Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-15
IRVING MOURNED
BY ALL CLASSES
MISS TERRY IS FRUSTRATED
WITH GRIEF
Meeting to Be Held In London to Con-
slider Memorial, Which May Take
Form Of Nationally En-
doWed Theater
By Associated Press.


LONDON, Oct. lathe body of Sir
Henry Irving will reach London at S:2O
o'clock tomorrow morning. 1t will be
conveyed here on a funeral car attached
to the regular train from Bradford, ac.
companied by his sons, Henry b. ana
Lawrence, and Bran Stoker and the
other members of his business staff and
personal friends.
Immediately on it's arrival the body
will be taken to Sir Henry's residence.
Notwithstanding the requests that no
flowers be sent several magnificent de-
signs have already reached Bradford
and have been given place on the
coffin.
Flags were placed at half mast on
many of the theaters in London today
and the afternoon and evening per-
formances in the theaters throughout
the country closed with the orchestras
playing the death march.
At the Queens Hall concert Chopin 8
funeral march was played, the vast
audience standing.
Ellen Terry, who is playing at Bir-
mingham, is reported to be completely
prostrated with grief and did not ap-
pear at tonight's performance.
A meeting will be held in London at
which proposition for a national me-
mortal will take place. 1t is under
stood TO be extremely probable that
Sir Charles Wyndham will propose the
endowment of a national theater in 1rV-
ing's name.
Appropriations, histories Of his career
and stories of Irving's many-sided
activities fill the newspapers. His last
words on the stage as the curtain was
rung down on his death of Beckett, TN
to thy hands, Oh, Lord, into thy
hands," were the last 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 exhaus-
ton and overstrain during the past
week which did not attract particular
attention at the time.
Failing Strength Evident
During the performance of THE
Rells" at Bradford on Thursday the
veteran actor delivered many pas
sages seated, instead of his customary
freedom 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, but in response to the recalls
of the audience he appeared before the
curtain and acknowledged the cordial
ity of his reception.
Flags were half masted over the town
hall and other public buildings at
Bradford today, and kilograms are
pouring in from all parts of the coun-
try.
Ellen Terry said: His last expressed
wish, the wish of his life. was for a
municipal theater, where everything
would be of the first order. where the
standard of true drama as distin-
guished from miscellaneous entertain
ment would be successfully upheld. A
realization of this wish would be a fit
ting monument to him"
Sir Charles Wyndham, manager of
the Criterion theater, is taking the
initiative in summoning a meeting of
actors and managers to decide what
action shall be taken to perpetuate the
memory of the chief" Suggestions
are heard in some quarters that the
burial take place in Westminster abb
bey in Poets corner, where lie the
bodies of Garrick Mrs. Siddons and
other theatrical celebrities.