LLLUSTRALTED INITERVIE VS

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ME, HENRY IRVING AS CARDINAL WOLSEY.

man I owe all—I built myscll up on him!° The fact is,” continuzd Mr. Irving, “when I was playing at the St James's, alter T had finished 1 would often drop into the gallery of the Princess’s Theatre and sce the cnd of a Irench play. IFrom that gallery I saw an actor, which caused me to say mwardly, “T'hat’s my man.” Tle was ureat. That actor was T.afont. That is how 1 ICCog- nised him in Mathews” album.

“ Mathews was always letter-perfeet, and severe with the forgetful ones. Here is an instance. I was once playing at Ldmburgh in ‘Bachelor of Arts.’ A certain actor was

cast for the part of Adolplues. Mathews, m the play, was his tutor. It was nccessary for the clucidation of the plot for Adolpius to tell the story of his life to his tutor. The scene arrived. He did not know his part. He started and stumbled, started again and stumbled worse, until at Jast, thinking to get out of i, he turned to Mathews and said : “Welly er—af youll come into the next room Il tell you the story !’

“Mathews caught him by the coat.

“fSit down, sir,’ he cried, ‘sit down. There are some ladies and gentlemen in this house to-night who would lke to