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2012.059
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Letter from the actor Sir Henry Irving to Mr. Lestocq.

Inscription

[embossed] LYCEUM THEATRE

[handwritten] April 21st 1888

Dear Mr. Lestocq

Many thanks for your kind offer, but all arrangements are already made.

Yours faithfully

Henry Irving

Notes

Alan Cole
Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905) was an English actor-manager.
See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Irving

All I can find is that W. Lestocq was a theatrical agent and sometime playwright. He wrote ‘A Farce in Three Acts" (by Harry Nichols and W. Lestocq, 1894).


Language

English

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Place of Creation

London, United Kingdom, Europe

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Date Created

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Collection

Theatre

Series

Autographs

Object Type

Letter

Category

Letter

Materials

paper

Dimensions

w: 125, h: 201, d: -