Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-15
SORROW FOR IRVINe's DEATH
Eminent Actor MOurned by People
of Great Britain of All
Glasses.


LONDON, Oct. 1.-THE body Of Sir
Henry Irving will reach London at $50
o'clock tomorrow morning. 1t will be con-
veyed here in a funeral car attached to
| the regular train from Bradford, accom-
panied by his sons, Henry B. and Law
! renee and Bran Stoker and the other mem
| bers of his business stan and personal
friends Immediately on its arrival the
body will be taken to Mr.. Irvings resi-
dence.
Notwithstanding the requests that no
| flowers be sent several magnificent designs
have arrived and have been given a place.
Flags were placed at half mast on many
| OF the theaters in London and the after
| noon and evening performances In the
! theaters throughout the country closed with
the orchestras playing the dead march At
the Queens Hall concert the orchestra
played Chopins funeral march, the vast
! audience standing.
Ellen Terry, who is playing at Birming-
ham, is reported to be completely pros
trated with grief and did not appear at to-
nights performance.
meeting will be held in London at
which a proposition for a national memorial
| will take shape. 1t is extremely probable
that Sir Charles Wyndham will propose
the endowment of national theater In
lrvings name.
Seldom has the death OF a public
man in England called out such an
universal expression of sorrow that
has followed the tragically sudden
death OF Sir Henry Irving at Bradford
last night. Appreciations. histories OF his
career and stories of his mary-sided actiyi-
ties I'LL the newspapers. His last words on
the stage as the curtain was rung down,
Ia, h. - rnN
Oh. Lord. Into Thy hand" were practl-
cally the last he uttered, as he never
spoke after his collapse in the hall of the
hotel. where he died. Members of the
company now recall that Sir Henry showed
signs Of exhaustion and overstrain during
the last week, which did not attract par
ticular attention at the time.
During the performance of THE Bells
| at Bradford Thursday the veteran actor
delivered many passages seated instead Of
his customary f4edom OF movement on the
stage. Once or twice last night toward the
close of the performance Sir Henry was
seen TO support himself on the stage, hut
In response to the recalls OF the audience
he appeared before the curtain and ac-
knowledged the cordially OF his reception.
Flags are half-masted over the town hall
and other public buildings at Bradford to-
day and kilograms are pouring in from all
parts of the country.
Ellen Terry was greatly distressed at the
news. She said:
II know all this has happened as he
wished. He worked TO the very last in full
possession OF his faculties, 1t rejoices me
that he finished his evenings work. His
last words on the stage were. Through
night to light. Into Thy hands. oh God.
into Thy hands
His last expressed wish, the wish OF his
life, was for a municipal theater where
everything would be Of the first orde-,
where the standard OF true drama dis
tinguished from miscellaneous entertain
ment would be successfully upheld. A
realization OF this wish would be fitting
monument to him"
Sir Charles Wyndham, manager OF the
Criterion theater, is taking the initiative in
summoning a meeting OF actors and man.
ayers 20 decide what action shall he taken
10 perpetlste the memory OF THE Chief"
Suggestions are heard in some quarters
that the burial take place I'm Westminster
Abbey in poets corner, where lie the bodiel
OF Garrick. Mrs Siddons and other theatri
cal celebrities