The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-05
THE LONDON STAGE.

! The Last Nights OF the SeasOn-Ex0dus
OF tho Upper Ten-Parliament and the
stage-Buckstone's Benefit-Movcments
| or Miss Batcman's "Mcdea''-Clarkc,
Fechter, the Bandmans, tho Boucf-
caults and Observation-Disclosures
LONDON, July 90, 1872.
| The London season IL on Its last legs. Already
the streets begin to lose tho lustrous and animated
| aspect they wore some weeks ago, when stream
| OF splendid equipages kept rolling along them oil
day long, and not In the day alone but also IN the
night; for II the witnessed brilliant spectacies,
the moon "took up the wondrous tale" and smiled
upon sights not less respondent. The Grow" is
trimmings So too is the Park; so also Is the "Zoo;"
so likewise are the Botanical Gardens "tumultuous
grandeur clashes through the squares" no longer,
| ana the glories Of Burlington Arcade are melt
| ing away like silver dew before the sun
| beams. Everybody begins to grow sentimental,
to long for the country and, like Falstaf to bab-
| BILE of green 1elds.n Art has had her fling and
now il is time that Nature should have her turn.
Next week comes Go0dwO0d, and the races win
make clean sweep Of the fashionable denizens Of
the West End. circumstances over which they
have no control will drive them one and all out OF
town when that great event comes or and London
will look well nigh as des0late as Babylon. 1t ID
but few days ago that London was "as right as
thronged with rank, beauty elegance, and, better
than all three, money; the garden parties Of the
upper Ten Thousand" efulgent with social splen-
dor; the parks 30 many moving panoramas
Of gaiety, gallantry and many-coored life;
the theatres and opera-houses crowded nom floor
to roof with magnificent assembages and now
the imperiOus votaries Fashion has sent forth her
Irresistible edict and soon her palaces will be de.
serted and her favorte haunts given over to dark
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which all human institutions are liable "U6i Troja
t Ya,ac est seges''-Where Troy stood there Is
now cornneld-a picture OF desOlati0n for which
the fitting parallel, are perhaps
BELGRAvIA WITH THE wINDOw-BLINDs ALL DRAWN
DOWN;
or the Haymarket Theatre with carpenters ham,
merings, or painters brushing where Mr.. Blackstone
but the other night made a jovlal audience rock to
and fro with laughter; or Covent Garden and
Drury Lane, with bats flying about instead of the
nightingaes that dwell in the Threats OF
Kellogg Titiens and Alboni. But what OF
that9 Ca,pt dtenai Whether in town or
or country let us make the best of 1t, yielding i'm
pict obedience to circumstances" from whose
Ordinances there Is no appeal. BY the way, know
| a man who calls his wife circumstances" justify
fact that he has no control over her. That man is
a curiosity and ought to get living by exhibiting
himself there being no other man on earrn who Is
he is he is the married man who is reading these
lines of mine. ve,'o,tne sap.-'Nough said.
| PARLIAMENT AND THE STAGE.
The dramatic world is In queer state Oftransition,
like man "entre deatr dges," as the French say.
politics and theatrcas. 1t seems to be on under
stood thing that as long as Parliament remains
houses shall U ' also Continue their seaces but
no sooner does the Speaker, Mt the queens COM
mand declare Parliament n prOrogued than the thea
close their DOORS Legislation at this time OF the
year is little better than farce, the House hurry
the farce Of politics is over at st. Stephens that Of
the drama will go on ct most Of the metropolitan
theatres Some of the managers, however, have
to use the Attic language OF the prize rng-already
doubt that the remainder will follow their example
as soon as IL may be conveniently practicable to
take that pleasant course. for to no men is
glimpse OF the country or snin OF sea breeze more
delightful than to actors.
At the Haymarket q few nights since Mr.. Buck
stone took leave OF his patrons until October in
speech not altogether 80 ocular as usual yet
that falls from the lips Of manager is laughed at
as matter OF course. II Mr.. Blackstone were to
sian Greed the house would be IN COMMISSIONS Such
Is the advantage OF having reputation for being
S the to the
valedictory address with garlands and nosegays;
his BENEFIT mSh when he
| retired laden with floral trophies The lIaymarket
| company have gone on professional tour through
Scotland, Ireland and the North Of England, where
they mean to play "The Palace Of TRUTH and "Pyg-
NATION and Galatea,n with now and then one or
two OF Godsmths and Sheridan's comedies.
At the Lyceum a classic play entitled
,oo non Of N NET % SSSsr his moved
success. There Is no denying the triumph OF
piece which draws crowded houses night after
night in the middle of July, when the sun Is on his
| good behavior and everything consplres to make
out OF door entertainments irresistbly delightful.
Miss Bateman has found in the character of the
! COlphtau suited talents
| and she plays 1t with infinite zest and spirit. Her
victory is all her own, the other actors performing
| version OF Alexander Pope's immortal MAXIM as
though the cOuplet ran thns:-
HcnST Sna shame from d NJ On Snnr &
Mr.. Wills the author Of this play, is q man OF
high culture and singular versatility, being not
only successful dramatist as Is proved BY VI, the
ssas 5e bS s 8 Se 'ss sRo SAs
Of rare talent and refined taste as lis brilliant por
is his skill in this difficult and delicate department
of art, that he may fairly be said to he inferior to
Mr.. Richmond himself. That admirable artist ex.
GELS conspicuonsly in the treatment Of male heads,
more arduous task OF portraylng women
and children. His portraits OF the Mar.
rnnvo OF Bpte and the Countess Of
ness OF expression, grace OF pose and general re-
hnement OF execution He is getting into splendid
practice among the arist0cracy, ana what between
his plays and his pictures he must be making o
pot Of money.
The temporary secession OF Mr.. J. s. Clarke from
the Strand Theatre has been somewhat injurious to
the fortunes OF that pleasant little playhouse,
where in the absence or the chief comedian, the
management has fallen back upon two ancient
plays Of Mr.. Byrons--"The Old Story" and "Alad-
dinn
MISCELLANEOUS MENTION.
Mr.. Fechtcr is still at the Lyceum, playing to
pretty good houses IN the romantic melodrama OF
''The Corsican Brothers," in which he "doubles,"
as the theatrical phrase goes. the characters OF the
sympathetic knsnen, performing each part with
his benefit on Thursday next, when he will appear
as Hamlet
Mr.. and Mrs. Boucicault are playing nightly at
| the Gaiety in the Irish melOdrana OF "Arrah-na.
| Pogue.'' new drama by Mr. BOucicault, entitled
| sImd1v 0'DoV1- +" IL underlined for orIv