Sir Henry Irving: A Victorian Actor and His World.(Book review)

Theatre Notebook | June 1, 2006| | Copyright

Sir Henry Irving: A Victorian Actor and his World Jeffrey Richards. Hambledon and London, 2005. 25 [pounds sterling] 450pp. ISBN 1 85285 345 X.

Jeffrey Richards' study of Irving in his time confirms not only his stature and significance in late Victorian theatre, but also illuminates Irving's values and theatre work as a part of that culture in a way no previous study has done. Sir Henry Irving is not a biography, although it is biographically informative, and it is not primarily an examination of Irving's theatrical practice, although there is a great deal of ...

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