| Author: | Burnand, Francis Cowley | ||
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| Address: | 192 Brompton Road, S.W. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | [London] | ||
| Date: | 1887, Jan., 18 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Accepts invitation to dinner on Sunday 30 Jan at 7.30 which he supposes means 7.45. How long will 'Faust' run, after which Irving said he was probably going to do 'Henry VIII' (wise) with something special for Miss Terry for whom 'Henry VIII' does not offer much. Then their 'Isle of S. Tropez' was to come. Now he hears of an interloping Wills and even if that report is incorrect, Irving has not given them the chance of discussing 1st Act (which means discussing entire construction) & of rearranging the whole play so that it shall be ready for rehearsal whenever required. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | 'Faust' ran until 1887, to be followed in 1888 by 'The Amber Heart' and 'Macbeth'. Irving eventually decided against Burnand's play. | ||
| Document Holder: | SCL (Reference: RL2/6/345) | ||
| Ref.No: | 6580 | ||
| Author: | Clarke, Joseph Ignatius Constantine | ||
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| Address: | Editorial Rooms of The Morning Journal, Room 25, 154 Nassau St, New York | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | {New York] | ||
| Date: | 1894, March, 6 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Accepts invitation to Dinner at Delmonico's on 19th. Thanks for the charming supper the previous night which he hopes will be an important mark in his life. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Irving had asked Clarke to overhaul or rewrite Wills' 'Don Quixote' | ||
| Document Holder: | SCL (Reference: RL2/6/362) | ||
| Ref.No: | 6612 | ||
| Author: | Doyle, Arthur Conan | ||
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| Address: | The Grosvenor Hotel, Victoria Station, Belgravia, London, S.W. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | [1895], [May], [23] | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Mr Parkinson told him Irving intended to ask him to supper at Lyceum. He is sorry he has to leave England, which will prevent him from meeting Irving. Would Irving be interested in a new play in two long acts - useful to allow a one act piece like 'Waterloo' without the fatigue of one of the great pieces after it. It would be a great strain to do 'Waterloo' and 'Richelieu' or 'Hamlet' in one night. He proposes a play centred round Louis XIV founded on the Court Chapters of his novel 'The Refugees': Louis between Mesdames de Montespan & de Maintenon would be fine character for Irving. Irving may however already have plays. (Postscript:) His address is now Belvidere Hotel, Davos Platz. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Note at head: And - send rough suggestion and I'll consider it. HI. 23/5/95. See also Letter 7178. Nothing came of the proposal. Summarised by courtesy of the Conan Doyle Estate Ltd. | ||
| Document Holder: | SCL (Reference: RL2/6/390) | ||
| Ref.No: | 6658 | ||
| Author: | Bright, (Arthur) Addison | ||
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| Address: | 89, Comeragh Road, W.Kensington | ||
| Recipient: | Stoker, Bram (Abraham) | ||
| Address: | The Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton | ||
| Date: | 1897, Dec., 18 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Doyle is being approached from many quarters. He has first to think of chance of early production. Irving is full up, isn't he? One by Traill and Hichens and another by - who was it? Here's a year on end for the Lyceum and America (for which Doyle is half pledged by the way) on top of that. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Conan Doyle was submitting his play on Sherlock Holmes to the Lyceum. | ||
| Document Holder: | SCL (Reference: RL2/7/109) | ||
| Ref.No: | 6698 | ||
| Author: | Bright, (Arthur) Addison | ||
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| Address: | Author's Club, 3 Whitehall Court, SW | ||
| Recipient: | Stoker, Bram (Abraham) | ||
| Address: | Lyceum Theatre, Strand WC | ||
| Date: | 1897, Dec., 22 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Today every hour has been occupied - tomorrow the same only worse. On Friday he can manage an hour. Will that suit? If so Bright will suggest time and place and give an alternative. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | To discuss Conan Doyle's play on Sherlock Holmes . See Letter 6698. | ||
| Document Holder: | SCL (Reference: RL2/7/110) | ||
| Ref.No: | 6699 | ||
| Author: | Bright, (Arthur) Addison | ||
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| Address: | Author's Club, 3 Whitehall Court, SW | ||
| Recipient: | Stoker, Bram (Abraham) | ||
| Address: | Lyceum Theatre, Strand, WC | ||
| Date: | 1897, Dec., 31 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Will try to take chance and catch Stoker at the Lyceum around 1 pm the next day. However, one of his family is dangerously ill so Stoker will understand if he can't come. | ||
| Published: | |||
| Notes: | To discuss Conan Doyle's play on Sherlock Holmes . See Letters 6698-89. | ||
| Document Holder: | SCL (Reference: RL2/7/111) | ||
| Ref.No: | 6700 | ||
| Author: | Bright, (Arthur) Addison | ||
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| Address: | 89, Comeragh Road, West Kensington | ||
| Recipient: | Stoker, Bram (Abraham) | ||
| Address: | Lyceum Theatre, Strand, WC | ||
| Date: | 1898, Jan., 3 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Enclosed is copy of Doyle's play 'Sherlock Holmes'. Will Stoker acknowledge receipt? | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | See Letters 6698-6700. | ||
| Document Holder: | SCL (Reference: RL2/7/112) | ||
| Ref.No: | 6701 | ||
| Author: | Bright, (Arthur) Addison | ||
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| Address: | 89, Comeragh Road, West Kensington | ||
| Recipient: | Stoker, Bram (Abraham) | ||
| Address: | Lyceum Theatre, Strand, WC | ||
| Date: | 1898, Jan., 14 | ||
| Document Type: | Postcard (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Will Stoker lunch with him on Monday so they can discuss 'Sherlock Holmes' at length? | ||
| Published: | |||
| Notes: | See Letters 6698-6701. | ||
| Document Holder: | SCL (Reference: RL2/7/113) | ||
| Ref.No: | 6702 | ||
| Author: | Lawrence, Boyle | ||
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| Address: | The Daily Mail, Carmelite Street, Temple, E.C. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | [London] | ||
| Date: | 1898, Oct., 12 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He hears Laurence Irving is in future to be associated with Irving as literary adviser? Is this so and may he publish the fact? They are all anxious to know the name of the translator of 'Cyrano' especially he. He will always be delighted to publish any news Irving sends. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Irving's note "ask him to contradict statements of negotiations being entered into" (possibly about 'Cyrano' which Irving decided against). Answered 15/10/98 with illegible note about "seven ages" added by Stoker. | ||
| Document Holder: | SCL (Reference: RL2/6/449) | ||
| Ref.No: | 6753 | ||
| Author: | Moreau, Emile | ||
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| Address: | [8 bis, rue Marguerite, Paris?] | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | [London] | ||
| Date: | [1897], [April?] | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He has finished his play 'Madame de Lavalette' which Réjane will act after Sardou's new play. It is in 5 acts with one in the Tuileries with Louis XVIII. Ellen Terry would find Madame worthy of her and Irving Monsieur Lavalette. Where should he send the play which Irving must read? Write to his new Paris address. Irving's reply will find him at Cannes where he goes for a few months convalescence. At same time would Irving send news of himself and 'Madame Sans- Gêne' for which he has not thanked Irving for the bulletins. He is anxious for a new collaboration. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | In French "Please translate". 'Madame Sans-Gêne' had opened on April 10th. | ||
| Document Holder: | SCL (Reference: RL2/6/480) | ||
| Ref.No: | 6779 | ||