BIB_ID
314494
Accession number
MA 7799.53
Creator
Forbes-Robertson, Johnston, Sir, 1853-1937.
Display Date
1905 Oct. 24.
Credit line
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen, 1974.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 20.6 cm
Notes
Mr. Forbes-Robertson was on the Committee to distribute tickets for the funeral of Sir Henry Irving which was held in Westminster Abbey on October 20, 1905. Irving was an English actor and was laid to rest in Poet's Corner at the Abbey.
Part of a large collection of letters to Joan Severn. Letters in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
This collection was part of Helen Gill Viljoen's large bequest of John Ruskin-related material (formerly MA 3451).
Written on stationery embossed "Mr. Forbes-Robertson. / Scala Theatre, / Charlotte Street, W. / 1905."
Part of a large collection of letters to Joan Severn. Letters in this collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
This collection was part of Helen Gill Viljoen's large bequest of John Ruskin-related material (formerly MA 3451).
Written on stationery embossed "Mr. Forbes-Robertson. / Scala Theatre, / Charlotte Street, W. / 1905."
Provenance
Bequest of Helen Gill Viljoen in 1974.
Summary
Apologizing for not being able to secure tickets for her to the Abbey; saying there were 7,000 applications for 1,500 seats.
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