| Author: | Chambers, Charles Haddon | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | 14, Lower Berkeley Street, Portman Square, W | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | [1888?] Sunday | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Sends book (unnamed) . He hopes Irving will enjoy reading it even if he cannot see a play in it. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | |||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/20) | ||
| Ref.No: | 318 | ||
| Author: | Chambers, Charles Haddon | ||
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| Address: | 48, Clanricarde Gardens, Bayswater, W | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1890, Jan., 2 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (4 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Will Irving propose him for the Garrick? Toole has agreed to second him. P.S. He is continuing with the scenario. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | It is not known to which play Chambers refers. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/20) | ||
| Ref.No: | 313 | ||
| Author: | Chambers, Charles Haddon | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | St.George's Club, Hanover Square. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | [1889?] | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Wishes to have 'chat' on the subject of a play if Irving can find the time. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | It is not known to which play this refers. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/20) | ||
| Ref.No: | 316 | ||
| Author: | Bendall, Ernest Alfred | ||
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| Address: | 35, Harley Street | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | [1890?] Sun. | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He comments on a play that Irving has sent him called 'Village Tragedy'. The unidentified author is said to be the wife of an Oxford don. Would the author do good work on a larger scale? He makes critical comments. Mrs Bendall broke down over the death of the heroine called Jess. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Nicoll does not list a play called 'Village Tragedy'. A play entitled 'Jess' by Eweretta Lawrence with J.J. Bisgood based on the novel by H. Rider Haggard was performed at a matinée at the Adelphi on 25/03/1890. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/15) | ||
| Ref.No: | 333 | ||
| Author: | Bernard, Esther Gozina Bayle | ||
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| Address: | 36 Patshull Road, London, N.W. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1901, March, 14 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | She reminds Irving of her dead husband, who is in the DNB and was a notable dramatist who wrote plays to order for actors. The accompanying play was written for Mr Wallack who died before it was ready. Her husband would not offer it to anyone else, as none could do justice to Frederick. She is not of the theatrical world but does not want the play to be lost. She would like any profit to go to the Actor's Benevolent Society. She would like Irving to produce it, but if not, could he find a home for it? She asks this to keep her husband's memory green. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | The play 'Frederick the Great' is not listed by Nicoll. William Bayle Bernard died in 1875. The Actors' Benevolent Fund was founded in 1882. See also Letters 351-53. | ||
| Document Holder: | BTC (Reference: 2006/0078 (Box 2)) | ||
| Ref.No: | 350 | ||
| Author: | Irving, Henry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | Lyceum Theatre | ||
| Recipient: | Bernard, Esther Gozina Bayle | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1901, April, 6 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He thanks her for letting him read her husband's charming little play. He would be delighted to do it himself if he got an opportunity, or he would see someone else took it on. The only way would be for him to purchase the play by sending a cheque for £100 for the rights and she could hand it or part to the Actors' Benevolent Fund in memory of her illustrious husband. The play is charming and it would be a real pleasure to act in it. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Marked 'Copy' and in Stoker's hand. See also Letters no.350, 352-53. | ||
| Document Holder: | BTC (Reference: 2006/0078 (Box 2)) | ||
| Ref.No: | 351 | ||
| Author: | Bernard, Esther Gozina Bayle | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | 36 Patshull Road, N.W. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1901, April, 8 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | She is grateful for Irving's tribute to her husband and accepts his kind offer. She will make over the whole £100 to the Actors' Benevolent Fund. Her one hope is to see a production of the play. Her precarious health makes this doubtful. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | The play 'Frederick the Great' is not listed by Nicoll. See also Letters no. 350-51, 353. | ||
| Document Holder: | BTC (Reference: 2006/0078 (Box 2)) | ||
| Ref.No: | 352 | ||
| Author: | Irving, Henry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | Lyceum Theatre | ||
| Recipient: | Bernard, Esther Gozina Bayle | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1901, April, 9 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He is delighted to have the play and sends a cheque for £100 and the agreement to sign. He cannot assure immediate production as he is producing 'Coriolanus' the next week and has an American tour to follow. It may be some time before he can produce it. She may rest assured he will do it at the earliest opportunity possible, and hopes it will be a pleasure to them both. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | A much revised copy in Stoker's hand. See also Letters no.350-52. Irving never produced 'Frederick the Great'. | ||
| Document Holder: | BTC (Reference: 2006/0078 (Box 2)) | ||
| Ref.No: | 353 | ||
| Author: | Claretie, Jules Arsène Armand | ||
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| Address: | 10, rue de Douai, Paris | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1879, June, 23 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (3 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | On reaching Paris he will send copy of article he wrote on 'Louis XI'. He has a play near to Irving's idea of André Chenier or better Camille Desmoulins. He will send an English translation of 'Camille Desmoulins' in four days. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | In French. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/20) | ||
| Ref.No: | 402 | ||
| Author: | Carr, Joseph William Comyns | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | [19 Blandford Square, N.W.] | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1892, Oct., 3 | ||
| Document Type: | Misc.Document (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Receipt of £100 on account of 'King Arthur'. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | With a similar receipt for £100 on 7th(?) May 1893. | ||
| Document Holder: | BTC (Reference: 2006/0078 (Box 5)) | ||
| Ref.No: | 427 | ||