Stage & Screen
IRVING
(Sir Henry, 1838-1905, Actor Manager) & Bram STOKER (1847-1912, Author of 'Dracula')
Letter signed, the text in the hand of Stoker, to My dear Cunningham
thanking him for the most excellent books & still more for your thoughtful kindness. We are all well here, & the 'Dead Heart' is very much alive. Should you find it possible to come over, we shall be glad to see you for it is long since we foregathered..., 1 side 8vo., Lyceum Theatre headed paper, 5th October
Item Date: 1889
Background
The play Dead Heart by Watts Phillips was produced by Henry Irving. The plot was exactly the same as Dickens's Tale of Two Cities.
Stock No. 40475