Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-26
Bishop Creighton and Sam Lewis
Pass Away.
ANECDOTES REGARDING THEM
New Sights for Visitors Returning
to London.
MAKING MONEY
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

don and Mr.. Sam Lewis, the money lender
Bishop Creighton has been at the head OF
the most important British diocese for
few years only, but had become very popu-
lar. He was a prime favorite of the queen
and was in direct line of promotion to the
archbishopric of Canterbury. The young
bishop has been taken and the old one Is
left. DIR. Temple, in his eightieth year.
still reigns at Canterbury, while Dr.
Creighton, in his ffty-eighth year, in the
flower of his intellectual activity, has gone
down.
Neither in appearance nor conversation
did the late DR.. Creighton suggest the &C.
clesiastic There was more of the professor
about him than the cleric, and more of the
layman in his conversation. He was, in
deed, quite unorthodoX, and with an IN
orthodoxy which at times was startling.
His wit was pungent and pointed; at times
it was absolutely whitening and undoubt-
edly it this fact which caused really
lovabe man to be so much misunderstood.
1t is said that while he was still at Ok
ford people were surprised and almost a
little Mortified, when they heard that this
young man, who said such sharp and Gym
ical things. and besides who had such a
weakness for Byzantine things as velvet
coats and red ties, was going to enter the
church. The ties had to be discarded, and
the velvet coat, but the wit remained, and
one can imagine the horror with which the
safe men, who were usually raised to the
episcopal bench, occasionally heard his
pointed and frank comments on men and
things. His full gray beard, thin, pointed
features, almost TO attenuation, and 1.-the,
upright figure made him look taller than he
really was. Observing him a any time, he
seemed to be looking at the world and
those in it with quaint eyes. In the house
of lords this characteristic was par icuiarly
noticeable. even when addressing that as
sembly, and yet he was most sympathetic
and tolerant, and though undoubtedly the
most learned on the episcopal bench one
who least sought the doubtful aids of pub
nclty. In his study at Fulham, where he
smoked cigarette after cigarette with quite
alarming regularity, he was to be seen at
his best. The most brilliant conversation
alist in London, repartee and epigrams
would pour from his lips. He quite de-
lighted in telling stories against himself,
more particularly if they possessed an ele-
ment of humor. In particular he enjoyed
telling the following:
Mrs. Creighton had been delivering a lee
ture to working women on the importance
of Frightening their homes and adjuring
them to be sunny and cheerful.
'AH very WELL, commented an old Wo-
man at the back of the hall, 'an very well
to talk like that, but I'd like to know what
she does when her old man comes ONE
drunk. and begins to black 'er eyes
Bloomin' sunny she'll be then, 1 warrant
Sam Lewis, Money Lender.
Sam Lewis, the prince Of money lenders,
was one of the best known men in England
He was enormously rich, but gained his
money honestly. His clients were always
made to distinctly understand the terms
on which they borrowed, and when the in
terest was high, they knew it was because
there was risk in the transaction. Many
VINO had dealing with Mr.. Sam Lewis
spoke in the highest terms of him, and
there could be no better testimony 10 a
money lenders personal worth. Mr.. Lewis
may be described having financed So
ciety. He stood at the top of his profess
sion. For years his transactions with the
aristocracy of England have been matters
OF common knowledge and frequent GOSSIP
Scarcely anyone was too highly placed to
escape the reputation of having gone to
Sam Lewis for pecuniary ASSISTANCE
GoSsips have often described his fortune
as immense, and the fortune which he
would have had, but for the unpaid obi
cations of many aristocratic clients. as
trebly huge. When he secured the house
at the northwest corner Of Grosvenor
square III the square and not yet of this
highly placed neighbors made many weary
faces and some protest but Mr. Lewis only
smiled the more when he met with friends
and relations in his private office in Cork
street. At his best, he was a neat, almost
dapper, man. perfectly dressed, engaging in
his manners. and full of bonhommie.
To a man who went to him for f1OO he
said, with the frankest of laughs Il do not
deal in hundreds'-and sent him his cheque
for the amount next day, without hint
to repayment. He was man of great
mental capacity, and one Of the best card
players in London The qualities which
promoted his success at cards were
precisely those which in his financial trans
actions enabled him to make rapidly COM
plete mental calculations, and to carry
masses of facts and figures in his head. He
was good-na tured man, beloved on the
stage, to which he was devoted and help
full patron. and though he had to insist on
bis pecunary rights, he had a kindness
of heart which made him do many whim-
scally generous things He lived in great
style and society focked to his entertain
men:s. His stables were one of the sights
of the West End, not only because he had
such splendid horses, but also because they
were stabbed upstairs-that is to say, on the
first tioor.
New Sights for Visitors.
Americans who have not visited Lon
don for year or two will have new sights
to view when they do come. Three extern
sive additions were made to London art
treasures in 1900. The most important, Of
course. was the Wallace collection at Hert-
ford House. which is valued at four millions
sterling. Next to this comes the Roths-
child bequest Of curios from Waddesdon-
now to be seen at the British Museum
and the many fine paintings presented to
the galleries at South Kensington. In other
sales added to the dome of st. Pauls
Cathedral. two more frescoes placed in the
Royal Exchange. statue of Mr.. Gladstone
erected in the house Of commons lobby and
similar tributes to Sir Sidney Waterlow and
Dean Colet. All these things. of course.
are to be seen without payment. Concern
ing the new places of entertainment for
which charges are necessary the year 1900
may be said to have produced five thea
ters and two music halls. while two others
have been entirely rearranged and reno
waited.
There is nothing striking to the aver
age American the way In which people
here to go to church and the theater. The
English may take their pleasures sadly,
but having done their duty on Sunday they
fill the theaters and music halls the rest
of the week. London companies nearly al
ways play to full houses. Given fairly
taking play and a manager can settle down
to busy box Office and a long run with
big profits.
No Lack of Theaters
A score of West End theaters just now
are playing comedies or dramas in thirty
rival establishments Pantomime Is the
chief attraction. and as supplement to these
we have perfect shoal of music halls in
every district There are f1fty-nine theaters
and forty-one music halls in the metropolis,
or 100 In all. of which fully one-third have
been built within the last half dozen years.
In the whole kingdom there are only 4O7.