and in that question my active in unjustly interproted. In a play, the scenery is as our as it may be to what it should be for the occasion.
If we need a hovel we try and repre- sent one on the stage. If a paleos is to be plo
HENRY IRVING ON ACTING. Henry Irving is in San Francisco, says the Chronicle. The rent who kes teade himpoif the grestest living nator of the English. speaking world has como among us to show as something of that art which has charmed countless thousands of men and women. And one bas but to nos bim to know the secret of that snooems which has made him famous. The personality which has colored his art is one of power. Hare details which should not be negleated is a man who would attract attention anywhere.
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Abare the medium height, dark, his long black Bair just tinged with gray, a broad high forchand, keen, Blashing blank eyes and overhanging, almost baby eye brows, he is a man intoase, sincero, nad thoughtful Now the sharply drawn lines the world now,' he said, with a smile, aa There is quite as much human nature is of his face relax into smile; again thu
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Playwriting to-day is a venture and gamble, and Joe on hardly be expected ta risk the labour of months apou the verdict, taking Passengers and Freight lar55-Cowin, Dr Alex., Quson's Gardene of a public which too often is governed and The grast hood bonds farward, the moved by caprice. Yet the age is not he shoulders are raised, and there is a curious
any means barren. Bronwa Howard he aidalong step forward. It may be habit, done something, I think, worthy; Guy Car- perhaps it is a reflex of the stage, batleton ne given excellent promine and there
ara athara wa wight mention. His face one certainly it in strange, would notice anywhero. The long mane like hair, parted in the middle, lends to it R peculiar effect of танні тепсин.
The heavy eyebrows, black as jet, give strange force to the searching glance black eyes. The thin lips and long nase give stera, shrewd purpose to a face intellectual and refined.
Tennyson could have become a great dramatist had he begun earlier. He was unfamiliar with the cubventionalities of the stage. His plays were far too tour, und in their length they lost the dramatic foron ue- cessary, to stage presentation. It is ous thing, you know, to write a play for the Floset and quite another to prepare noe for the public,
Here and there is the slightest saggos-
Tennyson never learned the art of stage tion of mannerism; of some scenfugly BOTTORE Action. One hardly would call production. Ile was unfamiliar with its him graceful, bat zone can resist the fas-usage and its laws. He never learned them dination of a face and the ebarm of an in-and bis plays had to bo adapted." dividually which has made Irving tho
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told the circumstances under which he made the adaptation,
* The individuality of an artist," he said, colora bie T. The personality of an actor le net submerged in the character be creates or portrays Essentially it must be 10. Plays are fashioned for actore, mado for men who can present them and put upon the stage to paint hassan mataro
As it is.
grent
محة
Tenys gave me the play to use it thought it advisable,' he said. That was several yaara ago, and I read it carefully. On my trip in Americs
marked in it sub passages as I thought would be useful for the purposes of a stage prosolatios, Agnia I read it, and whoa I had made my selectious, choosing such elements us were of dramatic value and conductug the play into resnuble length, I returned it to and asked him if he were willing that I would play it in that form. He agreed, bat
it presented. The actor was in a reminiscent mead and he told also how the play of the Foresters " was agrested. It was he who urged the post to write it, and wave. Ten every took he possessed which might in any way bear upon the great subject,
17er Bred to see
*It can be no other way. Tho personal ity of an actor must shine through the character in the ping. It should cot by Buy menna overshadow he charactor apon the stage, but it must inffoonce it. Take, if you wish, the greatest playwright of them all, Shakespeare. Whou Haw-
was written I conceive that th dramatict and some of the leaders players of the day in his mind. Perhaps it was Burbage or Taylor, but it was some ons who could act the part, who atted its requirements at least to degrea, and
My hero, he said, was Robin Hood, could portrey its phases of hamnar datore
the conditions made. under
anggestice of a splendid field for mange I thought he would Acting to an art, and to my mind thead dramatic action. most beautiful art of them all. It appeats to more people, its laonce is far more wido- spread and its scopo is broader. Enlisted in its cause are all the others, painting, mosie and sculpture. Its theme is homen nature, and I know name other so various in
The actor's words revealed in him one of
make something similiar to As You Like It' of the theme, but it was essentially and distinctively a lyric. It is a very beautiful creation, but it is lacking in drumatio fire. It was popular, but it was not a great play kis most incresting moois. His thoughts of the great ten in his own profession were of the greatest kindness. He spoke of Burth iu Lerms which showed he adwired the dead tragedian. I played with him once, ha said, and unse will say he was not actor. Another thought dusted through In a field go broad, in a purpose solis aind and he added:
its power to charm and to azalt. The stage to-day is a temple devoted to the noblest of the arte. In it as cloments are the efforts of the musician and the painter, the gezius of the man of letters and the individuality of the actor.
great
•Will any one
omited, should not the personality of the say that, in Booth's splendid pourtrayal of man who is to hold the mirror ap to nesare Ramiet, the great personality of Booth was have it sway? I know it should and it not thero
doas.
It is so in other arts. You will recog nixo at a glance the work of Rubeus or of Rembrandt, you will know at once the palatinge of Corut or Millet, You mead act be told a composition by Beethoven, nor will you be slow to recognize the are uf Byron The Individuality of such skines through his work, permonting and coloring it with its own peculiar genius.
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Mrs. H. H. Jennings lives at No. 211, MalaSOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE, Street, Bridgeport, and Miss Minnie Peti bourds with her. The house is an old one, but good order. One night early in December (1301) the two women fucked all the doors and wout le the heatre, leaving not a seat in the house. They left the gas Torsing, however, in
It is an on the stage. The play may have front parlour, At about half past eleven what you please, the character what you they returned, and actered the house laughing wish, bat the Laing of the actor is the and talking. But as they went fuin the parlour central point upon which all turus. It the merry hamar died out of them in a second. he who portrays the phase of human nature Right in the middle of the room stood a dark The upper part of his and who traces the course of human action man of gigantic stature.
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Tion and again,' he continued, been asked which is my favorite part, my most congenial oharacter, I have none. They are all us the same level to me. The autar har no part in the ethics of human naturo. He portraye human life as he
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would never get well. magnitude.
To sech okaracter he gives his study and her toes merres, for I se never soon it sich,
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Yet I did, and at in
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2 cents per 2 oz.
There is no charge on redirected corro. spondence within the Postal Union,
Postage to Now Union Countries. Cape Colony --Letters, 20, Bogistra tion, 10; Newspapers, 5; Books and Pat terns, 6 per 2 02.
LOCAL POSTAGE. General Local Retor for Hongkong, Macau, China, Corea, Japan, North Bornen, Siam, Straits Settlements, Cuchar China, Tony, and the Philippines.
Letters per 02, 5 conts (a). Post Cards, each, I cent.
Books and Patterns, per 2 oz, 2 cents.
1893.
1893.
THE FAST ROUTE BETWEEN CHINA, JAPAN AND EUROPE, VIA CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES.
| (Catling at SHANGHAI, NAGASAKI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA & VICTORIA, B,0.), TWIN SULBW STEAMERS-10,009 HoSSE POWER.
PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG.
EMPRESS OF CHINA.....6,000 Tona......WEDNESDAY..........1st November. EMPRESS OF INDIA......6,000 do.......WEDNESDAY..........28th November. EMPRESS OF JAPAN...........6,000 do.......WEDNESDAY..........27th December.
]HE STEAMERS of this Ling pass through the famous INLAND SEA of JAPAN,
and rail at VICTORIA, B.G., to land and embark passengers
The Mountain Scenery on the Canadian Pacific Railway surpasses that of any other Traus-Continental Boute.
Passengers bonked to all the principal points in Canada and United States, and also through to Great Britain and the Continent of Europe at current rates, with passengers choice of Atlantic Line.
RETURN TROKE-Time limit for prepaid return ticket is reckoned from date of re-embarking at Vancouver,
Military, Diplomatic and Civil Services, and to European officials in service of China Special Rates (tirat-class only) are granted to Missionarias, members of the Navel,
os Japan.
The Canadian Pacific Railway is the only Trans-continental Line extending from the Pacific to the Atlantic Seaboard, sad cuming its own Slooping Coaches through
Newspapers and Prices Carront, cash, without change. The Dining Cars and Mountain Hotels on the fonts are owned by
the Company and their appointments and cuisine are ungicalled.
The Steamers on the Pacific and all Day, Sleeping and Dining Cars are comfortably houted by Steam during the Winter Season.
cuntą.
Registration, 5 cents.
(*) Between Hongkong, Center, and Minera couts.
Local Delivery.
1. All correspondence posted before 5 p.m. on any week day for addresses in Victoria will be delivered the same day. In Town (Ship Street Bonbam Strand West, up to loval of Robinson Road) at 8 .. 10 a.m., noon, 2p.m. 4 p.m. & p.m. In the Subucks, 9. w., noua, & p.m., uules the delivery should be retarded by the Jon- tract Mfails,
2. Hoxholders who desire to send Circu- lars, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards, Se, all of the same weight, to addresses in Hongkong,
or the Parts of China, mag deliver then, to the Post Ofice stampa tho postage being then charged to the sender's account. Each batch mat car sist of at least ten.
For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to
Hongkong, October 4, 1893,
D. E. BROWN, General Agent,
SHARE LIST-QUOTATIONS.—Oct. 7, 1893.
Stocks.
BANKI.
Ingkong and Shanghai Bank Cury.
New Issue.
Nos, of Shares
80,000 $
Falut.
12.
Bank of Chiur, Japau and Straite, 1 (99,875 £
Litt
National Hank of China, Limited...
MARINE INSURANCES.
Janton Insurancs Ofice Oo., Lt..... 10,000 Can Traders Insurance Co Ld.... 24,000 Gorch-China Enstranda Ün., im..............) 6,000£ Straits Insurance Co., La...
30,000 $ Vusion Insurance Sucinty 95., Ld.... 10,00 % tangtaze Insurance Association, Let 8,000$
FIRE INSURANCES.
3. Bosholders may lo send Patterna to the same places in de same way. En velopes containing Patterns ray be wholly closed, if the nature of kae contents be first | 0 ins Fire Insurance Co., Ld... 20,038 exhibited cr stated to the Postmaster doagsong Fire Insurance Oo., Ld...] 8,0 8 General, as he may enrauior necessary, and Straita Fis Laurance Co L425,0 approved by him. Printed Circulars may be inserted in auch Pattern Packets.
The Post Office declines all responsibility for Unregistered Letters containing Bank Notes or Jewellery and, where Be gistration has boon neglected, WILL MAKE NO ENQUIRIES into alleged losses of such lettore.
It is forbidden to insert in ordinary or Registered Corruspon fonce (a) Carroot Coin (b) Articles liable to Castoms Duty.
Parcel Post to the United Kingdom. Parcels not exceeding 11 s. in weight arn received in Hongkong and at Britich Post Offices in China, for transmission to the United Kingdom by P. & C. Packet viú Gürullar. No is sent with the
parsel Overland Mail via Brinčiai. Parcels there. tore arrive in London about eight days later than the Mail. Parcols may be sealed, but any parcel, even thong: soalad, is liable to be opened for examination.
+
20058.
H'Long & Whampoa Dook Uo., L.... 13,5
Oning on i Manila S. 3. Co, Ld.... | 5,0 Dougins Steamship Co., Incuted.... 120,00 ($
a 0.411 M Steamboat Qu., Id. 80, Into China S. N. Company, Lamit 60,0 Stoaw Launch Company, limited... 2,00 China Matual S, N, 0.20,00
(new issue). 20,00 €
Do
DEFINERIES.
171
Vlasnig Qualettión,
Cash
125 al 100% pram, sellers
101.15 40 cents, asilers
1220, sellers
12
10£ 8.10 $25, зllers
250€
50 $115, buyers
83.33
2 $60, sales and zeller
200£
Tix. 115, buyers
10
20 $114, bayare
2012
$80, buyers
100
$60, allora
108
201$79, sellers
$100, bayars
2017, sellers; $16h, buyers
126 all 72% prem., salos & buyers
$261, sellers
66% dis., nom.
$20, steady
a
$30, sallers
$37, buyers
2.
Σ
102 10628, nota,
5 £2, nom.
10£
10
10
19160; salos and sellers
$324, sellers
China Sugar Company, Limited............. |15,00 | | ;- Luzon Sugar Company, Limitsa.... 7,00
WHAKVES.
K. & K. Whart & Godown Co. 20,00 $ Wanchai Warehouse and Storage }
2,600 $ Company, Lanitud... LAND AND DUILDING.
Hongkong Land investment and{ Agony Company, Limited...... forlorn Laud and Building Com-
50 all $38, sellera 100% 37 $42, solloin
$50,000 $
103
51 354, sales
6.0%B
*6 18
3 $71, sales
1
al
314, ncm.
4 $20, cellera
10
al!
$67 sellers
$3.26, sales
43 31 25.76, sales and nollers 8,00 For. DU Fs.50 $90, sales
Humphrey Estate & Finance Uc... 1,000) Parcels must be posted in Hongkong West Point Budding Co., Limited.. 12,596 before 3 pm, on the day before the dopar- ture of the Mail. Those arriving from the HK. High-Level Tramways Co., L 1,20 | 1 Coast, a., after this hour are kept for the following P. & O. Mail.
TRAKWATA
MINING,
1 u' 125 conte, num.
Jelaba Mining & Trading Co., Ld. 45,0x8. The Postage is 25 cents por th, and 20 Panjem Mining Co., Ld
60,00 || cents each succceding Ib or fraction of a b Société Franciise du Charbon: which includes Registration fee, and must nages du Tonkin be prepaid in stamps, No further charge is Tas Balamural Gold M'ing Co., Ed 15,003 made in the United Kingdom except for New Lauris Mines, Lunited.....17500 £ Customs dues. No parcel must be more haub Aust. Gold Mining Oo., Lẻ, 500,00 than 3 feet 6 inches in length, or feet in Bociand Franoise des Houillores
8,00% Fcs. C0F. greatest length and girth combinol. A re- de Tourano ceipt is given for each Parcel,
The sender must fill up a form of Customs Obian-Barreo Company, Ld. 7,50 $ Deokaration, which can be obtained fren at 6, 6. Brown & Co., Limited................. 0,00 € oach Post Office. No parcul can be accept-
PLANTING, ETC.
.09.
117iom..
13/45, sales and sellere
37
nom.
10 la ...St, buyers
al310, buyers
ROTELS, FEC. od till this is completely and accurately Austin Arms Hotel and Building } filled. The only articles ordinarily rout Company, Limited......... Erom Chins which are liabls to duty are Hongkong Hotal Company, L Tea, Tobacco.
3,000 ha, issued soumain Į Dangerous or perishable goods, articles
DISPENSARIES. ilcely to injure the Maila, Liquids (unloss A. 3. Watson & Co., Limited, securely packed) or parcels easily crushed, Dakin, Cruickshan's & Co.. Ed. such as band-boxes, are prohibited. No Par-
4,09. 3
509
9.
6,08
50
a
$15, sellers
T
60,00 $ 50,000 g
10
a 810), buyora; $101, sulleri |
A
1814, nollots
KGHTING,
5
6106, buyers
10%
83.20, sals and selleri
20,00
50
all 182, buyers: 83, sullora
Hongkong Brick & Cement Co., Ld 4,0
16$12.5023, steady
MINOELLANROTTS.
1,201 0
10 a 94, nou
4,00 $
608
25 26 816, buyera
10266
col can be received if its value exceeds $950. HK. and Chios as U., Limitel ... 7,000 £ A Parcol may contain a lottor to the same longkong Electric Co., Limited.... 30,000 address as that of the Parce! itself, or an
BRICK AND CEMENT. other Parcel to the same address. No Graon Island Oenient Co., Lt. other enclosures aro nilowed,
With regard to inward Parcels, addressees are requested to observe that the Parcel Campbell, Moore & Co., Limited. Mail is not opened until the ordinary dis- Guo, Fenwick & Co., Limited ................... tribution of letters, &c., is finished. The Hongkong Bakery Company, LL postage on Parcels at home is 10d, per lb. Hongkong Dairy Farm To... 3,00 The Regulations are generally similar to the Hongkong Lee Company, Limite in. 5,00 abovo, and the Parcels are sent out vid kong Ropa Manufactory Co., Lal.| $,00 $ Gibraltar.
* Founder's shares
ZOLNI.
Amoun
Falue.
30 al 5. firm 10 at 350, buyers Esh
Interest...
85, sellers.
Quotation.
Indemnity for the Loss of a Registered Artide
The Post Ofles is not legally responsible for the safo delivery of Registered correspon- dence, but it is prepared to make good, the Chizza Ensor 1946 The 167,20 TL. 250.7% p. 13% prem, bugeri contents of much correspondance lost while passing through the Tost, to the artant 810, in certain ones, provided
DEBENTURES. Bengkong Hotel Murt-Į
1. That the sender duly observed all the
Debentures, 1859)
400,000,0 (6500
6500
i pre
8500
conditions of Registration required.
3. That the letter was soduroly enclosed
in a reasonably strong envelope.
Prioted at the China Mail Office, No. 5, Wyndham Streat, Hongkong,
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