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Sir Henry Irving (6 February 1838 – 13 October 1905), christened John Henry Brodribb, sometimes known as J. H. Irving, was an English stage actor in the Victorian era, known as an actor-manager because he took complete responsibility (supervision of sets, lighting, direction, casting, as well as playing the leading roles) for season after ...
Sir Henry Irving (born Feb. 6, 1838, Keinton Mandeville, Somerset, Eng.—died Oct. 13, 1905, Bradford, Yorkshire) was one of the most famous of English actors, the first of his profession to be knighted (1895) for services to the stage.
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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.
Oct 13, 2023 · ON this day in history, legendary English actor Sir Henry Irving died in Bradford during his farewell tour. It was Friday, October 13, 1905, when Irving suffered a stroke on stage at the...
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Oct 2, 2022 · In Sir Henry’s Last Night by Roy Apps, Hugh Ross is the 19th century actor Sir Henry Irving, who has just embarked on what is to become his final appearance on the stage.
Contents. The greatest actor of his day, Sir Henry Irving (1838–1905) thrilled audiences with his tragedy and melodrama, his Hamlet and Richard III, most famously at the Lyceum Theatre in London. Born John Henry Brodribb, he took the name Irving for his first professional stage appearance in 1856.
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Irving, Sir Henry (1838–1905) English actor-manager, real name John Henry Brodribb. He made his first stage appearance in 1856. In 1878, he took over as manager of the Lyceum Theatre, London, and engaged Ellen Terry as his leading lady. Irving last appeared as an actor in a production of Becket in 1905.
