Sir Henry Irving
A Victorian Actor And His World
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Word Count
127,000 words, Guess
Page Count
508 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Internet Archivesirhenryirvingvi0000rich_e6t3
- ISBN-101852855916
- ISBN-139781852855918
- LibraryThing4462358
- OCLC Control Number70765879
and 2 more
- Better World Books9781852855918
- Open LibraryOL8976450M
Classifications
- LCCPN2598
- LCCPN2598.I7 R53 2005
Description
"Sir Henry Irving was the greatest actor of the Victorian age and was thought of by Gladstone as his greatest contemporary. He transformed the theatre, in Britain and America, from a disreputable and marginal entertainment into a respected, civilising and uplifting art form. Irving's enthusiastic supporters, eager to see his every appearance, ranged from Queen Victoria to working men and housewives. At the Lyceum Theatre from 1878 to 1902, he set new standards in acting, often partnered by Ellen Terry, and in production. In 1895 he became the first actor to receive a knighthood. His tours to America brought a revolution in acting practice to the New World. In Sir Henry Irving: A Victorian Actor and his World, published to mark the centenary of Irving's death, Jeffrey Richards gives an account not only of Irving himself and his career, but also of his impact on Victorian life as a whole."--Jacket.
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