Autograph letter signed from Louis N. Parker, Kensington, to Bram Stoker, Chelsea [manuscript], 1906 November 4.

ArchivalResource

Autograph letter signed from Louis N. Parker, Kensington, to Bram Stoker, Chelsea [manuscript], 1906 November 4.

Parker thanks Stoker for his book on Irving, which brought "a joyful remembrance of some great intellectual experience." Mentions Irving's performances of Hamlet and the first night of Othello, in which Irving played Iago to Booth's Othello and Ellen Terry's Desdemona. Accompanied by envelope addressed to Stoker at 18, St. Leonards Terr., Chelsea, SW.

2 leaves ; 28 x 23 cm.

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7483286

Folger Shakespeare Library

Related Entities

There are 6 Entities related to this resource.

Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6s57hh8 (person)

Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905) was a British actor-manager. Born Feb. 6, 1838, in Keinton Mandeville, Somerset, Eng., he died Oct. 13, 1905, in Bradford, Yorkshire. Irving's original name was John Henry Brodribb. He achieved early success and began to play leading roles throughout London, often with Ellen Terry. In 1878, he took over the Lyceum Theatre and hired Terry as the company's leading lady. This partnership lasted for 25 years and was reknowned throughout England and the United States. Bra...

Stoker, Bram, 1847-1912

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6cs6hjt (person)

Bram (Abraham) Stoker (b. November 8, 1847, Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland-d. April 20, 1912, London, England), studied at Dublin's Trinity College. He took a civil service job, but found it unsatisfying and moonlighted as an unpaid theatre critic. His affection for the theatre led to a partnership with Henry Irving, managing London's Lyceum Theatre. While managing the theatre, Stoker wrote consistently, publishing popular adventure and horror stories as well as non-fiction. Today, he is almost exclu...

Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w65h7gkm (person)

American actor. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : New York and Chicago, to Elsie Leslie, 1889 Dec. 5 and 1890 Mar. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270532629 From the description of Letters, 1858, 1887. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 56685372 Edwin Booth (1833-1893) was the son of Junius Brutus Booth, the great British tragedian, and the older brother of John Wilkes Booth; Edwin was best known for his Shakespearean roles. ...

Parker, Louis Napoléon 1852-1944

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6v40zn2 (person)

Louis Napoleon Parker, British musician and playwright. From the guide to the Louis Napoleon Parker manuscript material : 1 item, 1893, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Louis Napoleon Parker (1852-1944) was a popular and successful mainstream English playwright, producer of historical pageants, and musician, as well as a prolific translator of drama in French and Italian. A contemporary of George Bernard Sh...

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6qk86d3 (person)

William Shakespeare was likely born April, 23, 1564; he was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26, 1564. He grew up, had a family, and bought property in Stratford while working in London, the center of English theater. As an actor, a playwright, and a partner in a leading acting company, he became both prosperous and well-known. His parents were John and Mary Shakespeare. John was a leatherworker and involved in local politics, first becoming an alderman and eventually a town bailiff. ...

Terry, Ellen, Dame, 1847-1928

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6b27x2b (person)

British actress. From the description of Dame Ellen Terry correspondence and calling card, 1896. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980587 Epithet: actress British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000208.0x000002 Dame Ellen Terry was a 19th century British actress, who for many years performed opposite Henry Irving at the Lyceum Theatre, London. She was made a Dame Grand Cross in 1925. Fro...