Henry Irving, a biographical sketch . the Gaiety—Plays Digby Grant for the first time—Recites The Dreamof Eugene Aram —His acting commended by Mr. Bateman—Is engaged forthe Lyceum Theatre—Acts Landry Barbeau, Jingle, and Mathias—The criticsunanimous in praising his Mathias—Long run of The Bells—Lord Lyttonon his acting—Flays Jeremy Diddler—End of the Season. T T ENRY IRVING made his first appearance in London on*- ?*? September a4th, 1859, at the Princesss Theatre, in IvyHall, an adaptation by Mr. John Oxenford of Octave Feuilletsdrama, Le Roman dun Jeune Homme Pauvre. But he had onlysix lines
Henry Irving, a biographical sketch . the Gaiety—Plays Digby Grant for the first time—Recites The Dreamof Eugene Aram —His acting commended by Mr. Bateman—Is engaged forthe Lyceum Theatre—Acts Landry Barbeau, Jingle, and Mathias—The criticsunanimous in praising his Mathias—Long run of The Bells—Lord Lyttonon his acting—Flays Jeremy Diddler—End of the Season. T T ENRY IRVING made his first appearance in London on*- ?*? September a4th, 1859, at the Princesss Theatre, in IvyHall, an adaptation by Mr. John Oxenford of Octave Feuilletsdrama, Le Roman dun Jeune Homme Pauvre. But he had onlysix lines to speak in the opening part of a four-act play. Therewas not much promise in such a beginning for an ambitiousyoung man, who had come up to London with great hopes, andwith the plaudits of Edinburgh ringing in his ears, so he askedthe manager to relieve him from his three years manager advised him to stay, but Irving persisted, beingdetermined not to act in the metropolis again until he could. ^xSJ^.^tc.^*^)^^-^ IRVING AS PHILIP (PHILIP.) i860.] READS AT CROSBY HALL. 33 command the attention of the London public, and so he wentback to the country and worked and waited. Before leaving London, however, he gave two readings atCrosby Hall to a number of friends who had shared his disap-pointment at the Princesss, and were eager for some real illus-tration of his powers. The plays chosen were The Lady ofLyons on December ipth, and Virginias on February 8th,i860. It is noteworthy that one critic was impressed even thenby the finer indefinite something which proves incontestably andinstantaneously, that the fire of genius is present in the principal London newspapers gave an approving verdict, asis shown by the following notices:— The reading was characterised by considerable ability, and showed acorrect appreciation of the several characters, and of the spirit of thedramatist. Mr. Irving possesses a good voice, and combines with itdra
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