The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-27
HENRY IRVING HERE.
The Greatest Living Actor Sees
the Sounds Beauties.
TALKS or BOOTH AND TENNYsoN
The Laureate's Judgment OF Relies
High Praise for Booth-His
Early Appearance Here.

Henry Irving, the famous actor, arrived
In the city yesterday afternoon on the pri-
waite car of President Van Horne, of the
Canadian Pacific railroad, accompanied BY
Miss Ellen Terry. whose fame is second
only 20 his own, her daughter, Miss War
dell, Miss Lane and Mr.. and Mrs. III. ].
Loveday, Mr.. Loveday being his manager.
The party reached the city over the Lake
Shore road at O'Clock. and spent
the few hours until their train left
at 1870 in seeing the beauties of the city
and meeting some of its leading citizens
under the escort of Manager John W.
Hanna. Mr.. Irving IL q man who pre-
SCENTS as striking an appearance of the
stage as on it. He is, of course, clean
shaver, and its freedom from hirsute
adornment renders the lines of his strong
face all the more clearly marked. He is
about so years old, and has long gray hair
flowing in waves over his temples. He
has brow showing intellectually in ITS
great bumps, and every line of his face
shows character. He is travelling solely
for pleasure. as one would imagine from
his indoienf attitude when he was found
iounging on couch IN his car. leisurely
putting cigar and chatting of theatrical
affairs with Mr. Loveday, Mr.. Hanna and
his old friend. Henry C. Jarrett. In talk
ing with a PosT-IsrELIIGEScER reporter
he said:
"Haliam Tennyson once told me that IL
l had known his father ten years sooner
he would have written some fine plays,
bat he did not know anything about
theaters-very seldom went to them. /
once said to him. What do you want me
to play next7' He said, Cardinal Pole in
Queen Mary / said, oh no. and ne
said, What then?' said, King Philip
and when sent him the copy of the play,
revised for performance, there was no
Cardinal Pole in it.
THE death of Edwin Booth was great
loss to the stage. We played 'Oshello' to-
gether at the Lyceum, in London, some
years ago, and It was the happiest time I
eyes had. We played together many
years ago in, The Cassios' He was the
sweetest. gentiest character ever saw"
Mr.. Irving and his party went all over
the city and were delighted With its
beauties and surprised at its magnitude.
He was particularly struck with the scene
from Queen Anne hill, and summed mp his
opinion of the city in the exclamation:
"This is marvellous place"
Mr.. Irving came over by steamer to
Montreai and from there by the Canadian
Paczfc road. stopping at various places on
the way. He left here for Portland and
will arrive in San. Francisco on Tuesday,
opening there in 1.-THE Bells on the fol-
lowing Monday. After two weeks there
he will play on September IS and 10 in
Portland, and then come to the Sound and
give either 1.-THE Merchant of Venice"
or "Becket" at the Seattle theater
IN this city on the 10Th and
at Tacoma on the 2ist. Ee then
goes TO st. Paul to open there on the 18th,
and one week later goes to Chicago for
four weeks. going to New York to open
Abbey's new theater on November 6. He
will only play in eight cities on this tour,
four in the West and four in the East, and
Seattle and Tacoma are the only one-night
stands he has played for years.
Miss Terry was suffering from neuralgia
and was not well enou gh to be seen.