New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-27
SIR HENRY COMES ASHORE.
THE RETURN OF THE LEADING ENG
LISH ACTOR.
TALK ABOUT PLAYS AND VARIOUS OTHER SUB
JECTs-A SHORT TOUR IN AMERICA But
ppnMtSr. or, OTHERS


Sir Henry Irving arrived here yesterday on his
sixth professional visit TO this country. He came
on the Marquette. OF the Atlantic Transport Line.
His other visits these shores were In the seasons
OF 1854 1875 ls--8 93-94 and 1855. He
looked uncommonly well yesterday. and said that
! he felt With him Miss Ellen Terry. Bran
Stoker. his manager. and the whole OF his company,
about seventy people in all.
Sir Henry went to the Plaza Hotel and In the
afternoon he had many callers. There we're dozen
at once sometimes. and the talk wandered ABOUT,
sometimes In rather a perplexng manner from the
plays which he s TO present here TO the TransVaal
war from the weather the plays which Amer
leans have played In London from the achieve
ments OF this or that actor TO the comparison OF
English and American cigars Sir Henry was ready
to talk any subject that any caller had on his
mind and every one who called had at least three
special subjects that he wanted 10 talk about.
II am glad that all my old friends in America are
constant" said Sir Henry. and am glad TO meet
them again. Now that am here once more. hope
TO come often. And hope to make longer visits
than can this time but. you see have to be back
In England In April. enjoyed the trip over ire
nendously. We had slow ship were not in a
hurry. and so quite enjoyed holiday The
weather beautiful for the Of the time, and
there was only one really stormy day Some OF the
other people on the ship seemed little timid about
associating with theatrical company at first, but
that of. Ny son Lawrence tells me that
some OF the other passengers actually invited him
to tea before the voyage ended you see that
some OF them thawed to that extent
lone OF the delights OF getting back TO America"
said Sir Henry In a burst Of enthusiasm. is that
you can get green cigars. But the weather. oh.
the weather. Disgraceful Don't tell me about
your Indian summer. Such day this Is
abomnable"
Somehow or other the Transvaal hobbed up
at this point and Sir Henry said England wants
! N ort oSA In hat
She has IT," all the callers exclaimed in chorus.
1T Will be long business" said Sir Henry. 1t
hasn't begun yet. and It won't begin till January"
| In reference TO the large size Of his company Sir
Henry said: There are great many parts in
| Robespierre' and Sardou is responsible for IT,
Sardou knows more OF the French history OF that
period than any other living he has put
| into the play all the characters who actually be-
long in il historically II anybody else were making
acters into one but Sardou uses them ALL and 1t is
little hard the manager.
two weeks Of our three weeks stay in New-York,
f5enp5 oF h OF vne for tie
week. Besides these for full plays we have The
' Wateroo ana Sance ddse for curtain
| The Amber Heart think Is charming play for
sp py OF has With me- sir Henry
! went on, and he is perfectly delighted with me
about here sFifth-sve and Fifty: nnth:st which
all that ne has seen 81 II yet He VIII af hn AZ az
!
has good deal of dramatic talent Robert Taber.
who was in my company for a time. is TO do play
| Of his on the subject OF Bonny Dundee or Claver-
| house"
Being asked about the present successes on the
| English stage. and especially the American plays
| that have gone there Sir Henry said: " The Gay
| Lord Quex. by Pinero IS Of the greatest sue
cesses at present and II is fine playa remark
| ably fine pay. Then there Is King John. which
| Beerbohm Tree is doing AT Her Majesty's and shc
most successful OF all am told is the Drury LanN
Degenera,es. in which Mrs Lanstry appears. Nat
| Goodwin had a great success in London In An
American Citizen The Cowboy and the Lady
told me- himself that he thought II would be be-
forehand. have not seen The Belle OF New
| York but hear that it has some very pretty
music. have met Miss Edna May several times.
l am very glad to hear that William Gillette has
saw him in Secret Service an admirable piay-an
adnira bic play. and admirably acted"
! In good spirits and ready for the work Of tour
| Of the chief American cities The time which he
| allows TO New-York seems desperately short, but
II was thought best, he says. that he should visit
looks forward TO pleasant engagements The tour
Will extend far East as Boston and as far West
Chicago. II will occupy only twenty weeks al
together, and there Will be no return engagement
in New-York after the three weeks which Will
begin on Monday night. It should be added that
Miss Terry is In the best OF health, and that
Bran Stoker is so. also. except that trunk was
thrown against his leg in the course OF the voy-
age and that In consequence he does not yet walk
quite as he should.
The sale OF seats FOR the engagement az the
enormous The return OF Sir Henry after his long
sickness is the most welcome occurrence OF the
theatrical season. and ne will have abundant
surance that the public regards II So