New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-02
THE KENDALS WELCOME.
ARTISTIC AND SOCIAL TRIUMPHS IN
AMERICA.

THEY ARE AS MUCH PLEASED WITH THE PEO-
PIE AS THE PEOPLE ARE PLEASED
WITH THEM.
The title Of a book written by English traveller,
How Struck America, and How America Struck Me-
has become familiar and even famous Many thg-
lshmcn have struck America" in many ways, ana
America has struck them yariously in return, but
it may well be doubted whether the strokes Oh the
side and ON the other proved moro cordial.
harmonious and mutually JOY full than those
dealt and received by Mr. and Mrs Kendall since they
landed In Newl ork ono sunday evening last sep
tember. The first Englshmen who came ~ these
shores kindly received, but their welcome soon
wore out, and IL pretty largely their own iauiV.
a ship once came TO Plymouth with company OF
people who wonderfully glad to sec the land.
but those who awaited them cared little, at the tme
whether they not Later. another ship came
to the same port after it had been eagerly watcher
and hoped and prayed for but II the cargo that
wanted than the passengers lafayette
came 10 America and received with honor ana
gratitude and love. but he not an Englishinar-
far from it. Other players have gone away richer
and perhaps HAPPIER. but none have met receptions
that were In all respects quito like that accorded to
the kcndals. They a. strangers, though not
wholly unknown: they have visited many cities, aud
everywhere they have made thousands Of friends, who
will always rejoice at the prospect of their return
If they have made any enemies. nobody yet knows
Of II but the enemies themselves on the other mana.
to say that Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall have been delighted
beyond all their hopes with the country and the people
would be but mild statement Of the truth. II their
own ofon-repea,cd assertions 10 be believed. OF
course, there Will always be carpcrs who cannot be
restrained from carping. and there have accordingly
been those who said that the Kcndas were fad, but
the general conviction seems To be that the kcndais
arc fad. then the fads Of this sort England can
send here anywhere Csc the better.
GREAT DREAD PROMPTLY REMOVED.
Whatever Mr.. and Mrs Kendall may he personally
and socially. they first II all artists. and the cher
interest Of their visit here lies their art and in
the appreciation that ii has found Mr.. Kendall i
fond Of recalling the feelings with which she faced the
little party Of newspaper men that met her at tho
hotel She reached IT from the
steamer that brought hcr 10 Ncw-Norls. She
had heard good many stories from her friends
before she left England about the American news
paper men who Law in ambush for undimcd English
travellers and tho s;orc, had evidently been closely
aln 10 the tales OF oercs and hohsobns with which
nurses wont TO frgltcn children. Accordingly
her ncrvOusncs, at this trying time would seem
from her account 10 have amounted To lttlc less
than absolute terror. " put.7 She adds "in five
minutes everything was easy aud 80 pleasant that
quite myself again"
no one mas been dNl' 10 UO'lic HlN' llii lll' bht
Mrs. Kendall has not been quite herself. though tho
really serious test Of the first. Performance at tho
Fifth Avenue Theatre yet 10 como and everybody
who had described America to the kcndals seems 10
have done with the fixed purpose that II they
to meet with any disappointment at all IT should be
a pleasant one. The wckcdnc~s aud unrcstraincd
license Of tho press seems 10 have been especially
exaggerated and y must have called for some littc
courage TO face the red hot fire Of criticism and
dctraction that the Kcndas led 10 expect. But
when the whistline battle bolts" hravcly met
they fell garlands OF roses. and Mr.. Kendall now
declares that he has found such severity, IN
Kindness and Misrepresentation among the newspapers
In this country among those rather some Of
those Of Ensald In one case only he found serious
cause Of resentment and this Wa when paper pub.
lished an interview that was never held, signed by
u man whom NJ. Kendall had never seem In which
he Represented crtici..ns another English
actor.
WHAT MR.. KENDAL TIL NRs or HER AUDIENCES
Bat n return 10 the theatre. That the public has
iccn more than pleased with the performances Of the
Kcndals and their company I, proved hy the over.
flowing houses. ~ the demand for seat ard By the
high prices paid Tor them. The prices charged at the
theatres have been the regular ones. but not those
charged hy spectators, For single seats - ],
common price and $40 has been given, aud that
chccrfuy. Ever where li. interest Aa, BEEN .rpn-cd
and everywhere The caga -rnonn have been to Short
10 satisfy the people who wanted ~ ic' Inside the
theatre at any cost and as many times possible.
Their, IS no douht then that the people wcgc pleased
with tie English actors. aud how tho wc4r pici-ci
with tie people can De best explained ln some thing
Ike Mrs. Kcudals own w0fd,. Tie audiences here
are much more quist. 80 much uoic respectful Than
In England / don't mean that our a"iicn 80 asc
di.ofdcrly at all. Int II the people are not plea ci
with the play they are icy io Ink. Iut herr the
people come in and take their seats and listen so
eagerly and respectfully 20 every word tAai r spoken
on the stage. Why. ! would do anything f,r such
audiences II am III and am almost driven mad
with pain, n ! am sometime. think that the
people are waiting and expecting {" see me- and
cannot bear to dsappoint Them 80 20 Oh a." stag;
and play my part matter how much l may be
suffering
Of the theatres Mr;. Kcndars opinions are The
came that have been expressed by ot.c.s. The
andi;oriums are hand-omcr than those Of English
THEATRE but the arrangements and ''"fcA'ci''' q"
tine stage not 20 perfect or complete 80 IN Oh,
avn theatre Size says, Wc ny T. have every ihni
ON the stag. arranged as conveniently ANA ~ com
f.rtaily ., if We're In Our own hon-c- We nav,
hou clccpcr and Our room, arc ~ e., lh''' 'nVl
for a. in a private house, and the attendant are hho
wen trained servant. Here was much troubled al
first bv the lack OF consequences ana a'p III SUN
places by the lack Of cletnlncs' or '"ni-e 1Ilm
speak Of the theatres where We have acted ana tioio
have been a fc~ where We could find NOTHING 10 con.
,'i,tn o. The lest that We have found were The
TOLLS street Theatre in Boston, and io9cy', ilicils;
I'm chicago I,oih a. these were ali that We cO'ih
ask. VIC could not wish for anything better
APPROVAL. or AMERICAN ACTORS.
Actors who give PERFORMANCES every week
and make long journey have Iittc Tine TO ait nj
any theatre where their presence i not
absolutely required, but Mr ard Mf''
Kendall have managed 10 500 several other pays
than their ana Il considerable number Of otner
actors than those Of their OWN company ani hero
.cuin America must have been mI,icprscnted u
ltlc. for they have found American actor' IN gen
er,l much letter than thcy had hccn JED 10 cA-
meet. There arc three or four, indeed whom Mr.
kendall declares that she should Ike /, t@Ne homo
..- h.r own COMPANY She has shown good deal
al .yr.pathy too for American actor, VINO were III
md ol h.ip and thOuyh the two ciigd ifnchl' IA
Nc,, iork have been f.. only stvrn wee al,ps' Ia -
- lac hus in tant time taken part IN three dement's,
i'm two OF which Mr. Kendall al.o appeared. when,
early lat autnnn, Charlie, H. Bishop dic' ut t'c
vecum Theatre while performance wa going on Mr..
Kendall was the first to asa what could be done Tor