Extracts from diaries, memoirs, private letters, obituaries and other rare ephemera are drawn together to build a contemporary account of the acting achievements and personal lives of three inspiring figures from the late nineteenth-century theatre; Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Henry Irving and Ellen Terry
Series Editor: Gail Marshall, Consulting Editor: Tetsuo Kishi, Volume Editors: Victor Emeljanow (Herbert Beerbohm Tree), Anjna Chouhan & Denis Salter (Henry Irving), Katharine Cockin (Ellen Terry).
LIVES OF SHAKESPEARIAN ACTORS IV VOLUME 2: HENRY IRVING, Introduction I. The Actor-Manager W. Archer and R. W. Lowe, The Fashionable Tragedian: A Criticism With Ten Illustrations (1877), excerpt H. Irving, A Letter Concerning Mr. Henry Irving Addressed to E. R. H. (1877) F. A. Marshall, Henry Irving Actor and Manager: A Criticism of A Critic's Criticism (1883) II. Comedies 1879-84 H. Irving, 'The Round Table. The Character of Shylock', Theatre (1879), excerpt T. Martin, 'Theatrical Reform: The "Merchant Of Venice" at the Lyceum', Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1879), excerpt E. R. Russell, 'Henry Irving as Shylock', Theatre (1880) P. Fitzgerald, 'Irving's Acting. A Study', Whitehall Review (1880), excerpt A. B. Walkley, 'Drury Lane Theatre. "The Merchant of Venice"', The Times (1905) 'The London Theatres. The Lyceum', Era (1882) 'Lyceum Theatre', The Times (1882) M. Arnold, 'An Old Playgoer at the Lyceum', Pall Mall Gazette (1883) G. A. Sala, 'The Playhouses', Illustrated London News (1884) F. A. Marshall, 'Our Play-Box. "Twelfth Night; Or, What You Will"', Theatre (1884) W. Archer, '"Twelfth Night" at the Lyceum', Macmillan's Magazine (1884) E. Aveling, '"Twelfth Night" at the Lyceum', Our Corner (1884) III. Histories 1887-97 'Drama. Mr. Irving's Richard III', Examiner (1877) 'Theatre Royal. Mr. Henry Irving as Richard the Third', North British Daily Mail (1877) 'The Stage: Two Richards', Touchstone; or, The New Era (1877) H. Irving, 'Four Favourite Parts', English Illustrated Magazine (1893), excerpt '"Richard III" at the Lyceum', Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper (1896) '"Richard III" at the Lyceum', Standard (1896) Sir Edward Russell, 'The Round Table. Sir Henry Irving's Richard III', Theatre (1897) 'The Drama. Henry VIII at the Lyceum', Daily News (1892) J. R. Towse, Sixty Years of the Th eater: An Old Critic's Memories (1916), excerpt IV. Tragedies 1874-89 A. Ainger , 'The New Hamlet and His Critics', Macmillan's Magazine (1875) 'Drama. Mr. Irving's Hamlet', Examiner (1874) M. Schlesinger, 'A German Critique on Mr. Irving's Hamlet',The Times (1875) R. H. Hutton, 'Mr. Irving's Hamlet', Spectator (1874) M. Thomas, 'The Stage. Mr. Irving and Miss Ellen Terry at the Lyceum', Academy (1879) Lady Hardy, 'The Hamlet of the Day', Theatre (1879) M. Oliphant, 'Hamlet', Blackwood's (1879) M. E. Braddon, 'Macbeth at the Lyceum Theatre', Belgravia (1876) E. R. Russell, 'Mr. Irving's Interpretations of Shakspeare', Fortnightly Review (1883) E. R. Russell, The True Macbeth. A Paper Read Before the Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool (1875) 'Drama. Mr. Irving's Macbeth', Examiner (1875) E. R. Russell, '"Macbeth" Revisited', Macbeth programme for 135th performance (1889), excerpt H. Labouchere, 'Macbeth and his Wife', Truth (3 January 1889) J. T. Grein, 'M. Irving et Mlle Terry au Lyceum', Reveue d'Art Dramatique (1889), excerpt W. Archer, 'The Theatre. "Macbeth"', World (1889) "Othello"', Era (1876) 'Mr Irving's Othello [from "Bell's Weekly Messenger"]', Orchestra (1876) G. A. Sala, 'The Playhouses', Illustrated London News (1881) G. A. Sala, 'The Playhouses', Illustrated London News (1881) 'Othello at the Lyceum', Saturday Review (1881) E. R. Russell, '"Romeo and Juliet" at the Lyceum', Macmillan's Magazine (1882) T. H. Ward, 'Romeo and Juliet at the Lyceum', The Times (1882) 'Romeo and Juliet at the Lyceum', Saturday Review (1882) H. Labouchere, 'Th at Baggage Juliet', Truth (1882) V. Fin-de-Siècle Tragedies H. J. Jennings, '"King Lear" at the Lyceum', Gentleman's Magazine (1892) 'The Week. Lyceum. "King Lear"', Athenaeum (1892) 'King Lear', Saturday Review (1892) 'Lyceum Theatre. "Cymbeline"', Daily Graphic (1896) 'Drama. The Week. Lyceum. "Cymbeline"', Athenaeum (1896) F. C. Gould, 'Round the Theatres', Westminster Gazette (1896) R. Warwick Bond, '"Cymbeline" at the Lyceum', Fortnightly Review (1896) W. Archer, 'The Theatre. "Coriolanus" - "Count Tezma"', World (1901) 'Lyceum Theatre. "Coriolanus"', Daily Graphic (1901) J. T. Grein, Dramatic Criticism (1900-1) VI. Posthumous Reflections A. Warren, London Days: A Book of Reminiscences (1921) Sir J. Martin-Harvey, The Autobiography of Sir John Martin-Harvey Editorial Notes