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Author: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: -
Recipient: James, Eleanor Mary >>
Address: 10 Pelham Place, South Kensington
Date: 1874, July, 10(?) Friday
Document Type: Letter
Content Summary: He is happy to think of her; her friendship is a blessing. The compass is beautiful, like her taste and will lead him to her. He is very weary with rehearsing by day and acting by night but soon has three weeks' rest. Is it true that she has had a little visitor - a friend of Irving, to see her. She never said. He hopes she liked him - advise him.
Published: -
Notes: With envelope; transcript in THM/37/1/14. It is possible the visitor might have been the young H.B. Irving; equally it might be J.L. Toole.
Document Holder: THM (Reference: THM/37/7/45)
Ref.No: 1530    
Author: Toole, John Laurence >>
Address: Washington Hotel, Liverpool
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: -
Date: 1874, July, 12 Sunday morning
Document Type: Letter (3 p.)
Content Summary: Irving's handsome ring arrived that morning and he is delighted and proud as a peacock. He looked at it all through breakfast and the waiter must think he is rehearsing "Lissander" in 'The Wonder'. He will wear the ring as long as he lives. Will Irving send papers to Wallacks in New York until the end of September and they will be forwarded from there. He will be anxious to hear about 'Hamlet' which must be a "big go" for Irving. (Postcript:) Give his regards to all the Bateman family. He finishes there Wed. night & sails Thursday morning.
Published: -
Notes:
Document Holder: THM (Reference: THM/37/1/14)
Ref.No: 3291    
Author: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: Queen's Hotel, Penzance
Recipient: Harris, Sir Augustus Henry Glossop >>
Address: -
Date: 1874, July, 16 
Document Type: Letter
Content Summary: Harris kindly sent him an invitation which he has mislaid. He will be in town again the next Tuesday, if not, and it is not too late, would be delighted to meet him again.
Published: -
Notes: This may not be to Augustus Harris.
Document Holder: HTC (Reference: Portrait Prints Box 33)
Ref.No: 5010    
Author: Teck, Francis Paul Karl Ludwig Alexander >>
Address: Kensington Palace
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: -
Date: 1874, July, 24 
Document Type: Letter (2 p.)
Content Summary: The Duke thanks Irving for the loan of his star, which he is returning with the mantle.
Published: -
Notes: Presumably borrowed for a fancy dress ball.
Document Holder: THM (Reference: THM/37/7/40)
Ref.No: 4744    
Author: Sutherland, Anne Sutherland-Leveson-Gower >>
Address: Lilleshall (Newport, Shropshire added in ink)
Recipient: Irving, Sir Henry >>
Address: -
Date: [1874?], July, 31 
Document Type: Letter (8 p.)
Content Summary: Lady Sutherland asks for the name of the lovely air which is played in all the sad scenes of 'Charles I'. It runs in the ears and she longs to listen again. Praise for wonderful acting; counting days to seeing 'Hamlet'. Asks what Irving's dress will be. Black velvet? Hopes nothing too wide and flowing. She likes short cloaks rather than long ; excuse her impertinence. Only worry is that such intense acting will make Irving ill.
Published: -
Notes: The music seems to have been 'Golden Slumbers'; see Letter 4316. Irving's first Lyceum Hamlet was on 31st October 1874.
Document Holder: THM (Reference: THM/37/7/39)
Ref.No: 4210    
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