| Author: | Sullivan, Arthur Seymour | ||
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| Address: | 1, Queen's Mansions, Victoria Street, S.W. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1885, March, 6 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (7 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He apologises for delaying his answer about 'Olivia' but he was too busy finishing his opera, which took all his time. He read 'Olivia' carefully and decided he could do the music in the piece but the overture and entractes involve much thought and labour, thrown away as the audience will not listen to them. He was at the first performance of 'As You Like It' at the St James with charming music by Alfred Cellier, where overture and entracte was utterly lost. Therefore he will write music for the stage action - the carol and any melodramatic music - (the trio is already done). If Irving keeps his decision to have all written by the same man Sullivan will help him find the right one. The terms will be "so much a night" to be determined by Irving. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | The opera is 'The Mikado' produced on 14th March . | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/1/25) | ||
| Ref.No: | 2993 | ||
| Author: | Sullivan, Arthur Seymour | ||
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| Address: | 1, Queen's Mansions, Victoria Street, S.W. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | [1888], Dec., 1 Saturday | ||
| Document Type: | Letter | ||
| Content Summary: | Just as he was getting into the work a violent cold meant he could not move his head and neck. He is just beginning but it will be another week before the parts for the two chorusses are ready for rehearsal. He enquires whether Irving objects to employing Sullivan's copyist who is the best in London and understands his score. He presumes Mr Ball will do the chorus rehearsals and will engage a pianist if necessary. He has composed the 4th Act but cannot do any rehearsals. Will Irving have the stage management post him the call every night for the following day. He hopes Loveday has engaged a good chorus of high voices - the Savoy could have helped. He is in despair about the last act. Irving's idea of a wild chant or war song is impossible in practice and he cannot see a solution. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Music for 'Macbeth'. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/39) | ||
| Ref.No: | 2996 | ||
| Author: | Truffier, Jules | ||
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| Address: | - | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1893, June, 15 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He is still under the power of Irving's performance the day before. He does not know how to express their admiration of the poetic way in which Irving has ennobled the melodrama far beyond the original. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | In French. Either 'The Bells' or 'The Lyons Mail'? | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/41) | ||
| Ref.No: | 3002 | ||
| Author: | Truffier, Jules | ||
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| Address: | 178 rue de Rivoli, Paris | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1894, May, 12 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (3 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | It will soon be the anniversary of their journey to London and he is reminded of Irving throwing open all the doors of the Lyceum. He sends Irving a small symbolic bronze as a slight token of his gratitude and appreciation of his talent. He has had the date 28th April engraved on his gift as it was on that day he read in the French papers of Irving's glorious return to England. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Now writing in English. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/41) | ||
| Ref.No: | 3003 | ||
| Author: | Guitry, Lucien Germain | ||
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| Address: | - | ||
| Recipient: | Stoker, Bram (Abraham) | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | [1897?] | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He thanks Stoker for his congratulations. He did his best but when one plays Hamlet one always feels one might have done better. If Stoker tells Mr Irving of Guitry's success ask him to accept respectful acknowledgements of Guitry's profound admiration. - Macbeth, Romeo, Shylock - He thanks Stoker for ... | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | In French and incomplete, addressed just "Monsieur". Placed by L. Irving in 1897 file, but it could date from any time from 1889. Guitry performed in London in 1894, 1895, 1897, 1898, etc. and may have been seen by Stoker in Paris. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/1/37) | ||
| Ref.No: | 3020 | ||
| Author: | Teller, Leopold | ||
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| Address: | Meiningen | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1881, [Aug.?], 4 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He writes of his visit to England and praises Irving as an artist ... | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | In German. He addresses Irving as "Meister". | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/40) | ||
| Ref.No: | 3021 | ||
| Author: | Terry, Edward O'Connor | ||
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| Address: | Terry's Theatre, Strand, London, W.C. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1899, April, 10 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Good wishes for that night. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | The first night of 'Robespierre' was not until 15th April. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/40) | ||
| Ref.No: | 3022 | ||
| Author: | Irving, Henry | ||
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| Address: | Provincial Tour, Autumn, 1904 (Possibly Dundee?) | ||
| Recipient: | Not known | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1904 | ||
| Document Type: | Misc.Document (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | "Edward Terry - Farewell dinner Savoy Hotel next Sunday -" | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Note in another hand: Chairman Duke of Glencorn. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/40) | ||
| Ref.No: | 3023 | ||
| Author: | Tisdall, Charles Edward | ||
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| Address: | 22, Herbert Place, Dublin | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1888, May, 1 Weather anything but May like | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He thanks Irving for his prompt reply to his queries about how some lines in 'Macbeth' might be read. He will adopt Irving's mode. He sends an anecdote about Lemaitre's 'Robert Macaire' of which he saw one of the early performances. The only other actor he saw in the part was James Browne in Dublin in the stock company managed by Calcraft. He sends the original cast of 'Don Cesar de Bazin'. He is looking out for Donelly's work on his Baconian theory and is having 'The Armagh Guardian' with an account of his 'Macbeth' readings with Locke's music sent to Irving. He repeated one at their Elocutionists' entertainment. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | |||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/1/28) | ||
| Ref.No: | 3064 | ||
| Author: | Irving, Henry | ||
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| Address: | Whitby | ||
| Recipient: | Terry, Ellen Alice | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | [1882], [Aug.], [12?] | ||
| Document Type: | Letter | ||
| Content Summary: | ... their love deepens. A letter has just come requesting a bespeak for a circus there. He has sent them something better, though will probably go, and to the quite large theatre too. He wishes they would play 'Much Ado'. He hopes she will feel better, but the long journey would upset anyone, including him. Love to Edie, Teddie & Boo. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Irving was to produce 'Much Ado About Nothing' in October. Edie & Teddy were Ellen Terry's children and Boo was her companion Mrs Rumball. The letter is unsigned but this is probably the end. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/384/6/5) | ||
| Ref.No: | 8205 | ||