New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-07
also when in tho same breath no referred TO Miss
Elton Terry Mr. Irving spoke as follows:

cent Wplcclnef MDat MI ENhFIr Ia, III
eloquent speech. and in those beautiful wo Ms % Ind nd,
wilt think he remembered Ivy me IN spite OF ne WINS
that blow and the BOOKINGS that may occnr III tue un
happy ship that shall probably over IN bnt as
have looked around upon faces oil ifehn win m I've
travelled rom many places be here tonight ana ~
have listened TO the words OF your snahi,
man whose eoquence would do honor To any asscinig
in the word-I say looking around me- Is imposing
thank yon in any adequate form Tor hls Ie d vii
demonstration OF your brotherhood and your goon VIII
This distinguish gathering OF so many az, nn
is extraordinary compliment thas re'"v y own
cour try. hut think your own cannot ie w have
am ranger addressing strange audience We ,n rs
in our art no distinction Of country tor all Engsn e
are welcomed in America as brothers, anu god "a
one of our orators has said They go together III tncr
great courses with ideas, thoughts ana sent ,nso "
common and made common Ivy their own utterance.
Nobody can he more sensible Than an actor OF ln,
community of the two great peoples Nna , n,i,ics
have been at any time the cloud upon tue Poih,'th o
hc rizon yonr actors and ours have always hau '"o
heartiest welcome either shore ,,,r,,ies NJ
Witnessing tho affection which ,he oae we
cans have for the English people tn,E nm a. of That
sentiment do not mean to say tbat you hasc ceihe
prigilege of grumbliug at the doings OF your own
Kindred. Far from hatl Ana In TINS respect IL ike
TO me that English and the Americans are very n
members Of the same family who say sharp n ibey are
another. hut very strongly resent them when y i,,ie
chickering's and an exchange Of small shot Oh Jes. anu
epigram; but lej an alien attack English @ nretty
and think from my observation, that you are PiVy
sure to wipe the floor with him. Applause h a.
heard Of an American who went TO- ,T n us give
dollar and hall for the whole country. Laughter
Well think there are L,ghsnne iht and who seem to
have their minds very much polsoheu ~ soo on.rai
misadventure with a bedroom candle, Dut 'he telo'"
level Of common a good deal higher than that -,
Gentlemen speaking actor. what can say Oh .nq
generous reception which you have accor led to myself
and 10 cuuntrymen. OF the appreciation wncn yyu
have bestowed upon our methods OF whcn ~ ~
becomes to speak. but at oil events VIII say o,e
thing in which you will with me- that they hass
ut least the credit OF earnestnessand VIII also say
that the Of the reward you nave Oes,VWeu uP
us is no greater than gratitude was lately reahg
old English statute against yagahond players s anu en-
interested IN the recompense when actors "eis cp
titled to receive from the hui9ane laws ,noe i,Ie
IRE actor then said ths poUS @ ad mue circu-
ation England. and IN America, an essay on tne arr %
acting. which cannot say read win the mos. $780,
ing peasure-bnt the gentleman gu oted in desire 70
prove his that the old statute SAID tD"t
liable TO he stripped and whipped aud forthwith sent
from parish to parish and next straighiway 10 ene
parish where he born, after which Whipping says
this benevolent AM genial taker the same person sha
testify that he has been punished according 10 hw nu
what nigh: be called benevolent performance OF Una.
period However In those deseLsrae tnes ,e man
age to escape whipping and am quite sensible tps n
yond my deserts. II may be that have deserved the
stripes and you have given me the stars Applause nm
aughter1 our distinguished chairman has said that
Won are going Ito send back TO my parish and am
il will delight the many dear friends mat nave III
my parish TO find that you have sent me back with hyg
Yon have been good enough gentlemen. to eSpre's in
the letter you wrote to me the wish that may come
back hope that may. My hope and my wish are 10
very the dear friends who have entered
into my life. and whose FRIENDSHIP nope 10 ENJOY " W
deserve long my days do grow. AS an actor rem
and believe that shalt never return Many OF le iles
which formed In America never De seNcf'h
aud express the feeling OF another whom AN sure Won
almost wish here to night express The iregso
Ellen Terry, well rs my Dan. lApplau'e express
her feelings. when tell you that we shall san nun your
and Affection and with the belief the honor which
have heaped uDOn VIII ne very precious hcllthEe
to those who nearest aud dearest To us Applause
OF your sympathy shall ever say: IL n!ied our
spirits with ubbdden smiles and round our hearts before
knew 1t stole the green shelter OF your love Jap
Gentlemen. have TO say My words cannot
LanehterI have no better wish than that you should
say of Rnfus Choate said OF great American
arms With he we5 Won Welcomed tSe stranger and sent
him onward and upward" Applause
REMARKS BY OTHER SPEAKERS.
When Mr. Irving sat down the guests arose and n
perfect tumut of cheering followed, bandkerchiefs
and napkins being waved in tho air. When quiet
at length reigned, Mr. Evarts, after saying that
the succeeding speakers had been limited to ten
minutes. briefly but euoglsticalIy presented Henry
Ward Beecher, who told how his early Puritan ira
ing had 50 projudced him against the theatre that ho
had regarded il rs THE DEVILS house' actor as
man uuregenerate and unrcdcomable. and an actress
"someth hing beyond words" With these feelings he
had elglonsy restrained himsel from attending the
theatres until there came n time, when he had
reached his seventeen year. when he conciu ed
that II might he well To corrobOrato ms opinions
on the subject Of the theatre by going to look at
one. lie continued:
will not say fell to this temptation but rose. aud
having tasted this forbidden fruit. ! sought it
out again and again at every bOugh which could
pluck Seven eight times think l have
listened to the charm Of approximations by tne
Iyceum COMPANY, and every time with
growing enthusiasm and delight Gnd IN spite Of al my
mi. 70 say"hat if ali th,arre5 were such and
all actors such. should commend them as
man in a generation Is worth forty thousand Grafton,
about manhood. One thoroughly good picture
nbout art thoroughly good representation Of the
mimic art by real company SETS the argument Tor
world
Mr.. Bcecher then diated on the virtue Of happi-
ness. and mems Indebtedness is to those who minis
ter to their happiness. lie added
have been reader Of Shakespeare all my ne but
Der visiting one OF the great cathedras under whose
roof lie the three great architects that ~ sue, sue,
building aud stood ndlooked at them they stretched
In cigy In marble and said to myself: Od fellow,
see and talk TO you and watch you walk around"
Shakespeare literature Is what carved statues nro In
them and make them 10 rise up and walk aud gave them
that the who gives life aud resurrection
Mr.. Boecher spoke eoquently Of the influence Of
the who could reproduce some Of the grandest
conceptions of human character IN living flesh ana
blood. lie concluded with glowing tribute to the
genus of Ellen Terry.
The president. after the applause which greeted
Mr. Beecher introduced Morton McMichae,. lie
said that regard TO the Lyceum Company he
thought too much stress had been laid upon the
stage setting but as a matter of fact what had so
much won the admiration of the public was the
superb acting of Mr. Irving and Hiss Terry. whose
Opheiia a revelation and whose Bodh1c6 was
joy forever They admired the frame, but thoy had
gone to see the picture alone and that had shown
Enthusiastically the touches of true genius.
Mr. Evarts then introduced Congressman william
DorsheImer as one whose constant change of hab-
itatIon rendered him able to represent the whole
people of this State. Mr. DOrshcmer. IN the course
of his speech SAID that he could not OK press all that
he desired TO say of Mir. Irving because IN the
words Of Mr.. Calhoun in Congress once. . IL does
not become modest man 10 bay certain things to
another mans face" This period had
been remarkable tor tho manner in
which nations were brought together |