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Sir Henry Irving, 1838-1905. Henry Irving, the first actor to be knighted, rose from humble beginnings unconnected with the theatre. He was born John Brodribb on 6th February 1838 in the small Somerset village of Keinton Mandeville. His father Samuel Brodribb was a travelling salesman in the area, who moved to Bristol in 1842 with his Methodist ...
Sir Henry Irving, orig. John Henry Brodribb, (born Feb. 6, 1838, Keinton Mandeville, Somerset, Eng.—died Oct. 13, 1905, Bradford, Yorkshire), British actor. He toured for 10 years with a stock company before making his London debut in 1866. With his success in The Bells (1871), he became a leading actor in H.L. Bateman’s company (1871–77).
Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905) Born in Somerset in 1838, the year of Victoria’s Coronation, Irving’s rise to prominent as an actor-manager was a slow and torturous one. Against his Methodist mother’s wishes he chose a profession still much tarnished with the stigma of rogues and vagabonds. He began his acting career in 1856, appearing with ...
Sir Henry Irving, como Hamlet, en una ilustración de 1893 por The Idler Magazine. John Henry Brodribb ( Keinton Mandeville, 6 de febrero de 1838- Bradford, 13 de octubre de 1905), conocido como Henry Irving, fue un actor de teatro británico de la época victoriana. Fue el primer actor nombrado caballero . Su hijo mayor, Harry Brodribb Irving ...
Há 5 dias · The funeral service of Sir Henry Irving, 20 October 1905 (PDF, 376 KB) It’s very hard not to be enthusiastic working at the Abbey. If this place doesn’t make you smile I don’t know what will. The ashes of Sir Henry Irving, actor, lie in Poets' Corner. John Henry Brodribb (1838-1905) assumed the surname of Irving by royal licence in 1889.
Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905) Born in Somerset in 1838, the year of Victoria’s Coronation, Irving’s rise to prominent as an actor-manager was a slow and torturous one. Against his Methodist mother’s wishes he chose a profession still much tarnished with the stigma of rogues and vagabonds. He began his acting career in 1856, appearing with ...
The year is 1901. Sir Henry Irving – an internationally-famous Shakespearian actor – is 63, and has enjoyed enormous success during his two decades as manager of the Lyceum Theatre, London. Six years previously, Irving became the first actor to be awarded a knighthood. The actor-manager recently led his company on their sixth American tour.
