IRVING, SIR HENRY

(1838-1905), Eng. actor. His real name was John Henry Brodribb. He made his first public appearance in Sunder land, 1856, as ‘Gaston’ in Richelieu, and acted for two years in Edinburgh. In London he arrested the attention of the critics as “Rawdon Scud a more’ in Hunted Down. His real fame dates from his engagement. with Bateman at the Lyceum, in 1871, his a ociation with that theatre lasting for upwards of thirty years. In his perform ace of ‘Mathias’ in The Belis he secured a strong hold on the theatergoing public; his appearance as ‘Hamlet’ stamped him as a Shakespeare an actor of rare distinction. In 1878, he became le ee of the Lyceum, and his a ociation with Mi Ellen Terry did much to ensure the succe of the enterprise.