Extracts from diaries, memoirs, private letters, obituaries and other rare ephemera are drawn together to build a contemporary account of the acting achievements and personal lives of three inspiring figures from the late nineteenth-century theatre; Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Henry Irving and Ellen Terry.

Series Editor: Gail Marshall, Consulting Editor: Tetsuo Kishi, Volume Editors: Victor Emeljanow (Herbert Beerbohm Tree), Anjna Chouhan & Denis Salter (Henry Irving), Katharine Cockin (Ellen Terry).