| Author: | Grau, Maurice | ||
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| Address: | Drury Lane Theatre Royal, Comédie Française Season | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | [London] | ||
| Date: | [1893], June, 14 Wednesday | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Accepts kind invitation for the next night. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | |||
| Document Holder: | SCL (Reference: RL2/6/418) | ||
| Ref.No: | 6692 | ||
| Author: | Bancroft, Squire | ||
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| Address: | 18, Berkeley Square | ||
| Recipient: | Stoker, Bram (Abraham) | ||
| Address: | Lyceum Theatre | ||
| Date: | 1893, June, 14 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He will be delighted to be at tomorrow night's party but fears his French grows dreadfully rusty from misuse. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | A party for the Comédie Française Company who were performing at Drury Lane. | ||
| Document Holder: | SCL (Reference: RL2/7/97) | ||
| Ref.No: | 6694 | ||
| Author: | Irving, Henry | ||
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| Address: | 17, Stratton Street, Piccadilly | ||
| Recipient: | Farjeon, Eleanor “Nellie” | ||
| Address: | [London] | ||
| Date: | 1905, May, 5 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | My dear friend. Thanks for sweet and kind letter. She knows how much he valued the friendship of her dear kind grandfather and also her mother and father. His love to her mother and all with his affectionate greetings. Ever yours Henry Irving. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Eleanor's grandfather Joseph Jefferson died on April 23rd 1905. | ||
| Document Holder: | P | ||
| Ref.No: | 6693 | ||
| Author: | Bancroft, Squire | ||
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| Address: | Garrick Club,W.C. | ||
| Recipient: | Stoker, Bram (Abraham) | ||
| Address: | [London] | ||
| Date: | [1893?] | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | If it doesn't bother matters Bancroft would be pleased to find Coquelin cadet on one side of him at supper. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | |||
| Document Holder: | SCL (Reference: RL2/7/98) | ||
| Ref.No: | 6696 | ||
| Author: | Gosse, Edmund William | ||
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| Address: | 29 Delamere Terrace, Westbourne Square, W. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1891, July, 23 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (4 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | The Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Marlowe Memorial asks him to express unanimous hope of the Committee that Irving will unveil the monument at Canterbury which Onslow Ford has almost completed. Because of pressure from Ford's convenience and the Mayor of Canterbury's tenure of office the optional time is between 5th and perhaps 19th October. Can Irving name a day within that fortnight? It will be a great disappointment if he cannot. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Partly illegible note from Irving that he could go 1 - 19th September. The monument to Christopher Marlowe was unveiled on Wednesday 16th September. With a 4pp. printed brochure on the project, [1890], listing subscribers and announcing the reading in its support in July by Irving and Ellen Terry at St James's Hall; and a printed letter from the Committee signed by Frederick Rogers inviting addressees to the unveiling. | ||
| Document Holder: | SCL (Reference: RL2/6/417(a-c)) | ||
| Ref.No: | 6706 | ||
| Author: | Hannen, John E. | ||
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| Address: | The Stockton Shaksperian Society | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | Lyceum Theatre, London, W.C. | ||
| Date: | 1901, April, 18 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | The President and Council of the Society wish him to forward the enclosed programme of their annual Commemoration Supper and to thank Irving for the recognition he has taken of the Society in the past. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Large ink note: Telegram 23rd. Given to S & sent(?) 20/4/01 BS. With the 4pp. printed programme card. | ||
| Document Holder: | SCL (Reference: RL2/6/422) | ||
| Ref.No: | 6710 | ||
| Author: | Highton, Edward Gilbert | ||
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| Address: | Royal Society of Literature, 21 Delahay Street, St. James's Park, S.W. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1889, Sept., 21 Saturday evening | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | For some months he has been composing a 'Treatise upon the scope and intent of Shakespeare's Macbeth ...' accompanied by critical notes on the Lyceum production. Considering their long acquaintance he thinks it friendly to send Irving a copy of his intended preface setting out his aims. P.S. The work will have an elaborate frontispiece by a talented living artist, and several scholars have commended his approach. He paid eight times to see the Lyceum 'Macbeth' to inform himself and apply impartial criticism. He only sends prelims in proof: the finished book will have white vellum covers. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Headed: Private note. Ack BS 23/9/89. With the private proof of titlepage, dedication & preface printed by Harrison & Sons, 1889, in green wrappers. The frontispiece is an elaborate round engraving by Philip Harry Newman, with explanation. The preface states Highton will disagree with Irving's production. The British Library does not contain the complete work which may never have been published. An article by M. Willson Disher in 'The Times' 28/12/1938 describes a further letter by Highton from Owl's Nest, Soho Square objecting to Irving's description of the work, with a draft of Irving's reply. | ||
| Document Holder: | SCL (Reference: RL2/6/427) | ||
| Ref.No: | 6716 | ||
| Author: | Hill, Rowland | ||
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| Address: | Rosenlaui, Park Avenue, Bedford | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1896, Jan., 21 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (3 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Hopes he doesn't intrude as Mr Toole/Paul Pry says. Toole is acting in Bedford that evening and asked Hill to tell Irving he had seen him and had pleasant chat. He looked fairly well. Toole was interested to know that Hill will be giving his 20th Annual Reading in Bedford, his native town, on Feb. 18. He encloses a preliminary notice. They have been watching news of Irving's successful tour and receptions in Southern States and hope mixing of English speaking peoples will make war impossible. The engagement of Irving's son [Harry] and Miss Baird of Trilby fame was announced that week and he offers congratulations. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Irving was in America with frequent changes of venue; a note gives instruction: "Greeting - hope perfect success 18 Feb". | ||
| Document Holder: | SCL (Reference: RL2/6/430) | ||
| Ref.No: | 6720 | ||
| Author: | Hocker, James | ||
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| Address: | 33 Henry Street, Avenue Road, N.W. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | [London] | ||
| Date: | [1888], [Oct.], [29] | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (4 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | An old playgoer looks forward to seeing Irving in 'Macbeth' and sends remarks on ghosts. After 25 years study of psychological phenomena he feels the old tradition of putting on a visible ghost in the Banquet Scene is a mistake. It is bad to have guests looking everywhere except the stool. Shakespeare recognised two kinds of ghosts - objective (Hamlet platform) and subjective (Hamlet closet). He believes the dead can appear to the living, sometimes to groups, sometimes only to one, and that this view is generally held. P.S. If Irving is interested in his argument he will happily pursue it. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | And 29/10/88. Irving's draft reply is Letter 6722. 'Macbeth' opened at the Lyceum on 29th December. | ||
| Document Holder: | SCL (Reference: RL2/6/432(b)) | ||
| Ref.No: | 6721 | ||
| Author: | Irving, Henry | ||
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| Address: | [London] | ||
| Recipient: | Hocker, James | ||
| Address: | [33 Henry Street, Avenue Road, N.W.] | ||
| Date: | [1888], [Oct.] | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (4 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | The subject of the letter has had his attention. In Shakespeare's day the ghost was palpable - in 'Hamlet' in the Closet scene or his [ ] shirt in Macbeth - I believe it is more to the purpose of the play that the ghost should be seen - and as vox populi would be acting in favour of this. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | A rough draft unsigned in reply to Letter 6721 about ghosts in 'Macbeth', &c.. | ||
| Document Holder: | SCL (Reference: RL2/6/432(a)) | ||
| Ref.No: | 6722 | ||