New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-30
MR. BARRETT AND MR. IRVING.
TROUBLE ABOUT CHARLES HUDSON.

r.prr DISPATCH PROM Mr.. IRVlNG-"hAr "h'
n,RRsrT AND Mr.. HppsoN SAY.
IN October Is THE TRIBUNE printed q ietter
from Wilson Barrett In regard TO Ch"ries huuSoD "
,err ourescle Of HenrY Irving Mr.. Barrett uen'eu
th.t there was any intention TO ourcsque ME- IRVINE
ana ouored a dispatch which he had receiver "o'n MI
r,v,ny a. well asa dispatch supposed TO nave come
-, NJ I-v,ng referring to a letter written ny ME
pnasou's fa her and published in The Londo" Ne0S'
Las, ght the following was received BY cAOie'
TO the EdftOr Of The Trt6Wne
SIR. lam sorry to be compelled to draw
immediate attention letter from Mr. Wilson Bar
,ett wncn have just read in your pap'r OF Octooer
Is Tor tue purpose OF giving an unqaaAheu ue"''i "
FIVE Of It's leading statements
first The cable which Mr.. lrrett quotes as having
been sent By me to Charles Hudson Is forgery.
Som Tneony able 1 have sem TO America In TINS
,,.tts, WAS an answer to one from Mr. Barrett nero
ARE both:
You play The rr9reh and praised ms pe1 norm
ons insult on my part YOU Please cable me coH.f1c
that may publish IL
You saw my accuse OF an intentional insult to
YOU right veil DO ieei sure that you could not
DO 50 silly a thing
freud or proeg6
Fourth wish Mr. HUDSON well. but 1t Is not true tha'
Ibaye ANY time offered to take MIN back into the
Lysrum Company
rim WITH regard TO the letter from Mr. Hudsons
fatn.rIn ne Daily Neics TO have been written
with my sanction aud approval Ane" no'"'"S u "
until saw IL In print
regret to write this but cannot allow Sueh
things these to go uncontradict"d am GEAR SIT
,rorr.frul~ HENRY IRVING.
Igcc,nl Theafre. London Oct 20, 1856
MI Barrett was later MS dressng-room at the
e.ar The,tre The performance OF "Claudan" was in
,rogre.s and as the went on the sounds
of the movement g the stage above were heard Occa-
sionay Mr. Barrett had to excuse hmsef IN ORDER 10
proceed with part The earthquake nai lnst shaken
the little dressng-roo wnen Mr. Hudson ABOUT whom
the discussion mas been. came IN. MI barrel"
undressing Mr.. Hudson, SAID:
Have you not told me that MI irving had trea'eu
You d a personal friend !"
"Iwas years in his employ" said MI. Hudsou'
"and always felt he WAS my best friend In LONDON
while young in tue profession
''Did you not" asked Mr. Barrett. " show me cane
d.pateh supposed by both OF US be from Mr. Irvns
"Idd Mr. Irvng's denial 81 it Is he VS. TO me, as 1t
Is 10 YOU and Mt Cohbe. who saw IT,"
"Tuen SAID NJ Barrett "the issue you see. lies be-
tween Mr.. Irving aud Mr. Hudson. On the assumption
that The cable genuine and on Mr. Hudsous state
ments me. believed all said IN my letter ana OF
oourse supposed that the letter The Ddiy AerS re-
ferrrd to win Mr. Irvings approval II ap-
pears TO me strange Mr. Irving should repndiate
as though no insuted BY II, the idea OF personal
friendship with talented young man IKE Nj HUDSON
who was for six years In hls company
Nj Hnd.on, who was much agitated and who seemed
70 feel his position acutely theu sail: can hardly
now believe that cable dispatch you show me Is not
itsef forgery II ever felt genuine affection for a
man who had done nunDerlcss Andnesses ala FOR
Mr. Irving A. regards his dental that he ever offered
10 lake ne back MS company can only repeat his
last CONVERSATION with On september Fl received
this letter" Here Mr. Hudson showed the following:
Sept. 20
DEAR HUDSON All good luck you I'm glad to hear You
are making such first rate progress
HENRY IRVING
"Ifth's tho note OF personal friend, ne CON
tinued do know what tue term eau mean. " hen
received mat letter called on MIN 10 say goodOye
persona y. As h- sail II he atlei the words: Good
luck. my hoy. Let me hear from you You KNOW
where you come when you are out OF an en-
engagewrni' At TINS H. useless 10 speak about
the OF tins uniortuus ate discussion can only
cav that M Barrett has time aud time warned me or
nv resemblance to Mr. Irving aud begged me TO let IL
MAKE Itself little possible. add n that lt
might prove a siumOl0g-piocA III my pro4ess4oHa4
garrett.
StOker, Mr. Irving's business manager, Will ar
rive Ltrurla Tomorrow.