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This is a page from the 1883 <i>The Era Almanack</i> in which his portrait was reproduced and Terriss has inscribed it with Don Pedro's Act 111, scene ii line from the play: 'I have the toothache', along with its title: 'Much Ado', the date: 2.11.1882 - the year of which must be an error for 1883 - and his signature.\r\n\nHenry Irving played Benedick, and the cast also included Ellen Terry as Beatrice and Johnston Forbes-Robertson as Claudio. Over 600 people were involved in creating the production, which was sumptuously dressed and set in every detail. One commentator of the day noted that it was only the excellence of the acting that saved it from being 'overweighted with upholstery and wardrobe' The V&amp;A owns Irving's costume as Benedick from this production, which gives the contemporary viewer a glimpse of the 'gorgeous bejewelled costumes of silk and satin' as described by <i>The Times</i> reviewer on the 12th October 1882.","physicalDescription":"Portrait of William Terriss as Don Pedro in <i>Much Ado About Nothing</i>, Lyceum Theatre, October 1882. The full-length portrait shows Terriss wearing a dark, feathered hat with a small ruff collar. He has a curled moustache, his left hand on his hip and his right hand touching his face. He is wearing a jacket and breeches and a large jewelled necklace. 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