Henry Irving, a biographical sketch . omasHolcrofts comedy, The Road to Ruin, Irving playing HarryDornton. This was followed, on March 3rd, by a comedy intwo acts taken from Victorien Sardous Le Degel, by the lateT. W. Robertson, entitled A Rapid Thaw. In this play Irving, acted a fortune-hunting Irishman named OHoolagan. Thencame a revival of The School for Scandal, with Irving asJoseph Surface, and Sheridans comedy was in turn succeededby Robert Macaire, Irving appearing as Macaire. On Aprilaand, Idalia; or. The Adventurers, a drama by George Roberts,partly founded on Ouidas novel, was produ
Henry Irving, a biographical sketch . omasHolcrofts comedy, The Road to Ruin, Irving playing HarryDornton. This was followed, on March 3rd, by a comedy intwo acts taken from Victorien Sardous Le Degel, by the lateT. W. Robertson, entitled A Rapid Thaw. In this play Irving, acted a fortune-hunting Irishman named OHoolagan. Thencame a revival of The School for Scandal, with Irving asJoseph Surface, and Sheridans comedy was in turn succeededby Robert Macaire, Irving appearing as Macaire. On Aprilaand, Idalia; or. The Adventurers, a drama by George Roberts,partly founded on Ouidas novel, was produced at the St. Jamess,Irving acting Count Falcon. On July 8th, he acted at theThdatre des Italiens, Paris, with Mr. E. A. Sothern. In Septem-ber he was again at the St. Jamess, with Mr. John S. Clarke,playing Felix Featherley, in A Widow Hunt, and Ferment, inThomas Mortons The School of Reform. On Decembera6th, at the Queens Theatre, in Long Acre, he appeared for thefirst time with Miss Ellen Terry, acting Petruchio to her IRVING AS MACBETH. 1868-69.] AT THE QUEENS THEATRE. 37 On January 8th, 1868, he played Bob Gassitt in the first perfor-mance of Mr. Henry J. Byrons drama, Dearer than Life. Theplay ran successfully for three months, and, on April nth, Irvingacted Bill Sykes in a dramatic version of Oliver Twist. Hisbenefit at the Queens Theatre took place on June 1st, when heacted Charles Surface in The School for Scandal. In the castwere also Mr. W. H. Stephens as Sir Peter Teazle, Mr. E. Dyas asSir Oliver Surface, Mr. John Clayton as Sir Benjamin Backbite,Mr. Alfred Wigan as Joseph Surface, Mr. Lionel Brough as Crab-tree, Mr. J. L. Toole as Moses, Miss Nelly Moore as Lady Teazle,Miss Henrietta Hodson as Lady Sneerwell, and Mrs. AlfredWigan as Mrs. Candour. On the 5th of the same month heappeared at the Haymarket Theatre, as Cool, in LondonAssurance, at an afternoon performance given in aid of theRoyal Dramatic College. On July 8th, Irving acted Faulklandin The R
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