Project Gutenberg 2016-06-17 Public domain in the USA. 117 Hatton, Joseph 1841 1907 Henry Irving's Impressions of America Narrated in a Series of Sketches, Chronicles, and Conversations Produced by Giovanni Fini, Audrey Longhurst and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Henry Irving's Impressions of America" by Joseph Hatton is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles the experiences and reflections of the renowned English actor Henry Irving during his tour of America, offering insights into both the theatrical world and cultural exchanges between England and America. The text likely explores themes of admiration, cultural differences, and the complexity of public perception surrounding an artist touring in a foreign land. The opening of the text introduces us to Henry Irving's anticipation of his American tour, highlighting his confidence and optimism about being received warmly by American audiences. It captures conversations about the theatrical life and speculative expectations of Irving's performance style in comparison to American tastes, setting the stage for the complexities of his experience. The narrative showcases Irving's interactions with fellow actors and friends, who offer their opinions on how the audiences might respond to his artistry, creating an atmosphere of curiosity and apprehension about the reception he would face upon arrival. Hatton's tone suggests a blend of admiration for Irving and commentary on the cultural nuances that may influence the tour's success. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- Description and travel Actors -- Great Britain -- Biography Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905 -- Travel -- United States British -- United States -- History -- 19th century E151 Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 907415 907426 2024-09-21T17:45:08.773193 2023-09-22T14:11:42.111678 text/html text/html 921198 2016-06-17T10:48:08 text/html; charset=utf-8 395154 2016-06-17T10:48:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 461626 2024-09-21T17:45:22.320865 application/epub+zip 459409 2024-09-21T17:45:11.218919 application/epub+zip 449789 2024-09-21T17:45:10.050971 application/epub+zip 681334 2024-09-21T17:45:30.518826 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 624400 2024-09-21T17:45:20.906875 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 615241 2022-09-23T21:13:27.825820 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 823632 823529 2024-09-21T17:45:07.334112 2023-09-22T14:11:40.406688 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 823887 2016-06-17T10:48:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 324136 2016-06-17T10:48:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19474 2024-09-21T17:45:30.675812 application/rdf+xml 19473 2024-09-21T17:45:10.155941 image/jpeg 2484 2024-09-21T17:45:10.103938 image/jpeg 392985 2024-09-21T17:45:08.852932 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia