| Author: | Brough, Lionel "Lal" | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | Percy Villa, South Villa, S.W. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1892, Sept., 10 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He wonders if in the future beyond Lear, Irving might have a use for him as he is tied into Comic Opera which is repulsive to him, or to go to South Africa which is equally unpalatable. He wishes to return to the "legitimate" and asks Irving not to make room for him, but bear him in mind. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | |||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/18) | ||
| Ref.No: | 553 | ||
| Author: | Brough, Lionel "Lal" | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | Percy Villa, South Lambeth, S.W. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1904, Nov., 10 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He apologises for not writing before, but has been over-rehearsed and has written not more than two letters a month. He was delighted when the 'OP' read Irving's kindly, friendly letter and his most genial telegram. He values Irving's friendship which he hopes may last till the end. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | The O.P. Club gave Brough a Jubilee Dinner in 1904 which Irving was unable to attend. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/1/44) | ||
| Ref.No: | 554 | ||
| Author: | Browning, Robert | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | 19, Warwick Crescent, W | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1875, Nov., 22 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (3 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He has received a letter from Salvini who wishes to give a bust of Shakespeare to the Club. Salvini would like Browning to present it, but as Irving instigated it at the dinner and is President would he find out from the Secretary whether a formal presentation is required. Congratulations on Irving's recent success. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Salvini was in London from April to July 1875. Irving's play is probably 'Macbeth' which opened on 25th September. Letter 3693 refers to a presentation to the Garrick Club, and although Irving was not President, Salvini may have misunderstood his position. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/18) | ||
| Ref.No: | 560 | ||
| Author: | Browning, Robert | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | 19, Warwick Crescent, W | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1886, Dec., 22 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He thanks Irving for furnishing drapes for the company which had just brought out a play of Browning's on 21st December. He wonders how it would have gone with him as a playwright if he had chanced on a management such as Irving's when he was younger. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | The production may be 'Strafford' (see Letter 1739).. In 1886 Browning gave Irving the empty green silk purse found in Edmund Kean's pocket when he died. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/18) | ||
| Ref.No: | 561 | ||
| Author: | Brown, Hannah | ||
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| Address: | [Torquay] | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | [1877?] | ||
| Document Type: | Letter | ||
| Content Summary: | Part of the extract pleases her immensely, but she doesn't care about Kean or Garrick. She likes that which is, and how could Irving imitate them! There is but one Richard in their generation... | ||
| Published: | C.B. Patterson, Angela Burdett-Coutts, p.194. | ||
| Notes: | An extract from a letter not in the collection. Referring to Irving's Richard III which opened in January 1877. | ||
| Document Holder: | Pd | ||
| Ref.No: | 568 | ||
| Author: | Brown, Hannah | ||
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| Address: | S- St [Stratton Street] | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1877, Sept., 4 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (8 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | She received Irving's cheerful letter that morning and thanks him for the telegram. When the Baroness was out there was a sandwichman for 'The Dead Secret' opposite them in Piccadilly from 12-14. She refers to Mr Critchett and Mr Sinclair who stayed and read them the first Act of 'Money' very well. She sees there is to be an account of Irving's early life by a Mr Lewis (?) of Dublin, part of which was in The Theatre that day. (Postscript:) She was thinking of Hamlet on Monday night and discusses details of Irving's performance. Only think of Patti going into a convent to take the veil. What agony of mind. She has so much public adulation, but Mrs Brown never admired her. She hopes she finds comfort. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Dictated to Baroness Burdett-Coutts and signed by Mrs Brown on p.5 and initialled at end. Hannah Brown often refers to Irving in terms of two spirits "Good Wish" and "Gold Bell" which the Baroness sometimes mentions. 'The Dead Secret' was being performed at the Lyceum in the Bateman company's absence. Mr Critchett was her eye surgeon, and William Sinclair later Archdeacon of London. The rumour about Adelina Patti seems to be completely unfounded. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/7) | ||
| Ref.No: | 577 | ||
| Author: | Brown, Hannah | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | S- St [Stratton Street] | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1877, Nov., 3 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (16 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | She is glad he is among friends. She discusses the Edinburgh reviews and the admirable pamphlet. On reading it to her Mr [W.H.] Wills said it was well written, but she kept the secret. She has ordered some from Simpkin & Marshall to give to her friends. She later refers to the passage about a National Theatre, and had seen something similar elsewhere. She comments on the relationship between Hamlet and Ophelia. Irving is not to forget the Bishop of Edinburgh whom he met there as well as in Edinburgh. She thinks 'The Dream of Eugene Aram' very tiring for Irving to read, and also remembers 'David Copperfield'. They had a letter from Mr St John in Southampton. Sir Frederick Pollock is horrified at the hideous transparency of 'The Dead Secret' disfiguring the side of the Lyceum. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Dictated to Baroness Burdett-Coutts. The pamphlet is the reply to 'The Fashionable Tragedian' : 'A Letter concerning Mr. Henry Irving addressed to E.R.H.' by Yorick, 1877, which Hannah Brown's letter seems to confirm is entirely by Irving himself. Laurence Irving discovered a partial draft written by Irving, and it is interesting that the publication of the pamphlet is criticised by Austin Brereton. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/7) | ||
| Ref.No: | 618 | ||
| Author: | Coote, John | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | 67, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1891, Jan.,13 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (3 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Would Irving like to buy 'Hunted Down' for thirty guineas? It is the play in which Coote first saw Irving perform at the St James' Theatre in 1866. He purchased it at a sale of Dion Boucicault's properties. He has two books of the play. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Note added by Bram Stoker saying he saw Coote and bought acting rights for £31-10-00. The envelope for this letter may be preserved in Box 5. | ||
| Document Holder: | BTC (Reference: 2006/0078 (Box 2)) | ||
| Ref.No: | 627 | ||
| Author: | Coquelin, Constant Benôit | ||
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| Address: | - | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | [1880?] | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He wrote to Stoker via Limouson three days before to accept Irving's invitation for Wednesday evening. His business is not finished and he regrets he is unable to come. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Coquelin first met Irving socially in 1879 | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/20) | ||
| Ref.No: | 629 | ||
| Author: | Coquelin, Constant Benôit | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | The Walsingham House, Piccadilly | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | [1889?] | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Thanks Irving for souvenirs for Claretie, his brother and himself. He has enjoyed his two previous visits to 'Macbeth' and 'The Bells'. He knows what is happening about Sardou's play and will forward 'le Vieux Caporal'. Sends greetings to Bancroft and Ellen Terry. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Possibly written in Autumn 1889 when Bancroft was at the Lyceum? He may however refer to 'Madame Sans-Gêne' performed in 1897. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/20) | ||
| Ref.No: | 631 | ||