Personal Reminiscences of Henry Irving by Bram Stoker

Personal Reminiscences of Henry Irving by Bram Stoker

The greatest actor of his day, Sir Henry Irving (1838 1905) thrilled audiences with his tragedy and melodrama, his Hamlet and Richard III, most famously at the Lyceum Theatre in London. Born John Henry Brodribb, he took the name Irving for his first professional stage appearance in 1856. A long and exhausting apprenticeship followed, during which he played some 700 roles in theatres up and down the country before establishing his reputation in 1871 in the psychological thriller The Bells. In 1878, he took over the Lyceum and here, with his business manager Bram Stoker (1847 1912) and actress Ellen Terry (rumoured to be his mistress), he became the theatrical icon of his age. This engaging two-volume tribute by Stoker, his closest friend, was first published in 1906. Volume 1 includes reminiscences of Irving's Shakespeare, performances of The Bells, Faust and Tennyson's plays, Ellen Terry's acting, and his appearances in America.

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ISBN 13	9781108057431
ISBN 10	1108057438
Title	Personal Reminiscences of Henry Irving
Author	Bram Stoker
Series	Personal Reminiscences Of Henry Irving 2 Volume Set
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	2013-02-21
Number of pages	424
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