New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-21
IRVING ON NEW PLAY.
He Tells of e. Fl. iSotherns Part an
the Stirring STORY of Russia.

Notwithsta nding three DAYS of exceedingly bad
weather the North German Lloyd liner Kaiser VII
helm der Crosse arrived before sunset yesterday
landing her passengers in Hoboken shortly before
o'clock
In her first cabin Laurence Irving. son or
the late Sir Henry Irving. who comes here t. as
sjst in the direction OF the new play, The Inner
itance OF the Meek" which he translated from
the great Russian novel. Crime and Punishment
Mr. Irving made both the translation and the
dranatization for Edward II. Sothern. who VIII
appear in the production late in September
Mr. irving said the book appealed strongly 10 his
father who was much taken with Roskolinkof,
the chief character in the story. 1T is an exceed
inelv strong play" said Mr.. Irving 1T is fun OF
interesting situations. and withal there is much
good comedy. I think Mr.. Sothern will appear 10
q great advantage in the character or HoskoNnKol'
a melancholy fellow like Hamlet Indeed IT was
NJ sotbern's admirable performance Of Hamlet
that caused me to believe the part well suited TO
him I hope 10 have Nine. Nazimova. the Russian
actress, present at some of the rehearsals 70 as
sist in suggestions. The play deals with Russian
life OF to-day The army costumes, the designing
of which made partly under the supervision
Of Prince Kuropatkin. being finished as rapidly
as possible in Russia"
Mr. Irving who will remain here for two weeks,
converses in Russian as fuently as he does In Eng
Iish having studied in the Foreign Office in ST
Petersburg for three years when he planned 10
enter the diplomatic service. The actor SAID ne
might bring TO this country his production me
Incubus in which his wife, Miss Mabel Hackney.
would be featured in the part she played in Lon
don.
Among the other passengers was Charles w.
Morse the steamship owner and banker, who has
hesn abroad since June 70. Mr.. Morse said he had
made no plans to acquire steamship properties
while at AK les Bains Mr.. Morse was reading
n paper containing President RooseVelts speech at
Provincetown. but declined 20 make any comment
The largest declaration of jewels In this port
this wear was made last night by J. l" Liver
more of this city. who returned from Europe with
his wife after a brief trip in England and on the
Continent. Mr.. Iivernore declared five pieces,
consisting Of turquoises and diamonds valued
$1,000. The duty amounted to trihe 5000.
Shortly before the Kaiser locked Miss Clara
Bloodgood the actress announced that the back
case of her watch. containing many diamonds had
been broken off and lost deck. She mmedl-
ateIy posted notice in the main companionway
Offering a reward OF 500.
Miss French Kaufman, of Bellefeld. Penn who
with her mother left San Francisco several months
ago for a trip around the world arrived on the
Kaiser with a trousseau which she paid duty
of 500 Her fance. who declined give his name.
met her the pier.
Arthur Won Briesen president of the Legal Aid
Society of New York, also passenger. While
abroad he visited the Legal Aid Society OF Copen-
hagen which, he said. splendidly managed.
He said that forty-seven lawyers OF prominence of
that CITY give up much valuable time at night TO
the work and that out of twenty-five thousand
complaints heard last year only five hundred came
TO trial the others being settled out of court by
correspondence.