| Author: | Merivale, Herman Charles | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | Chiltern Lodge, New Malden, Surrey | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | [Lyceum Theatre] | ||
| Date: | [1890], [Nov.?] | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | The enclosed will interest Irving. He wonders at the fuss over English translation. He had many applications from Germany about 'Forget me not' and 'The White Pilgrim' and 'The Miller(?)' went into Italian. The acting rights are Irving's unless they should share, and Irving will manage the translation which will need a copy or publication. He hears Irving prospers but he feels unable to get to the theatre. They talk of going to Australia and Irving will wish him well. Good wishes to Miss Terry. (Postscript:) He asks for confirmation of receipt of 'Charlotte Corday' and 'Milwood' which were sent. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Enclosed is a letter from Louis Albert Hermans from Budapest who wishes to translate 'Ravenswood' into both German and Hungarian. A partly illegible note by Bram Stoker says that Irving owns the rights but would give Merivale half of what is produced out of England. See Letter 2450. | ||
| Document Holder: | BTC (Reference: 2006/0078 (Box 4)) | ||
| Ref.No: | 8955 | ||
| Author: | Pollock, Juliet | ||
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| Address: | - | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1874, Oct., 31 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (10+ p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | 'Hamlet' reviews are weak and ignorant. She sends a few words to please him. Writes of Irving's distinguished excellence and lists the scenes she especially admires. It is ridiculous of journalists to talk of Irving as a prosaic actor. She compares him to Fechter who was deficient in poetic imagination and gave fire but no poetry. Criticises Irving's occasional dis-jointing of words which is effective but not harmonious. She is worried about his voice. Bateman should alternate 'Hamlet' with a comedy such as 'The School for Scandal' as German & French theatres do and save the actor. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | 'My dear Mr. Irving'. End page[s] missing. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/1/14) | ||
| Ref.No: | 2455 | ||
| Author: | Pollock, Juliet | ||
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| Address: | - | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | [1874] | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (8 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | For her son she returns two of the three vols Irving has lent. He keeps the Devonshire 4to of 1603. In some places she prefers the simpler first copy [1st 'bad' quarto?] She cites various passages. She has read Mr [Edward] Russell but does not understand his drift and criticises his views of other actors too. She saw Charles Kean who was unattractive. She has heard from Mrs Greville who will call soon. They will probably get on well having the same tastes. She had a very bad headache at the Lyceum and hardly knew what she said. Next day she goes with her husband and Maurice to St. Julian till Monday. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | 'My dear Hamlet'. Maurice was one of her sons. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/1/14) | ||
| Ref.No: | 2456 | ||
| Author: | Merivale, Herman Charles | ||
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| Address: | Paramé Saint Malo (Printed: Hotel de Paramé, Hotel de Russie, Paris) | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1895, Aug., 26 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (4 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Good wishes to Irving and Ellen Terry for the forthcoming American tour. He is trying to enjoy rest and sea air, but the heat is almost too great. He stayed in Paris in his sister's flat and visited all the Robespierre haunts till they became suspected persons. He comments on French acting and an article on Irving in the '[Revue des] Deux Mondes'. A pity they couldn't take Toole with them as the sea air would do him good. He knows Irving does not like his letters. Sad that they haven't met. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | |||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/31) | ||
| Ref.No: | 2459 | ||
| Author: | Merivale, Herman Charles | ||
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| Address: | Uplands, Feltham, Mddx | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1900, July, 13 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (4 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Does Irving remember a play acted by Lemâitre '30 ans ou La Vie d'un Joueur'? He was the greatest melodramatic player in the world. The play has been translated several times. Merivale wrote a version for Arthur Bourchier but he didn't produce it. Merivale has now lightened it and put in a great deal of the gambler's natural cruelty. Walter Pollck did a version called 'The Tables' which Irving rejected as too short. Merivale would present it as a big play - shall he read it to Irving? | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | 'Thirty Years of a Gambler's Life' was also recommended to Irving as 'The Hut of the Red Mountains'. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/31) | ||
| Ref.No: | 2460 | ||
| Author: | Merivale, Herman Charles | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | Uplands, Feltham, Middx | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1900, July, 17 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He sends Irving 'The Gambler'. Fechter played a version called 'Rouge et Noir' which was an utter fiasco. Lemâitre's parts never suited Fechter who was a superb romantic actor, therefore his Hamlet was immensely attractive. He made his first acquaintance with Laurence Irving the previous night at dinner at Mrs Patrick Campbell's. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | |||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/31) | ||
| Ref.No: | 2462 | ||
| Author: | Merivale, Herman Charles | ||
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| Address: | Uplands, Feltham, Mddx | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1900, Nov., 3 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (4 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He attacks a book by Marie Corelli violently, outraged at its attack on Catholicism and the stage. Unlike Irving Merivale does not believe in leaving everything to the discretion of the Public. He also fiercely attacks a play called 'Zaza'. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Marie Corelli's book was probably 'The Master Christian'; 'Zaza' was by David Belasco. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/31) | ||
| Ref.No: | 2463 | ||
| Author: | Merivale, Herman Charles | ||
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| Address: | Uplands, Feltham, Mddx | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1900, Dec., 10 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (4 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He asks Irving to read his paper in that week's 'The World' on Sir Theodore Martin's Life of his wife (Helen Faucit). It contains references to Irving and especial praise of his greatest triumphs 'Macbeth' & 'King Lear'. Irving should see 'Herod' - Merivale thinks it the finest English play of his time. He does not know Stephen Phillips but wishes that Irving had. Beerbohm Tree has done it marvellously well, but, of course, it won't pay. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | |||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/31) | ||
| Ref.No: | 2464 | ||
| Author: | Merivale, Herman Charles | ||
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| Address: | Uplands, Feltham, Mddx | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1901, April, 17 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (4 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He asks for a box for Irving's first matinée of 'Coriolanus'. He fears Irving may have shortened the play too much. He is told that Irving's physical means do not suit the part, but why does everyone associate Coriolanus with a George Rignold or a Buffalo Bill. He was probably a very small man. Merivale is working hard through necessity - he lists an adaptation written in six days for Mrs Langtry, two book talks, a poem, essay, short story, etc. and he has bronchitis and influenza. Such is life at 62. Will Irving give his love to Ellen Terry and her sister - he thinks so much about Ellen Terry. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Addressed to "Dear old Henry". | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/31) | ||
| Ref.No: | 2465 | ||
| Author: | Merivale, Herman Charles | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | Uplands, Feltham, Mddx | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1901, April, 20 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (4 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He is very ill so off to France with his wife for a fortnight after seeing the Langtry play launched on Monday. He comments on translating from French. How ignorant Britons are of Art. The play is like a French comedy by Seymour Hicks and Octave Feuillet. When they return they will come to 'Coriolanus'. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Lily Langtry produced 'The Royal Necklace', from the French, at the Imperial Theatre on 22/04/1901. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/31) | ||
| Ref.No: | 2466 | ||