The morning call., 1893-08-20

verses, "The Dream Of Eugene Aram," which
exhibited for the first time his remarkable
ability 10 convey to an audience the impress
sion OF horror and to indicate the agony OF re-
morse
In 1871. at the Lyceum under a. L. Bate
,ma-s management. he acted Matthias in 1.-THE
Bells" play by Leopold Lewis taken from
"Le Juif PoonaiS," which had been lying neg
lected in the theater for number of years. Mr..
Irving urged Mr.. Bateman TO produce the play,
and Mr. Bateman PRODUCED 1t because bad
business had compelled him TO listen to advice
and because also he lad nothing else to pro-
duce. The production re-esJabshed the wan
lug fortunes OF the Lyceum and made Henry
Irving the most prominent English actor.
In 1872 he acted Charles In the tragedy by
w. q. wills, inspired by Mr.. living, and this
marVelously line presenIment OF one side OF the
character OF the martyr of the house OF Stuart
remains to-day one of the best works of the
modern English stage.
In 1873 he created the part of Eugene Aram
in play by Wills, acted Cardinal Rlchelieu for
tile first lime in London, and also appeared
many nights as Philip IN a romantic play Of
mat name by Hamilton Aide. In 1874 lie
acted Hamlet at the Lyceum Theater for more
than 200 nights. and iJ is not too much 10 say,
adds the New YORK Times, of this impersona-
tiOn OF Shakespeare'S most discussed hero. in
spite OF little whimSicaity here Ind there. a
little oYeTfaStldiOuSneSS about merely pictorial
details. and manner 10 the earlier scenes, es-
peclally the episode OF Hamlets meeting with
lhe ghost, which has a suggestion of purely
melodramatic effect. that it is the Wisest aud
most satisfying Hamlet to thinking men and
women that the age has known.
FROM The nrst scene with he players to the
end OF the scene in the Queens closet-and the
Tragedy OF Hamlet" after that episode boin in
Shakespeare's text and in the condensed stage
version IS lacking in conference and simpIi-
clty-the portrayal is powerful, lucid and, to
writer in the New York Times alb
solutely convincing. In his opinion, no
actor has ever so clearly beautifully
delivered the two famous solloques, ''Oh. what
rogue!" and ITO be, or not to be-" This is
the modern Hamlet. II has its faults, perhaps,
but II Is logical, intellectual aud picturesque,
and the scene with Ophelia and The play scene
the contemporary stage.
During the Bateman lesseeshIp OF the Lyceum
MI. living also acted Macbeth. Otbelio. Philip
All. Dubose, and Lesurques in "The Lyons
Mail" Louis XI. and Vanderdecken IN play
founded on the Flying Dutchman legend by Mr.
Wits. In 1878 he became the man ger OF the
Iyceum Theater, and he sIguazed that event
by a splendid revival of 'Hamlet," In which his
portrayal OF the Prince was associated for the
nrSt time With the Uphelia or Ellen Terry.
MISS ELLEN TERRY.
Miss Terry. who was born in 184S. Is only sI1
years younger than her famous sister Kate
Terry (Mrs. Arthur LewIs) who rel-ed from
the stage as long ago as 1867 Ellen, however
although she had appeared on the stage In bel
childhood, had married and retired at an early
age, and had turned to the stage only few
years before the beginning OF her artistic asso
citation with Mr. Irving.
Her fame was then new, and 1t has since been
linked with that OF the leading actor OF the
modern English stage, and has DTavey Kept
pace with t.
Miss Terry's first appearance was at the Prin-
cess Iheater, under Charles Kean's manage
Dient. April 2S, 1856, when she was barely 8
years old. She then acIed the rart of the boy
Namilius, in "TEe Winters Tale" win a
vlvaclous pfecocity. according TO chronicle
. Of ibe times. worthy OF her sister Kate
Two years later she played Prince Ar
thur ia kean's second revival OF king
John" AT the Haymartet Theater in
March. 1868. she acted Gertrude TO tile
walter Maydenblush OF Sotnern in "Tne
Little Treasure" twO-act play founded on
LA JOE de la MaisOD," that used 10 be- very
popular AT the Queens Theater, October "a
1867, she played Rose de BeaureDaire IN
Charles Reade's The Double Marriage ''
founded on MS novel of White Lies" She
then married MIR. Craig and retired from the
stage but in 1874 she returned 10 play Phil
ippa Chrster ia Charles Reade's "Wanderinn
Heir" and the same year she appeared al
Never Too Late TO Mend"
EzIn April 1875, she acted P0rtta In the re.
vival of "The Merchant of Venice" at tbs
Prince OF Wales Theater Charles Coghlan
was Sbylock. NJ n. Bancroft the Prince of Mo
rocco, and Mrs. Bancroft Nerssa. In May OF
Ihe same year she played Clara Douglas to the
Alfred Evelyn of Mr.. Coghlan ana the Lady
Franklin OF Mrs. Bancroft In August she Wa:
Pauline in "The Lady of Lyons at The Prn-
tess Theatef. and in November she returned to
lie Prince of Wales to play Mabel Vane In