Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-07-18
MORNING ERALD.
WEDNESDAY. JULY rs. 1888.


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Mr.. Benefits Letters.
We are pleased TO have it in power to state that
have received from Mr. Bennett package Of letters
by each of the last packets arrived which will enable
publish one every day for several days to In
answer to the numerous enquiries on the subject we
have to state that Mr. Bennett is in Paris, which
place he leaves for Lyons the Goth of July He will
return England BY way of Havre, the beginning of
August; and leave Londen for New York by the Bri-
iish Queen. about the sth Of September
In accordance with the above, we publish today the
following relating to the theatrical world =
LETTER Ne XIII.
LONDON, June 5, 1888.
On Saturday evening last dincd at the anniversa-
ry dinner of the Drury Lane Theatrical Fund. 1t
was held at Freemasons Tavern, and probably about
400 persons sat down to dinner, principally composed
of the theatrical profession An account of the
speeches, soup, songs, and other dishes, is given in
the papers, but the spirit of the whole, as it struck
me, was very tame. sat at the principal table, part
of which was allotted TO strangers. The Earl of
GleneaI was in the chair-I saw Charles Kean,
Sheridan Knowles, and others of the profession
around.
There is nothing I ad mire more here than the or
der regularity and perfect system of getting up large
dinners and particularly the system observed among
the servants. No confusion, noise no running
against each ether-all quiet and repese.
Lord Glensall, who occupied the chair, proposed
all the teasts, and generally gave few words by
way of preface-but such speaker have seldom
heard There is not locofoco at the Military Hail
N - h,c hIa
lord in eloquencc, spirit, tact and power. The
truth s that the arsocracy here are in the sere and
yellow leaf as regards intellectual endowments. The
great mass of the Intellectual race of low mid
die origin. large number of ladies attended, in
the galleries and other side slips, merely as spectators
Harley, the comedian Sheridan Knowles and Charles
Kean, made each of them very good and appropriate
speeches.
Theairicals are l.! an anomalous condition here
They evidently in rapid decline. Lord Glengal
in his speech acknowledged this faetbu Harley and
Knowles endeavored to do away with the idea. The
most amusing thing was TO hear the name of Knowles
cheered as successful follower, and even rival of
Shakespeare. The very effort TO create the idea of
revival of the Drama proves its nertness The drama
is not patronzed by the rch, the noble, the power
ful-ii is merely frequenied by the MIDDLE or lower
classes, and not by many of them. Perhaps the ag-
gregate receipts of all the theatres in London may
equal those of former years, but these receipts d.
vided amonga greater number of theatres treasures
and actors. None but very few actors in a peculiar
line can draw houses and even these very meaere.
They make more money in the United States than IN
this country. Our country is looked upon the pria
opal theatrical field. Celeste the unequaled Celeste
has made more money than any ether one in England,
and what is still more she continues 10 draw. Ma
dame vestns has also made mach money b, her lit
tie theatre but she has generally spent II
made.
Before leave London shall make myself per-
fecty an fai with the theatrical mysteries here,
far as they are connected with the United States
The criticism Of the London press ls more ndepen-
dent and more correct than ours. Ga my return, /
shall place the New York Herald in new tram in
that respect Heretofore Stephen Price, of the Park,
and his agent here, Mr. Kenneth, have treated the
dieaces on the other side just as they chose. The
New York press can make itself be felt in thea,r-
Gals, and ought do 1t has been supposed that
aay worn-oui London actor would do well enough
for the United States and this principle has been act,
ed upon to greater degree than we had imagined !,
for one shall endeavsr TO reform all this. The time
is rapidly coming when we will give actors to the Lon
don stage. Genius and talent in that line can End
better opening on side than on this. We have no
prejuaces-Ro opinions. to interposc obstacles in
the path Of young adycnturers. b.
PuBuc HEALrH.--By the report of the City Inspec-
Tor it appears that tpo hundred and fD nty. nine
deaths occurred in this city during the week ending
on Saturday being an excess of sixty-four persons
over the namber of deaths which took place during
the same period in July, 1887.
Subjoined is comparative table of the principal
summer diseases showing the great increase of NOR
tally this summer over that OF the preceding
July, 1887. july, 1888
Apoplexy, 10
Cholera Infant1m, ~
Congestion Of the bran,