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Author: Merivale, Herman Charles >>
Address: Garrick Club
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: [London]
Date: 1880, Feb., 12 
Document Type: Letter (2 p.)
Content Summary: When passing the Club will Irving add his name under John Bannister comedian in candidates' book. He is promising young actor, descended from Jack Bannister, who comes up on Saturday week.
Published: -
Notes: Jack Bannister, 1760-1836, was a comic actor, in part trained by Garrick. Ben Terry's address at 30 Cambridge Gardens, Notting Hill, is written on the verso of the letter.
Document Holder: LDS (Reference: BC MS 19c Stoker)
Ref.No: 5235    
Author: Tennyson, Lionel >>
Address: India Office
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: [London]
Date: [1880], Feb., 12 
Document Type: Letter (1 p.)
Content Summary: Glad he will be able to come on Saturday.
Published: -
Notes: See Letter 5371.
Document Holder: LDS (Reference: BC MS 19c Stoker)
Ref.No: 8296    
Author: Turner, Godfrey Wordsworth >>
Address: -
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: [London]
Date: [1880?], [Feb.?], [12?] Thursday
Document Type: Letter (1 p.)
Content Summary: Apologises for late reply to Irving's invitation for Saturday. He will be at the "festive board".
Published: -
Notes: Almost certainly the celebration of the 100th performance of 'The Merchant of Venice' on 14th February 1880.
Document Holder: LDS (Reference: BC MS 19c Stoker)
Ref.No: 8364    
Author: Wills, William Gorman >>
Address: -
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: -
Date: [1880?] 
Document Type: Letter (1 p.)
Content Summary: Thanks for cheque for £200 so promptly sent as an advance for 'Rienzi', making £300 received in all. He sends by hand two beautiful drawings by E.W. Godwin so that Irving may look at them.
Published: -
Notes: See Letter 4336.
Document Holder: THM (Reference: THM/37/1/25)
Ref.No: 4344    
Author: Byron, Henry James >>
Address: 1 Eccleston Square
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: -
Date: [1880], [Feb.], [14] 
Document Type: Letter (2 p.)
Content Summary: The fog has worsened Byron's cough (of 2 years' standing) and he will be unable to attend Irving's festive board, and sends regrets. (Pencil postscript) He has kept the letter till that night in hope of feeling well enough but suffers ceaselessly coughing.
Published: -
Notes: The dinner for the 100th performance of 'The Merchant of Venice' was held on 14th February at 11.30pm.
Document Holder: THM (Reference: THM/37/7/19)
Ref.No: 730    
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