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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 season at the West End's Lyceum Theatre, establishing ...
Mar 15, 2024 · 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. He was also a celebrated theatre manager and the professional partner of the actress Ellen Terry for 24 ...
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Henry Irving was a tall, slender figure—about 6′ 2″—with hair worn longer than was customary, a clean-shaven chin—again unusual for the times—a long, strikingly sensitive face and a dominant, rather sardonic, presence which both fascinated and intimidated. The actor had first impressed the London theatre-going public in the 1860s in ...
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 ...
May 31, 2019 · An attendant at the side called out: ’Mr. Henry Irving, for service to the theatrical world.’ On the small bench in front of the Queen, he knelt, where she placed a drawn sword on either side of his should and commanded, ‘Rise, Sir Henry.” He stood beaming, the first actor ever to be knighted. She motioned for him to stand a little closer.
Apr 12, 2017 · Sir Henry Irving was one of the most famous of English actors, the first of his profession to be knighted for services to the stage in 1895. He was also a celebrated theatre manager and the ...
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 ...
