The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-13
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revealing Miss Terry In . Claseical white
coaume, surrounded by q great gathering
~ fellow actors and Addresses a fFieuda
In tha aslda 81 art and lltefatuFe. She Yves
hailed with renewed tumultJSous applause.
lady Bancroft then appropriately ad-
dre.ped her on behalf Of the audience.
A. the actress ross and tool Q step OF
two forward 10 reply tears we're In her
eyes and her voice trembled a. she thanked
her fellow players and the public. She
told them that che had never before realized
that language was given TO conceal and
not 10 reveal what one felt. She ~aracefully
thanked the famous foreign artists. Nine
Duse. NJ. Ccquelin and Signor Cer,iso.
who had come to honor her. A she re-
ferred 70 the fact that Nine. Duee had come
all the way from Florence TO stand beside
her Miss Terry was quite overcome n
the tender little scene ended In the "
great women embracing and kissing, amid
an emotional outbreak Of enthusiasm on
the part Of the whole house.
Turning to the public Miss Terry de-
olared that IL she stood there as long az
the Pyramids she could never say what
the day had been to her.
i have the heart to wonder at all you
have done for me- she added, but not
the tongue to praise you for 1t. One OF
my chief Joys to-day Is that l need not say
good-by just yet
Az she ended her speech and her wor-
shippers began to renew their untiring
cheers the orchestra started TO play Aud
Lang Syne," which the multitude on the
stage and in the auditorium Joined in sing-
ing with fearful ioy.N
Despite the fatiguing ceremonies OF the
afternoon Miss Terry appeared in her usual
part in Captain B~rassbound's Conversion
at the Couot Theatre at night, when her
reception was tremendous.
The benefit performance brought in sa),-
O0O. The gallery seats were sold out by 8
o'clock this morning. They brought %
shillings apiece.
Many Of the persons who had stood In
line at the entrance all night looked fresh
and we'll this morning, Others declared
that they wouldn't 60 through the exper-
ienoe again, but they thought their die
comfort was worth while. for they considered
this the event Of a lifetime. The most
unpleasant hours were spent by those who
happened to be cheek by jowl with some
odoriferous loafer who had taken up a
position in line merely to sell out at last to
the highest bidder.