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| Irving, Sir Henry. Hon. Litt.D. 1898. Rede Lecturer, 1898. S. of Samuel [Brodribb], shopkeeper, and Mary Behenna. B. Feb. 6, 1838, at Keinton Mandeville, Somerset . First public appearance on the stage as Gaston, Duke of Orleans, in Lytton's Richelieu ; first appearance in London , 1859. His first great success was in The Bells, 1871. Appeared as Hamlet, 1874, his original interpretation of the part meeting with great success; subsequently as Macbeth and as Othello, his mannerisms causing much criticism. Formed his own company at the Lyceum, with Miss Ellen Terry as leading lady, a partnership which lasted for twenty-four years. LL.D., Dublin [ Ireland ], 1892. LL.D., Glasgow [ Scotland ], 1899. Knighted, 1895, being the first actor to receive this honour. Married, July 15, 1869, Florence, dau. of Daniel James O'Callaghan, Surgeon-General in the East India Company, and had issue. Died very suddenly Oct. 13, 1905, at Bradford [ West Riding of Yorkshire ], during a provincial tour; his ashes were buried in Westminster Abbey [ London ]. As a protest against the Hon. degree given to Irving at Cambridge, Robert Whitfield Rippon, M.A., of St John's, requested the Vice-Chancellor to "erase my name from the Register of the University." ( D.N.B.; The Times, Oct. 14, 1905.) | Sir Henry IRVING Approx. lifespan: 1838–1936 Hon. LittD 1898 Rede Lecturer: 1898 s. of Samuel Irving IRVING [Brodribb], shopkeeper, and Mary Behenna b. Keinton Mandeville, Somerset 1838:02:06 First public appearance on the stage as Gaston, Duke of Orleans, in Lytton's Richelieu ; first appearance in London 1859 His first great success was in The Bells 1871 Appeared as Hamlet 1874, his original interpretation of the part meeting with great success; subsequently as Macbeth and as Othello, his mannerisms causing much criticism. Formed his own company at the Lyceum, with Miss Ellen Terry as leading lady, a partnership which lasted for twenty-four years. LLD Dublin, [ Ireland ] 1892 LLD Glasgow, [ Scotland ] 1899 Knighted 1895, being the first actor to receive this honour. m. Florence ? dau. of Daniel James O'Callaghan, 1869:07:15 Surgeon-General: in East India Company had issue d. very suddenly during a provincial tour Bradford, [ West Riding of Yorkshire ] 1905:10:13 his ashes were buried in Westminster Abbey [ London ] As a protest against the Hon. degree given to Irving at Cambridge, Robert Whitfield Rippon, MA, of St John's College, requested the Vice-Chancellor to "erase my name from the Register of University." ( D.N.B.; The Times 1905:10:14) |