| Author: | Roughton, S.H. | ||
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| Address: | West House, Campden Hill Road ,W. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1887, June, 7 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Coming, with pleasure, to dinner at Lyceum on 26th inst. How much he enjoyed Irving's article in 'The Nineteenth Century' that month in reply to Coquelin's May article in 'Harpers'. Well expressed, calm and crushing. Glad Irving did it as it needed saying and he is the best person to do it. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | |||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/37) | ||
| Ref.No: | 4027 | ||
| Author: | Routledge, George | ||
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| Address: | 50, Russell Square, London, WC. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | [1883?] | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Asks Irving to dine with him the next week as he promised last year they would take a friendly dinner together. Irving can choose an early time and send an early answer. Routledge and his family go to Italy early the next month and afterwards to Cumberland until November. He has been to America three times and can possibly give Irving useful information. He saw James Wallack perform Bendick [sic] on 24th April, 1854 in New York. P.S. He will get both his sons to meet Irving. | ||
| Published: | |||
| Notes: | Probably before the first American tour whilst Irving was playing Benedick in 'Much Ado'. Routledge signs himself 'One of your oldest admirers'. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/37) | ||
| Ref.No: | 4030 | ||
| Author: | Floyd, William Rudolph | ||
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| Address: | Wallack's [Theatre, New York] | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1880, Jan., 19 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (3 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | When he met Irving in London the previous July he expressed the hope of visiting America sometime, and in a brief conversation with Mr Harry Loveday Floyd suggested Irving might run over at the end of his present season for eight or ten weeks. In view of this Lester Wallack asks Floyd to write to say he would like to arrange a special arrangement at that theatre in the early autumn before the Lyceum season. Four, six or eight weeks depending on Irving's London arrangements. Is this practicable and what does he think? Apart from his duty to Wallack's interests it would be a personal gratification to assist in introducing a man he admires and respects to the American public. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Writing on behalf of Lester Wallack. In the same file there is a copy of a long letter from L.Y. Jennings to Wallack dated 17th January 1880 suggesting an arrangement devised by James McHenry a railway magnate, by which Irving and Ellen Terry and the main Lyceum performers could appear for a short season in New York alone. The offer was declined. McHenry's address was then Oak Lodge, Addison Road, Kensington. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/1/20) | ||
| Ref.No: | 1503 | ||
| Author: | Wartegg, Ernst von Hesse- | ||
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| Address: | Villa Tritschen, Lucerne, Switzerland | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1895, May, 29 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (3 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He and his wife are so pleased. Congratulations. Irving will be unchanged. Surely Salvini, Blumenthal & Gôt don't want to compete with Irving in noble sentiments and generosity? He remembers his introduction to Irving 22 years before at a memorable 'Hamlet' performance. They will drink to him. Minnie sends love to Miss Terry to whom he sends remembrances also to dear Stoker. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | |||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/208/157) | ||
| Ref.No: | 4078 | ||
| Author: | Russell, William Howard | ||
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| Address: | Garrick Club, WC. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1894, March, 28 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (4 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | First line is a greeting in Irish [Gaelic]. It is Russell's 74th birthday and his wife who is waiting outside has ordered him not to stay and he cannot deliver her welcome in person. She cannot speak Irish so her words are not as richly sounding as his own. He has had a pleasant evening with Dick Sheridan and thinks Irving will be there later. He cannot stay celebrating but hopes to shake Irving's hand soon. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | 'Dick Sheridan' was a play by Robert Buchanan which opened at the Comedy Theatre on 3rd February, with H.B. Irving as Sheridan. It only ran until 30th March. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/37) | ||
| Ref.No: | 4063 | ||
| Author: | Stirling, Fanny | ||
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| Address: | 3, Duchess Street, Portland Place, W. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | [1890?] | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (3 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Will Irving do her the favour of adding an old album of hers to his collection? He may have known some of the contributors. Age is telling on the book as it is on her. The colour and ink has faded. He is not to write a letter of thanks - he is conferring the favour. She thanks him for all his kindness and liberality. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | |||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/39) | ||
| Ref.No: | 4083 | ||
| Author: | Stirling, Fanny | ||
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| Address: | 3, Duchess Street, Portland Place, W. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | [1890?] | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (3 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Glad Irving has kept her poor old book. It will save it from falling into the hands of those who never heard the name, even of those who had written it. After Irving's next success she hopes he can spare five minutes to shake hands. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | See Letter 4083. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/39) | ||
| Ref.No: | 4084 | ||
| Author: | Irving, Henry | ||
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| Address: | 15A, Grafton Street, Bond Street, W. [Manchester] | ||
| Recipient: | Stoker, Bram (Abraham) | ||
| Address: | 7 Stephens Green North, Dublin | ||
| Date: | [1878], [Oct.], [11] | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Jot down and send a few ideas for the Corporation. Is going splendidly - 'Hamlet' opened at £154. Great talk of old and new schools. With love. (Postscript:) 'Richelieu' previous night a great go. | ||
| Published: | P. Murray, From the shadow of Dracula, 2004, p.101, 286. | ||
| Notes: | Envelope postmarked Manchester OC 11 78. | ||
| Document Holder: | LDS (Reference: BC MS 19c Stoker) | ||
| Ref.No: | 5711 | ||
| Author: | Scott, Clement William | ||
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| Address: | 15 Woburn Square, W.C. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1894, Nov., 21 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He has received a letter from poor old Miss Le Thière, but thinks a benefit would be of no use. He proposes to give her a bit from the Neilson Fund which has plenty in hand - more should be given away. Did Irving read the play 'Izeyl the Buddhist' which was written for Sarah Bernhardt. What a part the Buddhist Prince for Irving and Izeyl for Ellen [Terry]. Do read it - it would make a little fortune. Scott has had the sweetest telegram from Sarah. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Roma Le Thière had acted with Irving early in his career and was in the Lyceum company until 1892. The Neilson Fund was bequeathed by Adelaide Neilson. Sarah Bernhardt acted 'Izeyl' in London in 1894 & 1895. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/38) | ||
| Ref.No: | 4129 | ||
| Author: | Irving, Henry | ||
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| Address: | Lyceum Theatre | ||
| Recipient: | Valentine, A.Henriques | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1893, Feb., 19 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter | ||
| Content Summary: | In reply to Henriques' request Irving says that Shylock forcibly illustrates the superiority of Shakespeare's humanity to Marlowe's. Barabbas is a typical fiend but Shylock is intensely human and appeals more at the present than he could have to Shakespeare's contemporaries, despite some recent lapse into intolerant hatred (happily not in England). | ||
| Published: | J. Richards, Sir Henry Irving, p.439. | ||
| Notes: | Preserved in a cutting from 'The Jewish World' in 1905, after Irving's death. | ||
| Document Holder: | GAR (Reference: Fitzgerald Collection, Vol.15, p.99.) | ||
| Ref.No: | 4139 | ||