New-York tribune., 1910-08-21

Henry Irving So Sir Squire Ban
- relIs ne: adding that his own came
,,.77 from Lord Salisbury. Techni-
II ~ course, all honors and titular
,.r-f-crions are from the King, but in
-s-,77ofl as they are granted upon the
o-,-,endation Of the Prime Minister
- the time being. It is usual TO credit
r., 70 him and not 70 the sovereign.
Gladstone was Prime Minister, for
-. f7.5rth and last time, from 1892
n March s. 1894 when Lord Rosebery
-,aA5e6 him. himself to be succeeded
A. ro-d Salisbury, June %, 1895. It
.s-,si-s true that g title was offered
7-virg by M Gladstone at an ear
,.s- date and refused on the ground
stated before
that Irvfng's knighthood should have
-. rom Lord Rosebery seems nat
=, md fitting. Lord Rosebery's- in
.a-.s, II the drama is of old date. He
o-,e referred TO Il in q speech, remark
to- - his Own way that he supposed
SO was no other man living who had
s-- 50 much money for stalls at the
rs;erv Theatre Wei, why not? The
e-,l-e-- F-enchman lately here was
..,5 -7e-= was presently 70 be q Ma
..aral Theatre ii London-
a>,arional Theatre? But have just
Inf the evening 81 your National The
a--e"
Which Is 1hat?"
The Gaiety, OF course.
ana did not Mr., George Edwardes, its
--snsrf1g director, tel the Censorship
committee not long ago that the CaleTy
20 Temple Of Virtue and The Spring
,-,;okeuo 2 play with high moral Pur-
Pose
Vel however that may be, Lord
7,sabe-v Is e man who has touched
r-e II many sides; or IN Landor's 1ine
verse.
warned both hands against the a-e
Ct Ee
-5s other lines Of that passage are
rs appropriate 70 him.
n What have written before now con-
es-ning Lord Rosebery I have written
zi.h reserve: nor can I now depart from
-sg- reserve. But I suppose I may say,
= EXPLANATION OF what I write and do
nr write mat my obligations 10 him
s-e Of longer standing and are greater
than ro any other Englishman- I owed
z hin ny acquaintance with MI Glad
s-gne and the many days spent in the
grsar Minister'S company in London. at
he Du-da-s. zt 3Ieatnore, at Dalmeny
House. and elsewhere I owe to him
narr other relations with other men and
great deal else Ct what has been most
delightful in all the years have spent
n England These kindnesses cover q
-e-lod o. more than thirty years When
st The Durdaus some months ago I
looked IN The visitors book for the date
q ny first visit Il was in 1880 and that
vas not the beginning
forget whether have ever said how
frs came L know Lord Rosebery.
i does not much matter whether 7 have
told The story OF not. for If 1 have for
gotten. whom II most concerns, nobody
else vii remember It is. at any rate,
ar Illustration Of the easy way in which
slch things are done here. and would
not De 50 easily or often done IN New
York
L YES NJ Frank Lavley 10 whom
owe ny Introduction TO Lord Rose
bs-y. ". Lawlev had been Mr.. Glad
s1ene's private secretary, had been
mach G. the Turf, Of which ne had
great knowledge, had Z good position
y birth and vas . leader swriter on
II Ds-v Telegraph HIS acquaint-
sacs was Z large one and imagine ne
nj had Turf relations Of some sort
FltA lord Rosebery. about whom there
Fss evs- z group Of men who found
means u be serviceable 10 him Frank
LaTley, III e-y case. was a man OF the
Eorld sn5 knew the ways Of this Eng
Ash world, which. II is ever TO be borne
n mind tske Z great deal Of knowing.
6e had rel Kindness Of nature and
Fss always ready 10 % Z good turn
. eny one whom he liked. We had
my casual acquaintance and hardly
II Interest Or idea =. common. but
es vas none the less ready 70 put his
gE-s @ good nature At my disposal
As Ee we're taking one day. Lord Rose /
oe-ys name vas mentioned and Law
g SAID.
OF course YOU know Rosebery-"
No"
But ygu don't take the pains about
aach matters you should. Rosebery
becoming every day q greater figure |
sao II your position as journalist. /
aore important 10 you You ought 10
Know him. VIII see what I can ar
7aag
Tie next day came q note from Law |
sT
IN commissioned by Lord RosebeTy |
say thar he hopes. Il you have moth /
< better u do, you VIII dine with him |
s-norrow night AZ $50 Mind you do |
nat Tss all-not word from Lord |
~'seoerE himself, except this message /
rough LawIey. What Lawley had told |
li never knew. Lord Rosebery lived /
nat t-me-It was IN 1S7S-st No. 104 I
-aclLly, The home which had formerly |
9'iged 70 Baron Meyer de Rothschild. /
~ nae descended 70 his daughter Han /
= whom Lord Rosebery had married 4
~at year T was afterward sold TO (
saTLe Club. and by that unusual |
Is sr1n occupied. A house very like /
- Others II that part Of London, /
| an outlook across PiccadiIly upon 1
- Park an enchanting piece OF /