New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-20
HONORSTOA GERMAN ACTOR.
BREAKFAST TO HERR LUDWIG bAhNA''
A PLEASANT GATHERING AT DELMoNio0S AMI
MANY HAPPY SPEECHES.

Tho feeling of good-felowship among actors
which has been fostered of late by several CON-
nlimentary breakfasts was further promoted yester-
dav nv n bre kfast at Delmonicos gwen to Ludwig
Barnay. the Hungarian tragedian who 10 conclud-
ing an engagement at the Thaha Theatre. Ihere
was goodly gathering of actors writers anu
artists: speeches full of kindly feeling and admit
ration were interchanged by the hosts and their
guest; and the first steps were taken toward
the founding of a National dramatic library which,
if the hopes expressed by its projectors are realized
will grow into monument that will long perpetu-
ate memory of the occasion. The breakfast TOOK
place in one of the private dlning-rooms OF DOL
inonIcos Flowers decked the tables. the viands
were excellent and the speeches. albeit snghtly
polygot at intervals sparkled like the wine.
Lawrence Barrett, who, like other actors present.
had made the acquaintance of Herr. Barnay when, IN
company with the Meiningen troupe, he was
showing how Shakespeare's plays ought TO DC
Set v5 Hs7G 5 RsSs
necessary performed the office OF Interpreter: IN
the company besides. were Horace PoI5er bes We
Walack John Gilbert Whitolaw c ked, + Fran M
fhorndi i Rice William J. Florence John T Ray
| mond George Parsons Lathrop, DR.. Leonard Weber
Conried, Agernon ). Sullivan, Julian Hawthorne
Marshall III. Mallory, Francis W. tracy, II
wards Lawrence Hutton. Z. C.Wendt, j. II. Ryley,
| Gustav Kobb6, j. Brander Matthews and Osmono
| Tearle.
WORDS OF GREETING FROM MR.. BARRETT
| The company sat down to the table about half
| past l. Mr. Barrett rose with the flrsti CURING
smoke from the cigars lie said:
| GENTLEMEN: The moment that feared must como
has come, and the pleasing discord OF your voices nus
been put perform the duties Of chairman here ubess
1t be because have the pleasure TO know personally
under afnte Obligations to him hi. Inequalities on
the other side OF the ocean We are met TO 40 Ian
the very distinguished gentleman who stahds i0e
most among the ra n@t1n Ep sI pubic the
| ask you, gentlemen TO I'LL your glasses ana drink u
| our guest Herr Ludwig Barnay
| HERR BARNAY's REPLY.
Herr Barnay was greeted with great enthusiasm
as he rose reply. little hesitatingly. lie began
| to speak in English, saying:
"Now you must speak" Mr. schurz. That's easy
for hb1 to saw he speaks German as well "a he does
English He can speak in English what he feels N Ger
man, and IN German what he feels IN Eagsh' IL is 10,
| "a great thing any news that | am Delighted
and iu Of thanks in my heart for YOU have given e
reception ana honor that it not p2sfho ovo i to me %
profit Il finish my speech quick German err, ha .boo n
cls' Ihope YOU will understand just as well when
He then continued in German, saying that the
1
accusation. lie had come to strange country
and found himself far from home in
a climate 10 which he was unac-
customed; had been i'll and met with an accident,
| and as a result had been always out OF tune and
given expression to his dscordant feelings and car
ried them into all that he had done here. lie was
ex ,remely sorry that it was so, and thought a
frank con fession was his ttes expression of thanks
| He was overwhelmed and embarrassed mt being the
centre of such galaxy OF dramatic gems ahu coulu
only quote the words of Richard Wagner as appro-
"Euch macht ihrs leicht
| Mir Inacht ihrs schwer."
He ended bv referring to the fact that, though they
could not converse with each other freely, face 10
face there was still universal language-one that
| Americans had understood In Salyini, ana that
Berlin was now listening to with en-
tbusiasm from Booth-tho ShakesDearlan IAN
guage Applause fo0 ScSnrz h f5rO b at tSe
| request of Mr.. Barrett outlined so much OF the
| speech as had been delivered IN German and added
that he had nothing to say for himself, IT being a
dav for acting He did not want to create the I'M
preston however. that he had never had anything
to do with the drama. Almost every German
and he before his nineteenth year had written
seven tragedies. 1t was not necessary TO say thcy
were all very good tragedies. They dealt wen WIN
the dramatic unities; all the heroes persisted ana
all the villains met the retnbuuye hand OF Jqsuce;
The tragedies too. had persisted and he was gao OF
il. He had fought many battles IN pubic me-
| but did not think he would survive
If one of those tragedies should rise from Its grave
| to confront him.
| REMARKS OF ACTORS AND OUT TDEEs.
| Mr. Florence said If he girl he would say
| II was "real mean to call on him and to cOnpe
his name as Mr. Barrett had done, with that of Dir.
RAYMOND, but 1t was the penalty of being supposed
70 be funny. He recalled the kndnesSes that
he bad received from Mr. Barnay and gave expression
10 bis thanks. Mr.. Raymond, who made an effort
TO pronounce the name of Mr.. Baraay, interrupted
the laughter that follow ii by saying that he al
WAYS spoke German Monday. lie spoke pleasantly
of the actors heart which had corner for jealousy
because of competitors popularity, extended a
warn Western welcome" TO all arust. from
| Germany, France and-"yes. CHINA, TOO AM
| excused himself because he bal 10 hurry TO Ihlld-
| delphia to make n fool OF himself" >,
| Lester Waliack responded To the chairman 3 cali
| next and after expressing his own selfish feeling Of
pride and pleasure at being able to be present To 90
honor to a guest whose fame was und0uDIel ana
| whose modesty of bearing had charmed all Wh0ih
| he met, he added that 1t gave MN peculiar
pleasure to SEQ the old enemies Haro antony tBar--
| nayl and CdsSius (I}arTettl sitting peacedDlY 10
geiher and If Cdssus had " lean ana hungry
look" he was it wasn't the fault OF Delih0hl o.
AlgernOn S. Sullivan closed his remarks WIN
an aliuslOn to John Gilbert when evoked
| such generous Outburst Of applause tn ~
Mr. Gilbert visbly affected when he rose TO re-
plv AS the Oldest American actor living Mr.. Gilbert,
| pfter ho lad EXPRESSED bis own plolOnnd apprcci-
alton of his welcome, thanked Herr Barnay for hav-
ing given the profession an opportunity " ooo oHo
| Of his interpretations OF the great master.
GENERAL PORTER on HERR BARNAYs GERMAN.
Mr. Barrett read letters from ;. H. Clemens Joseph
II. Cnoate and Judge Brady, and then called on
Horace Porter who said he heSitated 10 speak hrs
own il-considered words in the company OF 50 many
members OF a profession accustomed 10 speak tho
weI.matured language Of Others, lest before ho
had gone far they should say paraphrASng the
lines from Romeo and JulIet": " lie speaks
vet he says nothing" with Shakespeare solder:
la lrn
wordsb lie SAID he had been selected 10 speak pc
canse he had been brought up il Pennsylvania. lie
had been impressed IN Germany with me lhpulIty
~ tbe German spollen there but he could the
company that IN the speech OF Herr bafhay theie