| Author: | Lewis & Lewis | ||
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| Address: | Ely Place, Holborn, E.C. | ||
| Recipient: | Stoker, Bram (Abraham) | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1887, June, 25 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Mdlle de Bressier. They have prepared the assignment from Colonel Urquhart to Mr Irving for signing. On Monday they will attend at Stationers' Hall to register the French manuscript. They will require the French author's signature and date of performance in Paris. Will Stoker please supply the missing documents. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | 'Mdlle de Bressier' was a novel, and presumably also a play, by Albert Delpit. It was adapted by Herman Merivale as 'Civil War' and performed at the Gaiety on 27th June. Irving's exact role is not clear. See also Letters 1894, 2427-28. | ||
| Document Holder: | BTC (Reference: 2006/0078 (Box 2)) | ||
| Ref.No: | 1893 | ||
| Author: | Lewis & Lewis | ||
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| Address: | 10 & 11 Ely Place, Holborn, E.C. | ||
| Recipient: | Stoker, Bram (Abraham) | ||
| Address: | Lyceum Theatre | ||
| Date: | 1887, June, 27 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Arrangements for the signatures of Col. Urquhart & Mr Irving and four documents handed to them at Stationers' Hall which require careful filling up by M. Delpit & signing. M. Delpit may postpone his signing until he receives his balance of 3000fr. They should be sent over at once so the registration can take place within three months of the first performance in Paris. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | With an illegible signature. This concerns Delpit's novel and play 'Mdlle de Bressier', adapted by Herman Merivale as 'Civil War' and performed at the Gaiety that day, 27th June. See also Letters 1893, 2427-28. | ||
| Document Holder: | BTC (Reference: 2006/0078 (Box 2)) | ||
| Ref.No: | 1894 | ||
| Author: | Parker, Louis Napoleon | ||
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| Address: | 75, Gunterstone Road, West Kensington, W. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1898, May, 17 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Paragraph circulating says that Heinemann is about to publish a translation of 'Cyrano'. This fills him with apprehension. In their short talk at the 'Julius Caesar' supper Irving had hinted that Parker might make a version of the play. He is most keen to do so; what does Irving think? If the work was entrusted to him he would want to clear the decks and devote himself entirely to the project. If Irving would like to discuss it he is at his disposal. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | |||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/33) | ||
| Ref.No: | 1912 | ||
| Author: | Irving, Henry | ||
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| Address: | 15A, Grafton Street, Bond Street, W | ||
| Recipient: | Parker, Louis Napoleon | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1898, May, 18 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter | ||
| Content Summary: | Parker and Irving had talked about 'Cyrano' but Irving had not thought about it since. Mr Heinemann will be showing Irving a translation from Paris. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Photocopy of letter with typed transcript. Irving decided not to play 'Cyrano' as Coquelin had made such a great success in the part. See Letter 1912, &c. | ||
| Document Holder: | NYPL (Reference: Appleton Collection *T.Mss.2001-065 Box 3) | ||
| Ref.No: | 1913 | ||
| Author: | McCarthy, Justin Huntly | ||
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| Address: | 31 Kings Road, Brighton | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1896, Oct., 6 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He is dramatising Anthony Hope's novel 'A Man of Mark' with the author's consent. Would a sketch of his proposals interest Irving? If Irving knows the book he will know what a leader of men Marcus W. Whithington is. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | |||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/29) | ||
| Ref.No: | 1966 | ||
| Author: | Gillette, William Hooker | ||
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| Address: | Lyceum Theatre | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | [1902?], [April?], [4?] Friday | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He is sorry to hear that Irving is ill and hopes he is already better. They were disappointed that he could not come to the supper the previous night. He cannot accept Irving's invitation for Sunday week as he leaves that morning for Edinburgh, but they will meet before then. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Gillette appeared in 'Sherlock Holmes' at the Lyceum from 9/9/01-12/4/02. Irving had had the play to read in January 1898 but had not taken it up. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/25) | ||
| Ref.No: | 2000 | ||
| Author: | Labouchère, Henry Du Pré | ||
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| Address: | 5, Old Palace Yard, S.W. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | [1898], July, 23 | ||
| Document Type: | Postcard | ||
| Content Summary: | He asks Irving the next time he is in the Commons to stand in front of the bust of Oliver Cromwell which has just been put up. Irving is more like Cromwell than anyone else and with a little "get-up" might be it exactly. Why is there no play about Cromwell? Labouchère does not believe in 'Cyrano' in English. It reads better than it acts - it is not only the acting of Coquelin but the rhythm of the French words that carries it through, which would be lost in English. | ||
| Published: | L. Irving , p.438 (in part, wrongly dated) | ||
| Notes: | 'Cyrano de Bergerac' was first produced in 1898. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/1/24) | ||
| Ref.No: | 2016 | ||
| Author: | Keyser, Agnes | ||
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| Address: | 17 Grosvenor Crescent, SW | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | [1899?], [April?], [1?] Saturday | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (4 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | She tried to get a copy of 'Catherine' but it is not for sale yet. However the Prince [of Wales] dined there on Thursday and was discussing plays in Paris. He thought 'Catherine' too quiet for the Lyceum and is decided as ever against 'Cyrano' in England and in English. She enjoyed seeing Irving the last Sunday. She told the Prince about 4th May and how glad Irving would be if he were present. She is not sending 'Robespierre' back until Monday as she wishes to read it carefully again. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | 'Robespierre' opened on 15th April 1899. 'Catherine' might possibly be Dumas' play 'Catherine Howard' or even 'Catherine of Cleves'. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/27) | ||
| Ref.No: | 2029 | ||
| Author: | Burne-Jones, Edward Coley | ||
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| Address: | The Grange, 49, North End Road, West Kensington, W. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | [1895?], [Aug.?] | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He sends Plutarch in North's translation and asks Irving especially to read the Antony & Cleopatra. He sends wishes for good fortune on the new voyage. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | This probably means the American tour commencing in Sept. 1895 (or possibly Sept. 1893). Not addressed to Irving by name, but signed "your loving friend". | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/18) | ||
| Ref.No: | 2044 | ||
| Author: | Burne-Jones, Edward Coley | ||
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| Address: | The Grange, 49, North End Road, West Kensington, W. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | [1898?] Thursday | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (3 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He introduces a friend "Charles Quisatic" who wishes to translate the play 'Cyrano de Bergerac'. He is an experienced author. He had not replied to Irving's invitation to the Lyceum, although he had planned an evening with his daughter Margaret, but both had been smitten with influenza. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | |||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/18) | ||
| Ref.No: | 2046 | ||