Pencil drawing of Henry Irving as Cardinal Wolsey by Martin-Harvey, head and shoulders in profile; authenticated by Martin-Harvey on the reverse in pencil and signed by him. [from file label]
Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905; Loveday, H. J. (Henry J.); Shakespearean actors and actresses; Letters
Ford asks Loveday for payment for 21 busts of Irving he has already supplied and mentions a Henry Irving statue he is working on. Possibly dated 1881 or 1882.
Writing on St. James Hotel stationery, Booth apologizes for his late reply and thanks Boughton for her praise of his work at the Princess's Theatre. He regrets that he is too busy with his engagement at the Lyceum to see her husband, George...
Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893; Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905; Letters; Lyceum Theatre (New York, N.Y.)
Edwin Booth writes of his visit to the invalid Sallie and his recent successful theatrical engagement at the Walnut. He hopes to act at the Lyceum Theatre in New York soon with Henry Irving. Written from Baltimore on Mount Vernon Hotel stationery.
Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750; Blake, William, 1757-1827; Choirs (Music); Church buildings; Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1772-1834; Death; Donne, John, 1572-1631; Gascoigne, Bamber; Hazlitt, William, 1778-1830; Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859; Hymns;...
Program contains details of a memorial service for the hundred year anniversary of Edmund Kean's death. The Society for Theatre Research presents the memorial service at the Richmond Parish Church and includes hymns, readings by Ben Kingsley, and...