Shelfmark
Ka.3.07
Author
Title
The Lyceum and Henry Irving / by Austin Brereton.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : New York : Lawrence & Bullen, Limited ; McClure, Phillips & Co, MDCCCCIII [1903]
Physical description
xvi, 351, [1] p., [2] leaves of plates : ill. (2 col.), ports. ; 26 cm.
Note
"This edition is limited to 1,500 copies on ordinary paper, ... and 100 copies on Japanese vellum" -- half title verso.
Note
With frontispiece colour portrait of Henry Irving and colour portrait of Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth facing p. 272.
Note
Publisher's brick-red varnished linen baords with decorative vignette stamped in gilt on front cover and spine title stamped in gilt.
Provenance
Presentation copy from the author to Ellen Terry with inscription dated November 1903; added inscription in the hand of Edward Gordon Craig: "& given to GC from ET".
Provenance
"GC" bookplate of Edward Gordon Craig and with his library shelfmark (?)"Ly:".
Provenance
Extensively annotated by Edward Gordon Craig, and with pasted-in cuttings related to the Irving memorial statue in London, the closing of the Lyceum in 1939, a reproduction of Craig's woodcut of Irving as Robespierre, and a copy of "Lyceum Theatre. Prospective arrangements for the season" for 1901.
Provenance
Infrequent annotations by Edward Anthony Craig, and with loosely inserted photocopy of a note by Gordon Craig concerning Irving's accommodation on the corner of Bond Street and Grafton Street, with map, dated November 1953.
Provenance
Edward Gordon Craig collection.
Copy-specific note
ECL copy is no. 431 of the ordinary paper issue.
Subject
Subject
Subject
Theatrical managers Great Britain.
Added entry--name
Craig, Edward Gordon, 1872 - 1966 former owner.
Added entry--name
Terry, Ellen, 1847 - 1928 Dame former owner.
Added entry--name
Brereton, Austin, 1862 - 1922 inscriber.
Added entry--name
Lyceum Theatre (London, England) Prospective arrangements for the season.
Added entry--name
Lawrence & Bullen publisher.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B50794