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Remembering & celebrating Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905), the greatest actor of his time & the first ever to be knighted. Co-star with Ellen Terry at the Lyceum.

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1/7 Happy Birthday to Sir Henry Irving, born John Brodribb OTD 6 Feb 1838 His middle name Henry was added at his christening His parents lived in a cottage that still stands on Castle St, Keinton Mandeville, Somerset, in 2 rooms: 1 to the left of the front door, the other above
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Victoria Haddock@vickyhaddock·
English actor, Sir Henry Irving, was born #OnThisDay in 1838. He wore this theatrical ensemble of a silk doublet and hose, embellished with seed pearls, as Benedick in the 1882 Lyceum production of Much Ado About Nothing alongside Ellen Terry. @V_and_A #actor #theatre #costume
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The Irving Society@IrvingSoc·
1/7 Happy Birthday to Sir Henry Irving, born John Brodribb OTD 6 Feb 1838 His middle name Henry was added at his christening His parents lived in a cottage that still stands on Castle St, Keinton Mandeville, Somerset, in 2 rooms: 1 to the left of the front door, the other above
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IRVING UNDEAD - written and performed by @jamescswanton - is up and running at @LndnHorrorFest at @SpaceArtsCentre until 9 Nov You can see it either live or live streamed until then Details and booking info are in the tweets below:
James Swanton@jamescswanton

One day before IRVING UNDEAD opens at @SpaceArtsCentre for the @LndnHorrorFest. Have you got your tickets? 8.30pm, Friday through Sunday (with an extra 4pm performance thrown in on Sunday). There's also a livestream for those who can't reach London! Details below.

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Maria Glot Saltaire@SaltsWalks·
Just 18 yrs later, famous #Bradford #MusicHall star Jack Pleasants (1874-1924) died on stage at the Princes Theatre, Little Horton Lane. Still remembered, his renditions of ‘I’m Shy Mary Ellen, I’m Shy’ & ‘Twenty-One Today’. #NotJust Henry Irving.
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A photograph of Bram Stoker (holding an umbrella) leaving the Theatre Royal, Bradford, 14 Oct 1905, the day after Sir Henry Irving's death. He had had to tell the company they had now all lost their jobs. That evening he accompanied the body to the railway station. He wrote:

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Hester L-J
Hester L-J@starcrossed2018·
It's pretty standard now for Richard to play the prison scene in a ragged shirt or gown, but it's not always been the case. The scene for this design isn't identified, but the prison scene would be a reasonable guess. Edwin Austin Abbey for Richard II dir. Henry Irving, 1898.
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Russell-Cotes@Russell_Cotes·
Join us for our next Online Talk 'Sir Henry Irving: why he matters, and why he came to Bournemouth', with Michael Dobson, Director of The Shakespeare Institute @ShakesInstitute 📅 Sunday 9 May, 2pm 💻 Online Talk via Zoom Find out more & book: russellcotes.com/event/online-t…
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Dr Veronica Isaac (she/her/hers)
Dr Veronica Isaac (she/her/hers)@vt_isaac·
And of course THE COSTUME COLLECTION which is incredibly diverse and absolutely fascinating. It includes the largest collection of Henry Irving's Costume in Britain - perhaps the world. A highlight is this costume for his performance as Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing (1882)
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marion
marion@marionx·
Is there anyone out there related to the actor Sir Henry Irving? As my husband would like to get in touch with them with some important news. Thank you.
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7/8 Pryde was interested in ‘ordinary’ people and outsiders: "bus drivers, bowler hats, music halls, the man in the street" & produced a series of 'Celebrated Criminals or Notable Rascals' & a 12 part series 'The Human Comedy' The Cinder The Doctor The Red Ruin The Blue Ruin
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Born #OTD 30 March Scottish artist James Ferrier Pryde (1866–1941) [thread 1/8] Edward Gordon Craig called this one of the 3 best paintings of Sir Henry Irving: Irving as Dubosc in The Lyons Mail pencil & gouache on paper laid on board, c.1906 npg.org.uk/collections/se…
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