New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-04

~ Az f;oodale is one Of the Oldest, most eA-
,.,.ssneed and most jadicious writers about tho
80 who are connected with the press OF TINS
,,-+.y and for that reason-amcng oihers-Il's
c.t,nisling disclosures are worthy OF particular
consideration.
F.om .'Tae Detroit Free Press February q 4SO'9
A WORD IL SEASON.
,.urv.-cE BARRETT AND HENRY IRVING.
..oo,, ,ss,,e Of The Saturday Evening
m. Njr WilliaIn Winter appears az the MIlter
- memoir Of Lawrence Barrett ~ II pd9S tts
tne.a55in ,atWceri Barrett and Henry Irving. me
atier appealed TO Mr Winter i9I an ii
i ind him changed an9 IL ,5 sho9 Mr WinicT re-
you could tel me n kfi is he had played
Tosing engagement Al your London theatre. IL
senEsi6 ,,ra6nriion Of The same play and he took
~ fsnry that YOU meant 10 suggest an lnvoioas
~. between his failure and your success
a. Winter does not appear TO have oeer hp-
prised Of the essential facts reannst r - So-
sr visited America, in tho season OF lsSs e. Mr. i
barrett -Nerted himself to inc uISS i 10 ,eSoTa bic
intr0ducti9n 30 the American pdulo IN, NJ ne
A. nnuch Inconvenience and very coIslaet . "a
os1ifest his love and friending for the stranger
eIe was then handsomely housed on lt'c hoLlesst
9gf before Iryings arrival he gave dinner for
party Of friends who were 10 80 aeHn ne gi, 9
me Ne ,5eotinC between Irving and Barrett on the
..sor a little while bareneaded and with elasped
..hands lives in my memory as spectacle 81 %, pc
...-iisT AND touching beauty Men more intellect
s.lal have never graced the stage lhe4 Ne -, ~
.sscefic dienifed with dark piercing eyes thought
'ful faces and hair igst touched with silver ~
..5revoort house, the first building he ever entered
..ar,ericsn stage Is theme OF history. It was the
'hand OF Lawrence Barrett that gave MIN the irst
Vow note the contrast between this conduct OF
Barrett's and what followed when he went INTO the
friends knew Of his consuming ambition 70 succeed
the London stage n was iss1ttie b arg sTI
from the bottom up and there was aiiTe N ms his
great OF his profession had trodden and to identity
lis name with the history Of the theatre IN the
worlds capital He gathered all the money he could
command and set out his quest Of the Golden
Fleece with high hope. Did Irving take the tTou,
bic go out 10 sea or anywhere else 10 megi MN:
Not he Barrett quietly made his way into London
aae hesn pIePsIg a2T T I,C thn stage Of his
dear friend Henry ITving's own theatre A DAY
passed. and barrett had not seen the shadow or
The substance Of the friend in whose interest he
passed ana al the close Of the tenth day Irving
PAID the American q peTfgnGoEy cal IN ms sr. 5F
Hn0urned chafed. and many times wondered aloud
friend spsrt when he had fnaiiv come and gone
Barrett resumed his Wonted buoyancy- Henry has
been 10 see me-" he exclaimed, in boyish and IN
the circumstances. pathetic, delight; and az
through his disastrous engagement the memory OF
was heavy. loser by the venture. and he came
home depressed than he had been
other time since the squald beginning Of his pub
Nor was this personal neglect all that Barrett
rad TO complain Of He had asked Irving TO advise
him, as friend, what play 10 cpen his London
vorable TO francesca da Rimini." II had not
been done IN London; il vas one Il the finest OF
for their opulenoe ans splendid general appeal and
1o,5i5 SlIGes, ~ ~ ~, eH ang ron AWNING nav
rnfayorab be 10 Barrett. But no. "Richeeu" said
Irving -Richelieu'' il was. which. OF course. was
16tal 70 the American hope.
Barrett came home bankrupt. Indeed so low
was the ebb Of his fortunes that a check for $50
given by him on the bank where ne had done
business on large scale for many years. was re-
luInee dlsnonoFeG 10 the payee II ought be
said that wien this fact was made known 10 Bar
support ana he soon ende 5e 1 bToe sSed 70 MS
htahdlng. Later he organized the Booth Barrett
revenue Of 100000 OF this Incredible sum EdTf1
Booth took 80 per cent Mr.. Barrett 40 per cent and
ne doldrums Chase had come TO his rescue with a
nme,y loan. lie was admitted to the Booth Bar
rev fod On 10 Ter cent basis, ostensibly for his
stsFFlces IN providing an advantageous route: but
~ "a Staplshatlon Of It was Barretts desire 10
1900 IN about thirty-fve or forty weeks. because
could appreciate the spirit that prompted friendiv
All this is history. It is inside history and OF
COURSE; little known: hut il is part the record
~ eIinent men and Il is time for the types to
REPLY.
NJ Goodale was one OF Lawrence Barrett's Is
feemed friends. and TO some extent undoubtedI,.
ne is acquainted with the history Of Lawrence Far
fetts career; but, 10 the relations that existed
between Lawrence Barrett and Henry Irving and
as 10 the essential facts" in the matter OF their
arrangement, his article. above quoted furnishes
conclusive proof that he does not know anything.
Henry Irving. making his first visit 10 America
tailed from Liverpool on October IL 1882: arrived
IN New York on October q: filled an engagement
IN this city at the Star Theatre beginning on
octooer . and ending November "a: made a
tour OF other cities of our country lasting abo,t
aouf months gave farewell performance in New
YORK city on April 26. 1884: sailed for England on
may :; arrived in Liverpool on May s. and went
up TO London presumably the same day
Lawrence Barrett. making his second land most
sHpoFtano professional visit 20 England. sailed
lI9m New York on March l9, 1855, al which time
t1enry Irving acting IN the vicinity OF New,
York; arrived in Liverpool about March q. went
up TO London, and made his first appearance. at
aenIy irVings Lyceum Theatre. on April p 1884
flgures DO not lie The record speaks for ITSELF
- tee rery time when. according 10 Mr. Goodale.
henry Irving should have been putting out 70
sea to welcome his friend Lawrence Barrett TO
england, he was acting in Brooklyn: his farewell
Engagement IN New York City began on March q
lsS4, and extended TO April 26.
Meanwhile" says Mr. GOo6ale Barrett had
"etted, mourned and chafed. and many times
wondered aloud what could have occurred 20 keep
him and his friend apart"
mat was indeed amazing since Barrett perfectly
Ven knew that his friend was At that moment in
America. and not in London.
but an occurrence still more amazing is recorded
oy Mr. Goodale.-an occurrence not noticed at the
Tine but one that. even now. should engage ,ba
ferrous attention Of the London Society for Psycbi
cal Research.
- Jays passeo' says M Goodale "and at
"se u the tenth day irving paid the Ameri-
can perfunctory visit. in his nrving'sD own the
affe V-l,er 1,a i,sa .o,,,a a nd go =, -
resumed his wonted buoyancy. Henry has been 10
zee NE he exclaimed.
mat apparition. according 10 Mr. Gooda,c.s
e-0ning narrative, must have presented itself 20
me enraPtured gaze of the American" about April
Or say between April and April ls.-at which