Henry Irving Autographs
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 of equal importance with music and painting 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 handed 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 North America. 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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The most expensive item with a signature of Henry Irving (BRAM STOKER - AUTOGRAPH LETTER UNSIGNED 03/13/1891 WITH SIR HENRY IRVING) was sold in December 2025 for $1,014.85 while the cheapest item (Henry Irving signed card) found a new owner for $0.99 in July 2008. The month with the most items sold (3) was February 2026 with an average selling price of $58.50 for an autographed item of Henry Irving. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2020 with $375.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $3.99 was November 2011. In average, an autographed item from Henry Irving is worth $61.00.
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| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Bram Stoker & Henry Irving Signed Letter 1898 / Autographed | $299.00 |  |
| Bram Stoker & Henry Irving Signed Letter 1898 / Autographed | $299.00 | |
| Henry Irving (1838-1905) Signed Clip / Autographed British Actor | $38.99 | |
| Henry Irving (1838-1905) Signed Clip / Autographed British Actor | $38.99 | |
| Henry Irving Brock | Frances / SIGNED VIRGINANA COLONIAL CHURCHES IN #300070 | $58.50 | |
| Henry Irving Brock | Frances / SIGNED VIRGINANA COLONIAL CHURCHES IN #300070 | $58.50 | |
| Henry Irving English Stage Actor Signed Cut JSA -# | $125.00 | |
| Henry Irving Signed Lithograph, English Actor & Stage Manager, 1909 | $30.00 | |
| Henry Irving Signed Lithograph, English Actor & Stage Manager, 1909 | $30.00 | |
 | SIR HENRY IRVING SIGNED ALS AUTOGRAPHED LETTER NOTE 1896 ENGLISH STAGE ACTOR | $149.95 | |
| SIR HENRY IRVING SIGNED ALS AUTOGRAPHED LETTER NOTE 1896 ENGLISH STAGE ACTOR | $149.95 | |
 | Sir Henry Irving: Theatre Culture and Society - Jeffery Richards Hardback SIGNED | $109.99 | |
| Sir Henry Irving: Theatre Culture and Society - Jeffery Richards Hardback SIGNED | $109.99 | |
 | Vintage SIR HENRY IRVING SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED ENGLISH STAGE ACTOR | $225.00 | |
| Vintage SIR HENRY IRVING SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED ENGLISH STAGE ACTOR | $225.00 | |
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How Did Bram Stoker Dream Up ‘Dracula’? A Novel Offers Hints (06/16/2020): Joseph O’Connor’s “Shadowplay” explores Stoker’s time as a London theater worker and his fiery relationship with the actor-manager Henry Irving.
