Productions of Henry VIII:

1892. Henry Irving's production of Henry VIII ran for 204 performances at the Lyceum Theatre (London) from January 5 to July 30 and then again from October 1 until November 5. Its popularity was due no doubt to Irving's part as Cardinal Wolsey and Ellen Terry's as Queen Katherine. The other performers were Arthur Stirling and Amy Roselle who substituted at times for Irving and Terry, William Terriss as Henry VIII, and Violet Vanbrugh as Anne Bullen (Wearing, I, 184).

1893. Henry Irving gave three performances of Henry VIII at the Lyceum (London) in July. Irving played Cardinal Wolsey and Genevieve Ward played Queen Katherine, with William Terriss as Henry VIII and Amy Coleridge as Anne Bullen (Wearing, I, 336-7).

1902. In April Frank Benson presented seven Shakespeare plays at the Stratford-upon-Avon Festival, among them Twelfth Night and Henry VIII. Ellen Terry made her debut at the Stratford Theatre as Queen Katherine (Loney, i, 12-3).

1910. On September 1 at His Majesty's Theatre, Herbert Beerbohm Tree played Cardinal Wolsey in Henry VIII; the other players included Violet Vanbrugh, Laura Cowie, and Clarence Derwent (Loney, I, 54).

1911. The London Shakespeare Festival opened on May 22 at His Majesty's Theatre with Herbert Beerbohm Tree's Julius Caesar, followed by Oscar Asche and Lily Brayton's As You Like It. Next came The Merchant of Venice and Twelfth Night. Frank Benson presented The Taming of the Shrew, Tree revived his Henry VIII, and the Festival closed with Benson's Richard III and on July 3, the final night, the Merry Wives of Windsor (Loney, I, 158).

1912. On April 9 Herbert Beerbohm Tree opened his season of Shakespeare at His Majesty's Theatre, London, with Othello; his company also performed The Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night, and Henry VIII (Loney, I, 63).