| Author: | Irving, Henry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | Lyceum Theatre | ||
| Recipient: | Hicks, Edward Seymour George | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1892, Oct., 13 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Excuse the delay in answering - he has been very busy. He returns 'Uncle Silas' which he has read with interest. He does not think the play well adapted - it is not suitable for the stage - but Hicks and Laurence [Irving] have done their work very well. He will look forward to any other venture by the author of the 'Sub'(?). Good wishes. | ||
| Published: | L. Irving, The Successors, p.178-79. | ||
| Notes: | Laurence Irving was the author with Hicks of the dramatisation, which received one performance on 13th February 1893 and was later taken on tour. 'Sub' may refer to Hicks' play 'The New Sub' performed at the Court Theatre on 27/4/1892. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/39/4/1) | ||
| Ref.No: | 4214 | ||
| Author: | Irving, Henry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | [Edinburgh] Lyceum Theatre not crossed through | ||
| Recipient: | Stoker, Bram (Abraham) | ||
| Address: | Mrs Hunter's, 118 Princes St [Edinburgh] | ||
| Date: | [1891], [Nov.], [12] | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Let him have Tom Thorne's address. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Hand delivered envelope marked: Immediate, and dated by Stoker. | ||
| Document Holder: | SCL (Reference: RL2/6/157) | ||
| Ref.No: | 6271 | ||
| Author: | Irving, Henry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | Lyceum Theatre | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Laurence Sidney Brodribb | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1892, July, 12 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (3 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Bravo! You two dramatic authors have got on splendidly. The dialogue is splendid and promising. He wants to see the whole play. Damn is passé so introduce more genteel swearing - but that is a trifle. It has been a pleasure to read the act and tell young [Seymour] Hicks so with good wishes. The interaction at the end is very good indeed. | ||
| Published: | L. Irving, The Successors, p.178. | ||
| Notes: | Comments on the first act of the dramatisation of 'Uncle Silas' by Laurence Irving and Seymour Hicks. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/39/4/1) | ||
| Ref.No: | 4217 | ||
| Author: | Sutherland, Mary Caroline Sutherland-Leveson-Gower | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | 45, Belgrave Square | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1896, Oct., 17 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (3 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Recommends as an actress a Miss Fitzroy who has acted in Australia and a little in London. Her address is 69, Curzon Street. The present piece [Cymbeline] is beautiful but not enough of Irving. Miss Terry is charming and looks 25. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | This might be either Emily S. or Faith Fitzroy. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/39) | ||
| Ref.No: | 4224 | ||
| Author: | Irving, Henry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | - | ||
| Recipient: | Stuart, Otho | ||
| Address: | [Adelphi Theatre] | ||
| Date: | 1905, April, 4 | ||
| Document Type: | Telegram | ||
| Content Summary: | Victory & success - his heart is with them - especially commend him to his dear Hamlet. | ||
| Published: | L. Irving, The Precarious Crust, p.91. | ||
| Notes: | H.B.Irving played Hamlet under Stuart's management at the Adelphi Theatre, opening on 4th April. | ||
| Document Holder: | Pd | ||
| Ref.No: | 4225 | ||
| Author: | Irving, Henry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | Lyceum (written) | ||
| Recipient: | Not known | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1895, March, 21 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (3 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | He is sorry his letter was overlooked, but is sure his correspondent could speak to the local opponent. He cannot understand how people utterly reject the theatre, which has inspired the greatest English literature. Over indulgence may be harmful, but the essence of education lies in a moderate approach to life. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Written by Bram Stoker and signed by Irving. | ||
| Document Holder: | P | ||
| Ref.No: | 8803 | ||
| Author: | Walters, Robert | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | Garrick Club (Ware Priory, Herts crossed through) | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1886, March, 28 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (3 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Mr Murphy, a broker in Chelsea informs him that he has sold Irving Clint's scene from 'New Way to Pay Old Debts'. The picture cannot be in better hands. Walters saw it the week before and was satisfied it was genuine. He has researched its history and theatrical history. Murphy's reasonable terms of 200 guineas frightened him. Clint was not a great master but he understood grouping and has preserved forgotten players. Walters sends Irving a memorandum. He was considering the painting with a view to the Garrick and on Friday at the Club had asked Power to put him in touch with the Nugent family. (Postscript:) 'The Clandestine Marriage' in the Card Room was bought from a dealer for £21! | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Irving gave the painting to the Garrick Club in 1889; see also letters from Lewis Wingfield. 200 guineas is £210. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/42) | ||
| Ref.No: | 4253 | ||
| Author: | Walters, Robert | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | Garrick Club, W.C. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1889, March, 2 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (3 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Irving's generous present will have proper acknowledgement from the Committee that evening - he will receive it that night. It is a noble gift, offered in the kindest spirit, and accepted by the Club with enthusiasm. They should be careful where to place it for it must have an honorable place. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | This is Clint's scene with Edmund Kean from 'A New Way to Pay Old Debts'. Lewis Wingfield indicates that Irving had proposed the painting should hang over the mantelpiece in the Smoking Room but that the Committee thought a place on the stairs would be safer and more suitable. See Letter 4253. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/42) | ||
| Ref.No: | 4254 | ||
| Author: | Irving, Henry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | Provincial Tour, 1902 - Nottingham Theatre Royal | ||
| Recipient: | Sutton, R.C. | ||
| Address: | Bromley House, Nottingham | ||
| Date: | 1902, Oct., 9 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (1 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | Thanks Sutton for very kind letter with the offer of the bills of the Princess's Theatre. He already has a great many himself but he will give the letter to Miss Terry the next day. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | Signed by Irving but in Stoker's hand. There is a similar letter from Ellen Terry at Theatre Museum RP 78/1381. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/14/9/8(3)) | ||
| Ref.No: | 4255 | ||
| Author: | Vezin, Hermann | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address: | 10, Lancaster Place, Strand, WC. | ||
| Recipient: | Irving, Henry | ||
| Address: | - | ||
| Date: | 1880, Sept., 17 | ||
| Document Type: | Letter (2 p.) | ||
| Content Summary: | If Vezin could describe the mental agony he and M. Westwood have suffered all week through the false position in which they have unfortunately been placed Irving would understand the relief they felt on receiving his cheque. He will never forget Irving's kindness and will repay him as promptly as possible. | ||
| Published: | - | ||
| Notes: | The incident is so far unidentified. | ||
| Document Holder: | THM (Reference: THM/37/7/42) | ||
| Ref.No: | 4263 | ||