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2 June 1898

The Merchant of Venice

Location Royal Lyceum Theatre, London, UK
Plays performed The Merchant of Venice

Programme

Date 2 June 1898
Play(s) The Merchant of Venice
Production Date(s) June 2 1898 to June 4 1898
Venue Royal Lyceum Theatre
Time of performance 8pm
Stage Manager H. J. Loveday
Music Director Meredith Ball
Document ID ET-D972 Original record
Held by The British Library
Notes Henry Irving as Lesurques and Dubosc; Dorothea Baird as Julie Lesurques and Maude Milton as Jeanette; Henry Irving as Shylock and Ellen Terry as Portia. Annotated on front.

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In 1895 Henry Irving became the first British actor to receive a knighthood.

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