The Sun.
London, England, 1869-06-07 00:00:00

THE ENGLISH STAGE.

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The Daily News, in commenting on the position °att
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English stage, arrives at the conclusion that °Ht'
of the English dramatist has degenerated into at jeoce
that the playwright has deliberately given Precv-,
to the scene.painter, that the comedian hag fotif
to the level of the buffoon. We merely state.;iterl
and we do not cast special blame upon the 7-, o 0
for our stage, upon our theatrical managers, or 11P% get
players. The writer supplies a demand ; the l'the
takes the course which ensures him a return:"
actors labour to win the applause of the el'esler
If the playwright thought more of biglit Pr°‘
than of the requirements of the day, he redgl3o
duce finished comedies at the risk of starviliFoilter
garret. The manager who set his face against aw.,"
lesques, and put on the stage nothing but piece°
would stand the test of exacting and impexti!itcl:l
1)/.1
would probably achieve an enenviable notoriety 10
of bankrupts. As for actors and actresses, theY E'r;
lutely helpless. The best among them must driftwllleP
tide,vainly protesting against what they cannot 06
Another Garrick or Siddons might appear, and
force of genius turn the current of public APP
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into
a new channel. It argues a very strong e°l3,:defegla
that nothing is impossible, to look for the We"; O.
of players who will elevate the tone of the EDO'
and revolutionise the taste of the public.

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GENERAL PEEL. —A testimonial, it Willdittl
membered, iPho°
berecl was recently subscribed for by the On- vA
of General Peel, at Huntingdon. The presentation COP'
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made on the 14th of July,
at a public dinner at ,
Exchange, Huntingdon ,hole
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THE FRENCH ATLANTIC CABLE. The
the French Atlantic Submarine Cable has been
on board the Great Eastern at Sheerness, and
day
next a grand banquet will be given on 1:":*, 19
soon as the Great Eastern has completed a:tenni:o(lo;i
this cable, she will return to Sheer
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preparations fur receiving the Anglo-Indian °1
to be laid between Suez, Aden, and Bombay'
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exactly the same length as the French Atlantic fits'
viz., 3,250 miles. It is also being made by the enrolvp-elit
the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance C° 030
GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL RESTORATIOIC--Aii to
work of restoration is being carried forward in 61°--ce°'°.
Cathedral. Five months have elapsedsi hnce theorifel: t 1
e'e,o
tion begun,
of the choir was and much of it as- m_plijog
executed.
A scaffolding 80 feet in height, re the ere 4 "
,
the vaulting, had first to be constructed. Sine' 1',7 be
Lion of this the thick laYers of whitewash ha
pt
removed from one-half of the vaulting, froel
twhae.se
trifolium, and from a large portion of tPiette
but nothining eof fainttraces of decoration have been be tiO
walls.
any value. The stone tracery °f
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easternmost windov.-3 on the north side has be • t 136
out and renewed, and the re lazing has been begui,:teri°:
three remaining windows have to be restored. Tbe e'
work in the south transept has been comPleted. he°
chapels dedicated to St. Anudrewband St. Pl°lllsl° 'llat °
the
restored, the former in amy
of
t Mr. T. Marling and Mr. Gambierper manner,ar Parry,con g,5;
traces ; the latter by the Earl of Ellenboroug°' t
Andrew's chapel is one of the finest Works °f itfr tto
hi
its kind in the kindom. The estimated Os aed
restoration of the choir is £15,000. Funds are neeLi
complete this and the restoration of the Lady C,b6„cbscril):,
other parts of the cathedral. The donations an36—iworl
Lions promised towards this great diocesan and eati,°llol'
amount in round numbers to £13,500. •••
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for help was first made it was intimated that the Pl'Aboo
of subscriptions might be extended over five hare' re
£4,600 has already been paid. The entire Woro'
'oh will 99a gloP-1t _