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On the left, Ellen Terry as the Countess de St Valery in 'The Dead Heart' (c1889), held by the NPG; and on the right, as Lucy Ashton in 'Ravenswood' (1890), held by @SmallhytheNT

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Two portraits of Henry Irving as Mephistopheles in Goethe's Faust (c.1886), held by the Harry Ransome Centre @ransomcenter :

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Opening on this day in 1889, The Middleman at The Shaftesbury, making a success of actor, E S Willard in this dramatic role. It ran for 182 performances and Willard took it the New York, the following year. Interested in 19th Century Theatre - join @IrvingSoc

That great comic actor of the Victorian stage, J L Toole, made his debut at the Haymarket @TRH_London in a farce, The Spitalfields Weaver, on this day in 1852. Here he is, a few years later as Professor Muddle in 1876. Interested? Join The Irving Society @IrvingSoc

On this day in 1870, The Vaudeville Theatre in The Strand, London opened under the management of Thomas Thorne & David James. Irving can be found performing there in the opening season. Find out more join @IrvingSoc