| Author: | Du Maurier, George Louis Palmella Busson | ||
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| Address: | New Grove House, Hampstead | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1891, May, 27 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Apologies for non-attendance at the Actors' Benevolent Fund dinner on 24th June - with regrets. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | |||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/31) | ||
| Ref.No: | 1056 | ||
| Author: | Benedict, Julius | ||
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| Address: | 2 Manchester Square, W., London | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1881, June, 3 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (3 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Can Irving give reading at 49th Annual Concert on 29 June despite appearing as Hamlet. Begins at 2 pm. Anything from Milton, Shelley, Byron, Tennyson etc. Benedict will compose a subdued melodramatic accompaniment for the occasion if Irving agrees. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | |||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/16) | ||
| Ref.No: | 1070 | ||
| Author: | Benedict, Julius | ||
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| Address: | 2 Manchester Square, W., London | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1882, June, 6 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (3 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Will Irving read at Benedict's Benefit Concert on Wed. July 5 at St. James' Hall? Could it be with musical accompaniment again? Or a soliloquy. Begins at 2.30 over by 5 o'clock. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | |||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/16) | ||
| Ref.No: | 1073 | ||
| Author: | Edward VII | ||
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| Address: | Royal College of Music, Kensington Gore, London, SW | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1890, Oct., 24 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He hopes Irving will be able to act as Examiner in 1891 as in previous years. Time is between 18th and 25th of the next March. If Irving can do this Charles Morley, the Secretary and Lord Charles Bruce will as before co-operate with the Examiners in making arrangements. | ||
| Published: | L. Irving, p.407. | ||
| Notes: | Written by a secretary and signed 'Albert Edward P'. Irving failed to decipher the signature (as did a later cataloguer) and noted this on the letter. The Prince of Wales founded the Royal College of Music in 1882 and was President of the Governing Council. The Director until 1894 was Sir George Grove. See also Letters from Grove correcting Irving's error and a slightly incorrect account by Stoker, p.112-13, repeated by Laurence Irving, p.407. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/32) | ||
| Ref.No: | 1117 | ||
| Author: | Elwood, Arthur | ||
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| Address: | Lyceum Theatre | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1881, Feb., 18 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (4 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Elwood attempts to exonerate himself from charges of caprice and disobliging motives levelled at those who refused to play for the Royal General Theatrical Fund Benefit. Only when Loveday said it did not matter did he refuse. He had hoped for the part of Gratiano as he had been understudy and thought Irving would have given it to him except for (Frank) Cooper's prior claim. He demands immediate interview about his company position. He would regret leaving in a period of uncertain prospects. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | |||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/23) | ||
| Ref.No: | 1188 | ||
| Author: | Blewitt, Octavian | ||
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| Address: | Royal Literary Fund, 10, John Street, Adelphi, W.C., London (Embossed old address: 1 Adelphi Terrace.) | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1873, June, 13 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (4 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He sends receipts for payments made by Irving on Wednesday. He inquires what to do about discrepancies between the promised and actual donations of: E. Aveling, J[ames] Archer, Anderson Critchett, and Charles Stevens. The promised donation of J. B. Monckton could be collected. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | From the dinner for the Royal Literary Fund. See Letters 3741, 4940. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/17) | ||
| Ref.No: | 1206 | ||
| Author: | Emmott, W.J. | ||
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| Address: | Emmott & Co. Newspaper Proprietors, Printers & Publishers, New Bridge Street, Strangeways, Manchester | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1891, May, 12 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (4 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Is Irving taking any further action about 'The Era'? Emmott would like to establish new illustrated weekly for the acting profession. A guinea a year to the Actors' Benevolent Fund would entitle the subscriber to a weekly copy by post; any further profits to the Fund. Irving could announce the scheme at the ABF Annual Dinner in June. Emmott has 20 years' experience and is taking a house in London. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | ABF is the Actors' Benevolent Fund. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/23) | ||
| Ref.No: | 1214 | ||
| Author: | Bernhardt, Sarah Henriette Rosine | ||
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| Address: | Savoy Hotel, Victoria Embankment, London | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | [1897?] | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | She and Madame Réjane are giving a reception for the French Hospital. She hopes Irving and Ellen Terry will join them. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Bernhardt and Réjane were in London simultaneously in 1894, 1895 and 1897. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/16) | ||
| Ref.No: | 1292 | ||
| Author: | Ewart, Henry Peter | ||
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| Address: | Cavalry Barracks, Windsor | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | [1886?], [Oct.?] Saturday | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (4 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Sends thanks to Irving. The men are to have a dinner in honour of the Prince of Wales on his birthday. Irving has put aside 100 tickets for each night beginning the 10th. Will he send 25 tickets to each of the following - Adjutant, 2nd Life Guards, Windsor; Adjutant 1st Life Guards, Hyde Park Barracks; Adjutant, Royal Horse Guards, Regent’s Park Barracks. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | The Prince of Wales was born on 9th November 1841. Also enclosed is a letter from Ewart to Tyrrwhit (Wilson?) in appreciation of Irving's kindness. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/23) | ||
| Ref.No: | 1295 | ||
| Author: | Gilbert, William Schwenck | ||
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| Address: | 24, The Boltons, South Kensington | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1879, July, 8 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He cannot get to Irving so sends the [John Maddison Morton] Memorial. Will he please return it as soon as possible. He encloses an envelope because of its size. Will Irving also get Walter Lacy's signature. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | |||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/25) | ||
| Ref.No: | 1318 | ||