| Author: | Irving, Henry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | 15A, Grafton Street, Bond Street, W. | ||
| Recipient: | Scott, Clement William | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1897, Jan., 19 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (3 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He is writing in bed where he has been all day. All is going well but it is tedious. He has been making notes of things Scott said, and asks him to look in the next day between 12 and 2. He will be glad to see him again. The next day he will try to get to Brighton to see John [Toole], fearing he is ill. Love to them both. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Written in pencil. Irving had injured his knee after the first night of 'Richard III' resulting in the closure of the theatre. | ||
| Document Holder: | HUL | ||
| Ref.No: | 4883 | ||
| Author: | Irving, Henry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | Palace Hotel, Edinburgh | ||
| Recipient: | Scott, Clement William | ||
| Address: | 15 Woburn Sq London WC | ||
| Date: | 1897, Nov., 21 4.21 | ||
| Document Type: | Telegram | ||
| Content Summary: | His love to both and thanks for kind message - voice only needs rest - play tomorrow week in Liverpool stay here till then - company Newcastle with an agent(?) | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | L. Irving does not record this break in the autumn tour. | ||
| Document Holder: | HUL | ||
| Ref.No: | 4894 | ||
| Author: | Irving, Henry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | The Palace Hotel, Edinburgh, opposite the Castle and Princes Street Gardens | ||
| Recipient: | Scott, Clement William | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1897, Nov., 24 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (3 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | At least we'll die "with harness on our back!" and would both drop out quickly if it were taken off. It is pretty dull there - work would be much better - and he will be all right again at Liverpool the next Monday. What a lot of Jackanapes they are (or some of 'em must be) at the Athenaeum. How a "fashionable knight" telling a man that he could never call him Lord could be constrained with a patting on the back he cannot see. One would as soon think of saying Lord Shakespeare! Love to Scott's wife. He hopes to see them(?) soon. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | The final comments are difficult to read and interpret. Irving had been ill with a voice problem during his tour. | ||
| Document Holder: | HUL | ||
| Ref.No: | 4895 | ||
| Author: | Irving, Henry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | - | ||
| Recipient: | Braidwood | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1898, Dec., 14 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Many thanks for her kind letter. Such sympathy helps him to get well. With every good wish. | ||
| Published: | Irving Centenary Exhibition catalogue, 1938. | ||
| Notes: | Irving was seriously ill with pneumonia in Glasgow from October 1898. Addressed to "My dear little friend", written by Louis Austin and signed by Irving. | ||
| Document Holder: | MOL (Reference: Irving Collection B1 (37.142)) | ||
| Ref.No: | 4939 | ||
| Author: | Irving, Henry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | 15A, Grafton Street, Bond Street, W. | ||
| Recipient: | Wolseley, Louisa Wolseley | ||
| Address: | Glynde House, Lewes, Sussex | ||
| Date: | 1898, June, 18 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (3 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Nothing could have been more delightful but unfortunately it is impossible for him to leave town on Saturday and his Sunday just now is engaged as the previous time - he is engaged nursing his voice for the First as the part he is playing just then he finds rather a trying one. He would like them to see the play and when they return to town hopes he will have the pleasure of making them welcome. With his regards to Lord Wolseley and herself. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Irving was playing 'Louis XI' and 'The Bells' at this time. With permission of Hove Public Library. | ||
| Document Holder: | HOV | ||
| Ref.No: | 4952 | ||
| Author: | Irving, Henry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | - | ||
| Recipient: | Stein | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1885, Feb., 23 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter | ||
| Content Summary: | He is under doctor's discipline and cannot come. Miss Terry will convey his regrets. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | |||
| Document Holder: | HTC (Reference: Misc. Irving Letters) | ||
| Ref.No: | 4984 | ||
| Author: | Irving, Henry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | - | ||
| Recipient: | Langmaid, Samuel Wood | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1896, March, 19 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter | ||
| Content Summary: | Thanks to the doctor for looking after him. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | During the American tour. | ||
| Document Holder: | HTC (Reference: Misc. Irving letters) | ||
| Ref.No: | 4988 | ||
| Author: | Stoker, Bram (Abraham) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | Lyceum Theatre | ||
| Recipient: | Pearson, C.L. | ||
| Address: | 'The Stage', 16, York Street, Covent Garden, London | ||
| Date: | 1899, May, 23 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Asking Pearson to amend a statement appearing in the papers ['The Stage'?] re Irving's illness. He will not be able to resume his work at night. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Pearson worked for Charles L. Carson - Editor of 'The Stage'. In envelope franked MY 22 3.15pm Norwood, then London MY 23.99. | ||
| Document Holder: | MAM (Reference: MM-PA-IHE) | ||
| Ref.No: | 5054 | ||
| Author: | Terry, George Edward | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | Lyceum Theatre | ||
| Recipient: | Stoker, Bram (Abraham) | ||
| Address: | Brevoort House, New York, U.S.A. | ||
| Date: | 1884, Feb., 9 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He encloses balance sheet for week ending Feb. 9th. Balance is £66.10.8½ so please send another cheque quickly. By same post he sends 'Eras' and 'London News'. He is sorry to hear Irving has been so very unwell, and hopes he is better. Best wishes. No news. Their matinee is the next Tuesday. Walden of Maiden Lane has not yet received the cheque for his account which Terry sent before Christmas - £46.0.2. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | |||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/14/19/109(2)) | ||
| Ref.No: | 5485 | ||
| Author: | Irving, Henry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | Imperial Hotel, Torquay | ||
| Recipient: | Stoker, Bram (Abraham) | ||
| Address: | [20 Bedford St] | ||
| Date: | 1905, March, 29 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (4 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | How would it be to announce 'Becket' for 12 nights not mentioning matinees? Ten days' announcement of third week would be ample, or it might be 'Becket' the first two weeks and 3rd week. Ask what they think of this at Drury Lane. Is Stanford coming back? If not someone must be engaged. He said several months before that he was off to America to produce a play, but nothing about returning. Any news of Major(?) Campbell or George Lewis? Irving is getting along slowly and he hopes well, with quiet and rest. He sees that Heinemann has secured an alteration in American copyright - is it any good? He is glad Stoker is going to 'Hamlet', as Harry will be. He will want his friends. Irving has great faith in him. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | 'Hamlet' is probably a lecture by H.B. Irving; see Letter 1445. George Lewis was Irving's solicitor, and Stanford probably Henry B. Stanford, previously a member of the company. By courtesy of the Tennyson Research Centre, Lincolnshire County Council. The likely envelope is preserved at SCL (RL2/8/476). | ||
| Document Holder: | TRC (Reference: 3784) | ||
| Ref.No: | 5498 | ||