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Stoker became interested in the theatre while a student through his friend Dr. Maunsell. While working for the Irish Civil Service , he became the theatre critic for the Dublin Evening Mail , [10] which was co-owned by Sheridan Le Fanu , an author of Gothic tales.
Mar 31, 2023 · Having become interested in the theater whilst a student, Stoker went on to become an unpaid theater critic with a favorable review of a Henry Irving performance in December 1876 leading to...
In May 1897, the well-known theatre manager and part-time writer Bram Stoker. released Dracula, a Gothic adventure novel about the exploits of a Transylvanian. vampire in England and the attempts by a crew of respectable professional men. (and one woman) to destroy the ancient evil.
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Mar 9, 2009 · Stoker was a civil servant who fell in love with theatre in his native Dublin. In 1878, he moved to London to become the business manager of the Lyceum Theatre, owned by his idol, the...
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In 1876 he met the famous actor Henry Irving and they soon became friends. Shortly after that Stoker met and fell in love with actress Florence Balcombe. Against his family's wishes, in 1878, Stoker moved to London and took a position as actor-manager with Henry Irving's Lyceum Theatre.
Jan 12, 2022 · Introduction. The affable and popular theater manager Bram Stoker was born in Clontarf, Ireland, to Abraham and Charlotte Stoker in 1847, into an Irish Protestant (although not Anglo-Irish) family. After a sickly childhood he grew into a robust sportsman, and attended Trinity College Dublin from 1864 to 1866, finally graduating with a BA in 1870.
Apr 2, 2014 · 'Dracula' and Other Books. In 1875, Stoker published what became his first novel, The Primrose Path. He continued to publish writings while managing the successful Lyceum Theatre, including...
