The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-05
H. B. IRVING, FAMOUS SON OF GREAT ACTOR, IS
 FOLIRTY -FOUR TO-DAY

Henry Brodribb Irving, the eldest son Of Sir Henry Irving and hirnse4f a dlsn guished actor was born in Lon don forty-four years ago to day. He was educated for the law, while his brother Laurence was intended for 8 diplomatic career. but both soon turn ed to the profession in which their father had achieved immortal fame. Laurence Irving, and his wife were among those lost in the Empress Of Ireland tragedy in the St. I.aWrenee-
 In heartfelt tribute to his broth CT. g. Irving. speaking at the end or the perfornance of T,7e Mask at the Oxford; London theatre, sa1d. q should not have been here to- night had I not felt that the actor is the servant of the public and that even at a time like this he has t6 think of his comrades as well a.s him self. Of my personal loss by my deaE brothers death this is not the place to speak, but I may perhaps be per 1 naItted to say just a few brief words of the loss to the stage The sorrow ing hearts of all those who loved my broth herand have known. indeed in the last two days how many these wereEn1ay at least ind some conso- Iation in his noble end, which was 50 lscharacterfstic of the man. And they must be proud of the greatness V hfch he already had achieved on our stage and what he would indubitably have achieved in a still greater measure i had he been spared
 Fl. B Irving was called to the bar in 1884, but never practisees prefer ring to follow his fathers prcfession l At the age Of twenty-one he Joined John flares cornpa1y at the Garricl< Theatre. London. appearing in | tsSchooI,ss in 1891 He filled engage 1 ments under various mana gers ana l toured in the provinces with Ben | i 1 Louis RoupeI in .*The Tree Of Knowl- l edge and Sir William Beaudevers in 1 stThe Ambassador with George Alex 1 ander at the St James in 1896-7 In
 1902 he Joined the company of Chas. Frohman at the Duke of York's Thea Ire to play Orlando in ssThe Twin Sic
 ters.'' and Crfchton in ssThe AdnairaI3ls l HCrichton In 1905 he appeared as I Hamlet at the Adelphi Theatre. Lon
 don. The season of 1906-7 MT. Irv- 1 ing starred in conjunction with his
 wife in -Pao1o and Francesca in 1 America opening at the New Anaster- dam Theatre. He has also achieved great success in tours of Australia and
 South Africa.
 MT. Irving is the author of .pIshe
 Life of Judge Jeffreys, and 8. volume of criminal studies. entitled French l Criminals of the Nineteenth Century I MT. Irving's mother was an Irish
 woman. Florence O'CaIaghan, the I GauSnt6r or a SuTReOu-gene1al or tn a i British army. He married Dorothea
 Baird, who attended wide fame as the
 creator of the role of Trilby at the
 Haymafket Theatre in London They 1 have one son and one daughter.
 The late Laurence Irving was the fl youngest son of the late Sir Henry Irv- ling. He was s years old and was intended for a diplomatic career, but
 after short period at the British
 Embassy at. St. Petersburg. joined F.
 R. Benson's company on tour HIS first effort as an author was Peter
 the Great" produced by his father
 at the LyceuTn Theatre.
 At the Garrick Kingsway, Haynaar-
 ket, Queens and other London thea
 tres MT. and Mrs. Irving made a dne
 reputation as managers, perhaps theix l most notable productions being 'srhs
 IInwrftten Law and ''TYphoon. in
 each of which Irving was associated
 as adapter. It was with his own com
 pany in s'Typhoon,' that Irving wan
 just touring Canada
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