| Author: | Carr, Joseph William Comyns | ||
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| Address: | 19 Blandford Square, N.W. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1892, Oct., 3 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He thanks Irving for the cheque for which he encloses the proper receipt. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | See Letter 427. | ||
| Document Holder: | BTC (Reference: 2006/0078 (Box 5)) | ||
| Ref.No: | 428 | ||
| Author: | Buckstone, John Baldwin | ||
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| Address: | Theatre Royal, Haymarket | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | 170 Cornwall Road, Ladbroke Grove | ||
| Date: | 1873, Dec., 10 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Will he meet a young acquaintance of Buckstone's, already a published poet, who has written a five act tragedy. His name is Fosbroke, age 23. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Addressed "Dear Sir" and possibly not originally to Irving who has no association with the address, which is written on the back of the folded note. John Baldwin Fosbroke, with same first names as Buckstone, published poems in 1872 & 1873. The letter might have been sent to Hezekiah Bateman? | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/18) | ||
| Ref.No: | 463 | ||
| Author: | Irving, Henry | ||
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| Address: | 15A, Grafton Street, Bond Street, W | ||
| Recipient: | Coleridge, John Duke | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1881, Jan., 20 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Apologises for long silence. Flattered and honoured by letter and manuscript. Has read only part of play which has given him great pleasure. The writing is elegant and scholarly; a reverential interpretation of the past. He will return manuscript when he has completed delightful task. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Lord Coleridge had sent Irving his son, Stephen's, version of Schiller's 'Don Carlos'. Stephen Coleridge had yet to meet Irving. Coleridge annotates this letter to say that Irving replied with 'Exquisite humbuggery'! | ||
| Document Holder: | GAR (Reference: Stephen Coleridge /HI/ET letters Vol.2/16) | ||
| Ref.No: | 483 | ||
| Author: | Boucicault, Dion | ||
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| Address: | 16, New Burlington Street | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | [1882?], Nov., 15 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (4 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He has not yet spoken to [W.G.] Wills about Don Q[uixote] but thought their united names would be good for Irving. As to terms:- he prefers to leave that to Irving. It is a labour of love and he wants to be associated with a big success for Irving. Give them something on 100th and 250th night - the copyright is Irving's. He summarises the play as he imagines it, which he thinks is Cervantes "pure and simple". | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Nicoll does not list this collaborative version. Irving produced a shortened 'A Chapter of Don Quixote' by Wills in 1895. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/371/32) | ||
| Ref.No: | 495 | ||
| Author: | Boucicault, Dion | ||
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| Address: | 16 New Burlington St W | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | [1882?], Nov., 28 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (4 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He has read 'Robert Emmett' and is pleased with the dialogue but it has 3,300 lines - plays should have no more than 2,400! First Act has no action therefore cut it. He summarises the plot and characters. Will Irving consent to cutting and re-shaping? Will the author work with Boucicault? | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | The play, by Irving's friend Frank Marshall, had been commissioned by Irving in 1878 but the Lord Chamberlain thought the Irish subject dangerous and Irving offered the play to Boucicault. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/18) | ||
| Ref.No: | 498 | ||
| Author: | Boucicault, Dion | ||
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| Address: | Hotel Vendôme, Boston, Mass. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | [1882?], Dec., 31 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (4 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He is working hard on Robert Emmett. Stetson offers to produce it at Booth's Theatre immediately - 17th March, St Patrick's Day. He recommends Charles Thorne as Emmett, not Wilson Barrett. Wallack is back in his theatre - the place for Irving - £7000 a week! Lyceum scenery will fit. Love to Ellen Terry and Bram Stoker. He has has an offer of £3500 for June in San Francisco. He encloses a sketch for approval (not present). | ||
| Published: | |||
| Notes: | 'Robert Emmett' was not produced until 5th November 1884. This letter contains a reference to the banquet Irving attended which is mentioned in Letter No. 496. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/18) | ||
| Ref.No: | 499 | ||
| Author: | Boucicault, Dion | ||
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| Address: | Chicago | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | [New York?] | ||
| Date: | [1884], Nov., 6 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He produced 'Robert Emmett' the previous night with emphatic success but the audience were disappointed that Boucicault did not play the lead. He lists a number of mishaps during the performance, with long waits. He cut Brangan Wharf and apotheosis scene on the night. 'Dot' (his son) made a hit and Nina. He discusses Irving's suggestions and views on the play. Regards to Ellen Terry. He comments on a recent Hamlet in London - a "fizzle". He hopes Irving's New York conquest will be even greater. | ||
| Published: | R. Fawkes, Dion Boucicault, p.223 (in part). | ||
| Notes: | Irving was in Boston until 8th November. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/18) | ||
| Ref.No: | 500 | ||
| Author: | Colmore, G. | ||
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| Address: | 24, Hyde Park Place, W | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1892, July, 13 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | She has written four novels and has turned the first 'Concerning Oliver Knox' into a play. Will Irving read it? She sends short analysis of plot. She did not obtain a personal introduction to avoid causing him further trouble. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | The play is not listed by Nicoll. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/20) | ||
| Ref.No: | 548 | ||
| Author: | Colvin, Sidney | ||
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| Address: | Trin. Coll. Cam. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | 15A Grafton Street | ||
| Date: | [1886?], Feb., 10 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | [Robert] Louis Stevenson is now in town at the Savile Club until Friday. It would be kind of Irving to have ten minutes talk with him. Irving's silence suggests to him that the play won't do, but if Irving agrees, that it contains unusual dramatic promise and the author is worth keeping an eye on. He will be grateful for ten minutes and Colvin promises the acquaintance will be pleasant. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | This may refer to 'Macaire' written jointly with W.E. Henley, but Irving preferred to stage the original version in 1888. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/1/25) | ||
| Ref.No: | 563 | ||
| Author: | Carr, Joseph William Comyns | ||
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| Address: | 19, Blandford Square, NW | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | [1892?] Sunday | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Asks Irving if he can have an hour at the end of the week to talk about the scenario of 'King Arthur'. Carr is having it copied and Irving will receive it by Wednesday or Thursday. It is interesting him enormously and he will be proud if he can bring it out. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Addressed "My dear Henry". After W.G. Wills' death in December 1891 Irving asked Carr to work on Will's script for 'King Arthur'. Carr offered to write Irving a new play about 'King Arthur'. It was not performed until 12th January, 1895. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/19) | ||
| Ref.No: | 625 | ||