| Author: | Willard, Edward Smith | ||
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| Address: | 5 Bernard Street, Russell Sq[uare] | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | [London] | ||
| Date: | 1880, July, 4 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Asks for seats for his wife and himself on Saturday evening. P.S. He would not have troubled Irving personally but a letter sent to Stoker the last Tuesday received no reply and he does not know if he is still at the Lyceum. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | 2 DC; to see ''The Bells' and 'Iolanthe'. Willard is still with the Our Boys Company. | ||
| Document Holder: | LDS (Reference: BC MS 19c Stoker) | ||
| Ref.No: | 8347 | ||
| Author: | Vezin, Hermann | ||
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| Address: | 10, Lancaster Place, Strand, W.C. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | [London] | ||
| Date: | 1879, Dec., 1 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He wants to arrange a favourable London debut for Mrs Bernard Beere and is taking the Haymarket on February 5th & 12th to play [The Love Chase?] and 'The School for Scandal'. He asks Irving to release Old Chips [William Henry Chippendale] for the matinees to play Sir William Fondlove and Sir Peter Teazle as they have played together in the provinces, and to let him approach Forrester to play Joseph Surface. Congratulations on Irving's successful start. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Irving refused, saying it was not company policy and he needed the actors' attention. This rule was relaxed later. | ||
| Document Holder: | LDS (Reference: BC MS 19c Stoker) | ||
| Ref.No: | 5403 | ||
| Author: | Vezin, Hermann | ||
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| Address: | 10, Lancaster Place, Strand, W.C. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | [London] | ||
| Date: | 1899, June, 25 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He asks for a box for the next Wednesday night. He encloses a portrait of his son Arthur with a notice. He is 21, will be better than his father, and has a clearer head for business. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Seat 3 27/5/98. | ||
| Document Holder: | LDS (Reference: BC MS 19c Stoker) | ||
| Ref.No: | 8357 | ||
| Author: | Tennyson, Hallam | ||
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| Address: | [School Green, Isle of Wight] (Postmark) | ||
| Recipient: | Stoker, Bram (Abraham) | ||
| Address: | [London] | ||
| Date: | 1890, Dec., 5 | ||
| Document Type: | Postcard (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He hopes Irving and Stoker received the photographs he asked Mojah to send. They like those he took best. Has Irving read the book they sent him? (Postscript:) Has Stoker ever read [Alfred Tennyson's] sonnet to Macready which they are now publishing? | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | The postmark has DE 4 90. Stoker's note of his answer 16/12/90, is illegible. | ||
| Document Holder: | LDS (Reference: BC MS 19c Stoker) | ||
| Ref.No: | 8363 | ||
| Author: | Stevens, Victor | ||
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| Address: | 177, Portsdown Rd, Maida Vale, W. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | [London?] | ||
| Date: | [1896?], [June?] | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He asks for a reply to his letter of 5th and approval of scene plot for the first part of 'Red Riding Hood', letting him know when contracts might be ready. Sorry for the trouble at a busy time but he wants to get on with the libretto to make progress with costume and scenery. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Probably written after Irving's return from America in 1896. Stevens had appeared in the Lyceum pantomime in 1895/96, but Irving decided to stay in London and present 'Richard III' in December 1896 and 'Red Riding Hood' was performed at the Novelty Theatre instead. | ||
| Document Holder: | LDS (Reference: BC MS 19c Stoker) | ||
| Ref.No: | 8365 | ||
| Author: | Terry, Edward O'Connor | ||
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| Address: | Comédie Française, Gaiety Theatre, Strand | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | [London] | ||
| Date: | [1883], [March], [3] Sat[urda]y | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He is arranging a benefit in May for poor Royce, ill for 10 months and unlikely to act again. He asks Irving to let his name head the Committee. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Yes BS 5/3/83. Edward William Royce, 1841-1926, was a Gaiety stalwart. | ||
| Document Holder: | LDS (Reference: BC MS 19c Stoker) | ||
| Ref.No: | 8366 | ||
| Author: | Winter, William | ||
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| Address: | Home [Staten Island] | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | [London] | ||
| Date: | 1897, Nov., 15 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (6 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He was not thinking of a permanent home in England but a couple of years in Warwickshire to finish books. He thanks Irving for thinking of it. Willie, who at 19 is doing well on the stage, came on the Britannic on Friday evening, and speaks of the interview Irving gave him. He encloses a speech and mentions his family, and sends love to Nell [Ellen Terry] whom he will always remember in Stratford Church. He criticises the Life of Tennyson for not doing justice to Irving's plays, and a History of the theatre by Augustin Filon. He hopes to hear good news of 'Peter the Great'. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Hallam Tennyson's life of his father was published in 1897. | ||
| Document Holder: | LDS (Reference: BC MS 19c Stoker) | ||
| Ref.No: | 5434 | ||
| Author: | Wyndham, Charles | ||
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| Address: | Criterion Theatre, Piccadilly, W. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | [London] | ||
| Date: | [1899], July, 15 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He has obtained an extension from M. Rostand to let 'The Tyranny of Tears' complete its run. Rostand however needs the approval of the original purchaser of the rights - mere red tape. Will Irving write an approval addressed to Rostand and send it to Wyndham on Monday. He complains of the expense, but he must be fair to Haddon Chambers. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Reply dated 19/7/99. Irving bought the rights to 'Cyrano' and presumably other plays. 'The Tyranny of Tears' was adapted by Haddon Chambers and performed 6/4/99 - 20/7/99. | ||
| Document Holder: | LDS (Reference: BC MS 19c Stoker) | ||
| Ref.No: | 5437 | ||
| Author: | Wyndham, Charles | ||
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| Address: | Boscombe Lodge, Finchley Road, N.W. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | [London] | ||
| Date: | [1882], [March], [19?] | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Unless he finds a letter from Irving at the theatre he intends to call that evening after the performance at about 11.30 - 12, about Mortimer. Certainly not later, and he hopes Irving can see him. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Note: Will help on return 20/3/82. Wyndham wrote on 21st March to John Hollingshead about a benefit for James Mortimer, asking Hollingshead to arrange an appointment with Irving, and this letter is preserved in the Collection. | ||
| Document Holder: | LDS (Reference: BC MS 19c Stoker) | ||
| Ref.No: | 8382 | ||
| Author: | Wyndham, Charles | ||
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| Address: | American House, Trenton, N.J. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | [New York] | ||
| Date: | 1884, April, 4 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He highly recommends Sir Randall Roberts as an advance agent he has worked with for 7 months. Editors in all towns have spoken highly of him and as a gentleman he appeals to better classes. Only Roberts' desire to remain in America prevents him returning with Wyndham. He is just off for a long journey & performance, is dead beat, then soon en route for London. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Regret filled(?) 4/4/84. | ||
| Document Holder: | LDS (Reference: BC MS 19c Stoker) | ||
| Ref.No: | 8383 | ||