Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-21
PERSONAL TRAITS OF SONS
HENRY IRVING'S SONS
PICTURED BY MOTHER
Declares They Did Not Think ar riay
Like Ordinary Children in
Early Days.
ni LADY IRVING.
Widow OF Sir Henry Irving

LONDON. Dee. lit may sound
Lien Mbn TO say my two sons" bu,,
niue children they had remarkable
personalities. They did not talk. think
OF play Ike ordinary lchiidren. Even
IN those early days AN intellectual halo
: ncen.cd 10 rest upon them and gave
promise Of their brilliant future.
~. Il: was most sedatc little
ners"n' never shy. always ,solf;-pos
MS earliest childhood Laurence look ell
~ 20 ms elder brother with feelings
laurence placed Harry on Il pedcst al
tnd his attitude remained the same
throughout his lie. always unsclnsh.
com mating personality. hut this does
not mean that he himself lacked u
great personality.
Laurence was born with The. inst!ne;
"' a nero. which was proved Dy his
"ob'e and self sacrificing death.
,r ~ small boys ~ r." ana his
pnrntory school for 'AiarIboroush at
Holland Park" They spent their weak
nnus wiz me; ~ event which was
throughout the week.
Horc .in"th-r'. HInmr.
On one occasion III. u" came ho,n.
hiohc, ana when questioned as 10 tn.
s'son. ne said: Laurence l. silently
have bccn given Ia another. and thcr
,iaH SNc me cEipri, away he has taken
~ y had an Intense affection 10,
~ inoln on on" occasion lie wax
AIKEN away 10y a friend foi. :. yfsjt
.e me second day he cr.ed 50 pIte-
Vas compelled TO bring him nom.
IA 10 :atfN.d was ~ meeting
;'in nv friend brought him 10 me.
Fgcl| i'c saw me he gave ono sob,
IVY MS arms and ovcrIvhelin
III W.th affect ION. and my friend said:
~, ny! you that love"
49, f,,ir
m'ht was ~ IN" Shafiesburv Tl:cater.
~ '.s hrSt nisht ne. had great luci;.
v;s,. M.htsr mad an unexpected
Albany and party. They had noiored
Oyer from Esher. having made a pnint
90 ""lhb present IN tho FIRST night
iiurriediy Prepared Hnnuuet.
weGn the acts III. - thought
ne Foya! PARTY might bc tial OF soInc
L,ciresninenis after thcir long motor
,.e' SO u" sent message 10 ask If
NY M"u!d nave some supper and Ia
ms they readily assenteG. ~. Il" Inn.
',i i'tIciy sent out into thc high ways
d dnn "Ewa%5 tof ah,a,mpaene ana any
icw moments notice t, fairy i,anau.:
WAs SCI out In the retirins-rooin OF
When s'r, Henry Irving produced
:"urencc's play. Peter ,hc Great -.
nc i.yc"uE, tho rrince OF Wales sent
lie was Informed tina, Sir Henry Vas
'ndtsPoscd and rot PLAYING Invrcr~.
w. fak.ns his fathers part 'rhe
rnstssenSsr went away TO inform III.
i.aier he returned "a take Tho bor'
ana said that thc prince was anxious
IN" "onus author in his own
Prince Praised Laurence.
"hcn the Prince ~ Wales arr.yed
accompanicd by his cousin.
l,rlncc Edward OF Sane Wcimar. Af,or
p,AN Laurence was summoned to
At tho close Of tho canvers.,;o, ~.
r.ncc sh"oE hands with him and e1-
pressed the great interest they Ind
"ener1cnc"d n meeting laurence. the
Seguei heinz THAT shortly after tho
i'rtuc"sT of Wales desired - ncct the
nnnHE actor and see him in his play.
~" sent % sccur" a box Ey this
nc hoWeve-. Sir Hsrry had recovered
IS health and was In ,he bill again
- spite or this. ~ Tho end Of tn. rjnv
Her Eov9l Hirhness requested Irving
20 hiring his son 20 he presented
.anrenc" vas in the thcatc- during
~" evening hut although a thorough
u" fonnd. wh~r"uu"n the princess 70
marked IN leaving tho box that sbc
're grcttcd not having been introduced
70 bin. hi, hoped It was a postponed
0-7Sr-r"
Whcr The inciIcn. Vas told TO Len
~,ncn nc confessed that during the
n-rcn ne was ont side the thcatcriook-
n~ Tor cab Tor hie cousin.
Wanted "Ra>putin" Denic,ed.
NJ iavoritc plays for III. r. were
Hamlet" and The BARTON Mystery"
J thought II" WAS nj his hes, when
rism, and ] was most anxious for him
career OF "Ras putin the Monk" a play
which would have given material for