Chapter XXI: Part 21

Colonial Premiers, The, 164, 210–217

Colonial Troops, 164

Columbia (College) University, 402–403

Comédie-Française, The, 98–100, 343, 344

Cooke, Geo. Frederick, 47

_Cool as a Cucumber_, 425

Cooper, Sir Alfred, 334

_Copperfield and the Waiter_, 27

Coquelin (Cadet), 331

Coquelin, Constant (Ainé), 341–342

Coquelin (Fils), 341

_Coriolanus_, 53, 285–288, 337, 452

Coronation, The King’s (1902), 212–217, 392

Corpse, The way to carry a, 61–62

Correspondence, 39

Corry, “Monty” (Lord Rowton), 108

_Corsican Brothers, The_, 102–111, 134, 410, 425

_Count, The_, 329

Courtney, W. L., 329, 330, 397, 398

Craig, Edith, 276

Craik, Mr., 156

Craven, Hawes, 48, 54–55, 60, 66, 70, 115, 133, 165, 298, 375

Crawford, Marion, 330

Crosby Hall, 121

Cunningham, David, 37

_Cup, The_, 57, 104–105, 107–108, 131–135, 136, 425

Cuthbert, W., 55, 133

_Cymbeline_, 170, 172, 288, 425

Dabbs, Dr., 156

_Daily News, The_, 187–188

_Daily Telegraph, The_, 121, 185, 187, 439

_Daisy’s Escape_, 106, 425

Daly, Augustin, 237

Damala, 345–346

Damrosch, Walter, 331

Dante, 137, 263

_Dante_, 176–179, 436, 452

D’Arcy, Knox, 359

Darmont, 276, 345

Davis, E. D., 83

_Dead Heart, The_, 122, 425

De Bornier, 231, 317, 318

_Deemster, The_, 316

_Demon Lover, The_, 320

Devonshire, The Duchess of, 165

Dewar, Sir James, 439

Diamond Jubilee (1897), 164, 211

Dickens, Chas., 175, 183–184, 353

Dickens, Chas. (the younger), 83

Dickens, Henry Fielding, 183–184

Dickens, Kate (Mrs. Perugini), 183

Diderot, D., _Paradox of Acting_, 30–31, 255–257, 341

Dillon, Valentine (Lord Mayor of Dublin), 373–374

Dixon, J., 329

Dolat Singh, Maharaja Kunwar, 214

Dolgoruki, Princess, 275

Donaldson, Thomas, 302, 306, 308, 309, 311, 312

_Don Quixote_ (J. I. C. Clarke), 166, 329

_Don Quixote_ (W. G. Wills), 166–167, 328, 425

Doricourt, 182

Dowden, Edward, 17, 303–305

Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan, 161–163, 330

Dramatists, 325–330

_Dream of Eugene Aram, The_, 18–21, 27, 353

Drury Lane Theatre, 47, 91, 178, 338, 430;
Irving’s last performances in London, 456–457

Dublin: Theatre Royal, 1867, 1–5;
1871, 5;
1872, 7;
1876, 11, 13–14, 22–25;
1877, 30–34;
Early Experiences at the Queen’s Theatre, 9–11, 70;
Public Reception and Address, 1894, 373–374

Dublin University, 1876, Honours from, 22–26, 393;
1877, a Reading at Trinity College, 27–28;
1892, D.Litt., 393–395

Du Chaillu, Paul B., 237

Duckworth, Sub-Dean Robinson, 464

Dufferin and Ava, The Marquis of, 394, 396

Edinburgh, 181–182, 353, 407

Edinburgh, H.R.H. the Duke of, _see_ Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Duke of

Edinburgh Philosophical Institute, 1881, 403;
1891, 404

Edinburgh, Queen’s Theatre, 180

Edinburgh, Theatre Royal, 2, 76

_Edgar and Lucy_, see _Ravenswood_

Educational value of the Stage, 118–119, 253, 395

Edward VII., 104, 112–113, 174, 185, 204–205, 212, 359, 375–376,
380–383, 389, 391–392, 464

Elliot, Mr. (President of Harvard), 400–401

Elliott, Sir George, Bart., 267

Elsler, Fanny, 5

Emin Pasha, 237

_End of the Hunting, The_, 329

“English Actors,” 398

_Enoch Arden_, 148

Erben, Admiral (U.S.A.), 208–210

Escott, T. H. S., 232

_Eugene Aram_, 8, 82, 241, 425

Eugénie, The Empress, 238

Exeter, 454

Farrar, Dean, 18, 157–159

Farringford, 131, 138, 145–151

Fateh Ali Khan, Nawab, 215

Faudel-Phillips, Lady, 185

_Faust_, 69, 94–95, 113–119, 122, 162, 339, 425, 426

Fawsitt, Amy, 5

Fechter, C. A., 184

Ferment, 113

Finance, 39–40, 264–265, 427–437

Fires, 407–412

First Nights, 80–81, 157, 206, 438–439

Fiske, John, 150, 159

Floods, 412–416

Florence, W. J., 58

Flower, C. E., 323

_Flying Dutchman, The_, 320–321, see also _Vanderdecken_

Forbes, Norman, 442

Forbes, Wm., 158

Forbes-Robertson, Johnston, 166, 173, 390

Ford, Charles Richard, 239–243

Ford, E. Onslow, R.A., 280–283

Ford, Wolfram Onslow, 282

Forrest, Edwin, 5;
his watch, 302, 431

_Foresters, The_, 137, 161

Foxwell, Dr. Arthur, 455

French, Samuel, 92

Frohman, Chas., 445, 452, 456

Froude, J. A., 263

_Fuji, The_, 210

Fulda, Ludwig, 329

Fussy, 412

Gaiety Theatre, 63, 99, 109, 343

Galitzin, Prince Nicholas, 278–279

_Gamester, The_, 53

Gangadhar Madho Chitnavis, 215

Garnier, 345

Garrick Club, 130, 232

Garrick, David, 14;
his malacca cane, 300

Gaskell, The Misses, 333

_Gemini et Virgo_, 27, 225

_George Washington_, 329

Gerbel, Count de, 349

Gerbel, Countess de, _see_ Ward, Miss Geneviève

Gerische, 332

Germany, Crown Prince of (Frederick III.), 115–116

Germany, Emperor William II. of, 382–383

Germany, Empress Frederick of, 379

Gilbert, Alfred, R.A., 95, 98, 331

Gillette, Wm., 316, 446

Gladstone, Mrs. W. E., 261, 263, 265

Gladstone, Rt. Hon. W. E., 79;
as an actor, 107–108, 130, 260–265

Glasgow Theatre Royal, 43–44

Glasgow, Irving’s Illness, 296–297, 337, 441–443

Glasgow University, LL.D., 396–397

Gleichen, Count, 268–269

_Glimpse of America, A_, 236

Gounod, 335–337

Gouraud, Col., 142

Grand Theatre, Islington, 236

Grant, Digby, 5–7, 13

Grant, Gen., 191, 193

Grove, F. C., 315

Grove, Sir George, 112

Guthrie, F. Anstey, 299

Gwalior, Maharaja of, 214

Hackney, Mabel (Mrs. L. Irving), 462

Hagenbach’s Menagerie, 323–324

Hall, T. W., 70

Halswelle, Keeley, A.R.S.A., 69–70

_Hamlet_, 8, 11, 16–17, 30, 48–52, 55, 88, 425;
A Reading, 200–201;
Hall Caine’s Criticism of, 16, 315–316

“Hamlet” (An Address), 404

Hampton Court, 57–58

Handwriting, Character by, 258

Hann, W., 60, 70, 375

Hanna, Senator Mark, 385

Hare, John, 93, 298, 329, 331

Harker, J., 70, 165

Harlem Opera House, 188

Harmsworth, Alfred, _see_ Lord Northcliff

_Harper’s Magazine_, 294, 340

Harris, John, 17, 347

Hartford, _Dante_, 178

Harvard, Sander’s Theatre, 400

Harvard University, 400–402

Harvey, Martin, 442

Hassard, Sir John, 158

Hatton, Joseph, 232, 302

Haweis, Rev. H. R., 314

Hawkins, F. W., 255

Hay, Col. John (U.S. Ambassador), 385

Hennell, E. W., 333

_Henry VIII._, 72–75, 122, 143, 153, 157, 162, 425

Henschel, Georg, 332–333

Herbert, Miss, 1–5, 113

Herkomer, Prof. Hubert von, R.A., 131

Hichens, Robert, 173

_High Life Below Stairs_, 425

Hill, Vice-Chancellor, of Cambridge, 395

Hisses, 9–11

Hogarth, Miss Georgina, 183

Hollingshead, John, 63, 109

Holloway, W. J., 77–79

Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 92

Homer, Tennyson on, 152

Home Rule Bill, 260, 263–264

_Home Sweet Home_, 320

Honey, Geo., 5

Hoskins, Wm., 83

Houghton, Lord, 225–227

Howard, J. B., 43

Howe, Earl, 465

Howe, Henry, 377

Hume, Fergus, 329

_Hunted Down_, 183

Hyper-criticism, 66, 134

Ibsen, 248

Idar, Maharaja of, 214

Indian and Colonial Troops, 164

Indian Princes, 164, 211–217

_Indian Revolt, The_ (“Mr. Irwig”), 454

Interviewers, 195–197

_Iolanthe_, 88, 425

Irish Famine, 18

_Irish Times, The_, 4

_Iron Chest, The_, 53, 425

Irving, Henry:
_Note._—For appearances in individual Plays and _Rôles_ and at London
Theatres _see_ under their respective names; at Provincial and
other Theatres, under name of town or city; _see also_ America,
visits to
Early experiences in Dublin, 3–5, 7, 9–11
A blaze of genius, 18–20
Carriage dragged by Students, 25
Reading at Trinity College, Dublin, 27–28
“Chaired,” 27
Takes over management of the Lyceum, 38–40, 46
Joined by Bram Stoker, 38–39
Lyceum Productions, 45
Mastery and decision of character, 50–52
Not ill for seven years, 52
Respect for feelings of others, 67
A lesson in collaboration, 70–72
Influenza during run of _King Lear_, 77–79
His method, 82–90
First appearance on the stage, 83, 453–454
And criticisms, 84
Skill in “make-up,” 89–90, 175–176, 241
Love of children, 90
Generosity, 93, 203, 374, 449
Love of sincerity, 95
Devotion and zeal of his staff, 95–97
Presentation, twenty-fifth anniversary _The Bells_, 98
Entertainment of French Authors, 98–100
A good friend to supers, 102
His stage doubles, 110
A narrow escape, 118
Fiftieth birthday—a record house, 118
Gift for reading, 121, 159, 177–178
On Tennyson, 128–130
A judge of character, 129, 430–431
Tennyson’s plays, 128–160
Fifty-fifth birthday—_Becket_ produced, 157
Reading, _Becket_, Canterbury Cathedral, 157–159
King Alfred Millenary, 159–160
Early days, 181–182
Visits to America, 186–199
Last performance in America, 188
Care in speaking, 195–196
Reading, _Hamlet_, Birkbeck Institute, 200–201
A heavy bill, 201–202
Energy and nervous power, 201–202
Christmas, 203
A social force, 204–207
His house at Brook Green, 205
Last reception at the Lyceum, 212–217
Politics, 218
Two favourite stories, 221–223
A Clerk in the City, 239–242
Education and Fines, 240
Choice of Professional Name, 241
Leaves the desk, 242
His Philosophy of his Art:
Key-stone, 244–245
Scientific process, 245–247
Character, 247–252
The play, 252–253
Stage perspective, 253–255
Dual consciousness, 96, 172, 255–257
Individuality, 257–258
Summary, 258–259
As Hamlet, Onslow Ford Statue of, 281–283
His hands, 151, 282–283, 381
Artistic co-operation with E. A. Abbey, 294–295
Last portraits, 298–299
Danger from a monkey:
Manchester, 321–323
Stratford-on-Avon, 323
His love of animals, 323–324
Dramatists—his search for plays, 325–330
Musicians, 331–337
Order of the Komthur Cross, 339
Friendship with Toole, 353–361
Ellen Terry, 362–372
Public reception and address, Dublin, 1894, 373–374
Performances at Sandringham and Windsor, 375–383
Presidents of the United States, 384–388
Knighthood, 389–392
Presentation from his fellow players, 390
Universities:
Dublin, 1876, Honours from, 22–26;
1877, 27;
1892, D.Litt., 393–395
Cambridge, 1898, “Rede” Lecture, D.Litt., 395–396
Glasgow, 1899, LL.D., 396–397
Oxford, 1886, “English Actors,” 397–399
Manchester, “Macbeth,” 399–400
Harvard, 1885 and 1894, two addresses, 400–402
Columbia, 1895, “Macbeth,” 402–403
Chicago, 1896 and 1900, two lectures, 403
Princeton, 1902, “Shakespeare and Bacon,” 403
Other learned bodies and institutions, 403–404
Adventures:
Over a mine-bed, 405–407
Fires, 407–410
Floods, 412–416
Train accidents, 416–418
Storms at sea, 418–421
Falling scenery, 421–422
Fearlessness, 257, 271–272, 404–406, 421–422
Finance, 39–40, 427–437
A bequest, 430–431
The turn of the tide:
Strenuous life, 432–433, 438
Accident to knee, 81, 440
Burning of the Lyceum Storage, 421–426, 441
Illness at Glasgow, 296–297, 337, 441–443
Lyceum Theatre Company, 45, 174, 434–437, 444–446
Failing health, 446
Fortitude and patient suffering, 447–449
Illness at Wolverhampton, 448
Last years, 449–462
Determination to retire, 452
Farewell Visits:
Cardiff: A touching farewell, 453
Swansea: _Lead, Kindly Light_, 453
Sunderland: Public banquet and address, 453–454
Exeter: Public address and reception, 454
Bath: Unveils Quin Memorial—Civic lunch, 454, 455
Wolverhampton: Public address—serious illness—tour abandoned,
454–456
Last Performances in London, 456–457
Workmen present a loving cup, 456–457
His last tour:
Sheffield: Civic luncheon, 457
Bradford: Public address—last performances, 457–460
Sudden death, 461–462
Public funeral in Westminster Abbey, 5, 463–466

Irving, Henry Brodribb, jun., 158, 297, 428, 462

Irving, Laurence, 158, 173–174, 177, 428, 462

_Isle of St. Tropez_, 329

Jackson, Dr., 395

Jagannath Barua, Rai Bahadur, 215

Jeejeebhai, Sir Jamsetjee, 214

Jefferson, Joseph, 385

_Jekyll and Hyde_, 329

_Jester King, The_, 329

Jeypore, Maharaja of, 214

_Jingle_, 425

John, Mr. (Mayor of Bath), 454

Johnson, H. T., 329

Johnston, Sir Harry, 237

Jonas, Sir Joseph (Lord Mayor of Sheffield), 457

Jones, Henry Arthur, 330

Jowett, Benjamin (Master of Balliol), 397–399

_Julius Cæsar_, 333

Kean, Chas., 86, 104, 261, 300, 372, 377

Kean, Edmund, 12, 91;
relics of, 300–301

Kean, Mrs. Chas., 369

Kelly, _see_ Wardell, Chas.

Kelvin, Lord, 394

King, T. C., 11

King Alfred Millenary, 159–160, 385–386

_King and the Miller, The_, 425

King Arthur, 137, 164

_King Arthur_ (J. Comyns Carr), 164–166, 289, 425, 426

_King Arthur_ (W. G. Wills), 164, 328

_King Lear_, 76–79, 82, 144, 162, 277–278, 356, 425

_King René’s Daughter_, see _Iolanthe_

Kingston, W. Beatty, 229, 334

Kinsmen,” “The, 294

Knighthood, 389–392

Knowles, Sir James, 28–29, 130, 133, 225

Kohlapur, Maharaja of, 214

Kohlsaat, H. H., 163

Kooch Bahar, Maharaja of, 214

_Lady Audley’s Secret_, 1–4

_Lady of Lyons, The_, 100–102, 121, 241, 425

_Lady Torfrida_, The yacht, 270–275

_Lancashire Lass, The_, 184

_Leaves of Grass_, 302–304, 310

Leaf, Walter, 151–155

Le Clerc, 331

Lehmann, Rudolph, 73

Leighton, Lord, 394–395

Lever, Chas., 8, 227

Levy, J. M., 185, 187

Levy, Miss Matilda, 185, 352

Lewanika, King, 215

Lewis, Arthur, 300

Lewis, Sir George, Bart., 359

Lewis, Leopold, 92–93

Libbotton, 344

Librarians, Conference of, 207

_Life of Charles Dickens_, Foster’s, 355

Lincoln, Abraham, 308–309, 311, 312

Liszt, Abbé Franz, 334–335

Littleton, Alfred, 334

Littleton, Augustus, 334

_Livadia, The_, 272–275

Liverpool _Town Crier_, 315

Livingstone, David, 234–235

Lloyd-Davies, William Allan, 448, 455

London and County Bank, 429

London County Council, 436

Long, Edwin, R.A., 89

Lord Chamberlain’s Department, The, 318–319, 326

_Louis XI._, 84–85, 425, 426;
Irving’s last performance in London, 456–457, 458

Loveday, H. J., 27, 44, 51, 53–54, 61, 73, 96, 120, 144, 161, 173, 218,
407, 428, 444, 456, 458, 459, 461

Low, Seth, 386, 402

Lucas, Seymour, R.A., 72–74

Lupton, Mr. (Ex-Mayor of Bradford), 463

Lyceum Storage, Burning of the, 423–426, 441

Lyceum Theatre, Productions, 45;
Irving’s first season, 39–40, 46–52;
its audience, 46–47, 186;
Hospitalities, 204–217, 343, 432–433;
Irving’s last reception, 212–217;
Enlarged and improved, 431–432;
Cash takings, 431–432

Lyceum Theatre Company, 45, 174, 434–437, 444–446

_Lyons Mail, The_, 86–87, 257, 425, 426, 455

Macartney, Sir Halliday, 50

_Macbeth_, 8, 15, 68–72, 87–88, 122, 425

Macbeth,” “The character of, 399–400, 402, 403, 404

McCullough, John, 57, 339

McDowell, James, 383

McHenry, James, 5, 229, 268

Mackail, Mrs. (Miss Burne-Jones), 290

Mackenzie, Sir Alexander C., 319, 331, 334, 337

Mackenzie, Sir James, 390

Mackenzie, Sir Morell, 334

McKinley, Wm. (President U.S.A.), 385–386

Maclaren, Ian, 248

McMichael, Clayton, 384

Macready, 88, 184;
Relics of, 285, 355

_Madame Sans-Gêne_, 105, 168–173, 371

Mahan, Capt. (U.S. Navy), 208–210

Mahomed Aslam Khan, Lieut.-Colonel Nawab, 215

Mahomet, 231, 317–319

_Mail, The_ (Dublin), 8, 23–25

“Make-up,” 89–90, 175–176, 241

Management:
Responsibility and difficulties, 39–40, 96–97, 120
Public pulse, 120–125
Hazard of, 179
Rain of plays, 325–330
Finance, 39–40, 329, 427–437

Manchester, Art Club, 452

Manchester, Theatre Royal, 55

Manchester, Victoria University of, 27, 69, 399–400

_Manchester Guardian_, 428

_Manfred_, 337

Mansfield, Richard, 229

Marbury, Miss Elizabeth, 174, 177

Marion, W., 409

Marius, 345

Marlow, Young, 4

Marquand, John P., 229

_Marquette_, ss., 419

Marryat, Capt., 194

Marshall, Frank A., 27, 53, 319, 323, 326–328, 329

Marston, Edward, 236

Mathews, Sir Charles W., 182

Mathews, Chas., 181–182

Mathews, Mrs. Chas., 182

Matthews, Frank, 4

Matthews, Mrs. Frank, 4

Matthison, Arthur, 110

Maung On Gaing, 215

Maunsell, Dr., 8

Mayer, M. L., 341

Mead, Tom, 86–87

_Medicine Man, The_, 45, 173

Meherban Ganpatrao Madhavrao Vinchwikar, 215

Meiningen Company, The, 338

Meissonier, J. L. E., 288

_Mephisto_, 328

_Merchant of Venice, The_, 53–55, 180;
as in Shakespeare’s time, 191–192, 370, 425

Merivale, Herman, 120–122, 350

Meysey-Thompson, Sir Henry, 264

Michie, Col. Peter (U.S.A.), 191

Midian Gold Mines, 228

Milburn, Dr. (Chaplain, American Senate), 249

Mimra, Capt., 210

_Minnehaha_, ss., 420–421

Miranda, Count, 352

Montague, H. J., 5

Moreau, Emile, 176–177, 444

_Much Ado about Nothing_, 65–67, 125, 367, 425

Muhamad Faiyaz Ali Khan, Nawab, 215

Mullen, Mr., 226

Müller, Rt. Hon. Frederick Max, 334, 397

Muncacksy, Madame, 334

“Municipal Theatres,” 404

Murray, Dr. A. S., 133–134

Murray, Gaston, 4

Musicians, 331–337

Myers, Frederick, 396

_Nance Oldfield_, 125–127

Napier, Lord, 193

Nast, Thomas, 209

New Haven, _Dante_, 178

_New Way to Pay Old Debts_, 55, 301

New York: _Faust_, 119;
_Dante_, 178
Goethe Society, 403

_New York Tribune_, 189, 400–401

Nihilists, 273–275, 276–278

Nilsson, Christine, 352

_Nineteenth Century, The_, 28–29, 263, 341

Normand, Jacques, 99

Northbrook, Earl of, 260

Northcliff, Lord, 216

Ober-Ammergau Play, 397

_Olivia_, 93, 425

_Othello_, 8, 27, 55–57, 425

Owens College, _see_ Manchester, Victoria University of

Oxford University, An Address at, 397–399

Paderewski, 331–332

Palmer, Edmund Henry, 228

Panglima Kinta, The Datoh, 215

_Paradox of Acting_, 30–31, 255–257

Parke, Dr., 236

Parnell, Chas. Stewart, 260, 263

Partridge, J. Bernard, 298–299

Pauncefort, Mrs., 87

Pearce, Sir William, Bart., 270–275

Pearce, Sir Wm. George, Bart., 270

Penberthy, Capt. Isaac, 65

Penberthy, John, 65–66, 81

Perak, The Sultan of, 215

Perkins, 70

Perry Bar Institute, 403

_Peter the Great_, 173–174

Phelps, S., 240–241

Philadelphia:
_Faust_, 118;
_Dante_, 178
Contemporary Club, 404

_Philip_, 8

Pinero, A. W., 106, 330

Pittsburgh, 203

Plays:
difficulties of obtaining, 325–326;
sources of, 325–326;
bought but not produced, 326–328

Plowden, A. C., 299

Plymouth, 454

Politics in the theatre, 89

Pollock, Walter Herries, 30–31, 256, 329

Polo, Marco, 238

Ponsonby, Sir Henry, 376, 378, 379, 380

Popoff, Admiral (Russian Navy), 273

Porter, H.E. General Horace (U.S.A.), 152

Priestley, Mr. (Mayor of Bradford), 457

Princess’s Theatre, 56, 104

Princeton University, 403

Pritchard, Hesketh, 330

Pritchard, K., 330

Probyn, Genl. Sir Dighton, V.C., 465

_Professor’s Love Story, The_, 329

Pullman, Geo., 404

_Queen Mary_, 8, 97, 128

Queen Victoria’s Jubilee (1887), 211

Queen’s Theatre, 183, 362

Quin Memorial, 454

_Raising the Wind_, 425

Ramaswami Mudaliyar, Sir Savalai, Raja, 214

_Ravenswood_, 120–122, 143, 261, 337, 425, 426

Reade, Chas., 86

“Rede” Lecture, Cambridge, 395

Reform Club, 218

Rejane, 176

Renan, Ernest, 314

Renaud, 331

_Revue Illustrée_, 341

Ricarde-Seaver, Major, 124

_Richard II._, 291–297, 337

_Richard III._, 27, 31, 58, 80–81, 301, 438–440

_Richelieu_, 8, 83–84, 425

Richter, Hans, 333

_Rienzi_, 328

Riley, J. Whitcomb, 313

Ristori, Madame, 348–349

_Rivals, The_, 1–5, 13

Rival towns, 220

_Road to Ruin, The_, 4

_Robert Emmett_, 53, 319, 326–328

_Robert Macaire_, 112, 425

_Robespierre_, 174–176, 444, 445

Robin Hood, 137

Robinson, Dean Armitage, 464

Rogers, Frederick, 276

_Romeo and Juliet_, 55, 59–63

Roosevelt, Theodore (President U.S.A.), 386–388

Root, Elihu (Sec. of State, U.S.A.), 385

Rosebery, Earl of, 389

Rossetti, Wm. Michael, 302

Royal Academy Banquet, 206

Royal College of Music, 112–113, 394

Royal Institution, 159, 390, 391, 394–395, 404, 440

Royce, E. W., 109

Russell, Edward, 228

Russell, Sir Edward R., 16, 466

Russell, Henry, 182

Russia, Alexander II., Czar of, 273–275

Russia, Grand Duke Nicholas of, 273–274

Sadler’s Wells Theatre, Old, 240

St. Albans, Duchess of, 236

St. Gaudens, Augustus, 311

St. James’s Company, 1–5

St. James’s Hall, 208

St. James’s Theatre, 113, 182, 183

Sala, George Augustus, 232

Sandringham, 1889, 375–376;
1902, 380–383

Sarcey, Francisque, 99

Sardou, Victorien, 174–175, 176–177, 444

Sargent, John, R.A., 294

_Saviolo_, 329

Saunders, John, 162

Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Grand Duke of, 339

Saxe-Meiningen, H.S.H. Grand Duke of, 339–340

Scenery, accidents from falling, 421–422;
cost of, 425–426

Schneider, Mdlle., 352

_School for Scandal, The_, 4

_School of Reform_, 113

_Schuldig_, 329

Scott, Clement, 232, 256, 439

Scott, Sir Walter, 120

Seattle, 219

Seddon, Rt. Hon. Richard, 216

Sedelia Rab, The Datoh, 215

Seymour, Admiral Sir Edward, 454

Shakespeare and Bacon, Tennyson on, 152

“Shakespeare and Bacon,” 403

“Shakespeare and Goethe,” 403

“Shakespeare as a Playwright,” 404

Shakespeare’s Plays, 53–81

Shaw, George F., 22

Sheffield, 457

Sheppard, J. W., 461, 462

_Sherlock Holmes_, 435

_She Stoops to Conquer_, 4

Siam, H.R.H. the Crown Prince of, 215

_Silent Voices, The_, 156–157

Simpson, Palgrave, 350

Sketchley, Arthur, 226

_Skying the Copper_, 241

Smith, Chas. Emory (U.S.A.), 385

Smith, Sir Charles Euan, 331

Smithsonian Institute, 311

_Snake’s Pass, The_, 261

Springfield: _Dante_, 178

Stage,” “The, 403

Stage Art, Philosophy of:
Key-stone, 244–245
Scientific process, 245–247
Character, 247–252
The play, 252–253
Stage perspective, 253–255
Dual consciousness, 96, 172, 255–257
Individuality, 257–258
Summary, 258–259
Ellen Terry, 365–372

Stage as it is,” “The, 403

Stagecraft:
_Macbeth_, 14–15
_Hamlet_, 48–49
Realistic fighting, 62–63
Lessons in illusion, 73–74
Stage jewellery, 73–74
_Richard III._, 81
A marching army, 101–102
Some great sets, 102–103
Stage snow, 104
A stage supper, 110–111
Application of science, 113–114
Stage fire, 114
Steam and mist, 114
Division of stage labour, 115
A “ladder” of angels, 116–118
Stage lighting, 116–117
Stage perspective, 133, 169–172
Camma’s dress, 134
Limelight and electric light, 198

Stage Manager, Irving a, 2

Stanford, Sir Chas. Villiers, 144, 151, 331

Stanlaws, Penrhyn, 329

Stanley, Sir Henry M., 130, 232–237

State Subsidy for theatres, 339, 344, 432

Statue of Irving as Hamlet, 280–283

Stavenhagen, 334–335

Steel, Mrs., 330

Stepniak, S., 276–279

Sterling, Antoinette, 335

Stock Companies, 83

Stoker, Abraham, 12

Stoker, Bram:
Earliest recollections of Irving, 1–7
Friendship with Irving, ix., 9, 16–21
Coming events, 33–34
Joins Irving, 38–39
A Triton amongst minnows, 107
and Tennyson, 130–131, 139–143, 146–151, 151–155
An angry reporter, 197–198
A visit to the _Chicago_, 209–210
“England and Japan!”, 210
Walt Whitman, 302–312
First meets Ellen Terry, 362
Their friendship, 361, 372
Irving’s last words to, 460

Stoker, Dr. Geo., C.M.G., 61–62, 228

Stoker, Sir Thornley, 36, 38

Storms at Sea, 418–421

Story, Principal, of Glasgow University, 396–397

_Story of Waterloo, A_, see _Waterloo_

Stoyle, 4

_Straggler of ’15, A_, see _Waterloo_

_Stranger, The_, 53

Stratford-on-Avon, 323

Students:
Irving’s carriage dragged by, 25
“Chair” Irving, 27
Seized and carried by, 394
Wild enthusiasm, 400
As supers—a challenge, 401–402

Sunderland, Lyceum Theatre;
Irving’s first appearance on the stage, 83;
Farewell visit, 453

Sullivan, Barry, 12–15

Sullivan, Sir Arthur, 70–71

Supers, 62–63, 101–102, 110–111, 175

Surface, Joseph, 4

Swansea, farewell visit, 453

Taber, Robert, 173

Tacoma, 220

Tagore, Maharaja Kunwar, 214

Tailer, W. H., 237

Talbot de Malahide, Lord, 224

Talma, 255–257

Teck, H.R.H. Duchess of, 204

Teck, H.S.H. Duke of, 204

Teck, Princess May of, _see_ Wales, Princess May of

Telbin, W., 60, 116–117, 133

Teller, Leopold, 339

Temple, Archbishop, 130

Tennyson, Lady (Alfred), 131, 139, 151, 156

Tennyson, Lady (Hallam), 142, 151, 379

Tennyson, Alfred, Lord, 31;
His plays, 128–160;
on Irving’s _Hamlet_, 130;
“Irving will do me justice,” 156;
Death—burial in the Abbey, 156–157, 164, 179, 221, 379, 399;
Walt Whitman, 305–306

Tennyson, Hallam, Lord, 131, 138, 139, 145–151, 151–155, 379

Tennyson, Lionel, 151

Terriss, William, 10, 63, 77, 379

Terry, Ellen:
_Note._—_See also_ under various plays
Under John Hare’s Management, 93
As a Dramatist, 125–127
On the _Lady Torfrida_—motherhood, 271–272
Stepniak on, 277–278
A prime consideration in Irving’s arrangements, 287, 363, 364
Frightened by a monkey, 322
Early playing with Irving, 362
Knighting an Attorney-General, 364
A generous player, 364
Her Ophelia, 365
Real flowers, 365
Her Art, 365–372
Last performance with Irving, 370
Separation, 370–371
Comradeship, 370–371
Dublin, 1894, 373–374
At Sandringham and Windsor, 375–383

Thacker, Messrs., 239–242

_Theatre, The_, 255

Théâtre Français, _see_ Comédie-Française

Theatre in its relation to the State,” “The, 395–396

Thompson, Alfred, 59–60

Toole, J. L., 10, 112, 130, 209, 229, 232, 276, 329, 331, 338, 341;
life-long friendship with Irving, 353–361

Traill, H. D., 173, 232

Trelawny, 226

Tsêng, The Marquis, 50

_Twelfth Night_, 425

_Two Roses_, 5–7, 8, 425

Tyars, Frank, 55

Tyrrell, Prof. R. Y., 22

Ulster Hall, 36–37

Universities:
Cambridge, 157, 395–396
Chicago, 403
Columbia, 402–403
Dublin, 22–26, 27, 393–395
Glasgow, 396–397
Harvard, 400–402
Manchester, 69, 399–400
Oxford, 397–399
Princeton, 403

United States:
Military Academy, _see_ West Point
Presidents of, 384–388

Value of Individuality,” “The, 401–402

Vambéry, Arminius, 238

Vandenhoff, 180

Vanderbilt, W. H., 288

_Vanderdecken_, 35–36, 320

Van Tellen, Mrs., 227

Vaudeville Company, 5–7

Vaughan, Benjamin, M.P., 175

Vaughan, Cardinal, 404

_Vestal, The_, 329

Vezin, Hermann, 75, 93

Victoria, Queen, 115–116, 221;
1889, Irving’s first appearance before, 375–380;
1893, 376–380, 389–390

Voss, Richard, 329

Wales, Albert Edward, Prince of, _see_ Edward VII.

Wales, Prince George of, 465

Wales, Princess Alexandra of, _see_ Alexandra, Queen

Wales, Princess May of, 204–205, 465

_Walrus_, The yacht, 53

Walsall Literary Institute, 404

Ward, Col., 349

Ward, Geo., 187

Ward, Miss Geneviève, 166, 347–352, 379

Wardell, Chas., 105, 362

Warren, T. H. (President of Magdalen), 397

Warships, visits of foreign, 208–210

Washington: _Dante_, 178

_Waterloo_, 161–164;
Sandringham, 380–383;
Irving, last appearance in London, 457

Webb, Harry, 9

Webster, Ben., 381

_Werner_, 425

Westminster Abbey:
Tennyson’s burial, 156–157
Irving’s burial, 5, 463–466

West Point, U.S., Military Academy, 191–194

Wharncliffe, Earl of, 334

Whistler, James McNeill, 97

White, Sir Arnold, 132

White House, Washington, 385

Whiteside, James, 18

Whitman, Walt, 130, 139, 302–312

Wikoff, Chevalier, 5–7

Wilberforce, Archdeacon, 464

Wilkins, Miss Mary, 330

Willard, E. S., 329

Williams, Talcott, 309

Wills, Rev. Freeman, 328

Wills, W. G., 35, 88, 166–167, 328

Wilson, Dr. Andrew, 319

Winchester, 159–160, 385–386

Windsor Castle, 376–380, 390

Winter, William, 189–190, 229, 400–401

Wise, John Sargent, 385

Wolverhampton, Irving’s illness at, 422, 448, 454–456

Wolverhampton Literary and Scientific Institute, 404

Wrestling Match, A, 32–33

Wyllie, Sir Wm. Curzon, 212

Wyncotes, Mr. (Mayor of Plymouth), 454

Yates, Edmund, 130, 232–233

Young, John Russell, 193

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TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES

1. P. 408, changed “Are we all to burned” to “Are we all to be burned”. 2. Silently corrected obvious typographical errors and variations in spelling. 3. Retained archaic, non-standard, and uncertain spellings as printed. 4. Re-indexed footnotes using numbers. 5. Enclosed italics font in _underscores_.