| Author: |
Furniss, Harry
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1854-1925 artist, caricaturist |
| Address: |
23, St. Edmund's Terrace, Regent's Park, N.W. |
| Recipient: |
Irving, Sir Henry
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(John Henry Brodribb), 1838-1905 |
| Address: |
- |
| Date: |
1894, April, 12 |
| Document Type: |
Letter (1 p.) |
| Content Summary: |
It will give him great pleasure to 'support' Irving on Thursday, May 31st.
(With a wonderful drawing of a small, fattish Furniss trying to prop up a tall, sloping Irving.) |
| Published: |
- |
| Notes: |
The dinner of the Royal General Theatrical Fund. |
| Document Holder: |
THM (Reference: THM/37/7/24) |
| Ref.No: |
1621 |
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| Author: |
Irving, Sir Henry
>>
(John Henry Brodribb),
1838-1905 |
| Address: |
Lyceum Theatre |
| Recipient: |
Not known
>>
|
| Address: |
- |
| Date: |
1894, April, 12 |
| Document Type: |
Letter (2 p.) |
| Content Summary: |
He has accepted the invitation of the Directors of the Royal General Theatrical Fund to be chairman at the 49th Annual Dinner at the Hotel Metropole on Thursday 31st May and asks for his correspondent's presence and support as steward. |
| Published: |
- |
| Notes: |
Addressed "Dear Sir", and in this case probably to Percy Fitzgerald. This is the first version in Irving's own hand, but probably a facsimile. A similar undated version in Irving's hand also exists in facsimile. For two later versions written by a clerk see Letters 4869 & 6119. |
| Document Holder: |
GAR (Reference: Fitzgerald Collection, Vol.17, p.75.) |
| Ref.No: |
8575 |
|
|
| Author: |
Irving, Sir Henry
>>
(John Henry Brodribb),
1838-1905 |
| Address: |
- |
| Recipient: |
Warton, J.W.
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|
| Address: |
- |
| Date: |
1894, April, 13 |
| Document Type: |
Letter |
| Content Summary: |
He declines an invitation to join a committee. |
| Published: |
- |
| Notes: |
Written by Louis Austin. |
| Document Holder: |
RRL (Reference: Miscellaneous Letters) |
| Ref.No: |
5612 |
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|
| Author: |
Irving, Sir Henry
>>
(John Henry Brodribb),
1838-1905 |
| Address: |
Lyceum Theatre |
| Recipient: |
Scott, Clement William
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1841-1904 critic, journalist |
| Address: |
- |
| Date: |
1894, April, 13 |
| Document Type: |
Letter (2 p.) |
| Content Summary: |
He has accepted the invitation of the Director of the Royal General Theatrical Fund to take the chair at the Forty Ninth Annual Dinner at the Hotel Metropole on Thursday May 31st and asks for Scott's presence and support as Steward. |
| Published: |
- |
| Notes: |
Written by a secretary and signed by Irving. With a note by Scott: "I shall be delighted to be a Steward. C.S." |
| Document Holder: |
HUL |
| Ref.No: |
4869 |
|
|
| Author: |
Grossmith, (Walter) Weedon
>>
1852-1919 actor, singer, writer, artist |
| Address: |
Terry's Theatre |
| Recipient: |
Irving, Sir Henry
>>
(John Henry Brodribb), 1838-1905 |
| Address: |
- |
| Date: |
[1894?], April, 14 |
| Document Type: |
Letter (1 p.) |
| Content Summary: |
He wishes Irving all the success he deserves. |
| Published: |
- |
| Notes: |
Grossmith's letter is addressed to "My dear Guv" and signed as "The New Boy" with a drawing of himself in his current part in that play. On 14th April Irving opened his 18th season at the Lyceum on his return from America. |
| Document Holder: |
THM (Reference: THM/37/7/25) |
| Ref.No: |
2061 |
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