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New Zealand Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 5802, 20 January 1906, Page 15

Madame Sarah Bernhardt intends building and maintaining a theatre in New York. , . , Henry Irving was burled in »> ofitminstar Abbey on October 20. At tho time of his death various memorials were proposed, but it was Announced by Mr fleorge Alexander that the_ theatrical managers had formed a committeo to consider the matter, the other schemes were nntnraltv abandoned. Moreover. Mr Arthur Ilnprchier announced that the Actors' Association was arranging ono “with the full confidence and consent of even- London and provincial manager. Playgoers are still waiting for s-oino definite proposal from the leading men in the profession. Wilson Barrett w»«_ another benevolent acfor-mannger. When he died several individuals proposed—in the newspapers'—that somelhing shonhi be done to perpetuate hio memory. No memorial fund bas yet been started.