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Author: Ware, James Redding >>
Address: 50a, Lincoln's Inn Fields
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: [London]
Date: 1894, Sept.,19 
Document Type: Letter (3 p.)
Content Summary: Detailed list of suggestions for Irving to consider for coming production of 'Madame Sans-Gêne'. Advises that Irving look at the Imperial rooms in Compiegne for ideas re the furniture etc in the last act. The slang and 'folk talk' in first act will be better understood by reading Larchey's 'L'Argot' and then H.Sampson's English Slang Dictionary. There is a new book coming out on 'Nap[oleon]'. Will buy it at Mudie's and make notes from it for Irving.
Published: -
Notes: 'Madame Sans-Gêne' opened eventually on 10th April 1897.
Document Holder: SCL (Reference: RL2/7/66)
Ref.No: 6594    
Author: Gabbitas, Peter >>
Address: [Clifton, Bristol?]
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: -
Date: 1894, Sept. 
Document Type: Misc.Document (1 p.)
Content Summary: An "Incentive Acrostic to Mr Henry Irving". A 14 line poem, lines beginning with those initials. (Postscript:) Bedridden for 2 years and cannot see - what he wants The Poets Tree.
Published: -
Notes:
Document Holder: SCL (Reference: RL2/6/412)
Ref.No: 6672    
Author: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: Lyceum Theatre
Recipient: Terry, Dame Ellen Alice >>
Address: -
Date: [1894?], [Sept.?] 
Document Type: Letter (3 p.)
Content Summary: He has telegraphed Loveday that there should be no rehearsals unless she is free for the day. He does not want to interfere with her work which is hard enough as it is. The evening performances have priority. Miss Milton's absence is unfortunate but the mishap the previous night might have been more unfortunate. A distressing business for poor Marion. Even with understudies or substitutes if Ellen Terry strains her voice she may lose it. Try not to worry. He wishes he could help her in any way and will make his programmes as light as possible.
Published: -
Notes: Signed HI. Maud Milton joined the Lyceum in late 1892. Marion Terry is recorded as replacing her sister in 1884, 1888 (on tour), and 1894. This also might possibly refer to W. Marion, a member of the Lyceum Company and relate to Ellen Terry's performances for both Tree and Irving in 1902. 'King Arthur' was already in rehearsal in September 1894 when Marion Terry played in 'Becket' in Bristol.
Document Holder: THM (Reference: THM/384/6/4)
Ref.No: 8470    
Author: Waller, Lewis (William Waller Lewis) >>
Address: Prince of Wales's Theatre, Birmingham (The Walsingham House, Piccadilly, W crossed through)
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: [Bristol?]
Date: [1894], Sept., 20 
Document Type: Letter (2 p.)
Content Summary: He is there for 4th week, and as Irving is to arrive on Sunday, he asks for a few minutes' conversation. They go to Liverpool but not until evening or late afternoon, so could meet at the station or he could call at Irving's hotel.
Published: -
Notes: Note: See me 3 4 pm 21/9/94 - but not came about (?) Waller wrote to Bram Stoker on 22nd September thanking him for a letter dated 21st and saying he would not bother them the next day as a few words to Irving (Letter 5408) would do as well.
Document Holder: LDS (Reference: BC MS 19c Stoker)
Ref.No: 5407    
Author: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: Clifton Down Hotel, Clifton, near Bristol
Recipient: Not known >>
Address: -
Date: 1894, Sept., [21?] 
Document Type: Misc.Document (1 p.)
Content Summary: Mr James Macready Chute From Henry Irving 22 September 1894; Jacobi: Scent bottle 29th September 1894 From Henry Irving.
Published: -
Notes: Instructions, probably to Bram Stoker, perhaps for inscriptions or engravings on presents. Irving gave the first performance of 'Waterloo' in Bristol, where Chute was theatre manager, on 21st September. Georg Jacobi composed the music for 'The Dead Heart'.
Document Holder: SCL (Reference: RL2/13/25)
Ref.No: 7493    
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