INDEX

469Abbey, Edwin A., R.A., 81, 293–297

Aberdeen, Earl of, 216

“Acting, an Art,” 394–395, 403, 404

“Acting and Actors,” 341

Acting, Old School and New, 8–15, 369–370

“Actor-Managers,” 28

“Actors and Acting,” 404

Actor’s Note,” “An, 341

Addresses by Irving, 393–404

Adventures, 405–422

Albery, James, 5

Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 276

Aldworth, 131, 137–143, 151–155

Alexandra, Queen, 112–113, 174, 375, 382, 464, 465

Allingham, Mrs. H., 152

Alma-Tadema, Sir Laurence, R.A., 284–288, 394

Amber Heart, The, 425

America, Visits to, 186–199, 384–388

American Reporters, 195–199

Applause, Effect of, 47

Architect, The, 133

Arlton, Frank, 360–361

Arnold, Sir Arthur, 390

Arnold, Sir Edwin, 147

Arnott, A., 40–44, 91–92, 167

Art du Comédien,” “L’, 341

Art of Acting, The, 400, 404

Art-sense, 91–100

Arthur, Gen. Chester A. (President, U.S.A.), 384

Ashwell, Lena, 166

Asif Kadr Saiyid Wasif Ali Mirza, 215

Athenæum Club, 158

Aubertin, Mr., 225

Baba Khem Singh, Bedi of Kullar, 215

Baby in Henry VIII., 74–75

Bach, Walter, 334

Bacon and Shakespeare, Tennyson on, 152, 403

Baillie-Hamilton, Sir Wm., 212

Balance of Comfort, The, 329, 425

Ball, John Meredith, 71

Bancroft, Sir Squire, 331, 341, 390

Baring’s Bank, 124–125

Barnay, Ludwig, 338–340

Barr, Robert, 330

Barrett, Lawrence, 339

Barrett, Wilson, 316, 339

Barrie, J. M., 329

Barry, Sergeant, 280

Bass, Col. (U.S.A.), 191

Bastien Lepage, Jules, 130

Bateman, Col., 91, 429

Bateman, Mrs. H. L., 33, 48, 315, 429

Bath, Quin Memorial, Civic Lunch, 454–455

Beaconsfield, Lady, 267–268

Beaconsfield, Earl of, 108–109, 130, 266–269

Becket, 66, 67, 136, 143–160, 162; Windsor, 376–380, 425, 426; Irving’s last performance, 460

Becket, Reading, Canterbury Cathedral, 157–159

Becket, Reading, King Alfred Millenary, 159–160, 385–386

Bedford Street, Irving’s office at, 177

Beecher, Henry Ward, 130

Behenna, Sarah, 103

Belfast, Samaritan Hospital, 36–37

Belgians, The King of the, 232–233

Bellevue Gardens, 321–323

Belle’s Stratagem, The, 4, 57, 186, 425

Bells, The, 8, 91–93; 25th Anniversary, 98; 99, 162, 164, 187; Sandringham, 375–376, 425, 426; Irving’s last performance in, 458

Belmore, Lionel, 382–383

Benedict, Sir Julius, 60

Bernhardt, Sarah, 276, 343–346

Berrington, Mr. (Mayor of Wolverhampton), 454

Bigelow, Mr., 232

Bikaner, Maharaja of, 214

Bimetallism, 264–265

Birkbeck Institute, 200–201, 236

Bishop, J. B., 187–188

Blackie, Prof., 130

Bloody Marriage, The, 329

470Boarding School, The, 425

Bobbili, Raja of, 214

Boito, 331

Book III. Chapter V., 425

Booth, Edwin, 1–2, 55–58

Booth, O., 329

Booth, Wilkes, 309

Boston, Faust, 118; Dante, 178

Boston, Tremont Theatre, Harvard, Night at, 401

Boucicault, Dion (the Elder), 89, 328

Boughton, Geo., R.A., 294, 300

Bowker, Alfred (Mayor of Winchester), 159

Bradbury, Mr., 270

Braddon, Miss (Mrs. Maxwell), 1

Bradford: Irving’s last performances—his sudden death, 457–461, 463

Bresnin, Fire Chief, 411

Brewster, Hon. Benjamin H., 363–364

Bride of Lammermoor, The, see Ravenswood

Bridal Chambers, Variants of, 63

Bridge, Sir John F., 156

Bright, J. F., D.D. (Master of University), 397

Bright, John, 18, 130

Brisson, Adolphe, 331

Bristol, Prince’s Theatre, 162, 370

Brodribb, Samuel, 83

Brodribb, Thomas, 83

Brodrick, Hon. G. C. (Warden of Merton), 397

Brooklyn: Dante, 178

Brough, Lionel, 357, 457

Brougham, Lord, 18

Brown, Ford Madox, 76

Brown, Mrs. Hannah, 429–431

Browning, Robert, 300–301

Bryce, Prof. James, 235

Brydges-Willyams, Mr., 352

Buck, Col. E. A., 189, 232

Buffalo Liberal Club, 404

Burdett-Coutts, The Baroness, 53, 335, 429, 430, 464

Burdett-Coutts, W. A., M.P., 232, 286, 430, 464

Burlesque of The Corsican Brothers, 109

Burnand, Sir Francis C., 232–233, 299, 329

Burne-Jones, Sir Edward, Bart., 165, 289–292

Burnham, Lord, 185, 352

Burns, Rt. Hon. John, 276

Burton, Lady, 224–231

Burton, Percy, 460

Burton, Sir Richard, 130, 224–231, 317

Bygones, 106, 425

Byron, Lord, 225–226, 301

Caine, Hall, 16, 315–321, 331–332

Caine, Ralph Hall, 319

Caird, Dr., 397

Calvert, 58

Cambridge University, 157; “Rede” Lecture, D.Litt., 395–396

Caney, 70

Canterbury Cathedral, 157–159, 357–359

Captain of the Watch, The, 425

Captive, The, 225

Cardiff: Farewell visit, 453

Carleton, H. Guy, 329

Carl Rosa Opera Company, 442

Carr, J. Comyns, 321, 339, 445

Carr, Mrs. Comyns, 339

Casella, The Misses, 276, 334

Castle, Capt. Egerton, 329

Catholic Social Union, 404

Charles I., 8, 89, 425, 426

Chicago and Faust, 119

Chicago, Illinois Theatre, 85

Chicago, Twentieth Century Club, 404

Chicago, University of, 403

Chicago Times Herald, 163

Chicago, U.S. Cruiser, 208–210

Chinese Ambassador, 50

Christie’s, 97, 301

Christmas, 203

Churchill, Lord Randolph, 265

Claire, Louise, 5

Claretie, Jules, 98–100, 331, 343

Clarke, J. I. C., 166, 329

Clarke, Lady Campbell, 185

Clery, Jules, 99

Cleveland, Grover (President U. S. A.), 384

Clover Club, 302

Coatbridge, 10

Collinson, Walter, 412, 443, 461

Colman, Geo., 53

Colonial Conference, 207

Colonial Premiers, The, 164, 210–217

Colonial Troops, 164

Columbia (College) University, 402–403

Comédie-Française, The, 98–100, 343, 344

Cooke, Geo. Frederick, 47

Cool as a Cucumber, 425

Cooper, Sir Alfred, 334

Copperfield and the Waiter, 27

Coquelin (Cadet), 331

471Coquelin, Constant (Ainé), 341–342

Coquelin (Fils), 341

Coriolanus, 53, 285–288, 337, 452

Coronation, The King’s (1902), 212–217, 392

Corpse, The way to carry a, 61–62

Correspondence, 39

Corry, “Monty” (Lord Rowton), 108

Corsican Brothers, The, 102–111, 134, 410, 425

Count, The, 329

Courtney, W. L., 329, 330, 397, 398

Craig, Edith, 276

Craik, Mr., 156

Craven, Hawes, 48, 54–55, 60, 66, 70, 115, 133, 165, 298, 375

Crawford, Marion, 330

Crosby Hall, 121

Cunningham, David, 37

Cup, The, 57, 104–105, 107–108, 131–135, 136, 425

Cuthbert, W., 55, 133

Cymbeline, 170, 172, 288, 425

Dabbs, Dr., 156

Daily News, The, 187–188

Daily Telegraph, The, 121, 185, 187, 439

Daisy’s Escape, 106, 425

Daly, Augustin, 237

Damala, 345–346

Damrosch, Walter, 331

Dante, 137, 263

Dante, 176–179, 436, 452

D’Arcy, Knox, 359

Darmont, 276, 345

Davis, E. D., 83

Dead Heart, The, 122, 425

De Bornier, 231, 317, 318

Deemster, The, 316

Demon Lover, The, 320

Devonshire, The Duchess of, 165

Dewar, Sir James, 439

Diamond Jubilee (1897), 164, 211

Dickens, Chas., 175, 183–184, 353

Dickens, Chas. (the younger), 83

Dickens, Henry Fielding, 183–184

Dickens, Kate (Mrs. Perugini), 183

Diderot, D., Paradox of Acting, 30–31, 255–257, 341

Dillon, Valentine (Lord Mayor of Dublin), 373–374

Dixon, J., 329

Dolat Singh, Maharaja Kunwar, 214

Dolgoruki, Princess, 275

Donaldson, Thomas, 302, 306, 308, 309, 311, 312

Don Quixote (J. I. C. Clarke), 166, 329

Don Quixote (W. G. Wills), 166–167, 328, 425

Doricourt, 182

Dowden, Edward, 17, 303–305

Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan, 161–163, 330

Dramatists, 325–330

Dream of Eugene Aram, The, 18–21, 27, 353

Drury Lane Theatre, 47, 91, 178, 338, 430; Irving’s last performances in London, 456–457

Dublin: Theatre Royal, 1867, 1–5; 1871, 5; 1872, 7; 1876, 11, 13–14, 22–25; 1877, 30–34; Early Experiences at the Queen’s Theatre, 9–11, 70; Public Reception and Address, 1894, 373–374

Dublin University, 1876, Honours from, 22–26, 393; 1877, a Reading at Trinity College, 27–28; 1892, D.Litt., 393–395

Du Chaillu, Paul B., 237

Duckworth, Sub-Dean Robinson, 464

Dufferin and Ava, The Marquis of, 394, 396

Edinburgh, 181–182, 353, 407

Edinburgh, H.R.H. the Duke of, see Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Duke of

Edinburgh Philosophical Institute, 1881, 403; 1891, 404

Edinburgh, Queen’s Theatre, 180

Edinburgh, Theatre Royal, 2, 76

Edgar and Lucy, see Ravenswood

Educational value of the Stage, 118–119, 253, 395

Edward VII., 104, 112–113, 174, 185, 204–205, 212, 359, 375–376, 380–383, 389, 391–392, 464

Elliot, Mr. (President of Harvard), 400–401

Elliott, Sir George, Bart., 267

Elsler, Fanny, 5

Emin Pasha, 237

End of the Hunting, The, 329

“English Actors,” 398

Enoch Arden, 148

Erben, Admiral (U.S.A.), 208–210

Escott, T. H. S., 232

Eugene Aram, 8, 82, 241, 425

Eugénie, The Empress, 238

Exeter, 454

Farrar, Dean, 18, 157–159

Farringford, 131, 138, 145–151

Fateh Ali Khan, Nawab, 215

Faudel-Phillips, Lady, 185

Faust, 69, 94–95, 113–119, 122, 162, 339, 425, 426

472Fawsitt, Amy, 5

Fechter, C. A., 184

Ferment, 113

Finance, 39–40, 264–265, 427–437

Fires, 407–412

First Nights, 80–81, 157, 206, 438–439

Fiske, John, 150, 159

Floods, 412–416

Florence, W. J., 58

Flower, C. E., 323

Flying Dutchman, The, 320–321, see also Vanderdecken

Forbes, Norman, 442

Forbes, Wm., 158

Forbes-Robertson, Johnston, 166, 173, 390

Ford, Charles Richard, 239–243

Ford, E. Onslow, R.A., 280–283

Ford, Wolfram Onslow, 282

Forrest, Edwin, 5; his watch, 302, 431

Foresters, The, 137, 161

Foxwell, Dr. Arthur, 455

French, Samuel, 92

Frohman, Chas., 445, 452, 456

Froude, J. A., 263

Fuji, The, 210

Fulda, Ludwig, 329

Fussy, 412

Gaiety Theatre, 63, 99, 109, 343

Galitzin, Prince Nicholas, 278–279

Gamester, The, 53

Gangadhar Madho Chitnavis, 215

Garnier, 345

Garrick Club, 130, 232

Garrick, David, 14; his malacca cane, 300

Gaskell, The Misses, 333

Gemini et Virgo, 27, 225

George Washington, 329

Gerbel, Count de, 349

Gerbel, Countess de, see Ward, Miss Geneviève

Gerische, 332

Germany, Crown Prince of (Frederick III.), 115–116

Germany, Emperor William II. of, 382–383

Germany, Empress Frederick of, 379

Gilbert, Alfred, R.A., 95, 98, 331

Gillette, Wm., 316, 446

Gladstone, Mrs. W. E., 261, 263, 265

Gladstone, Rt. Hon. W. E., 79; as an actor, 107–108, 130, 260–265

Glasgow Theatre Royal, 43–44

Glasgow, Irving’s Illness, 296–297, 337, 441–443

Glasgow University, LL.D., 396–397

Gleichen, Count, 268–269

Glimpse of America, A, 236

Gounod, 335–337

Gouraud, Col., 142

Grand Theatre, Islington, 236

Grant, Digby, 5–7, 13

Grant, Gen., 191, 193

Grove, F. C., 315

Grove, Sir George, 112

Guthrie, F. Anstey, 299

Gwalior, Maharaja of, 214

Hackney, Mabel (Mrs. L. Irving), 462

Hagenbach’s Menagerie, 323–324

Hall, T. W., 70

Halswelle, Keeley, A.R.S.A., 69–70

Hamlet, 8, 11, 16–17, 30, 48–52, 55, 88, 425; A Reading, 200–201; Hall Caine’s Criticism of, 16, 315–316

“Hamlet” (An Address), 404

Hampton Court, 57–58

Handwriting, Character by, 258

Hann, W., 60, 70, 375

Hanna, Senator Mark, 385

Hare, John, 93, 298, 329, 331

Harker, J., 70, 165

Harlem Opera House, 188

Harmsworth, Alfred, see Lord Northcliff

Harper’s Magazine, 294, 340

Harris, John, 17, 347

Hartford, Dante, 178

Harvard, Sander’s Theatre, 400

Harvard University, 400–402

Harvey, Martin, 442

Hassard, Sir John, 158

Hatton, Joseph, 232, 302

Haweis, Rev. H. R., 314

Hawkins, F. W., 255

Hay, Col. John (U.S. Ambassador), 385

Hennell, E. W., 333

Henry VIII., 72–75, 122, 143, 153, 157, 162, 425

Henschel, Georg, 332–333

Herbert, Miss, 1–5, 113

Herkomer, Prof. Hubert von, R.A., 131

Hichens, Robert, 173

High Life Below Stairs, 425

Hill, Vice-Chancellor, of Cambridge, 395

Hisses, 9–11

Hogarth, Miss Georgina, 183

Hollingshead, John, 63, 109

473Holloway, W. J., 77–79

Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 92

Homer, Tennyson on, 152

Home Rule Bill, 260, 263–264

Home Sweet Home, 320

Honey, Geo., 5

Hoskins, Wm., 83

Houghton, Lord, 225–227

Howard, J. B., 43

Howe, Earl, 465

Howe, Henry, 377

Hume, Fergus, 329

Hunted Down, 183

Hyper-criticism, 66, 134

Ibsen, 248

Idar, Maharaja of, 214

Indian and Colonial Troops, 164

Indian Princes, 164, 211–217

Indian Revolt, The (“Mr. Irwig”), 454

Interviewers, 195–197

Iolanthe, 88, 425

Irish Famine, 18

Irish Times, The, 4

Iron Chest, The, 53, 425

Irving, Henry: Note.—For appearances in individual Plays and Rôles and at London Theatres see under their respective names; at Provincial and other Theatres, under name of town or city; see also America, visits to Early experiences in Dublin, 3–5, 7, 9–11 A blaze of genius, 18–20 Carriage dragged by Students, 25 Reading at Trinity College, Dublin, 27–28 “Chaired,” 27 Takes over management of the Lyceum, 38–40, 46 Joined by Bram Stoker, 38–39 Lyceum Productions, 45 Mastery and decision of character, 50–52 Not ill for seven years, 52 Respect for feelings of others, 67 A lesson in collaboration, 70–72 Influenza during run of King Lear, 77–79 His method, 82–90 First appearance on the stage, 83, 453–454 And criticisms, 84 Skill in “make-up,” 89–90, 175–176, 241 Love of children, 90 Generosity, 93, 203, 374, 449 Love of sincerity, 95 Devotion and zeal of his staff, 95–97 Presentation, twenty-fifth anniversary The Bells, 98 Entertainment of French Authors, 98–100 A good friend to supers, 102 His stage doubles, 110 A narrow escape, 118 Fiftieth birthday—a record house, 118 Gift for reading, 121, 159, 177–178 On Tennyson, 128–130 A judge of character, 129, 430–431 Tennyson’s plays, 128–160 Fifty-fifth birthday—Becket produced, 157 Reading, Becket, Canterbury Cathedral, 157–159 King Alfred Millenary, 159–160 Early days, 181–182 Visits to America, 186–199 Last performance in America, 188 Care in speaking, 195–196 Reading, Hamlet, Birkbeck Institute, 200–201 A heavy bill, 201–202 Energy and nervous power, 201–202 Christmas, 203 A social force, 204–207 His house at Brook Green, 205 Last reception at the Lyceum, 212–217 Politics, 218 Two favourite stories, 221–223 A Clerk in the City, 239–242 Education and Fines, 240 Choice of Professional Name, 241 Leaves the desk, 242 His Philosophy of his Art: Key-stone, 244–245 Scientific process, 245–247 Character, 247–252 The play, 252–253 Stage perspective, 253–255 Dual consciousness, 96, 172, 255–257 Individuality, 257–258 Summary, 258–259 As Hamlet, Onslow Ford Statue of, 281–283 474His hands, 151, 282–283, 381 Artistic co-operation with E. A. Abbey, 294–295 Last portraits, 298–299 Danger from a monkey: Manchester, 321–323 Stratford-on-Avon, 323 His love of animals, 323–324 Dramatists—his search for plays, 325–330 Musicians, 331–337 Order of the Komthur Cross, 339 Friendship with Toole, 353–361 Ellen Terry, 362–372 Public reception and address, Dublin, 1894, 373–374 Performances at Sandringham and Windsor, 375–383 Presidents of the United States, 384–388 Knighthood, 389–392 Presentation from his fellow players, 390 Universities: Dublin, 1876, Honours from, 22–26; 1877, 27; 1892, D.Litt., 393–395 Cambridge, 1898, “Rede” Lecture, D.Litt., 395–396 Glasgow, 1899, LL.D., 396–397 Oxford, 1886, “English Actors,” 397–399 Manchester, “Macbeth,” 399–400 Harvard, 1885 and 1894, two addresses, 400–402 Columbia, 1895, “Macbeth,” 402–403 Chicago, 1896 and 1900, two lectures, 403 Princeton, 1902, “Shakespeare and Bacon,” 403 Other learned bodies and institutions, 403–404 Adventures: Over a mine-bed, 405–407 Fires, 407–410 Floods, 412–416 Train accidents, 416–418 Storms at sea, 418–421 Falling scenery, 421–422 Fearlessness, 257, 271–272, 404–406, 421–422 Finance, 39–40, 427–437 A bequest, 430–431 The turn of the tide: Strenuous life, 432–433, 438 Accident to knee, 81, 440 Burning of the Lyceum Storage, 421–426, 441 Illness at Glasgow, 296–297, 337, 441–443 Lyceum Theatre Company, 45, 174, 434–437, 444–446 Failing health, 446 Fortitude and patient suffering, 447–449 Illness at Wolverhampton, 448 Last years, 449–462 Determination to retire, 452 Farewell Visits: Cardiff: A touching farewell, 453 Swansea: Lead, Kindly Light, 453 Sunderland: Public banquet and address, 453–454 Exeter: Public address and reception, 454 Bath: Unveils Quin Memorial—Civic lunch, 454, 455 Wolverhampton: Public address—serious illness—tour abandoned, 454–456 Last Performances in London, 456–457 Workmen present a loving cup, 456–457 His last tour: Sheffield: Civic luncheon, 457 Bradford: Public address—last performances, 457–460 Sudden death, 461–462 Public funeral in Westminster Abbey, 5, 463–466

Irving, Henry Brodribb, jun., 158, 297, 428, 462

Irving, Laurence, 158, 173–174, 177, 428, 462

Isle of St. Tropez, 329

Jackson, Dr., 395

Jagannath Barua, Rai Bahadur, 215

Jeejeebhai, Sir Jamsetjee, 214

Jefferson, Joseph, 385

Jekyll and Hyde, 329

Jester King, The, 329

Jeypore, Maharaja of, 214

Jingle, 425

John, Mr. (Mayor of Bath), 454

Johnson, H. T., 329

Johnston, Sir Harry, 237

475Jonas, Sir Joseph (Lord Mayor of Sheffield), 457

Jones, Henry Arthur, 330

Jowett, Benjamin (Master of Balliol), 397–399

Julius Cæsar, 333

Kean, Chas., 86, 104, 261, 300, 372, 377

Kean, Edmund, 12, 91; relics of, 300–301

Kean, Mrs. Chas., 369

Kelly, see Wardell, Chas.

Kelvin, Lord, 394

King, T. C., 11

King Alfred Millenary, 159–160, 385–386

King and the Miller, The, 425

King Arthur, 137, 164

King Arthur (J. Comyns Carr), 164–166, 289, 425, 426

King Arthur (W. G. Wills), 164, 328

King Lear, 76–79, 82, 144, 162, 277–278, 356, 425

King René’s Daughter, see Iolanthe

Kingston, W. Beatty, 229, 334

Kinsmen,” “The, 294

Knighthood, 389–392

Knowles, Sir James, 28–29, 130, 133, 225

Kohlapur, Maharaja of, 214

Kohlsaat, H. H., 163

Kooch Bahar, Maharaja of, 214

Lady Audley’s Secret, 1–4

Lady of Lyons, The, 100–102, 121, 241, 425

Lady Torfrida, The yacht, 270–275

Lancashire Lass, The, 184

Leaves of Grass, 302–304, 310

Leaf, Walter, 151–155

Le Clerc, 331

Lehmann, Rudolph, 73

Leighton, Lord, 394–395

Lever, Chas., 8, 227

Levy, J. M., 185, 187

Levy, Miss Matilda, 185, 352

Lewanika, King, 215

Lewis, Arthur, 300

Lewis, Sir George, Bart., 359

Lewis, Leopold, 92–93

Libbotton, 344

Librarians, Conference of, 207

Life of Charles Dickens, Foster’s, 355

Lincoln, Abraham, 308–309, 311, 312

Liszt, Abbé Franz, 334–335

Littleton, Alfred, 334

Littleton, Augustus, 334

Livadia, The, 272–275

Liverpool Town Crier, 315

Livingstone, David, 234–235

Lloyd-Davies, William Allan, 448, 455

London and County Bank, 429

London County Council, 436

Long, Edwin, R.A., 89

Lord Chamberlain’s Department, The, 318–319, 326

Louis XI., 84–85, 425, 426; Irving’s last performance in London, 456–457, 458

Loveday, H. J., 27, 44, 51, 53–54, 61, 73, 96, 120, 144, 161, 173, 218, 407, 428, 444, 456, 458, 459, 461

Low, Seth, 386, 402

Lucas, Seymour, R.A., 72–74

Lupton, Mr. (Ex-Mayor of Bradford), 463

Lyceum Storage, Burning of the, 423–426, 441

Lyceum Theatre, Productions, 45; Irving’s first season, 39–40, 46–52; its audience, 46–47, 186; Hospitalities, 204–217, 343, 432–433; Irving’s last reception, 212–217; Enlarged and improved, 431–432; Cash takings, 431–432

Lyceum Theatre Company, 45, 174, 434–437, 444–446

Lyons Mail, The, 86–87, 257, 425, 426, 455

Macartney, Sir Halliday, 50

Macbeth, 8, 15, 68–72, 87–88, 122, 425

Macbeth,” “The character of, 399–400, 402, 403, 404

McCullough, John, 57, 339

McDowell, James, 383

McHenry, James, 5, 229, 268

Mackail, Mrs. (Miss Burne-Jones), 290

Mackenzie, Sir Alexander C., 319, 331, 334, 337

Mackenzie, Sir James, 390

Mackenzie, Sir Morell, 334

McKinley, Wm. (President U.S.A.), 385–386

Maclaren, Ian, 248

McMichael, Clayton, 384

Macready, 88, 184; Relics of, 285, 355

Madame Sans-Gêne, 105, 168–173, 371

Mahan, Capt. (U.S. Navy), 208–210

Mahomed Aslam Khan, Lieut.-Colonel Nawab, 215

Mahomet, 231, 317–319

Mail, The (Dublin), 8, 23–25

“Make-up,” 89–90, 175–176, 241

476Management: Responsibility and difficulties, 39–40, 96–97, 120 Public pulse, 120–125 Hazard of, 179 Rain of plays, 325–330 Finance, 39–40, 329, 427–437

Manchester, Art Club, 452

Manchester, Theatre Royal, 55

Manchester, Victoria University of, 27, 69, 399–400

Manchester Guardian, 428

Manfred, 337

Mansfield, Richard, 229

Marbury, Miss Elizabeth, 174, 177

Marion, W., 409

Marius, 345

Marlow, Young, 4

Marquand, John P., 229

Marquette, ss., 419

Marryat, Capt., 194

Marshall, Frank A., 27, 53, 319, 323, 326–328, 329

Marston, Edward, 236

Mathews, Sir Charles W., 182

Mathews, Chas., 181–182

Mathews, Mrs. Chas., 182

Matthews, Frank, 4

Matthews, Mrs. Frank, 4

Matthison, Arthur, 110

Maung On Gaing, 215

Maunsell, Dr., 8

Mayer, M. L., 341

Mead, Tom, 86–87

Medicine Man, The, 45, 173

Meherban Ganpatrao Madhavrao Vinchwikar, 215

Meiningen Company, The, 338

Meissonier, J. L. E., 288

Mephisto, 328

Merchant of Venice, The, 53–55, 180; as in Shakespeare’s time, 191–192, 370, 425

Merivale, Herman, 120–122, 350

Meysey-Thompson, Sir Henry, 264

Michie, Col. Peter (U.S.A.), 191

Midian Gold Mines, 228

Milburn, Dr. (Chaplain, American Senate), 249

Mimra, Capt., 210

Minnehaha, ss., 420–421

Miranda, Count, 352

Montague, H. J., 5

Moreau, Emile, 176–177, 444

Much Ado about Nothing, 65–67, 125, 367, 425

Muhamad Faiyaz Ali Khan, Nawab, 215

Mullen, Mr., 226

Müller, Rt. Hon. Frederick Max, 334, 397

Muncacksy, Madame, 334

“Municipal Theatres,” 404

Murray, Dr. A. S., 133–134

Murray, Gaston, 4

Musicians, 331–337

Myers, Frederick, 396

Nance Oldfield, 125–127

Napier, Lord, 193

Nast, Thomas, 209

New Haven, Dante, 178

New Way to Pay Old Debts, 55, 301

New York: Faust, 119; Dante, 178 Goethe Society, 403

New York Tribune, 189, 400–401

Nihilists, 273–275, 276–278

Nilsson, Christine, 352

Nineteenth Century, The, 28–29, 263, 341

Normand, Jacques, 99

Northbrook, Earl of, 260

Northcliff, Lord, 216

Ober-Ammergau Play, 397

Olivia, 93, 425

Othello, 8, 27, 55–57, 425

Owens College, see Manchester, Victoria University of

Oxford University, An Address at, 397–399

Paderewski, 331–332

Palmer, Edmund Henry, 228

Panglima Kinta, The Datoh, 215

Paradox of Acting, 30–31, 255–257

Parke, Dr., 236

Parnell, Chas. Stewart, 260, 263

Partridge, J. Bernard, 298–299

Pauncefort, Mrs., 87

Pearce, Sir William, Bart., 270–275

Pearce, Sir Wm. George, Bart., 270

Penberthy, Capt. Isaac, 65

Penberthy, John, 65–66, 81

Perak, The Sultan of, 215

Perkins, 70

Perry Bar Institute, 403

Peter the Great, 173–174

Phelps, S., 240–241

Philadelphia: Faust, 118; Dante, 178 Contemporary Club, 404

Philip, 8

Pinero, A. W., 106, 330

Pittsburgh, 203

Plays: difficulties of obtaining, 325–326; sources of, 325–326; bought but not produced, 326–328

477Plowden, A. C., 299

Plymouth, 454

Politics in the theatre, 89

Pollock, Walter Herries, 30–31, 256, 329

Polo, Marco, 238

Ponsonby, Sir Henry, 376, 378, 379, 380

Popoff, Admiral (Russian Navy), 273

Porter, H.E. General Horace (U.S.A.), 152

Priestley, Mr. (Mayor of Bradford), 457

Princess’s Theatre, 56, 104

Princeton University, 403

Pritchard, Hesketh, 330

Pritchard, K., 330

Probyn, Genl. Sir Dighton, V.C., 465

Professor’s Love Story, The, 329

Pullman, Geo., 404

Queen Mary, 8, 97, 128

Queen Victoria’s Jubilee (1887), 211

Queen’s Theatre, 183, 362

Quin Memorial, 454

Raising the Wind, 425

Ramaswami Mudaliyar, Sir Savalai, Raja, 214

Ravenswood, 120–122, 143, 261, 337, 425, 426

Reade, Chas., 86

“Rede” Lecture, Cambridge, 395

Reform Club, 218

Rejane, 176

Renan, Ernest, 314

Renaud, 331

Revue Illustrée, 341

Ricarde-Seaver, Major, 124

Richard II., 291–297, 337

Richard III., 27, 31, 58, 80–81, 301, 438–440

Richelieu, 8, 83–84, 425

Richter, Hans, 333

Rienzi, 328

Riley, J. Whitcomb, 313

Ristori, Madame, 348–349

Rivals, The, 1–5, 13

Rival towns, 220

Road to Ruin, The, 4

Robert Emmett, 53, 319, 326–328

Robert Macaire, 112, 425

Robespierre, 174–176, 444, 445

Robin Hood, 137

Robinson, Dean Armitage, 464

Rogers, Frederick, 276

Romeo and Juliet, 55, 59–63

Roosevelt, Theodore (President U.S.A.), 386–388

Root, Elihu (Sec. of State, U.S.A.), 385

Rosebery, Earl of, 389

Rossetti, Wm. Michael, 302

Royal Academy Banquet, 206

Royal College of Music, 112–113, 394

Royal Institution, 159, 390, 391, 394–395, 404, 440

Royce, E. W., 109

Russell, Edward, 228

Russell, Sir Edward R., 16, 466

Russell, Henry, 182

Russia, Alexander II., Czar of, 273–275

Russia, Grand Duke Nicholas of, 273–274

Sadler’s Wells Theatre, Old, 240

St. Albans, Duchess of, 236

St. Gaudens, Augustus, 311

St. James’s Company, 1–5

St. James’s Hall, 208

St. James’s Theatre, 113, 182, 183

Sala, George Augustus, 232

Sandringham, 1889, 375–376; 1902, 380–383

Sarcey, Francisque, 99

Sardou, Victorien, 174–175, 176–177, 444

Sargent, John, R.A., 294

Saviolo, 329

Saunders, John, 162

Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Grand Duke of, 339

Saxe-Meiningen, H.S.H. Grand Duke of, 339–340

Scenery, accidents from falling, 421–422; cost of, 425–426

Schneider, Mdlle., 352

School for Scandal, The, 4

School of Reform, 113

Schuldig, 329

Scott, Clement, 232, 256, 439

Scott, Sir Walter, 120

Seattle, 219

Seddon, Rt. Hon. Richard, 216

Sedelia Rab, The Datoh, 215

Seymour, Admiral Sir Edward, 454

Shakespeare and Bacon, Tennyson on, 152

“Shakespeare and Bacon,” 403

“Shakespeare and Goethe,” 403

“Shakespeare as a Playwright,” 404

Shakespeare’s Plays, 53–81

Shaw, George F., 22

Sheffield, 457

Sheppard, J. W., 461, 462

478Sherlock Holmes, 435

She Stoops to Conquer, 4

Siam, H.R.H. the Crown Prince of, 215

Silent Voices, The, 156–157

Simpson, Palgrave, 350

Sketchley, Arthur, 226

Skying the Copper, 241

Smith, Chas. Emory (U.S.A.), 385

Smith, Sir Charles Euan, 331

Smithsonian Institute, 311

Snake’s Pass, The, 261

Springfield: Dante, 178

Stage,” “The, 403

Stage Art, Philosophy of: Key-stone, 244–245 Scientific process, 245–247 Character, 247–252 The play, 252–253 Stage perspective, 253–255 Dual consciousness, 96, 172, 255–257 Individuality, 257–258 Summary, 258–259 Ellen Terry, 365–372

Stage as it is,” “The, 403

Stagecraft: Macbeth, 14–15 Hamlet, 48–49 Realistic fighting, 62–63 Lessons in illusion, 73–74 Stage jewellery, 73–74 Richard III., 81 A marching army, 101–102 Some great sets, 102–103 Stage snow, 104 A stage supper, 110–111 Application of science, 113–114 Stage fire, 114 Steam and mist, 114 Division of stage labour, 115 A “ladder” of angels, 116–118 Stage lighting, 116–117 Stage perspective, 133, 169–172 Camma’s dress, 134 Limelight and electric light, 198

Stage Manager, Irving a, 2

Stanford, Sir Chas. Villiers, 144, 151, 331

Stanlaws, Penrhyn, 329

Stanley, Sir Henry M., 130, 232–237

State Subsidy for theatres, 339, 344, 432

Statue of Irving as Hamlet, 280–283

Stavenhagen, 334–335

Steel, Mrs., 330

Stepniak, S., 276–279

Sterling, Antoinette, 335

Stock Companies, 83

Stoker, Abraham, 12

Stoker, Bram: Earliest recollections of Irving, 1–7 Friendship with Irving, ix., 9, 16–21 Coming events, 33–34 Joins Irving, 38–39 A Triton amongst minnows, 107 and Tennyson, 130–131, 139–143, 146–151, 151–155 An angry reporter, 197–198 A visit to the Chicago, 209–210 “England and Japan!”, 210 Walt Whitman, 302–312 First meets Ellen Terry, 362 Their friendship, 361, 372 Irving’s last words to, 460

Stoker, Dr. Geo., C.M.G., 61–62, 228

Stoker, Sir Thornley, 36, 38

Storms at Sea, 418–421

Story, Principal, of Glasgow University, 396–397

Story of Waterloo, A, see Waterloo

Stoyle, 4

Straggler of ’15, A, see Waterloo

Stranger, The, 53

Stratford-on-Avon, 323

Students: Irving’s carriage dragged by, 25 “Chair” Irving, 27 Seized and carried by, 394 Wild enthusiasm, 400 As supers—a challenge, 401–402

Sunderland, Lyceum Theatre; Irving’s first appearance on the stage, 83; Farewell visit, 453

Sullivan, Barry, 12–15

Sullivan, Sir Arthur, 70–71

Supers, 62–63, 101–102, 110–111, 175

Surface, Joseph, 4

Swansea, farewell visit, 453

Taber, Robert, 173

Tacoma, 220

Tagore, Maharaja Kunwar, 214

Tailer, W. H., 237

Talbot de Malahide, Lord, 224

Talma, 255–257

Teck, H.R.H. Duchess of, 204

Teck, H.S.H. Duke of, 204

Teck, Princess May of, see Wales, Princess May of

Telbin, W., 60, 116–117, 133

Teller, Leopold, 339

Temple, Archbishop, 130

479Tennyson, Lady (Alfred), 131, 139, 151, 156

Tennyson, Lady (Hallam), 142, 151, 379

Tennyson, Alfred, Lord, 31; His plays, 128–160; on Irving’s Hamlet, 130; “Irving will do me justice,” 156; Death—burial in the Abbey, 156–157, 164, 179, 221, 379, 399; Walt Whitman, 305–306

Tennyson, Hallam, Lord, 131, 138, 139, 145–151, 151–155, 379

Tennyson, Lionel, 151

Terriss, William, 10, 63, 77, 379

Terry, Ellen: Note.—See also under various plays Under John Hare’s Management, 93 As a Dramatist, 125–127 On the Lady Torfrida—motherhood, 271–272 Stepniak on, 277–278 A prime consideration in Irving’s arrangements, 287, 363, 364 Frightened by a monkey, 322 Early playing with Irving, 362 Knighting an Attorney-General, 364 A generous player, 364 Her Ophelia, 365 Real flowers, 365 Her Art, 365–372 Last performance with Irving, 370 Separation, 370–371 Comradeship, 370–371 Dublin, 1894, 373–374 At Sandringham and Windsor, 375–383

Thacker, Messrs., 239–242

Theatre, The, 255

Théâtre Français, see Comédie-Française

Theatre in its relation to the State,” “The, 395–396

Thompson, Alfred, 59–60

Toole, J. L., 10, 112, 130, 209, 229, 232, 276, 329, 331, 338, 341; life-long friendship with Irving, 353–361

Traill, H. D., 173, 232

Trelawny, 226

Tsêng, The Marquis, 50

Twelfth Night, 425

Two Roses, 5–7, 8, 425

Tyars, Frank, 55

Tyrrell, Prof. R. Y., 22

Ulster Hall, 36–37

Universities: Cambridge, 157, 395–396 Chicago, 403 Columbia, 402–403 Dublin, 22–26, 27, 393–395 Glasgow, 396–397 Harvard, 400–402 Manchester, 69, 399–400 Oxford, 397–399 Princeton, 403

United States: Military Academy, see West Point Presidents of, 384–388

Value of Individuality,” “The, 401–402

Vambéry, Arminius, 238

Vandenhoff, 180

Vanderbilt, W. H., 288

Vanderdecken, 35–36, 320

Van Tellen, Mrs., 227

Vaudeville Company, 5–7

Vaughan, Benjamin, M.P., 175

Vaughan, Cardinal, 404

Vestal, The, 329

Vezin, Hermann, 75, 93

Victoria, Queen, 115–116, 221; 1889, Irving’s first appearance before, 375–380; 1893, 376–380, 389–390

Voss, Richard, 329

Wales, Albert Edward, Prince of, see Edward VII.

Wales, Prince George of, 465

Wales, Princess Alexandra of, see Alexandra, Queen

Wales, Princess May of, 204–205, 465

Walrus, The yacht, 53

Walsall Literary Institute, 404

Ward, Col., 349

Ward, Geo., 187

Ward, Miss Geneviève, 166, 347–352, 379

Wardell, Chas., 105, 362

Warren, T. H. (President of Magdalen), 397

Warships, visits of foreign, 208–210

Washington: Dante, 178

Waterloo, 161–164; Sandringham, 380–383; Irving, last appearance in London, 457

Webb, Harry, 9

Webster, Ben., 381

Werner, 425

Westminster Abbey: Tennyson’s burial, 156–157 Irving’s burial, 5, 463–466

480West Point, U.S., Military Academy, 191–194

Wharncliffe, Earl of, 334

Whistler, James McNeill, 97

White, Sir Arnold, 132

White House, Washington, 385

Whiteside, James, 18

Whitman, Walt, 130, 139, 302–312

Wikoff, Chevalier, 5–7

Wilberforce, Archdeacon, 464

Wilkins, Miss Mary, 330

Willard, E. S., 329

Williams, Talcott, 309

Wills, Rev. Freeman, 328

Wills, W. G., 35, 88, 166–167, 328

Wilson, Dr. Andrew, 319

Winchester, 159–160, 385–386

Windsor Castle, 376–380, 390

Winter, William, 189–190, 229, 400–401

Wise, John Sargent, 385

Wolverhampton, Irving’s illness at, 422, 448, 454–456

Wolverhampton Literary and Scientific Institute, 404

Wrestling Match, A, 32–33

Wyllie, Sir Wm. Curzon, 212

Wyncotes, Mr. (Mayor of Plymouth), 454

Yates, Edmund, 130, 232–233

Young, John Russell, 193

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TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES

P. 408, changed “Are we all to burned” to “Are we all to be burned”.

Silently corrected obvious typographical errors and variations in spelling.

Retained archaic, non-standard, and uncertain spellings as printed.

Re-indexed footnotes using numbers.