Autographs of Henry Irving

Sir Henry Irving (6 February 1838 – 13 October 1905), né John Henry Brodribb, was an English actor-manager in the Victorian and Edwardian eras. He established himself at the West End theatre the Lyceum. His long campaign to have the theatre recognised as an art on an equal footing with painting and music culminated when he was knighted in 1895, the first actor to be thus honoured.
Irving was born in the West Country of England and grew up in straitened circumstances. He was raised by his mother and her sister, who were intensely religious and disapproved of his passion for the theatre. He secured an engagement with a repertory company in Sunderland in 1856 and learned his craft in a succession of provincial theatres, and occasionally in London, over the next fourteen years. In 1870 he established himself as a West End actor with a leading role in a long-running play at the Vaudeville Theatre. The impresario H. L. Bateman, proprietor of the Lyceum, then recruited him and Irving soon made a sensational impression in The Bells which propelled him into the front rank of English actors. After Bateman died in 1875 his widow took over the company, which she made over to Irving in 1878.
With Ellen Terry as his leading lady, over the next twenty-three years Irving made the Lyceum the most important theatre in London. He became particularly associated with the plays of Shakespeare, although most of his productions were of modern works. He engaged leading designers and composers, and became known for the lavishness of his productions, which he presented not only at the Lyceum but on tour in Britain and the US. Despite mannerisms in speech and sometimes ungainly movement, he was known as an intense, magnetic actor who could hold an audience spellbound. He appeared in roles that displayed nobility and goodness, and others that were malign and evil.
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	Actor Sir Henry Irving Portrait, Autograph, Postcard 1905	£5.22
	Actor Sir Henry Irving Portrait, Autograph, Postcard 1905	£5.22

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The most expensive item with a signature of Henry Irving (Signed Bram Stoker & John Burns MP: Personal Reminiscences Henry Irving 1st 1906) was sold in August 2023 for £1,150.00 while the cheapest item (VINTAGE POSTCARD of "Sir Henry Irving" in B/W, "Autograph" postcard 5707) found a new owner for £0.99 in May 2018. The month with the most items sold (6) was October 2018 with an average selling price of £32.50 for an autographed item of Henry Irving. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2025 with £757.60 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £2.80 was October 2015. In average, an autographed item from Henry Irving is worth £27.00.

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	BRAM STOKER - Autograph Letter ( Signed Henry Irving ) - DRACULA - Horror Author	£105.50
	BRAM STOKER - Autograph Letter ( Signed Henry Irving ) - DRACULA - Horror Author	£105.50
	BRAM STOKER - Autograph Letter ( Signed Henry Irving ) - DRACULA - Horror Author	£263.50
	BRAM STOKER, HANDWRITTEN LETTER, 5/30/1893, HENRY IRVING, DRACULA AUTHOR, SIGNED	£764.88
	BRAM STOKER, HANDWRITTEN LETTER, 5/30/1893, HENRY IRVING, DRACULA AUTHOR, SIGNED	£764.88
	BRAM STOKER, HANDWRITTEN LETTER, 5/30/1893, HENRY IRVING, DRACULA AUTHOR, SIGNED	£757.60
	BRAM STOKER, HANDWRITTEN LETTER, 5/30/1893, HENRY IRVING, DRACULA AUTHOR, SIGNED	£757.60
	Hand signed letter Sir Henry Irving Lyceum Theatre English stage actor Victorian	£140.00
	Hand signed letter Sir Henry Irving Lyceum Theatre English stage actor Victorian	£140.00
	Henry Irving Brock | Frances / SIGNED VIRGINANA COLONIAL CHURCHES IN #300070	£58.21
	Henry Irving Brock | Frances / SIGNED VIRGINANA COLONIAL CHURCHES IN #300070	£58.21
	Henry Irving By William Winter 1885 Ltd Edition To 50 COPIES signed by Author	£150.78
	Henry Irving By William Winter 1885 Ltd Edition To 50 COPIES signed by Author	£150.78
	Sir Henry Irving: Theatre Culture and Society - Jeffery Richards Hardback SIGNED	£81.58
	Sir Henry Irving: Theatre Culture and Society - Jeffery Richards Hardback SIGNED	£81.58