The morning times., 1896-01-14
SIR HENRY Is THE JEW
But Miss TaIy Shared Honors
With IryIng at Aliens.
A BRILLIAlrTT ~ FIRST NIGHT
RepresentatiYe, Audienee welcomed
the English Actors First Appenr-
ance Here Since His kniRhthood.
Mr.. Irving l,e>ponds-"The Shop
GirP' ut the. National.

The annual returns of Mr.. Irving and Miss
Terry to Washington are distinct social
events, their appearance at Aliens Grand
Opera House last evening being another
| pleasing demonstration OF that fact. So
ciety was therefore well represented in the
audience which WAS grl titled bya repetition
OF the ''Merchaut of Venice i'll which Mr..
Irving won his first great triumph in this
city, as did Miss Terry i'll ''Portia,'' the
other bali Of this theatrical binary system.
To otaik to a Washington a udience of what
| Mr.. Irving ylock is would be liguratively
| and literally thrice told tale. It is
familiar now to all whoattend The legitimate
that his Sb ylock is unique and therefore his
own. 1t is one OF Intense earnestness aud
sincerity throughout. He is absolutely
hateful In his portraiture of tue passion of
revenge, and sublirneiy pathetic III his de-
spair, both or which passions are worked
outandforth with htbesublimation of genius.
The three grand passages which evoked
| the applause OF the house were hisspeech to
Antonio, his alienation of revenge and
| despair i'll the scene with TubdI and the
wonderful exhibition of facial expression
| AT the close or the court scene.
For long time il has been unnecessary
to criticise anything Mr.. Irving does. Ad-
miration and eulogy have supplanted criti-
| cism. This strue OF syhIock as 1T will he
| true OF all his roles this week.
MISS TERRY'S PORTIA.
Miss Terry, too, has won "a place which
she evidently intends to hold. She does
not suffer the gracIousIiess, amiability and
| ingenuity OF Portia To be oversIa Il o wed by
the towering role OF Shylock. When Miss
Terry is OH the stage one does not feel the
| absence of Mr.. Irving. 1t, perhaps. may be
true to the development or her exquisite
Portia to say that in the court scene she
! is more manly" than ever and in all other
scenes more sweet, more gracious, more
womanly.
The Imperative recall at the end OF the
fourth act was fairly a tribute to both
OF the principals in the performance.
But there are, other examples or great
merit in the cast. Washington has, per
maps, never seen better. a more manly, a
more natural Bassanio than that OF Mr.. +.
Cooper. He is quite the lover, The ideal
lover, not a Romeo, but sensible, prac-
teal fellow, whom Shakespeare did not
allow to gush and Gurgle.
Mr.. Macklin played Antonio, but any
Antonio heretofore would do. He, An
tonic, reminds one at all times of the
lamb on the sacrifice ali.vr.
The Launcclot OF Mr.. Valentine was a
decidedly good piece of acting. There
is nothing of the burlesque or grotesque in
Mr.. Valentines Conception of the role in
sI-l.a
of Mr.. Reynolds was also quite good.
SIR HENRY's SPEECH.
The staging OF The play was effective,
and Miss Terry,s gowns of blue and yell
low, to match the scenic environment,
were gorgeous.
There were some people, and they were
not in the gallery. who We're moved to
laughter at some of Shylock's speeches,
which they considered humorous. There
analysis of emotions.
After the fourth act the applause was
so prolonged that MIR. Irving came out
and made a speech. in which he made his
Acknowledgements gracefully and pointedly.
In behalf OF Miss Terry and myself
He coDclIded. Il thank you one and all for
your greeting of warm friendship ard
fellowship. and We shall esteem this ,as
one of the happiest hours OF our lives aud
one to be most gratefully remembered"
SOCIETY OUT IN FORCE.
Among the notablcs and their friends
present last night in the boxes and in the
orchestra, were: Vice President Stevenson,
Mavroyeni Bey, Mr.. and Nine. Norighian,
Miss Stevenson, the japanese legation,
Gen. SickIes and party, Senator Daniel and
party, Senator Hill and party, Rev. DR..
and Mrs. Randolph Mackin, Mr.. F. l.
Siddons and Miss Siddons, Col. H. Hitch
cock, Representative McMiilin and Miss
McMillin, Justice White and Mrs. White.
Gen. Breckinridge and party, Mrs. c. G.
Conn and Miss Conn, Mrs. Hearst and Miss
Hilton, Mr.. and Mrs. Mum. Mr.. Domin-
guez, the Argentine Minister and Nine.
Dominguez and Miss Murphy, Mr.. Men
donca, Brazilian minister, and Mime. Men
donca, Mr.. and Mrs. Mario Mendonca. Miss
Penina Mendonca and Miss Valentino Men
doDca, Mr.. Richard Quay, NJ. Patenotre
French ambassador, and Mime .Patenotre. Dir.
and Mrs. Fletcher, Mr.. and Mrs. w r.
Hodges, and Mr.. II. NJ. Atcheson, Senor De
LONE. Spanish minister. and Nine. De
Elliott, and others.
This evening there will be a double bill,
"a Journeys End in Lovers Meeting" and
THE Lyons Mall
"Thc Shop Girl made her bow last night
before an extremely large audience at the