Theatre Poster from Theatre Royal, Bradford, 1905
A poster from Theatre Royal and Opera House Bradford captioned ‘Farewell of Henry Irving; 9 October 1905’. It advertised the plays The Merchant of Venice, Becket, Louise XI and The Bells, all staring Henry Irving.
In 1905, Henry Irving was in the second year of his prolonged farewell tour. He was not in good health and planned to retire in 1906. It was during the performance of Becket advertised on this poster on 13 October that he collapsed, and later died in his hotel.
