The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-11-02

Just after the fad OF my aged and no.
BILE antagonist The old earl had crop.
ped heavily, and in the silent Obscuri-
ty ] had cried: Great heavens! What
have / done!' when the coster spoke
up:
Strike light. young fellow. and
We'll have look"
! Irving retained faithful old members
, of his company long after their serv.
ices might have been dispensed with.
| character was that Of Daddy Howe.
| When Howe, who was eighty years old
at the time, learned that the company
was to come to America he realized
that the expense would be very great
and that the minor roles he played
| could be easily filed over here at a
| much less cost. AS a result Of these
| gloomy reflections he wrote Mr.. IT.
| wing that he appreciated the situation
and would either retire or accept q
reduced salary. Not receiving an an
swer, he brought the matter up at a
| personal interview.
Dear me! All, yes! Well, I'll let
you know presently" was Mr.. Irving's
evasive reply.
| Daddy" Howe thought from this
! that he was undoubtedly doomed to re-
| tirement. With trembling fingers he
opened note that came from Mr..
Irving the next day and read
4 r fn On
hope that the increase in your salary
will indicate my appreciation and good
wishes"
| A brother actor famous for his pom
| posity and his inordinate ambition was
RECALLING Irving with a forecast of his
| plans for the future
81 shall begin the season. he an
! nounced, with such and such u part,
and after that shall appear as Ham.
let"
/ "Umv' drawled Irving. ""As-eh-
Hamlet, did you sayY'
! The other. incensed by the tone of
the query, bridled up at once.
"Do you think, Sir Henry" he de-
manded Indignantly, that you are the
only man who can play HamletW
"Oh nor rejoined Irving blandly.
only man who can't"
Miss Ethel Barrymore, the young
| American actress, tells the following
story of Sir Henry Irving, in whose
support she appeared when he pro-
duced the play Peter the Great
/ It appears that at a rehearsal of the
play in question at the Lyceum theater
| In London a wonderful climax had been
reached, which was to be heightened
by the effective use Of the usual thun.
der and lightning. The stage carpen-
ter was given the order. The words
were spoken, and instantly noise
which resembled succession of pistol
shots was heard off the wings. What
on earth are you doing menY shouted
Sir Henry, rushing behind the scenes.
do you call that thunder? It's not q
/ bit like It,"
"Awfully sorry, sir" responded the
carpenter, "but the fact Is, sir,
| couldn't hear you because Of the storm
That was real thunder, sirl''
| It was at the Merivale matinee that
an incident occurred to prove how Sil
| Henry's realism impressed his audi.
ence. Among the spectators was a
lady, regular theater goer by the way
who for the first time saw Irving in
that beautiful little play Of Doyle's
Waterloo" When the curtain fell a
long shout Of applause greeted the
| great actor, and In the guise Of the old
veteran Brewster he came before the
| curtain. But the audience was not
satisfied. They recalled him again and
| again. At last, when they continued
to cheer him as the curtain fell on his
nth call, the lady In question got up
and, carried away by Irving's realistic
acting, shouted:
'Stop clapping! It's too much for
the old soldier! It's cruel to make him
bow again.
Irving's full name was Sir John Hen
~ Brodribb Irving His first appear
| ance was as Orleans in "Richelieu,"
| and he scored failure. His second eff.
fort was as Cleomenes In "A Winters
Tale" When the time came for him
to speak the most important lines set
| down for him he was 80 nervous that
he could not recall single word he
had to say, but suddenly remembering
line from some other play he ex.
claimed in superfuously wild man.
ner, Come on to the market place, and
will tell you further!'' and led the
way. This invitation to the market
place was very unexpected and caused
great deal Of amazement. Irving
| made bis first great hit in 1.-THE Bells. ("
| R0ckefeller's New Shoes.
| John %. Rockefeller is having pair
Of shoes made in Cleveland with rub.
Der soles and heels, says the New York
| American. The Rockefeller shoe is Il