New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-30
THE AUDIENCE AND THE ACTOR.
WHO WE'RE IL THE BOXEs-wHAT WAS SAID 81
TWEEN THE ACTs-MR IRvING's SPEECH.

WHO WE'RE IL THE BoXEs-wHAT WAS SAID By
TWEEN THE ACTs-A,R mvING's SPEECH.
Broadway from Thirtccnth-st. to Union
Square was Of carriages and umbrellas glitterng
with rain last night early halfpast seven From
that time till few minutes past sight the carriages moved
with what speed they could to the door OF the star The
ate where they down their occupants while the UNI
brcllas swayed hither and tbithcr Gs those
sheltered under them pressed forward. either TO
watch those entering the theatre or TO gain admission
themselves Inside the lobby the scene was notable
one Halt New-YOrk seemed to be therethat Is half Of
that portion Of New York people whose names are known
to the pubc the ladies slipping of their wraps the men
chatting together IN goups The auditorium Itself looked
az f were impossible scat another person in II long
before curtain but TO the theatrical manager all
things possbeeven the crowdng Of two people into
the space ordinarily available for alone. So by
one the latecomers filed IN and In mysterious man
Ler found place. When fash Of golden hair Rllmmercd
out Of the lower box the left hand side Of the stage
murmur went through the large audience who by some
intuition seemed TO know that Miss Ellen Terry had en-
tered the theatre Of which she will tonight
make her first appearance I'm America. With
her was an elderly gentleman with gray hair who to
some was known 10 he Felix Mo-checs, Mcndels-ohns
eod-sou with h, wife and young Of boyi-h ap-
pearance 10 many fhc Of Lord Colcridge
In the other boxes W. II. Vanderbilt, Chaunccy NJ
Dcpcw. Judge Brady, Augustus Sche, Agernou 2.
Sullivan John II. starn and Mrs. starin Howard Car
roll and Mrs tnrTOl, Mdldlnc Nll--On DE- DoIclnUH
md Mrs DoIcmus Mrs. Lester WaIsck, Mrs. Arthur
Wallack, Mr. Lawrence Barrett and the Misses Barrett,
Mrs Charles Leland. Henry RoScner and Mr- Ro,cucr
and Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Moss. Among other well
known faces the audience noticed those 81 cI-
Judge Horace Russell. General Horace Porter. Colonel
and Mrs Tobias OF Philadelphia General Winslow, Dr.
Fordycc Barker George j. Could John Gilbert, Rafael
Joscfy. Dr. Robert Laird Collier. Of Chcagoj Oscar
Meyer and Mrs. Meyer, Mrs. John 7. Raymond. Harry
Edwards Daniel Bxby Charles Dudley Warner John II.
Bird Mrs. John Ncsbtt Miss jeffrey Lewis. Joseph
Hatton Lawrence Hutton and Or. Macdonald.
The Of conversation before the rising Of the
tain reminded the hcarer Of opera night than "
the first night OF play, and the resemblance was In
creased by the Huter Of the "brctOs" which had been
printed by an enterprsinC firm and sold by the
usunl small boy at tho door When the curtain rose
howeyer the conversation stopped, and hushcd silence
hrokeu only mOmCntarily by the warm reception &C
corded TO Mr. Terrtss was preserved until the great
hr-t of applause which greeted the entry the stage
~ TnRIanA's great actor For fully two minutes the
wave OF welcoming applause swept over the house Mr..
Tryinp Acknowledged by the mcrcst inclination of the
,--...
NJ enthusiasm among the regular theatre gOers. who
were discussing the performance between the pu- OF
tclr cigarettes their wOnt but this may have been
due IN the fact That the heat inside nsuppOrtablc
owing to the sudden change In the weather AT the end
~ The second Hct, however, IN which Mr.. Irving has
moro to carry his own shoulders, tho discussions
assumed n more animated nature and the whisper of the
,n.oc names of Forrest and Booth heard. Finally
after the strained attention bestowed on the last great
act loud and continued call made for Mr.. Irving
1ybn oopcyrcd. bowed and retired. The shouting and
clonpiG were kept until he forward second time
and standing the centre OF the stage before the
fa made short speech in voice broken with emotion