| Author: | Wills, William Gorman | ||
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| Address: | 76 Fulham Road | ||
| Recipient: | Bateman, Sidney Frances | ||
| Address: | Lyceum Theatre, London | ||
| Date: | 1878, Feb., 1 | ||
| Document Type: | Misc.Document (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Selling 10 years rights for 'Charles I' for £100. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | A certified copy by the solicitor arranging the subsequent sale of the rights 16/02/1893. | ||
| Document Holder: | BTC (Reference: 2006/0078 (Box 1)) | ||
| Ref.No: | 6982 | ||
| Author: | Wills, William Gorman | ||
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| Address: | 454A Fulham Studios, Walham Green | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | Lyceum Theatre, London | ||
| Date: | 1891, March, 13 | ||
| Document Type: | Misc.Document (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Selling sole rights everywhere for 'Charles I' for £500, to be paid at dated intervals into Wills' bank. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | With an illegible pencil note by Irving 4/5/91. | ||
| Document Holder: | BTC (Reference: 2006/0078 (Box 1)) | ||
| Ref.No: | 6983 | ||
| Author: | Bateman, Isabel Emilie | ||
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| Address: | - | ||
| Recipient: | Barrett, Lawrence | ||
| Address: | New York | ||
| Date: | 1882, June, 10 | ||
| Document Type: | Misc.Document (3 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Rights in W.G. Wills' 'Charles I' with J.H.B. Irving but he is restricted from transferring them. Barrett has applied to produce the play in USA . For £500 paid by Barrett to Isabel Bateman he secures right of performing in USA until 31/08/1885. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Part of an elaborate scheme by Irving to secure the rights; see Letters 6335-39 & 1209. With a note by Lawrence Barrett that in consideration of the £500 paid, returned to him by Henry Irving he transfers all rights conferred by the agreement to Irving. Isabel Bateman's signature is witnessed by her sister Virginia. | ||
| Document Holder: | BTC (Reference: 2006/0078 (Box 1)) | ||
| Ref.No: | 6984 | ||
| Author: | Irving, Henry | ||
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| Address: | Lyceum Theatre | ||
| Recipient: | Not known | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | [1887?], [June?] | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | The play when produced would bear little resemblance to De Bressier's for the story would be a different one - but he would be glad to use the name of De Bressier in conjunction with a certain action(?) in the play. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Difficult to read. This may refer to the play 'Mdlle de Bressier' by A. Delpit which Irving purchased and had translated and adapted by Herman Merivale. The letter may be a draft written to Merivale. | ||
| Document Holder: | SCL (Reference: RL2/8/28) | ||
| Ref.No: | 7027 | ||
| Author: | Bernard, Esther Gozina Bayle | ||
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| Address: | 36 Patshull Road, London, N.W. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | 17 Stratton Street, Piccadilly, London | ||
| Date: | 1901, April, 10 | ||
| Document Type: | Misc.Document (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | For £100 sells all rights everywhere in one act drama 'Frederick the Great' written by her late husband Bayle Bernard. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | |||
| Document Holder: | BTC (Reference: 2006/0078 (Box 1)) | ||
| Ref.No: | 7035 | ||
| Author: | Irving, Henry | ||
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| Address: | Lyceum Theatre | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Laurence Sidney Brodribb | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1892, Oct., 13 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (4 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He has returned '[Uncle] Silas' to Hicks with praise for them both. He thinks they will have trouble getting this morbid story staged. The play seems melodramatic and old fashioned ... but they have begun well. He hopes to meet when 'Lear' is over. (Postscript:) Has Laurence been to see Mr Stoker? Laurence will call? | ||
| Published: | |||
| Notes: | Irving's letter to Seymour Hicks on the same day is published by LI in 'The Successors' p.178-79. See Letters 4214, 4217. | ||
| Document Holder: | P | ||
| Ref.No: | 7041 | ||
| Author: | Stoker, Bram (Abraham) | ||
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| Address: | Lyceum Theatre | ||
| Recipient: | D'Almeida, William Barrington | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1892, May, 14 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Mr Irving expresses regret he did not have an earlier opportunity to consider D'Almeida's play. He cannot accept it and has asked Stoker to return it with his thanks and regards. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | The play is unidentified. | ||
| Document Holder: | P | ||
| Ref.No: | 7042 | ||
| Author: | Doyle, Arthur Conan | ||
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| Address: | 12, Tennison Road, S. Norwood | ||
| Recipient: | Stoker, Bram (Abraham) | ||
| Address: | Lyceum Theatre | ||
| Date: | 1892, March, 15 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Looked over the little play & decided beginning monologue might be dull and altered it. Hopes Stoker will approve. He cut out two old gossips as suggested and made young sergeant of artillery on his way to the butts so the situation is explained in the dialogue between the two. He then leaves, promising to return later. He can easily change if Stoker does not approve. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | With envelope. About his play 'A Story of Waterloo', and probably addressed equally to Irving. Summarised by courtesy of the Conan Doyle Estate Ltd. | ||
| Document Holder: | SCL (Reference: RL2/7/130) | ||
| Ref.No: | 7177 | ||
| Author: | Doyle, Arthur Conan | ||
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| Address: | Grand Hotel Belvedere, Davos-Platz, Switzerland | ||
| Recipient: | Stoker, Bram (Abraham) | ||
| Address: | [Lyceum Theatre] | ||
| Date: | 1895, May, 28 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (3 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He does not want to bother Irving with business details. Before he left London Doyle wrote suggesting a play of 2 long or 3 short acts to make an evening with 'Waterloo'. Central figure would be Louis XIV, based on the court scenes of his 'Refugees'. Irving sent an encouraging answer. Doyle has engagements for writing fiction worth £10,000 and to do a play needs financial agreement of advance sum guaranteed and further sum if accepted. Will Stoker write when he can. Also Doyle's play with Hornung about the Bucks is by no means off. Doyle's sister has just gone to London to see 'Waterloo' - can Stoker find a place for her? | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | See Letter 6658. Nothing came of the proposal. Summarised by courtesy of the Conan Doyle Estate Ltd. | ||
| Document Holder: | SCL (Reference: RL2/7/131) | ||
| Ref.No: | 7178 | ||
| Author: | Doyle, Arthur Conan | ||
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| Address: | Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere | ||
| Recipient: | Stoker, Bram (Abraham) | ||
| Address: | [London?] | ||
| Date: | [1897], [Dec.], [15?] | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Doyle has made a little melodrama from Sherlock Holmes and put it in hands of Addison Bright, 89 Comeragh Rd, W. Kensington as agent. He has approached Beerbohm Tree but nothing is arranged. Doyle has told Bright that Irving has shown interest, so if there is a hitch Bright will send Irving a copy. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Two notes at head, one dated 16/12/97, the other states "Play returned to A Bright" 17/11/98. Irving rejected 'Sherlock Holmes' which was eventually staged at the Lyceum by William Gillette in 1899. Summarised by courtesy of the Conan Doyle Estate Ltd. | ||
| Document Holder: | SCL (Reference: RL2/7/132) | ||
| Ref.No: | 7179 | ||