The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-18
Sir Henry Irving on the stage.

rom INC JVNIoV ifN' " .NoeS
Last night tho members of the Manchester
Arts Club gave a supper n their PRESIDENT
Sir Henry Irving In the course OF bis speech
Sir pcnry said Manchester has for me the
PECULIAR charm that every city must have for
n man who found there tho cradle 81 his ambi-
ton. There are not many OF you loft who hslped
70 rock NV particul1- cradle ard to administer
those wholesome -iapuIugs which alternate ~
apraaallv with cqrsa-n, in TIE experience q
ay,rv infant Rl' SON" Of Won 0rC pretty. Ou
plavcoers, who hav" known me- ana MY doites
for many wears, and vet doubt whctl,r II
prinCipal c-iri1O's Of a." 0C". ~ NOT k2ow
Il ,mgself until ] read so proceedings ri a GER
tain conference Of ',E"nlcn We "Inef ga i:
tnarifn,d jrirritl,s. and on" " them declared
that no Christian could PLAY IL" Iart ~ unr.
I WsT Ti t. gs , eanTr, { nv w' Ind s'G IN :" "rTnuCh
blood on tho stag. thHt ! am rcdhCed 10 ,ms
pairfh dilemma--ii or my moral statr !. bau
ms that Of n roql mp-d. r'r ~ ! I'm no thr.t1n;
And Ills divilror tho snr'' occasion declared
that no morally urghj"cii0' ne p!sv M a
well acted l acknowledge III: gratefully az
for It would no ,eisv to nnmc 2 CONSIDERABLE
lection on the .cor" 81 morals could be made,
Still another divine sconed at what he called
The cant Of describing The drama as 9 moral
behalf o. the drama. for its humble iuncuon
ia that Of rerre@entirS ne. and how are YOU
To SN'lS'' CNerNlolN 'NNl INV A'N'I III,
ton of life il Conducivo ~ mora!itv' Shake
.n~are saw life on : bigger scal" than any, other
dramnti~- and with m orect so p~rnleXinF TO
some moralista Int ore Of them. a great writer:
who was taken from W. not long aTo declared
Shakespeare To- ha We been divln"ly endowed
witt a ,otnl lack ~ CONSCIENCE In order that
no - irLt reir' h,rrrnI'v eV"c''" rs u rs.
'Whera are vou TO rI' FRlstaT In snv scheme
Of r'or1l te1chinC7 The rulrit r",st treat
Rim ms m old 70 rebate. md yet Sllakesy eare
has endea rcd him To- mankind. 1t IL an alarm
Ing paradox. and do not, venture to hazard
any evul7nGtion for To benefit 81 diocesan
conferences, cNCc-t THAT the drama, even
when Il is not Shakesr~are. may sometimes
take broader views Of humanity than ifs CEN
snrs, pnd sometimes enforce n lesson OF charity
tina, thcv are a.t 70 overlook. ] oNer this
suggestion wiz tho di"donco " n murderer
who IL s,ispec'a ed N heirg no Christian. hut
in tive fierce lirNt that boots rNnn the stage
there is So much variety of o'inlon that tho
ac'nr NAV fool folo-1hlv safe In leaving his
critics 10 entertain one another.
~ sce that one s~riphfl" writer. who IL still
Young. ~ertreats lls brother critics who are
more wp'lire =" throw NJ the business, hecers a.
thor ideas nre ont 81 DIT" Another writer,
n man Of greater eE' prirrCe. complains that
when c''Ssnc u0ris Hro H"taf nov. there IL no
staudard ~ conn arson 70 nudge them by,
and 'hn' whom nov rnrts arn acted. thov belong
10 tho iD|n0nGhlc narsDnolit" ~ the rlover
md thore is NOTING for the critic to lay hold
of. Ger'lonen. 7 -e7d this With min. for IL
hone II was only = ugSalnc mood. The drama
nav not lo 4 NOR teacher. hut do not le' we
give wav 10 tho dread thn' criticism Of acting
will teach us no more. The outlook for the
stage, whatever NAV be its anxieties. Is not
=, cherries as that