| Author: | Sterling, Antoinette | ||
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| Address: | 3 Stanhope Place, Marble Arch, W. | ||
| Recipient: | Stoker, Bram (Abraham) | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1891, June, 2 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (3 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | It will give her great pleasure to sing on 24th June. - a double pleasure in doing something requested by Mr Irving and it will benefit the charity. Neither loses to Mrs Bram & Mrs Bram's husband. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | At head: Thanked HI 3/6/91. The dinner on 24th June was for the Actors' Benevolent Fund. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/44) | ||
| Ref.No: | 3891 | ||
| Author: | Sterling, Antoinette | ||
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| Address: | 10 Stanhope Place, Marble Arch, W. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | [1894], April, 18 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter | ||
| Content Summary: | Greeting and welcome home. Irving will be grieved to know that her husband died in Adelaide on 7th July. She is staying there with her children and working for them: Malcolm 17, Kenneth 14 and Jean 11. She found God in Australia. She returned alone on October 6th and began a six weeks' tour on 7th. She is singing and gladly offers to perform at the Theatrical Fund Dinner on May 31st. She rejoices at Irving's success. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | At head: Answer & HI sign. Her husband John MacKinlay died in 1893. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/39) | ||
| Ref.No: | 3892 | ||
| Author: | Rothschild, Ferdinand James de | ||
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| Address: | - | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | [1888?] Monday | ||
| Document Type: | Postcard (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Has much pleasure in enclosing the cheque for the Dramatic Society. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | This may be the Dramatic Club referred to in Letter 5319, or, less likely, a donation to a theatrical charity. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/37) | ||
| Ref.No: | 3901 | ||
| Author: | Smith, Ernest Edward | ||
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| Address: | Norfolk Villa, New Barnet | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1895, May, 25 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Congratulations. Twice when he has written about charity for members of his profession Irving has sent immediate kind assistance, and he has had seats at the Lyceum although his journalism is sporting rather than theatrical. That aside he congratulates Irving as an old scholar at Mr Pinches' after Irving, but his brothers were before him. He was also fellow scholar with Leopold Lewis in France and knows how good Irving was to him. His nephew C.A. Smith the cricketer has joined the theatrical profession and is playing in 'The Notorious Mrs Ebbsmith'. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Charles Aubrey Smith, 1863-1948, actor and cricketer was the son of a doctor, Charles John Smith. Leopold Lewis was author of 'The Bells' and received financial help from Irving (see Letters). | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/208/188) | ||
| Ref.No: | 3948 | ||
| Author: | Smith, Eldred Noble | ||
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| Address: | 24 Queen Anne Street, Cavendish Square, London, W | ||
| Recipient: | Stoker, Bram (Abraham) | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1895, May, 25 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (3 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He placed Irving's kind answer to their application before the Committee and they feel much indebted. However the Association does not meet until July 30th so they cannot make arrangements for Entertainments before that. They appreciate Irving's kindness and are regretful. Smith takes the opportunity to offer congratulations to Irving. Smith used to meet him as member of the Regency Club and owes thanks for courtesy there. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | |||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/208/171) | ||
| Ref.No: | 3947 | ||
| Author: | Irving, Henry | ||
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| Address: | Royal Lyceum Theatre | ||
| Recipient: | Not known | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1881, July, 1 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Invitation to Annual dinner of the Royal General Theatrical Fund at Freemasons' Tavern on 29th July, with Irving presiding. Begs attendance and personal support, quoting financial standing of Fund with plans to place it on a firmer basis. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Printed, with Irving's facsimile signature. Probably sent to Percy Fitzgerald whose ticket is preserved. Another copy is at SCL (RL2/45/59). | ||
| Document Holder: | GAR (Reference: Fitzgerald, vol 4, p.243.) | ||
| Ref.No: | 4031 | ||
| Author: | Stewart, Agnes | ||
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| Address: | Sign of the Cross Co., Grand Theatre, Walsall | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | [London] | ||
| Date: | [1897], April, 18 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (7 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | An urgent appeal for a loan of five pounds from a working actress, which she will repay. Irving knew her father well years before and he is now in poor health. Irving is her last resort. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Agnes Stewart is probably a stage name. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/39) | ||
| Ref.No: | 8751 | ||
| Author: | Stirling, Fanny | ||
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| Address: | 3, Duchess Street, Portland Place, W. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | [1887?] | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Would Irving please put the enclosed to the use of his Fund and let her have the pleasure of knowing more good is done by it than could possibly be by yours truly, Fanny Stirling. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | A response to a charitable appeal probably for either the Actors' Benevolent Fund or the Royal General Theatrical Fund rather than the Lyceum Fund. Mrs Stirling appeared with Irving at the Lyceum in 'Romeo and Juliet' 1882 and 'Faust' 1886. See also Letter 8288. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/39) | ||
| Ref.No: | 4080 | ||
| Author: | Stirling, Fanny | ||
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| Address: | 3, Duchess Street, Portland Place, W. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | [1875?] | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (4 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | On the day of the Dramatic Fete she has undertaken to raise sufficient money to get a disabled actress into the College. To help the good cause will Irving head the autographs in the books she sends and get all his company to sign too? Each book is to be the speciality of a particular theatre. Could Irving send photos too? She will return them if not sold. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | The annual fete at the Crystal Palace in aid of the Royal Dramatic College, which was wound up in 1877. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/39) | ||
| Ref.No: | 4081 | ||
| Author: | Scott, Clement William | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | 8, Queen Square, W.C. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | [1879] Monday | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He needs to arrange a time to see Irving the next day to talk about the William Belford Benefit Committee meeting at 4pm at the Temple Club - can Irving come? Send telegram to 'Daily Telegraph' office. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | William Belford's benefit matinee performance of James Albery's 'Two Roses' was at the Lyceum on 10th December. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/38) | ||
| Ref.No: | 4113 | ||