| Author: | Calmour, Alfred Cecil | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | Lyceum Theatre | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1887, July, 18 | ||
| Document Type: | Misc.Document (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Calmour sells Irving all rights of every kind everywhere in his play 'The Amber Heart' for £250. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | The document witnessed by Bram Stoker. | ||
| Document Holder: | BTC (Reference: 2006/0078 (Box 2)) | ||
| Ref.No: | 8010 | ||
| Author: | Marshall, Frank (Francis Albert) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | 40 Lowndes Street, S.W. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | Lyceum Theatre, W.C. | ||
| Date: | 1879, [Jan.?] | ||
| Document Type: | Misc.Document (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He agrees to sell 4 act play 'Robert Emmett, or A noble rebel' for £400 on following conditions: 1) Sole rights worldwide to Irving for 5 years from date of first production. 2) Right of repurchasing after 5 years for another 5 for sum not exceeding £400. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | See Letter 2561 for a later agreement. The Lord Chamberlain objected to the play and Irving never produced it. | ||
| Document Holder: | BTC (Reference: 2006/0078 (Box 2)) | ||
| Ref.No: | 8012 | ||
| Author: | Traill, Henry Duff | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | 47, Gordon Square, WC | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1898, May, 25 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (3 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Thanks for Irving's kind letter. As he says they must hope for better luck the next time. Play-writing and play producing seem to be pure Monte Carlo, as Irving remarked the other day. He details negotiations with a German gentlemen who is offering 50% of his own percentages - Traill wants an alternative offer of a sum down. He asks Irving for a few minutes' conversation. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | After the failure of 'The Medicine Man'. | ||
| Document Holder: | BTC (Reference: 2006/0078 (Box 2)) | ||
| Ref.No: | 2942 | ||
| Author: | Moore, Frank Frankfort | ||
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| Address: | Belfast News Letter, Belfast Weekly News, Belfast | ||
| Recipient: | Stoker, Bram (Abraham) | ||
| Address: | [London?] | ||
| Date: | 1880, Nov., 17 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He wants to hear about his comedietta. If it suits them, except for the satire on the Chaucer Society, he could alter it to any literary society. He likes the dialogue and would like another play performed at the Lyceum where 'A March Hare Hunt' went well for 80 nights. His skill has progressed with dramatic art. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | 'A March Hare Hunt' was played at the Lyceum in 1877. The new play was 'A Lover's Tale'. | ||
| Document Holder: | BTC (Reference: 2006/0078 (Box 2)) | ||
| Ref.No: | 8013 | ||
| Author: | Moore, Frank Frankfort | ||
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| Address: | Belfast News Letter, Belfast Weekly News, Belfast | ||
| Recipient: | Stoker, Bram (Abraham) | ||
| Address: | [London?] | ||
| Date: | 1881, Jan., 25 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Please give a minute to his play. He is glad to hear of success of 'The Cup' which he hopes to see the next week. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | 'A Lover's Tale'. | ||
| Document Holder: | BTC (Reference: 2006/0078 (Box 2)) | ||
| Ref.No: | 8014 | ||
| Author: | Moore, Frank Frankfort | ||
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| Address: | Newsletter Office, Belfast | ||
| Recipient: | Stoker, Bram (Abraham) | ||
| Address: | [London?] | ||
| Date: | 1881, Feb., 11 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (4 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Sorry to go on about his comedy but he has been unfortunate since the beginning of the year and seeks money. He proposes £20 for the London rights of his play without conditions for performance. Explain to the authorities [i.e. Irving]. He asks for help. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | 'A Lover's Tale'. | ||
| Document Holder: | BTC (Reference: 2006/0078 (Box 2)) | ||
| Ref.No: | 8015 | ||
| Author: | Moore, Frank Frankfort | ||
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| Address: | Royal Lyceum Theatre, Strand [From Belfast] | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | [London] | ||
| Date: | 1881, Feb., 19 | ||
| Document Type: | Misc.Document (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Receipt for £20 for the entire rights of 'A Lover's Tale'. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Also signed over a stamp. Enclosed in Letter 8017 from Belfast. | ||
| Document Holder: | BTC (Reference: 2006/0078 (Box 2)) | ||
| Ref.No: | 8016 | ||
| Author: | Moore, Frank Frankfort | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | Belfast News Letter, Belfast Weekly News, Belfast | ||
| Recipient: | Stoker, Bram (Abraham) | ||
| Address: | Royal Lyceum Theatre | ||
| Date: | 1881, Feb., 19 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He received the cheque and thanks Stoker and Irving. He understands the terms which are on his side. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | 'A Lover's Tale' was not performed in London and is not listed by Nicoll. | ||
| Document Holder: | BTC (Reference: 2006/0078 (Box 2)) | ||
| Ref.No: | 8017 | ||
| Author: | Irving, Henry | ||
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| Address: | Royal Lyceum Theatre, Strand (crossed out) | ||
| Recipient: | Logie, Mary Maria | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1881 [1891], April, 27 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (3 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He was going to write on another matter, and not 'The Corsican Brothers' which was not of current interest. Thanks for her note about the fees, for he had mistakenly thought his agreement of £40 with Mrs Kean 12 years before allowed him to play the piece whenever he wished. He will gladly buy rights again for £40 but as he can only give the play for a few weeks he would like to include the next revival, with a future right to renew for the same sum. 'The Corsican Brothers' requires special production and conditions and can be seldom put on, nor regarded as regular repertoire. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | A copy. Previous correspondence about rights with Cosmo Gordon Logie was in 1881. | ||
| Document Holder: | BTC (Reference: 2006/0078 (Box 2)) | ||
| Ref.No: | 8018 | ||
| Author: | Stoker, Bram (Abraham) | ||
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| Address: | Lyceum Theatre | ||
| Recipient: | Logie, Mary Maria | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1891, May, 1 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Mr Irving asks whether his letter of 27th [of April] reached her, as he fears it has miscarried. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | About renewing rights in 'The Corsican Brothers'. | ||
| Document Holder: | BTC (Reference: 2006/0078 (Box 2)) | ||
| Ref.No: | 8019 | ||