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Henry Irving Documentary
A brief and detailed look into the life of one of Victorian England's most prolific actors.
published: 20 Dec 2018
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Henry Irving 1838–1905 Documentary - British actors
Sir Henry Irving , born 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 for season after season at the West End’s Lyceum Theatre, establishing himself and his company as representative of English classical theatre. In 1895 he became the first actor to be awarded a knighthood, indicating full acceptance into the higher circles of British society.
Irving is widely acknowledged to be one of the inspirations for Count Dracula, the title character of the 1897 novel Dracula whose author, Bram Stoker, was business manager of the theatre.
published: 28 Feb 2022
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Actors dedicate garden to Sir Henry Irving's memory (1951)
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Actor Lawrence Olivier gives a speech at the dedication of a garden and statue to the late Sir Henry Irving
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IRVING HENRY Actor. Shots of Sir Henry Irving's Statue in Charing Cross Road. Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh dedicate gardens to him in speech
LEIGH, VIVIEN (actress). With husband when he dedicates gardness to Sir Henry Irving Statue in Charing Cross Road -- speech
MEMORIALS. Statue of Sir Henry Irving has garden added dedicated by Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivienne Leigh in Charing Cross Road Speech
Personalities - Performers
dedication, memorial, c...
published: 10 Nov 2020
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Henry Irving, Very Serious Actooooorrrrrrr
published: 04 Jun 2023
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"Now Is The Winter Of Our Discontent" Richard III = Henry Irving recites brown wax cylinder (1898)
Sir Henry Irving lived from 1838 to 1905. He was the first actor to be knighted.
He recites the famous opening lines of Shakespeare's Richard III ("Now is the Winter of our discontent.....").
He recorded this on a Edison brown wax cylinder at a house called "Little Menlo" in Upper Norwood, London, England, on May 9, 1898. "Little Menlo" was not a studio but the home of Colonel George Edward Gouraud (an Edison representative).
Now is the winter of our discontent
Made glorious summer by this sun of York;
And all the clouds, that lower’d upon our house,
In the deep bosom of the ocean buried.
Now are our brows bound with victorious wreaths
Our bruised arms hung up for monuments;
Our stern alarums chang’d to merry meetings,
Our dreadful marches to delightful measures.
Grim-visag’d war hat...
published: 05 Jun 2019
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Lands of Dracula: Bram Stoker and Henry Irving
Lands of Dracula: Bram Stoker and Henry Irving
Dr Tina Rath from the London Dracula Society speaks about the relationship between Dracula's author, Bram Stoker and the Victorian actor, Sir Henry Irving.
published: 05 Oct 2015
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Henry Irving (actor) recites Shakespeare Henry VIII = Cardinal Wolsey's speech (1898 brown wax)
AT THE START WE HEAR AN ANONYMOUS VOICE INTRODUCE THE ACTOR: "Sir Henry Irving recites an excerpt from King Henry the Eighth. Ready, Sir Henry."
LISTEN FOR THE THE VERY END: "I consider that one of the finest passages in Shakespeare."
Full disclaimer: some people think this may not be Irving, and I admit there is no way to be sure. I don't know the reason for some doubting the authenticity here. Irving recorded the opening of Richard III, and you may do your own comparison.
Certainly this is an early recording of a Shakespeare passage on a brown wax cylinder. These lines are from Shakespeare's last play, King Henry VIII.
Sir Henry Irving lived from 1838 to 1905.
This was recorded on a Edison brown wax cylinder at a house called "Little Menlo" in Upper Norwood, London, England, on ...
published: 03 Jun 2019
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#OurBrilliantFriends: Joseph O’Connor on Bram Stoker and Henry Irving, protagonists of SHADOWPLAY
In this clip from our launch event for SHADOWPLAY, Joseph O’Connor magnificent new novel set during the golden age of West End theatre, the author talks about two central characters in the novel, Bram Stoker, then manager of the Lyceum Theatre, and Henry Irving, Victorian London’s most celebrated actor and theater impresario.
Their turbulent relationship will inspire Stoker to write his masterpiece, DRACULA.
WINNER of the “Novel of the Year” prize at the 2019 An Irish Post Book Awards, SHADOWPLAY is set in a London shaken by the crimes of Jack the Ripper. The novel follows Bram Stoker’s extraordinary experiences as the manager of the Lyceum Theatre and his friendship with theater impresario Henry Irving and actress Ellen Terry.
Stoker’s early morning walks on the streets of a London ...
published: 23 Jul 2020
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Sir Henry Irving Centenary
(10 Feb 1938) The centenary of Sir Henry Irving.
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published: 21 Jul 2015
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ASMR at the V&A – 1 / Charlie Chaplin and Henry Irving
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Our collection of Theatre & Performance objects includes props and costumes from many iconic moments in the history of circus, dance, drama, film, opera, pantomime, popular music – and much more. Often these objects played their part in a spectacular visual and auditory experience, but now – when they're displayed in our galleries behind glass – they are normally silent.
We invited sound designer and performance-maker Julie Rose Bower to document our preparation for a new gallery display, opening later this year. In this first film curator Yona Lesger lets us see (and hear) pieces being unpacked from storage, before they undergo conservation work.
This first film features Charlie Chaplin’s ‘Little Tramp’ bowler hat and a late-19th-cent...
published: 03 Jun 2020
8:59
Henry Irving Documentary
A brief and detailed look into the life of one of Victorian England's most prolific actors.
A brief and detailed look into the life of one of Victorian England's most prolific actors.
https://wn.com/Henry_Irving_Documentary
A brief and detailed look into the life of one of Victorian England's most prolific actors.
- published: 20 Dec 2018
- views: 2061
12:42
Henry Irving 1838–1905 Documentary - British actors
Sir Henry Irving , born John Henry Brodribb, sometimes known as J. H. Irving, was an English stage actor in the Victorian era, known as an actor-manager because...
Sir Henry Irving , born 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 for season after season at the West End’s Lyceum Theatre, establishing himself and his company as representative of English classical theatre. In 1895 he became the first actor to be awarded a knighthood, indicating full acceptance into the higher circles of British society.
Irving is widely acknowledged to be one of the inspirations for Count Dracula, the title character of the 1897 novel Dracula whose author, Bram Stoker, was business manager of the theatre.
https://wn.com/Henry_Irving_1838–1905_Documentary_British_Actors
Sir Henry Irving , born 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 for season after season at the West End’s Lyceum Theatre, establishing himself and his company as representative of English classical theatre. In 1895 he became the first actor to be awarded a knighthood, indicating full acceptance into the higher circles of British society.
Irving is widely acknowledged to be one of the inspirations for Count Dracula, the title character of the 1897 novel Dracula whose author, Bram Stoker, was business manager of the theatre.
- published: 28 Feb 2022
- views: 291
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Actors dedicate garden to Sir Henry Irving's memory (1951)
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Actor Lawrence Olivier gives a speech at the dedication of a garden and statue to the late Sir Henry Irving
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IRVING HENRY Actor. Shots of Sir Henry Irving's Statue in Charing Cross Road. Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh dedicate gardens to him in speech
LEIGH, VIVIEN (actress). With husband when he dedicates gardness to Sir Henry Irving Statue in Charing Cross Road -- speech
MEMORIALS. Statue of Sir Henry Irving has garden added dedicated by Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivienne Leigh in Charing Cross Road Speech
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Background: Actor Lawrence Olivier gives a speech at the dedication of a garden and statue to the late Sir Henry Irving
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Actor Lawrence Olivier gives a speech at the dedication of a garden and statue to the late Sir Henry Irving
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ENGLAND: London:
EXT
IRVING HENRY Actor. Shots of Sir Henry Irving's Statue in Charing Cross Road. Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh dedicate gardens to him in speech
LEIGH, VIVIEN (actress). With husband when he dedicates gardness to Sir Henry Irving Statue in Charing Cross Road -- speech
MEMORIALS. Statue of Sir Henry Irving has garden added dedicated by Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivienne Leigh in Charing Cross Road Speech
Personalities - Performers
dedication, memorial, crowd, movies, entertainment, entertainor
Background: Actor Lawrence Olivier gives a speech at the dedication of a garden and statue to the late Sir Henry Irving
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- published: 10 Nov 2020
- views: 594
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"Now Is The Winter Of Our Discontent" Richard III = Henry Irving recites brown wax cylinder (1898)
Sir Henry Irving lived from 1838 to 1905. He was the first actor to be knighted.
He recites the famous opening lines of Shakespeare's Richard III ("Now is the...
Sir Henry Irving lived from 1838 to 1905. He was the first actor to be knighted.
He recites the famous opening lines of Shakespeare's Richard III ("Now is the Winter of our discontent.....").
He recorded this on a Edison brown wax cylinder at a house called "Little Menlo" in Upper Norwood, London, England, on May 9, 1898. "Little Menlo" was not a studio but the home of Colonel George Edward Gouraud (an Edison representative).
Now is the winter of our discontent
Made glorious summer by this sun of York;
And all the clouds, that lower’d upon our house,
In the deep bosom of the ocean buried.
Now are our brows bound with victorious wreaths
Our bruised arms hung up for monuments;
Our stern alarums chang’d to merry meetings,
Our dreadful marches to delightful measures.
Grim-visag’d war hath smooth’d his wrinkled front;
And now, instead of mounting barbed steeds,
To fright the souls of fearful adversaries,
He capers nimbly in a lady’s chamber,
To the lascivious pleasing of a lute.
But I, that am not formed [should be "shaped"] for sportive tricks,
Nor made to court an amorous looking-glass;
I, that am rudely stamp’d, and want love’s majesty
To strut before a wanton ambling nymph:
I, that am curtail’d of this fair proportion,
Cheated of feature by dissembling nature,
Deform’d, unfinish’d, sent before my time
Into this breathing world, scarce half made up;
And that so lamely and unfashionable,
That dogs bark at me, as I halt by them;
Why I, in this weak piping time of peace,……….
"Now Is The Winter Of Our Discontent" Richard III = Henry Irving recites brown wax cylinder (1898)
https://wn.com/Now_Is_The_Winter_Of_Our_Discontent_Richard_Iii_Henry_Irving_Recites_Brown_Wax_Cylinder_(1898)
Sir Henry Irving lived from 1838 to 1905. He was the first actor to be knighted.
He recites the famous opening lines of Shakespeare's Richard III ("Now is the Winter of our discontent.....").
He recorded this on a Edison brown wax cylinder at a house called "Little Menlo" in Upper Norwood, London, England, on May 9, 1898. "Little Menlo" was not a studio but the home of Colonel George Edward Gouraud (an Edison representative).
Now is the winter of our discontent
Made glorious summer by this sun of York;
And all the clouds, that lower’d upon our house,
In the deep bosom of the ocean buried.
Now are our brows bound with victorious wreaths
Our bruised arms hung up for monuments;
Our stern alarums chang’d to merry meetings,
Our dreadful marches to delightful measures.
Grim-visag’d war hath smooth’d his wrinkled front;
And now, instead of mounting barbed steeds,
To fright the souls of fearful adversaries,
He capers nimbly in a lady’s chamber,
To the lascivious pleasing of a lute.
But I, that am not formed [should be "shaped"] for sportive tricks,
Nor made to court an amorous looking-glass;
I, that am rudely stamp’d, and want love’s majesty
To strut before a wanton ambling nymph:
I, that am curtail’d of this fair proportion,
Cheated of feature by dissembling nature,
Deform’d, unfinish’d, sent before my time
Into this breathing world, scarce half made up;
And that so lamely and unfashionable,
That dogs bark at me, as I halt by them;
Why I, in this weak piping time of peace,……….
"Now Is The Winter Of Our Discontent" Richard III = Henry Irving recites brown wax cylinder (1898)
- published: 05 Jun 2019
- views: 1702
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Lands of Dracula: Bram Stoker and Henry Irving
Lands of Dracula: Bram Stoker and Henry Irving
Dr Tina Rath from the London Dracula Society speaks about the relationship between Dracula's author, Bram Stoke...
Lands of Dracula: Bram Stoker and Henry Irving
Dr Tina Rath from the London Dracula Society speaks about the relationship between Dracula's author, Bram Stoker and the Victorian actor, Sir Henry Irving.
https://wn.com/Lands_Of_Dracula_Bram_Stoker_And_Henry_Irving
Lands of Dracula: Bram Stoker and Henry Irving
Dr Tina Rath from the London Dracula Society speaks about the relationship between Dracula's author, Bram Stoker and the Victorian actor, Sir Henry Irving.
- published: 05 Oct 2015
- views: 2366
2:12
Henry Irving (actor) recites Shakespeare Henry VIII = Cardinal Wolsey's speech (1898 brown wax)
AT THE START WE HEAR AN ANONYMOUS VOICE INTRODUCE THE ACTOR: "Sir Henry Irving recites an excerpt from King Henry the Eighth. Ready, Sir Henry."
LISTEN FOR TH...
AT THE START WE HEAR AN ANONYMOUS VOICE INTRODUCE THE ACTOR: "Sir Henry Irving recites an excerpt from King Henry the Eighth. Ready, Sir Henry."
LISTEN FOR THE THE VERY END: "I consider that one of the finest passages in Shakespeare."
Full disclaimer: some people think this may not be Irving, and I admit there is no way to be sure. I don't know the reason for some doubting the authenticity here. Irving recorded the opening of Richard III, and you may do your own comparison.
Certainly this is an early recording of a Shakespeare passage on a brown wax cylinder. These lines are from Shakespeare's last play, King Henry VIII.
Sir Henry Irving lived from 1838 to 1905.
This was recorded on a Edison brown wax cylinder at a house called "Little Menlo" in Upper Norwood, London, England, on May 9, 1898. "Little Menlo" was not a studio but the home of Colonel George Edward Gouraud (an Edison representative).
CARDINAL WOLSEY:
Cromwell, I did not think to shed a tear
In all my miseries; but thou hast forc’d me,
Out of thy honest truth, to play the woman.
Let’s dry our eyes: and thus far hear me, Cromwell;
And when I am forgotten, as I shall be;
And sleep in dull cold marble, where no mention
Of me must more be heard, then say I taught thee;
Say, Wolsey, that once trod the ways of glory,
Found thee a way, out of his wrack, to rise in;
A sure and safe one, though thy master miss’d it.
Mark but my fall, and that which ruin’d me.
Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition;
By that sin fell the angels how can man then,
The image of his Maker, hope to win by’t?
Love thyself last : cherish e’en hearts that hate thee;
Corruption wins not more than honesty
Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace,
To silence envious tongues: be just and fear not:
Let all the ends thou aim’st at be thy country’s,
Thy God’s, and truth’s; then if thou fall’st, 0 Cromwell,
Thou fall’st a blessed martyr. . 0 Cromwell, Cromwell,
Had I but serv’d my God with half the zeal
I serv’d my king, he would not in mine age
Have left me naked to mine enemies.
Come Cromwell, Let us go in. My spirit is broken--ahhhh.
I consider that one of the finest passages in Shakespeare.
Henry Irving (actor) recites Shakespeare Henry VIII = Cardinal Wolsey's speech (1898 brown wax)
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AT THE START WE HEAR AN ANONYMOUS VOICE INTRODUCE THE ACTOR: "Sir Henry Irving recites an excerpt from King Henry the Eighth. Ready, Sir Henry."
LISTEN FOR THE THE VERY END: "I consider that one of the finest passages in Shakespeare."
Full disclaimer: some people think this may not be Irving, and I admit there is no way to be sure. I don't know the reason for some doubting the authenticity here. Irving recorded the opening of Richard III, and you may do your own comparison.
Certainly this is an early recording of a Shakespeare passage on a brown wax cylinder. These lines are from Shakespeare's last play, King Henry VIII.
Sir Henry Irving lived from 1838 to 1905.
This was recorded on a Edison brown wax cylinder at a house called "Little Menlo" in Upper Norwood, London, England, on May 9, 1898. "Little Menlo" was not a studio but the home of Colonel George Edward Gouraud (an Edison representative).
CARDINAL WOLSEY:
Cromwell, I did not think to shed a tear
In all my miseries; but thou hast forc’d me,
Out of thy honest truth, to play the woman.
Let’s dry our eyes: and thus far hear me, Cromwell;
And when I am forgotten, as I shall be;
And sleep in dull cold marble, where no mention
Of me must more be heard, then say I taught thee;
Say, Wolsey, that once trod the ways of glory,
Found thee a way, out of his wrack, to rise in;
A sure and safe one, though thy master miss’d it.
Mark but my fall, and that which ruin’d me.
Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition;
By that sin fell the angels how can man then,
The image of his Maker, hope to win by’t?
Love thyself last : cherish e’en hearts that hate thee;
Corruption wins not more than honesty
Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace,
To silence envious tongues: be just and fear not:
Let all the ends thou aim’st at be thy country’s,
Thy God’s, and truth’s; then if thou fall’st, 0 Cromwell,
Thou fall’st a blessed martyr. . 0 Cromwell, Cromwell,
Had I but serv’d my God with half the zeal
I serv’d my king, he would not in mine age
Have left me naked to mine enemies.
Come Cromwell, Let us go in. My spirit is broken--ahhhh.
I consider that one of the finest passages in Shakespeare.
Henry Irving (actor) recites Shakespeare Henry VIII = Cardinal Wolsey's speech (1898 brown wax)
- published: 03 Jun 2019
- views: 1050
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#OurBrilliantFriends: Joseph O’Connor on Bram Stoker and Henry Irving, protagonists of SHADOWPLAY
In this clip from our launch event for SHADOWPLAY, Joseph O’Connor magnificent new novel set during the golden age of West End theatre, the author talks about t...
In this clip from our launch event for SHADOWPLAY, Joseph O’Connor magnificent new novel set during the golden age of West End theatre, the author talks about two central characters in the novel, Bram Stoker, then manager of the Lyceum Theatre, and Henry Irving, Victorian London’s most celebrated actor and theater impresario.
Their turbulent relationship will inspire Stoker to write his masterpiece, DRACULA.
WINNER of the “Novel of the Year” prize at the 2019 An Irish Post Book Awards, SHADOWPLAY is set in a London shaken by the crimes of Jack the Ripper. The novel follows Bram Stoker’s extraordinary experiences as the manager of the Lyceum Theatre and his friendship with theater impresario Henry Irving and actress Ellen Terry.
Stoker’s early morning walks on the streets of a London terrorized by a serial killer, his long, tempestuous relationship with Irving, and the closeness he finds with Terry, inspire him to write Dracula, the most iconic and best-selling supernatural tale ever published.
“Joseph O’Connor’s magnificent novel does even more than fly, it soars.”—Michael Dirda, The Washington Post
Get your copy today: https://bookshop.org/a/345/9781609455934
https://wn.com/Ourbrilliantfriends_Joseph_O’Connor_On_Bram_Stoker_And_Henry_Irving,_Protagonists_Of_Shadowplay
In this clip from our launch event for SHADOWPLAY, Joseph O’Connor magnificent new novel set during the golden age of West End theatre, the author talks about two central characters in the novel, Bram Stoker, then manager of the Lyceum Theatre, and Henry Irving, Victorian London’s most celebrated actor and theater impresario.
Their turbulent relationship will inspire Stoker to write his masterpiece, DRACULA.
WINNER of the “Novel of the Year” prize at the 2019 An Irish Post Book Awards, SHADOWPLAY is set in a London shaken by the crimes of Jack the Ripper. The novel follows Bram Stoker’s extraordinary experiences as the manager of the Lyceum Theatre and his friendship with theater impresario Henry Irving and actress Ellen Terry.
Stoker’s early morning walks on the streets of a London terrorized by a serial killer, his long, tempestuous relationship with Irving, and the closeness he finds with Terry, inspire him to write Dracula, the most iconic and best-selling supernatural tale ever published.
“Joseph O’Connor’s magnificent novel does even more than fly, it soars.”—Michael Dirda, The Washington Post
Get your copy today: https://bookshop.org/a/345/9781609455934
- published: 23 Jul 2020
- views: 868
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Sir Henry Irving Centenary
(10 Feb 1938) The centenary of Sir Henry Irving.
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(10 Feb 1938) The centenary of Sir Henry Irving.
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(10 Feb 1938) The centenary of Sir Henry Irving.
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- published: 21 Jul 2015
- views: 1096
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ASMR at the V&A – 1 / Charlie Chaplin and Henry Irving
// Please listen with headphones for this film //
Our collection of Theatre & Performance objects includes props and costumes from many iconic moments in the ...
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Our collection of Theatre & Performance objects includes props and costumes from many iconic moments in the history of circus, dance, drama, film, opera, pantomime, popular music – and much more. Often these objects played their part in a spectacular visual and auditory experience, but now – when they're displayed in our galleries behind glass – they are normally silent.
We invited sound designer and performance-maker Julie Rose Bower to document our preparation for a new gallery display, opening later this year. In this first film curator Yona Lesger lets us see (and hear) pieces being unpacked from storage, before they undergo conservation work.
This first film features Charlie Chaplin’s ‘Little Tramp’ bowler hat and a late-19th-century costume worn by Henry Irving, the actor-manager of the Lyceum Theatre.
Timestamps
1. Charlie Chaplin’s ‘Little Tramp’ bowler hat – 00:58
2. Henry Irving’s ‘Mephistopheles’ hood – 06:16
3. Henry Irving’s ‘Mephistopheles’ invisible glasses – 08:50
4. Henry Irving’s ‘Mephistopheles’ electrified shoe and glove – 10:32
5. Henry Irving’s ‘Mephistopheles’ tights – 12:49
https://wn.com/Asmr_At_The_V_A_–_1_Charlie_Chaplin_And_Henry_Irving
// Please listen with headphones for this film //
Our collection of Theatre & Performance objects includes props and costumes from many iconic moments in the history of circus, dance, drama, film, opera, pantomime, popular music – and much more. Often these objects played their part in a spectacular visual and auditory experience, but now – when they're displayed in our galleries behind glass – they are normally silent.
We invited sound designer and performance-maker Julie Rose Bower to document our preparation for a new gallery display, opening later this year. In this first film curator Yona Lesger lets us see (and hear) pieces being unpacked from storage, before they undergo conservation work.
This first film features Charlie Chaplin’s ‘Little Tramp’ bowler hat and a late-19th-century costume worn by Henry Irving, the actor-manager of the Lyceum Theatre.
Timestamps
1. Charlie Chaplin’s ‘Little Tramp’ bowler hat – 00:58
2. Henry Irving’s ‘Mephistopheles’ hood – 06:16
3. Henry Irving’s ‘Mephistopheles’ invisible glasses – 08:50
4. Henry Irving’s ‘Mephistopheles’ electrified shoe and glove – 10:32
5. Henry Irving’s ‘Mephistopheles’ tights – 12:49
- published: 03 Jun 2020
- views: 281371