The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-28

today, if Forrest were to return to the
stage in life again. OF course, the
probability is that he would, if alive
today, achieve the same quiet, but
highly dramatic, effects that are now
exepcted and demanded by a more play
cultured public.
In New York Ben Greet was talking
of the suggested visit of Sir Henry
Irvings son, Harry B., to America.
Harry Irving is the legitimate sue
cesSOr to his father, and that he richly
deserves his priceless heritage is L
think, sufficiently indicated by the ova-
ton which he received as Hamlet last
spring in London, especially when one
realizes his work in that role had to
stand comparison with Forbes Robert
sons beautiful Hamlet" said Mr.
Greet
Both of Sir Henry's sons were in my
Shakespearean company in England
for several years. Harry played for me
Hamlet, Romeo. Orsini, OthellO, Or
lando, Leontes in the Winters Tale,
and several leading roles in the old
English comedies, notably Charles Sur
face in The School for Scandal. When
we played 'OthellO' Laurence irving
was the IagO to his brothers OthellO.
interested in Hary's career. An Incl
dent which indicated his interest and,
as well, the extraordinary mind for de-
tail of that great actor-manager, oc-
CURED in 1891, when Henry Irving
played Hamlet for the first time in my
company. For months previously both
father and son were enthusiastic over
the part, but Sir Henry was to be in
America at the time it was to be
played. Just before sailing he asked
me where Harry was first to play
Hamlet. / told him at Sunderland, and
gave him the exact date. Weeks after
ward the scheduled performance took
place, and ten minutes before the cur
tain rose a telegram of good wishes
was received by Harry from his father
| in San Francisco.
1.-The night we played Hamlet at
| Sunderland there was in the audience
q sweet old lady who had not been in
| the Sunderland theater for thirty years.
1t was Mrs. Elliott, who, as Matte
! Rinehart was leading lady in the COM
pany in which Sir Henry Irving won
his first lau-els at Manchester. She
came to applaud the younger Irving.
Curiously enough, the son of the mana
ger of the rival Manchester theater,
Lewis Calvert, is 2 member of my COM
!.
Among the many queer communi-
cations of one kind or another Kyrle
Beilew has received since he has been
| playing "Raffies, the Amateur Cracks
man." perhaps the queerest reached
him in Philadelphia. The note, which
is on the paper of a well known hotel
reads as follows:
Mr.. Kerlie Belew-Dear Sir: I heard
Of you many times, but saw you for
the 1st time tonight. Take it from me
you earn your wages, so does the other
| burglar. Only why don't you cover up
| your white shirt When you hide in the
| doorway? I would like to know how
| you expect to get to the steamer With
| the cops around the mousse Also how
/ you could get away on the steamer If
/ the Dec. wanted to stop you with a
wire. The dec. is k but gives him
! self away. Altogether it is a good
| show and worth the money but
wouldn't work for a minute in real life
/ in N. Y. Wishing you great success,
remain as ever. Yours truly,
! A REAL CRACKSMAN
| I'm the first act of The Virginian,
when Molly Wood refuses to dance
with the Virginan because she has not
! formally met the cOwpuncher, he goes
to a friend of the little Vermont school
mistress and says: Il want TO be in
| troduced.'' There is a decisive ring in
his voice, his manner is authoritative
and manly. and he is introduced forth
with.
After the first performance of THE
Virginian" in New York City, Owen