New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-12
OLD COMPANIONS PARTED,
THE LAST NIGHT or ROBSON AND CRANE.
GREETED BY THEIR FRIENDS AT THE STAR
MISUNDERSTANDING BY THE TWO COME
DIANs-THEIR CORDIAL RELATIONS

DIANs-THEIR CORDIAL RELATIONS.
Stuart Robson and william II. Crane gave thelI
Bnal performance partners last night at tie sla'
Theatre. Their partnership which has lasted ioI
twelve years, begun tho season alter they hrs'
met IN our boarding House. ut tho Park Theatre
Al Broadway and Twony. second-st' IL WAS III V"a'
play that thoy began tlsir Joint starring pour' ana
In the years that have passed, they have PRODUCED
large number OF comedies, names OF which were
recently published In The Tribune IVY lSr lue Oos'
Of these plays was "The Hennettai' ana II "~S "a
this that the comedians made heir last Iont aP
Iearznce An enthusiastic audlcnre greeted lhoh'
and IN response to calls both coiheaiAh' SH'
Ar. Robson spoke ~ lOiioS''
IL f. ru,tomary Oh occasions ike this for Inc nice
talKefs Oi our calling VINO nav hipp n.Ss--iu rall
making in nOnI OF The eurlS.' as aur rmGt6ns,
all tAG appliances y. our art 10 s'a,st w. yu,Ip
and 10 give cOunIenRncc 10 lhc aoSoin,, ,,, ma.
Kindness viii never be forgotten wh,le "S'"S a ms
solomny assert that your kndne.s WIN Ie o.
tut as We meet pubno iDS IT, 80. tbT
50 folly we'd as you nave ana lA' We , "ai H "
transfer Of our affections Wllhot suusem n,,,,a,s
1t said that paI fUls aud espeoiau 'S fr,ith
AN, vain ana II ily IOchnss now arc les' VI 'iy -
OF this assertion, ednHo' doaot MM u ~ -, Zoe
reason to OO vain, too tur NoI,o 9',, r,aIu
aId myself have contributed our shso W w. ,,rd
menT DIrllr tnat ZINE VIZ nave seen ho,mnS S'o'"la
No but caccriu happI face; II ihis So,Iu r,sb,c
our rolcuIn ne shDois say It IS, az sbOae % nNuU
I'D rrTeIs Low happy snoulu be- DC who 100 ioh
hours az I1ast, Danish al s0Ifo" mum 'n' "'" "
now ma myself at the eross.rosds where am TO
take leave OF tnc tired aud lrus tod cOhlrade WIN
/ have iourpeyed many pleasant mics Alnhs 'nc >
hgLvSv In ioUkinc lara upon a professional on
poitence In which Tho SHADOW and the SUNSHINE nS
teen freely Blended It WI ever 90 wan seh'iIosn
of nnangcd Satisfaction AID prlde that SHAH reSal
the times when undivided favor ran w ~, SUc' ,,rb
plauso aud that II wa, my So9a m baSorsSe uAn,
= sencrUus trend and malcnless ac'Or'
Sir Cranes address was ~ io'io"S'
For Lac last tine Mr.. Robson and l have AppesEoo
bcfnTe yvu AS associates professionally. While VIC
thInk the change are about TO mako Is pr nv
De: and We sro IetSS eye Ts.T. we have worked
Loyalty snu hard together. We have uIoi ~ -, "a
our art a. wei IS Ourselves "hno we tr in fSsi EEbf
We have always considered our audienCes-"e nave
strvon work upward instead Of Glu, sniIV
on level, and / think We may say m'.h'u' '~'''''
that VIC have at Icbst approSshe he'd success. .,,
We began, a. you ememoer WIN arviCN "a
aud few wars after this very sag, "o pGesonea
a cnn,rdy of our great master shakespeare, oahins
10 our aid the Highest talent which wo were aDio 70
procure look back Oh that productiC as one % OF
Which nc theatre IN ans age need have been Ashamed
while stu later on, aud not stones thION NoL'
spot where | now stand, We gave me ki nn
performances OF tho comedy which JGa
have seen tonight, aud which, VII n,s
uIsyed by Americ an Ac,urs Is strong al Argument
In my poor Judgment, In favor OF inc ra,S st,i
native school Of 9raTa .,,,.o a" "o mott p'"'''"
Aud now after these year, Of unItcdly conscientious
efforts have deoded thai Is TO tho n'eIesl, u'
artistic interest mean. Of each Of rs, 10 sepSrate
There have been so many nrOrts as to this being
the real motive Of our separation many ao'Hm some
people that this was tho honest reason Tor mo avs
solution Of our pleasant partnership. But s1sh IS
the cAso. And 40 with tho hcarNsst goa sptd Wv
hndIirSt interest In each oiherE weiisre the WMhoe,
personal feeling toward earh other VIC set OF noA'
season, each on his separate way -, .,
That way for me- al least. Will be, fu'Iy eNpecL
a uurA lAiOrous and uneven ono than that J. have
lately hrrn trcadlng But though shan work hardct
/ sbsu feel chrrrd ny TIN thought that have nov
ouly my own friends but the friends OF my GA par
nor As we'll TO stand by and pst me- on tho hNk. w.
AZ I asyr, you ! intend II shall BE- mat WORK Is
honest and prrsrvrrug ard tending 10 the higher
interest OF tie profession ! follow. hAvr hnnr
A. my belief In me american fhnAhst
ana / propose 10 give rrartral Illustration ~
Ihal tritrt by producing IN the un-'. not on"
hut homo mSry. American ulHvs and II can IN nv
nar4 a. we'll sS believe the Writers d. hcirs.
tbAil tNel confident ~ H. lime shNll sirive
~ Interpret ono or morn Shakcsr"sr'an characters a.
vorthlIy AZ lies N power, and with the siIrro1nd
irga 20 which bio work. ~ mo great poot A." 40
usily entitled And now. thanking YOU Tor ihn n,any
hndnesErs tha have always received ~ your hhnfs
and with The hope thar NAV earh reeve ron.
tnuancr NJ those same favor5 in the fntnre. Ti'h
yon AL rnoi nrh'.
Mr Robson WI BE- seen next s"s'on IN N"
Heur!eftN7 and n new play hy SH-ole harkNye. w.
Crane win art IN comedies by D. u. Lloyd md Je'ton
and Matthews AMI IN a rrrent London sueress. Tho
Balloon Tho starring tour % Mt CrAno VIII he
hegun next September. az H0otey.s Theatre. chicago.
and Mr. Robson will follow him On tho same staEs