The listing for this club in the 1886 t0 1887 Glasgow Post Office directory gives a good summary of the group and its activities:

‘[…] This Club, which is under the direct patronage of Mr. Henry Irving, devotes its attention to the study of dramatic literature and orchestral music. Meetings are held in the Rooms, 109 Hope St. every Thursday evening at 8.30, when amateurs and others interested in matters dramatic are invited to attend. Play nights are held on the first Thursday, and literary nights on the third Thursday of each month. Applications for membership and other communications to be addressed to the secretary’.

(‘Irving Club’, ‘Literary and Scientific Institutions’, Post Office Glasgow Directory for 1886-1887... (Glasgow: William Mackenzie, 1886), p. 116)

Date of Existence

12 June 1879-?

Source of Information

1. ‘Irving Club’, ‘Literary and Scientific Institutions’, Post Office Glasgow Directory for 1886-1887... (Glasgow: William Mackenzie, 1886), p. 116;

2. ‘Irving Literary and Dramatic Club’, ‘Literary and Scientific Institutions’, Post Office Glasgow Directory for 1893-1894… (Glasgow: William Mackenzie, 1893), p. 126

Repository

Mitchell Library

National Library of Scotland (NLS)

Reference Number

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Additional Notes

The Glasgow Post Office directories are available at the Mitchell Library and the National Library of Scotland. Digitised copies are available through the NLS website: https://www.nls.uk/family-history/directories/post-office/index.cfm?place=Glasgow