s of Clerks of Petty Sessions inIreland, this book outlined how clerks were to carry out their variousresponsibilities from how to deal with lunatics to how to license dogs. Irvingreturned several times to Dublin over the next year, he performed at TrinityCollege, and also performed pieces from Richard III, Othello, and Eugene Aram.Irving then returned to London to star in the play The Lyons Mail.Six weeks later Irving called Stoker to Glasgow and announced that he hadbought the Lyceum Theater and could offer him the position of acting manager.He immediately resigned his position at Dublin Castle to get ready to go toLondon. Before he left he married his girlfriend 19 year old Florence Anne LemonBalcombe on December 4th, 1878. After they were married they left forBirmingham to meet up with Irving, and then on to London.When Stoker arrived he joined Irving, and Loveday (the stage manager ofthe Lyceum) spending their time remodeling the 1,500 seat theater for theDecember 30th, 1878 opening night of Hamlet. By the time the theater finallyopened they had amassed a debt of 15,000 pounds ($75,000). Fortunately the playwas a hit and ran for 100 nights, at the end of the first season they had taken in36,000 pounds ($180,000). After several months Iriving returned from a cruise andopened with The Merchant of Venice, which ran for 250 nights. When the seasonwas over Irving and Stoker went on vacation, returning only for the christening ofBram and Florences only child Irving Noel Thornley Stoker born December 31st,1879. During the theater season Stoker rose each morning, dressed, and took theferry to the Lyceum, spent the day working with Irving, and took the ferry back inthe evening. On the evening of September 14th, 1882 an elderly man jumped offthe ferry Stoker was taking home trying to commit suicide. Stoker dove in afterhim and kept his head above water until a boat came. The man died later thatnight, but because of Stokers bravery he receive...
