The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-18
Silver Novelties.
A store Evil Of Them.
II Union Square, N. Y.
Lo1os cLUB,s WELCoME 10 IRVING.
Night OF Clever Speeches. Pine Music, snt
Good Cheer In Honor Of the Great Actor.

| A Night OF Clever speeehe-. Pine Muaie, .n<
! Good Cheer In Honor Of the Great Actor.
OF the many pleasant and hattering things
| that were said OF Henry Irving at the supper
| which the Lotos Club gave In his honor on
Saturday night. the nestest came in the form
| OF an anecdote from Mr.. T. s. Willard. the
| actor.
when I came TO this country first" Mr..
Willard said. Mr.. Irving. without telling me
OF 1t. wrote to his friends on this side that I
wasn't bad sort Of fellow and they might
look after me q bit. Before leaving England
he gathered around me- the night before left
London. acme OF the most charming friends
whom he knew / would like to meet. As I
started to leave he took me aside and said
: II you find when you get to the other side
that your plays don't carry. or that the Ameri-
can public doesn't take we'll TO them. Just
cable me one word. Here Is my new play at
the Lyceum. a beautiful success. and you can
have 1t. words. music. and all. as soon As the
boats can get Il to YOU"
As he took his seat Mr.. Willard clasped Mr..
Irvlng's hand and pressed It heartily.
Mr.. parke Goodwin. with his bright eyes
twinkling amid the mass OF hair that sur
rounds his face like white cloud. had a good
word to say for the dramatic profession. Il
am proud" he said, Ito repeat here what
n M tb sa ,r upon 80 many odeasons tnat among
mtred for their genius. to be loved for their
friendly qualities. have never found any who
we're more solidy true and reliable In their
fTiendships than the members OF the theat-
Henry Irving can always command q full
house. The other night when went again to
man, in order I? get in. had to leave. his cane
outside;, l said to myself then that hts man:
@ nh sseas sSS OF
came to him with q patent fire escape. by
means Of which the entire, audience could get
out OF the house In two and n half minutes by
for said the manager. want machine 10
Il am quite bashful about being called upon
to speak N the presence OF EnGlishmen, par
OF mine In London. they had boen invited ,eu TO
aRwell reception in the West End OF the city.
and whep they a., arrived there were m9t BY a
.pSkssmaa iepiIisd 'mSdsstly. Zen: Badesu'
stride the fiunky advanced to tho doors. threw
them wide open. and announced: Gen. Banjo.
In speaking OF Mr.. Irving. he said: TO me
he IL no foreigner Tho man who can speak
the tongue Of Shakespeare is countryman
Henri Marteau then played upon the violin
and MONTGOMERY SCHUYLER made speech. The
OF Miss Ellen Terry. and Mr.. Bran Stokcr. NJ.
Ird mH,nSger 5esPonted to the toast II
upon a splendid. wholesome. interoceanic;
Jag" Hereupon he emptied another glass and
went on with his speech Alexander Salvini,
who was the next speaker. proposed three
American cheers for MIR. Irving, and they were
given so heartily that wine glass fell from
speak in response.
Mr.. Irving's speeches. that 10 his impromptu
ones. are very hard to report. Their interest
lies entirely in the delivery and in the bearing
OF the man. He spoke merely n few formal
words thanking the members OF the club for
their hearty greeting to him. When hs began
he folded his arms upon his breaat and smoke
with a great deal OF his dram attic force. Then,
as II realizing that that was too formal. no
stuck his hands into his, pockets and leaned
idly against the wall. looking first to one sIde
and then to the other. Becoming weary OF that
position. he stood erect and kept his hands
fingers downward. upon his hips,
shortly after that. It being $3.50 o'clock tho
dinner came to an end. Evenbody then went
down stairs to the grill ROOM whore an infor-
NAL entertainment was held. Songs were sung
and poems were recited and stories were told.