ACTORS IN THE NEXT WORLD.

Timaru Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 5353, 4 February 1892, Page 4

ACTORS IN THE NEXT WORLD.

Parliament. If he thoueht the people 1 _ Ireland wero going to tolerate the existence of two rival parties m the House of Commons noting independently of oach other, be would instantly resign his seat m tho Houee of Commons. And on the other hand, Mr Jolm Redmond, cpeaking about Mr Davitt, does not mince matters. He deolares that for 10 jea'B Davitt has lived np.n a fictitious reputation, and that during the ivhole time he has been ■ a thorn m the aide of tbe Irish Parliamentary party, and a source of trouble, embarraasmont and danger to its leader, it Beema to be admitted that Davitt hae a hard tack before him, that tbe workmen m the town are against him, and that the trade societies and workmen's olub have all refused their rooms for his meetings.

At tho Manchester Arle Olub, m the course , of a speech last month, Mr Henry Irving aaid: i — ' 'There ia a whole class of porsons who spend ■ a considerable amount of their time m pre- i dialing, both m speech and writing, the pains .1 and penalties of our futuro state. Now, Ido ] not know that we ought to complain of this, t but, bo far as I know, actors are tbe only i members of the artistic fraternity who are • singled out for thia sort of warning. I think i it is high time tho paintera and musicians ( had a turn. There are aome members of (hia 1 club, I dare say, who would be all the bettor ( for a little friendly propheoy. I have my eye ■ on certain architects who build theatres and | palaces of varieties and other shocking plaoes. •, How ia it that they escape ? Actors are sotting tired of baying this foretaste of immortality all to themselves. The other day I wob^ gently taken to task m a highly respectable journal for talking ao much about tbe moral status of the stage, and complaining that it was al ways being blown up with religious dynamite. But, gentlemen, I don't object to this m the leußt, provided that eternal destruction ia impartially distributed all round. Let some Jeremiah get up and declare that tbe Arte Olub ia a favourite haunt of Batan, and then I ehall begin to feel that Bomething like justice is done on this earth. I ccc that a great painter, no leas a personage than the president of the Bojal Academy, has got into the black booka of those amiable beings who superintend our morals and thoughtfully provide ua with little tropical nooks m the next world. They object to the exhibition on book stalls of any engraving from some picture of Sir Frederick Leighton's. Now this looks like fair play. lam hoping the musician and , the architect will catch it soon. When we are all put on the same level of irreclaimable turpitude, then I ehall ait at your hospitable board with a really sociable feeling."