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Henry Irving's Impressions of America / Narrated in a Series of Sketches, Chronicles, and Conversations

Chapter 1: HENRY IRVING’S IMPRESSIONS OF AMERICA
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The work records an English actor and his company's American tour through a sequence of sketches, chronicles, and conversations. It combines travel impressions with theatrical reportage: farewells in London, the Atlantic crossing, arrival and reception in New York, encounters with reporters and clubs, first-night performances, and backstage episodes. Anecdotes about audiences, critics, ticket speculators, and social banquets alternate with reflections on acting, production, and cultural contrasts, offering a blended portrait of practical touring life and the performers' observations on reception and theatrical taste in the United States.

HENRY IRVING’S
IMPRESSIONS OF AMERICA

NARRATED IN A SERIES OF

SKETCHES, CHRONICLES, AND CONVERSATIONS

BY

JOSEPH HATTON

AUTHOR OF
“CLYTIE,” “CRUEL LONDON,” “THREE RECRUITS,” “TO-DAY IN AMERICA,” ETC.

BOSTON
JAMES R. OSGOOD AND COMPANY
1884

Copyright, 1884
James R. Osgood and Company


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