Introduction: Victorian Theatricalities by Michael Dobson

“…After a barrage of manipulative fan-letters from Sir Merton and Annie Russell-Cotes, Sir Henry Irving, titan of the Victorian stage and the first actor to be knighted, eventually came to stay, briefly, at East Cliff Hall in Bournemouth. …”
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‘Rude am I in Meh Speech': Vocality and Victorian Shakespeare by Brian Willis

“…It focuses on the earliest recordings of late Victorians actors – in particular, Edwin Booth, Ellen Terry and Henry Irving – performing Shakespearean roles. By examining the social, political and cultural evaluations of the actor's voice from the period 1870-1901, it emerges that the actors who dominated the English-speaking stage of the period spoke with a voice unaffected by Received Pronunciation, which was becoming increasingly dominant through the education system. …”
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Between Science and Supernaturalism: Mimesis and the Uncanny in Nineteenth-Century Theatre and Culture by Jane Goodall

“…These include evocations of the doppelgänger in works by Thomas De Quincey, James Hogg, and Walter Scott, and in Henry Irving’s theatrical productions. Irving’s interest in the double consciousness of the actor is discussed in relation to psychological theories of dual consciousness, and their exploration in clinical practice with patients diagnosed as hysteric.…”
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‘What a perennial delight is in hearing the French language spoken!’: Class, Language and Taste in the Maison de Molière’s French Performances in London (1871–1893) by Ignacio Ramos Gay

“…Upon receiving the troupe, renowned actor Henry Irving praised the success of French actors, such as Got, Mounet-Sully, Coquelin aîné and cadet, and Sarah Bernhardt on the Gaiety Theatre stage in London. …”
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