The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-18
LONDON GOSSIP,
LETTER FROM MRS. ANNA CORA
MOWATT RITCHIE.


The Prince of wRles-AmustnR Mis-
take and Betrayal 90 Fechter-AuthOr-
ship Fashionable among R0yaIty-The
PePsecuted Mrs. .YelverfOn-Her Read
tnRs-Large RemunerAttOn-Her De-
tense by the Editor Of The COsmOpOt-
tan" and it's ResuII-PIaR Of New York
at the worlds FaiT-KtBgsley's Lee.
lures on SuperstitiOn and Seience-Mr
y. q. Halls ''Art JOurnar'-ReiuVeua.
tiOn of Miss Burdett OOurts through
Madame Rachel.
LONDON, Mayo Every one who comes to London
during the season" must 90 TO the opera, however
insens.b his ears NAV Ue to sweet sounds; every
one who lives In London without going to tn opera
is not suppo ed 10 have been anywhere. The rival
opera houses have Lad such an equal start IN the
Tace for popular favor that the ashiOnabes
unable TO decide at which their uIamodns can be dis
played to most advantage Mesdemoiselles Lucca
and Orgeni and the Viennese Madame Vida are the
brilliant luminari,s at Covent Garden. Madame Vida
has Just made her debut a. Norma-a daring attempt
sphere but, althouPbtthe debutdntes acting lacked
The pathOs and fire and beauty Of Crisis persona
ton, tne almost phenomenal splendor OF her voice
achieved a succes'. SignOr Mario has never been
greater iavouie-has never created deeper lmpres.
SION than this season. 1t MIGHT well be supposed
that the years winch have brought his powers 20
their fullest maturity must IN the natural course OF
eyents commence to destroy them; but such IS his
marvellous skill as an artist that he converts his
very losses into beauties A striking instance of this
deNterywas afforded IN the third act OF La FdUOrtfd,
where Fernando" breaks hls sword ana throws the
MS teeth "Fercbe tn sea u Re- was more effective in
its w,tGeTing sarcasm than could have been the
loude.t defamation of the passage In brlei Marios
sirgIR has lost none OF its ln,pratlon ana II some
of the meodlous tulness OF his voice Is gone he
evinCes power to enchain, 10 electrity bis
audience, and to stir II TO wild bursts OF rapture He
is a living illustrat on that even SINGER whose
delicate orpan IS so easily injured, when he is true
artist, can triumph over time.
AT Her Maiesty's Thca're Madle Thens is the
star aud stands high IN favor with the public. The
Young English tenor. hr. H0hler, has been warmly
receiveu; but the critics are not yet willing to pro-
nounce upon the rank to which ne is entitled.
The manager OF Covent Garden has secured Patti
TO compete with the llustriuus Gris. Patti with
the dewy of youth on her brow, with her
fresh, delicious voucher ndiUe, giTlisn actng-her
ha ply IL sOuCiaRce. There is such an indescuOabe
charm, such magnetism IN the atmosphere which
SUR Inus you,h aud peach-dOwu beauty, and
ic in IFS mauilal yulity that the conIestls hardly
The Emperor of the French has just presented
PAU with a maUnitCen pair Of earrings OF pearls,
rubies and diamonds, upon the occasion OF her Tete
! he hing OF lJay, who has no more ear Tor music
than DR. johnson had, and REGARDS 1t as much IN
thelight OF q Dusance posse ses. however, most
scernng eye for beauty and lately ties ihed mis- ad-
miation tor the lair Pri ma Donna Oy sending her
the Cross of St. Maurice to be gwen to her brother
in-law ana able manager, NJ Maurice Strakosch.
All the theatres are seeing palmY days the sue
cess OIL the sparkling new comedy, The FdUorite Of
Fortune, by Westland Marston, at the Haymarket
has been fully confirmed. The cast is very strong
as the poweru Ha maiko' company can maze any
cast Nj. ootLern eyinces talents which he has not
had an opportunity vi displaying IN his former per-
sonaton, and Bucks one, as rom sutherland" de.
almost too well accustomed for IL to be noted
at the New Surrey, Miss Avonia Jones Mrs. 6. V.
very marked succesS The critics are lou IN her
plase. The character of the Je wish maiden is par
ticuarlv suited to her She looks tae part superoly
and acts il with great power.
+, chter has revived his peculiar version OF Hum
let at the Lyceum, after giving The Master or RdoeRs
aCood long run. here is moss amusing incident
connected with of its last repTese ,tatIons-an
incident which seems to testify that although
royalty all the world over, is aspiring to author
shin. his ROVai HlglLeSS, the Prince OF Wa ia
nc paTt1cu ar y ConverSant with the most renowned
aUIhOrs OF hps own country. The Muster of Rlyens.
~, o [ is q version, by Dickens ana PalgraYe SimD-
son. OF Walter Sc t,'s "B ide OF LammermoOr."
After tue play the Prince OF Wales sent for Fech-
ter to compliment him upon his performance, and
remarked, very confidently, / suppose 1t is a
translation from the Fre@c6, or is u something OF
uO,tT OlUn ?' Although his ROJ a. Highuess was so
little acquainted with the Eng ish Sir Wal er, he
seems to be quite aware how largely England Is
Gpropos OF royai authorship, Napoleon the Third
has set the fashion, and made authorship a Court
pastme by his Lie.of Caesar" history so ably and
eloquently written that Is dhcut to believe 1t TO
be the production of an Emperor The Empress Is
also engaged in literary laOors. The Queen of Eng
land is writing series OF essays which are 10 be
published. der daughter, the Crown Princess OF
Prussia is occupied upon history OF German
PTincea Ohio ex King of Greece IS consoing him.
sell by translatng the Illiad of Homer His father
LOUIS, ex-king of Bavaria, is completing new vol
ume of poems. King John OF SaXony has just issued
his third and last volume of Dane's Divina Come
dla," which he has translated into German Omar
Pacha is writing life OF Alexander the Great
great truth that there is no cepre so potent as the
the readings of the persecuted Mrs Yelverton
given at Willis Rooms, have been an unequiVOca
Success The sympathy felt by the public Tor
woman whose marriage in Scotland, and then in
Ireland, according to the forms OF the catholic
Church, has been pronounced invalid aud whose
husband had the SANCTION of law IN contracting
new alhance, has drawn crowds to hear her. She Ii
delicate looking blonde small and SLENDER witt
attractive cOuntenance and beautiful eyes. Elk
ceedingly nervous and timid, as natural sequence
she has not full command of her powers yet she
reads with much taste and feeling. We hear tina
sheihas, at this moment, three hundred invitation
to give readings. She usually clears over flOO pc
night and will be able to make, II she fulls her en-
gagements, f500 per week
We are told T. at the article entitled can Ill Uset
WCman" written last December by the editor 0
the cosmopolitan, had much influence, that tn
jury who decided against Mrs YelVertOn have sIgne
testln onial, stating that they misunderstood tn
charge of the JUdge.
Al the WORLDS Fair in Paris IL appears tina
America is to be goThed by u plan OF the city
New York, with its streets aD0 squa es, and AL il
h uses IN their real colors The space set apart TO
this TOP ographcal curiosity IS forty feet square
course all New York house owners are bound
VISIT Paris and see that tner mansions not shor
OF any splendor.
The distinguished author, the Rev Charles King!
lev has Just delivered, at the Roy al Institution tw
lecu es upon Superstition and Science" He c1a
lenged hls hearers to show one injury that sclenc
had done TO man, aud If such could be proVeI h
should be tempted dlsbeleve the integrity of SOlC
mon in teaching his hearers to search alter the yeI
wisdom with which God founded the earth and th
very unC erstanding with winch He made the heaven
The French Emperor, contrary to his usual rul'
has just accepted the dedication OIL hr > y, hall
Art Journal an Illustrated CATALOGUE OF the comm
great Exhibition Of 1867. The Emperor knew M
Halt IN hnR aud, ana he never iorgets the friends
lis humber days.
Il faded beauties who cling 90 their Vanisht
charms have taken great interest in the sudden
juv, hatiOh of Miss Burdet Couts, under the han'
Of he wonderful "RestOrer,' MaiameaRache M
Ooutts II IS said had to paw f4O0 before she cor
meuced the baths with which the process OF relay