Episode 3
Eleanor Bron reads from Michael Holroyd's biography of Ellen Terry and Henry Irving. After a triumphant tour of the United States, Henry's relationship with Ellen deepened.
Eleanor Bron reads from Michael Holroyd's biography of Ellen Terry and Henry Irving, two greats of the Victorian stage.
Irving's blood-and-thunder melodramas and versions of Shakespeare proved huge hits at the Lyceum Theatre. After a triumphant tour of the United States, his relationship with Ellen deepened and a romance was rumoured. But the course of their relationship was to change with the death of the father of Ellen's two illegitimate children.
Last on
More episodes
Broadcasts
- Wed 17 Sep 2008 09:45大象传媒 Radio 4 FM
- Thu 18 Sep 2008 00:30大象传媒 Radio 4
Opening Lines
Sample our books and authors Clip Collection
Interviews, previews and reviews
Subscribe to the Short stories podcast
Featuring the best stories from the UK's finest writers
How many of these 100 Novels have you read?
大象传媒 Arts: Books
Celebrating reading and the 100 novels that have shaped our world.