Irving (Henry, 1838-1905). Shakespearean actor. Letter Signed, 'Henry Irving', 15a Grafton Street, Bond Street, W, 19 May 1885, to C.L. Davids, responding to an unspecified request, the letter in the hand of Irving's then secretary Bram Stoker, closed tear to blank area upper left, one page, 8vo, together with a second similar letter to an unspecified person, no place, 21 October 1896, sending felicitations, one page (neatly trimmed), oblong 8vo, plus an Autograph Letter Signed, 'Henry Irving', 15a Grafton Street, Bond Street, W, no date (pencil date 1875 in another hand), to Sir Frederick Pollock, informing him that he is glad to be remembered and accepts his offer, Irving then quoting from Hamlet Act I, 'Twixt eleven twelve I'll visit you', and further suggesting that they have much to talk about and asking to be remembered to Lady Pollock, 3 pages, small 8vo The text of the letter is reproduced in the Henry Irving Correspondence as part of the Henry Irving Foundation Centenary Project, where it is suggested that the date '1875' is probably in Lady Pollock's hand. An attractive letter with a quote from Hamlet, widely considered to be Irving's most important role.
Irving (Henry, 1838-1905). Shakespearean actor. Letter Signed, 'Henry Irving', 15a Grafton Street, Bond Street, W, 19 May 1885, to C.L. Davids, responding to an unspecified request, the letter in the hand of Irving's then secretary Bram Stoker, closed tear to blank area upper left, one page, 8vo, together with a second similar letter to an unspecified person, no place, 21 October 1896, sending felicitations, one page (neatly trimmed), oblong 8vo, plus an Autograph Letter Signed, 'Henry Irving', 15a Grafton Street, Bond Street, W, no date (pencil date 1875 in another hand), to Sir Frederick Pollock, informing him that he is glad to be remembered and accepts his offer, Irving then quoting from Hamlet Act I, 'Twixt eleven twelve I'll visit you', and further suggesting that they have much to talk about and asking to be remembered to Lady Pollock, 3 pages, small 8vo The text of the letter is reproduced in the Henry Irving Correspondence as part of the Henry Irving Foundation Centenary Project, where it is suggested that the date '1875' is probably in Lady Pollock's hand. An attractive letter with a quote from Hamlet, widely considered to be Irving's most important role.
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