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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 ...
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Sir Henry Irving. (1838-1905) Sir Henry Irving was the stage name of John Henry Brodribb, who was born in 1838 and raised in a working-class family. He was one of the most famous British actor-managers and dominated the late Victorian Stage (along with Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree ). He was born in Somerset but lived in London from the age of ten.
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).
May 17, 2018 · Irving, Sir Henry. 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.
