| Author: | Irving, Henry | ||
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| Address: | 14, Vine Place, Burrough Road, Sunderland | ||
| Recipient: | Ford, Charles Richard | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1856, Nov. 24 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (8 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Ford's patience must be exhausted in having no reply to his interesting letters. Answers imagined questions about how Irving likes the actor's life. Includes plus factors - no governor to stop your mouth, no restraint on laughs and jokes, no petty subjection. Actors work for a prize free for all. Macready, Phelps and Kean were novices once. Analyses in detail his idea of actors in general. Their one great fault - jealousy. Leading ladies are superior to average standard of their sex but minor ones inferior. Describes Sunderland Green Room where they gossip by a roaring fire. Saw advert for an Elocutionary class; how does Ford's class go on? Irving does everything in bachelor style and enjoys himself alone. Ford has asked him if Miss Glyn is pretty; he describes her in detail. Nothing is so annoying as a pretty face without expression ; like a wax strawberry. Has read George's sermons... Thanks Ford for specimen of Routledge's Shakespeare. Irving may take it because of costume illustration. He spends 4d a week on 'The Era' and 'The National Magazine' with good portrait of Dickens. Was surprised to see Fanny Stirling was performing... | ||
| Published: | L. Irving, p.74-75. | ||
| Notes: | George is probably Henry George the American sociologist. L. Irving does not reproduce all the letter; there is a part negative photograph in THM/37/7/6. Another copy is in the Brereton Scrapbook at HTC. A digital image of a typewritten transcript of this letter is at http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/col/phl bearing a note by Edward Gordon Craig that it was given him in 1948 by Laurence Irving, and with a note by the latter that he was using it in full in his biography. | ||
| Document Holder: | HLC (Reference: Box 7, Folder 22 ) | ||
| Ref.No: | 4980 | ||
| Author: | Sardou, Victorien | ||
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| Address: | - | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1901, April, 12 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (3 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He asks Irving to support the benefit of Marie-Laurent. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | In French. Marie Thérèse Desirée Alliouze-Luguet, called Marie Laurent, 1825-1904. See Letter 4144. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/1) | ||
| Ref.No: | 4143 | ||
| Author: | Sardou, Victorien | ||
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| Address: | Garrick Club WC. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | [1901], April, 14 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (5 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | In flattering style he asks Irving to perform in Paris for the benefit of Mme Marie-Laurent their senior actress. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | This is probably an English translation, by another, of Sardou's letter dated 12th April (Letter 4143). Marie Thérèse Desirée Alliouze-Luguet, called Marie Laurent, 1825-1904. Elsewhere Comyns Carr is said to translate letters sent from Sardou's associates. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/9) | ||
| Ref.No: | 4144 | ||
| Author: | Wyndham, Charles | ||
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| Address: | Burlington House, Folkestone | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | [1901], Jan., 30 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (3 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Travelling the last Sunday before his cold was cured has made him ill. He has been housebound and dare not risk coming to support Irving the next day particularly(?) as a temporary invalid. If Irving is going to refer to their conversation that Saturday he reports he gave Irving's message to the meeting and his proposal was naturally adopted. In the name of his colleagues he confirmed this to Bram Stoker. He will hope to see Stoker after [he reaches?] town for any further details. If not he will worry both Irving & Stoker if they desire to benefit from Irving's past experince in the matter, which he will deal with as soon as he returns to London. Good wishes for a prosperous tour. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Irving's tour began on 4th February. The subject of the meeting has not been positively identified, but may relate to the Address to Edward VII on his accession. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/1/41) | ||
| Ref.No: | 4151 | ||
| Author: | Sullivan, Arthur Seymour | ||
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| Address: | 1, Queen's Mansions, Victoria Street, SW | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | [Glasgow] | ||
| Date: | 1898, Oct., 2 [22?] | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (3 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Grieved Irving is still on sick bed. The weather is bad in London; it must be 50% worse in Glasgow. Could someone send a postcard or telegram when Irving is beginning to mend? Sullivan has been to no theatres for some time but what a curious epidemic of 'Musketeers' has broken out in London. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | |||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/39) | ||
| Ref.No: | 4180 | ||
| Author: | Irving, Henry | ||
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| Address: | 15A Grafton Street, Bond Street, W | ||
| Recipient: | Bancroft, Squire | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1880, May, 14 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter | ||
| Content Summary: | Warm birthday wishes. He is engaged for supper but he will get away in time for one cigar. No more because the next day is busy for both of them. (Postscript:) He thinks the pocket book is very pretty. | ||
| Published: | Mr. & Mrs.Bancroft... (7th ed. 1889), p.304-05. | ||
| Notes: | |||
| Document Holder: | Pd | ||
| Ref.No: | 4186 | ||
| Author: | Irving, Henry | ||
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| Address: | 17, Stratton Street, Piccadilly, W.1. | ||
| Recipient: | Vanbrugh, Irene | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1902, Dec., 22 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter | ||
| Content Summary: | He regrets he cannot accept her invitation for that night as he has a somewhat late engagement. He is entirely delighted with 'Crichton' and her fascinating performance. With kindest greetings to her husband. | ||
| Published: | I.Vanburgh, To tell my story, p.191. | ||
| Notes: | After 'The Admirable Crichton' by J.M. Barrie in which she played opposite H.B. Irving. | ||
| Document Holder: | Pd | ||
| Ref.No: | 4189 | ||
| Author: | Sullivan, Arthur Seymour | ||
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| Address: | 9, Albert Mansions, SW | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | [1881], [Feb.?] Sunday | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (3 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Asks that Irving will agree to be examined upon his affadavit in Sullivan's case against the Comedy Opera Company. If he refuses to be examined use cannot be made of his affidavit. Bancroft is willing to go if Irving will do the same. It will not be for long. Irving's name and testimony will be invaluable. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | The hearing of the case against the Comedy Opera Company began on 10th March, and was won without witnesses being called. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/39) | ||
| Ref.No: | 4193 | ||
| Author: | Irving, Henry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | 15A, Grafton Street, Bond Street, W. | ||
| Recipient: | Benson, Frank Robert (Francis Robert) | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1891, Sept.(?), 9 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | If he has the opportunity Irving is sure he will give Laurence [Irving] any chance that may arise to display any talent he may possess. Perhaps an understudy or something in a new cast. He hopes all is going well with Benson. | ||
| Published: | L. Irving, The Successors, p.164; Trewin, J, Benson... p.72 | ||
| Notes: | Laurence Irving joined Benson's touring company. Dated as September in both published versions, but Laurence had joined the company in August so it possibly dates from July but the writing is not clear.. | ||
| Document Holder: | MAM (Reference: MM-PA-THE) | ||
| Ref.No: | 4213 | ||
| Author: | Stannard, Henrietta Eliza Vaughan “John Strange Winter” | ||
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| Address: | 25, Nevern Square, Earl's Court, SW. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1890, May, 15 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (3 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Thanks for previous night which pleased her visitors, her old friend Mrs Lane and husband who chose it from all other entertainments. They had never seen 'The Bells' and were delighted. 'Faust' is her favourite but she liked Irving in 'The Bells' and thought that night he acted with particular intensity. Bram Stoker lent her Mr Coleman's book. She never told him a word and he did not ask but came and sat with her twice and explained his views. Horrid. She is enthusiastic about the theatre as Hannah Pritchard's blood flows in her veins. They are looking forward to 31st. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Hannah Pritchard (Garrick's leading lady) was her father's great-grandmother. The book may be John Coleman's 'The truth about The Dead Heart', 1890. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/39) | ||
| Ref.No: | 4201 | ||