when 'Macbeth' was to be produced at the end of December. "Gallant Walter" refers to Irving's dresser and valet Walter Collinson.
Document Holder: THM (Reference: THM/384/6/4)
Ref.No: 8240    
Author: Sullivan, Sir Arthur Seymour >>
Address: [London]
Recipient: Stoker, Bram (Abraham) >>
Address: [London]
Date: [1888?] 
Document Type: Letter (1 p.)
Content Summary: Just leaving home for rehearsal. Will be at home at 6.30 and delighted to see Irving if he can come there.
Published: -
Notes: This may refer to music for 'Macbeth' or perhaps later to negotiations about 'King Arthur'.
Document Holder: LDS (Reference: BC MS 19c Stoker)
Ref.No: 8376    
Author: Scott, Clement William >>
Address: 52, Lincoln's Inn Fields, W.C.
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: -
Date: 1888, Sept., 20 
Document Type: Letter (2 p.)
Content Summary: He has spent his last £150 savings on the 'Theatre' and will not go into debt. Unless he receives an offer after December to pay back some of his losses he will let it die a comfortable death. He will submit any offer to Irving and make sure it goes into decent hands. If any of Irving's friends are interested let him know as soon as possible. He will write to Hawkins and say that it is open to private offer. He thinks he has spent nearly £3000 in 5 years and it has swallowed his War Office pension. His last publisher failed to make it pay and there is a loss on it that year already. He is delighted at Irving's success. They start a Friday column in D[aily] T[elegraph] the first week in October. Send him some notes on 'Macbeth' or anything interesting.
Published: -
Notes: 'Theatre', which Irving had at one time owned, continued in other hands until December 1897. Irving's success must still refer to 'Faust'; 'Macbeth' was to open on 29th December.
Document Holder: THM (Reference: THM/37/7/38)
Ref.No: 4116    
Author: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: 15A, Grafton Street, Bond Street, W. [Glasgow?]
Recipient: Stoker, Bram (Abraham) >>
Address: -
Date: [1888?], [Sept.?] 
Document Type: Letter (1 p.)
Content Summary: Draw attention to opening Lyceum on Saturday 29th September, the date originally fixed. It has recently been stated theatre opened on 22nd, a date never intended.
Published: -
Notes: Sideways on the paper, and not addressed to Stoker personally. The date does not relate to London Lyceum seasons, so is most likely to refer to the Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh where Irving was on tour in 1888.
Document Holder: SCL (Reference: RL2/6/110)
Ref.No: 6351    
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