Sir Henry Irving and The Bells : The Fatal Bond Between Actor and Play

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  • サー・ヘンリー・アーヴィングと『ベル』 : 俳優と劇との運命的な絆
  • サー ヘンリー アーヴィング ト ベル ハイユウ ト ゲキ トノ ウンメイテキナ キズナ

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The melodrama The Bells will always be connected with Sir Henry Irving, acclaimed Victorian actor-manager of the Lyceum Theatre. The fortunate involvement of the actor with the play created a legend in the world of theatre. On February 13th 2006 at the Lyceum, to mark the centenary of Irving's death, the Bacchae Productions drew together a cast led by Steven Berkoff to pay tribute to the world's first theatrical knight. Although it cannot be denied that, in his day, his performances reached the hearts of his audiences, it seems worth considering why he is still closely related to the play, even though his enthusiastic audiences have long since gone. The main focus of this paper is to examine how the tight bond between the actor and the play was created, why Irving's impressive performances as Mathias still live on even a hundred years after his death, and the unique significance of this bond. To discuss these issues, some of the noteworthy productions of The Bells such as the first night, the performance at Sandringham House by royal command and the final performance are examined in order to shed light on the special bond between Irving and the play.

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