8 days ago by offmotorway

Henry Irving Henry Irving (1838 – 1905) was one of England’s greatest actors, and the first to be awarded a knighthood. He performed the great Shakespearean parts of Hamlet, Macbeth and Shylock, often opposite Ellen Terry, another great of the Victorian era. He was also an actor-manager, supervising ...

75 days ago by admin

Opening on October 8, 1907, The Queen’s Theatre was the second of a pair of theatres to open on Shaftesbury Avenue within a ten month period. The Gielgud Theatre, as it is known today, had its grand opening prior to the Queen’s on an adjoining corner of Shaftesbury Avenue. The architect for both the ...

96 days ago by BellaBianca

King Arthur er et skuespill fra 1895, skrevet av Joseph William Comyns Carr. Det ble produsert av Henry Irving ved Lyceum Theatre, med ham selv og Ellen Terry i hovedrollene. Det ser ut som maleriene til Pre - Raphaelittene. David Howland har laget en nettside tilegnet teaterstykket, nærmere present ...

107 days ago by gtougher

As it is Halloween, we thought you might like a Glasgow vampire story. You don’t need to be afraid though – it is about the creator of, and inspiration for, the most famous vampire of them all – Count Dracula. In this item held at Archive Services, Bram Stoker, sends the University love and thanks [ ...

171 days ago by Travel Video

Abraham 'Bram' Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912) was an Irish novelist and short story writer, best known today for his 1897 horror novel Dracula. During his lifetime, he was better known as the personal assistant of actor Henry Irving and business manager of the Lyceum Theatre in London, whi ...