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Sir Henry Irving—A Record of Over Twenty Years at the Lyceum

by Percy Fitzgerald

Level C1 · AdvancedClassics20 chapters
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About this book

Follow the relentless journey of an actor rising from humble beginnings to commanding the stage at the Lyceum Theatre, revealing the grit, discipline, and resilience behind a celebrated theatrical career. Discover the challenges and triumphs shaping a true artist’s life.

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Contents

20 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02CONTENTS.
03CHAPTER I. 1838-1856. SCHOOL-DAYS—EARLY TASTE FOR THE STAGE—FIRST APPEARANCE.
04CHAPTER II. 1857-1859. EDINBURGH AND THE SCOTTISH THEATRES.
05CHAPTER III.
06CHAPTER IV. 1871. ‘THE BELLS’—WILLS’S ‘CHARLES I.’
07CHAPTER V. 1874. ‘HAMLET’—‘OTHELLO’—‘MACBETH’—DEATH OF ‘THE COLONEL’—‘QUEEN MARY.’
08CHAPTER VI. 1878. THE NEW MANAGER OF THE LYCEUM—MISS TERRY—HIS SYSTEM AND ASSISTANTS.
09CHAPTER VII. 1879. ‘THE MERCHANT OF VENICE.’
10CHAPTER VIII. 1880. ‘THE CORSICAN BROTHERS’ AND ‘THE CUP.’
11CHAPTER IX. 1881. ‘OTHELLO’ AND ‘THE TWO ROSES’ REVIVED.
12CHAPTER X. 1882. ‘ROMEO AND JULIET’—THE BANQUET.

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