National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-01-22
MIR. HENRY IRVING.
A Cosby Chat With Marcus Mayer-hary
Anderson and Bernhard to Return to
America,

Cosby Chat With Marcus Mayer-hary
Anderson and Bernhardt to Return TO
America.
II think Irving will be as well received this
winter as he was during his last visit" said
Marcus Mayer, the business manager of the
great English actor, yesterday, II have com
pleted all the arrangements for his season in
this city, which will commence on Feb. ., and
the advance sale will begin Thursday, the Goth
instant"
Glow has business been this season." asked
THE REPUBLICAH.
"Much better than last year. Everyone
seems TO be pleased with him, and even the
critics who were disposed. to speak unpleAs
antly OF certain of his methods which struck
them as strange and out of the ordinary course
OF things are now enthusiastic in his praise"
"What plays seem to be the most successful
''Ifthere is any preference It is for Much
Ado About Nothing and the Merchant of
WHO takes Miss Mlllwards place in the
Miss Winifred Emery, n very pleasing aud
elective actress. Mr.. Alexander supplies the
place filed last season by Mr.. Terris. We
commenced our season on September 20, aud
Mr. Irving S tour has been an uninterrupted
success. Even during the excited times OF the
election there was no lessenlng IN size or en-.
thusasm of his audiences, We were IN Boston
during the three weeks preceding and inClud-
Ing the election day, and our receipts for that
time were 81 1000"
What new plays will you present here?"
We'll, our rePertoire viii be as follows
Monday night The Bells : Tuesday, Much
Ado About Nothing Wednesday, Charles
the First !; Thursday, Eugene Aram ; Friday,
Merchant of Venice which will also be
given Gt Saturday, matinee, and Saturday
7By the way, how il Abbey coming out of
! financial COmplicatOnsY
He is all serene at present, and is meeting
| with great success in London playing Mrs
Langtfy at tho Princes Theater and Mary An
dersOn NJ the Lyceum, which, you know, Is
| Mr. Irying's theater, Miss Anderson's success
| has been phenomenal She Will return to this
| country next year, commencing her season IN
| New York oct, IL, when she Will make tour
| of the country, Of course visiting Washington
She will travel Just the same as Mr.. Irving
does, bringing her own company and all the
| scenery of the Lyceum TheaIer, Before she
| returns to this country, however, she VIII
play an engagement In Paris and produce her
dramatilation OF Les Georges
THAT is the play | Went over 10 Philadel.
phia to see Nine Berphardt In, believe, SAID
the REPUBLICAN,, when you, Marcus, made
| your debut upon the stage In the character Of
an apologist, Nine. Bernhardts indlsposition
rendering her unable 10 appear p
Yes. that is the came play; and,
| by the way. Nine. BeTnhRTdt herself
will return 10 America In May 1886. She
| Will commence IN HlO JhnelrO ana go from
there 10 the western .cOast of South America
from thence taking In Mexico and Havana
to san Francisco, and then come across the
country east"
when will your people get hereY'
| 1--WE shall leave Chicago by special train
and arrive here sunday morning, Feb, l,
when will Mr., Irving return to this country
after he shall have closed the present season.
"Mr Irving will not return 10 America, and
you may truthfully say that this will be hls
farewell engagement His two seasons have
been, as | have said remarkably successful
Our first tour yielded receipts amounting Ia
600 for season, which commenced on
the 2sth Of October 1883, and ended on the
10Th ofApril, 1851 This season promises 10 be
fully US successful financially, and ] am sur,
Mr.. Irving will not be tempted 70 cross the
Atlantic after he shall have returned TO hi
home In London"
Mr., Mayer has been the business managel
for some Of the most noted artists of both th'
dramatic and operate stage, among whou
may be mentioned Nine. BernhardL Nine
Patti Nilsson Mrs, Langtry, Abbey's ItaliaI
Opera Company, Mr. Edwin Booth and Mr.
Henry Irving, lie will occupy the same rela
ton toward Mrs, Langtry, Miss Anderson, anC
Nine. Bernhardt during their next tours II
this county.