New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-17

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| heritage Of their raee.
| quote hat in order 30 say that people who feel
and think If they can be said to thintl III fhls way
are the exception and not the rule In England. ~
| is probably written by ex-Confedera'c-one OF
those poor devils who fed tn Europe to escape tho
expected consequences Of treason their country
was willing 10 eopdOrc. had they been wiling To
resume their loyalty Such fellows find the columns
of important journals occasionally open to them.
and abuse az might be expected, the hospitality
they receive. G.w'A
SUCCESS OF MR. HENRY IRVING ~ ms RFpREsxN.
TATIoy or HAMLET-s.LE or THE asRIBoRoU60
GEv5-LKfTER FROM MR.. GLADSTONE 10 IN
LATE EDITOR OF THE LONDON ECBO
fFRon THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE raIBUSsI
LOyDoS, July 1.--Tus sday night Witnessed tho
2OOth successive performance of Hamlet at the
Lyceum Tbcater by Mr.. Henry lrving-a fact wholly
without precedent, approach To precedent in tho
dramatic annals of England. Twelve months ago.
remarks leading English critic. the statement thas
Hamlet had been performed at any one theater for
two successive weeks wond have looked like a hare
faced attempt impose up, the crcdulons spas
medic had its demonstrations of vitality become.
Such being such authority, the state of the public
mliu ana Oh inc stage, MI. lfHlliES W
nothing short If wonderful IL il not to be supposed
that hi, Success has been forced fictitious or bss
the Lyceum has kept Hamlet on the boards a, Booth
did in New-York, if have been rightly informed.
from ambition and loss. From first 10 last II has
been paying performance at the Iycen'n, and noe
merely paying hut largely profitable Douhtlessn
might have continued W some time long = but Mrs.
Batsman has the good TO stop amid prosperity.
The strain ON Mr.. Ir1ng's great powers niga' have
told, if prorac;cd he has played night az r nights
with singular fro shness. One night diii,rd from
another night, c,rtainlyas always happens with an
actor whose conception and rendering Of grrat
character are not mechanical, but intellectual to
high de gree Inspiration does not always flow with
the same freedom nor does a delicate genius ind
itself in the same mood the same hour Of each sc-
cecding evening. This being Considered, the sus-
tain.d yigor and bri1liarcy of Mr. lrvings 200 RIP.
re,entations have been most Vcmarkable.
On this last night, house assembled 'car'ely less
notable II il said than the memorable first nghe
of The cries. lregrct that cond not he there, and
can only write of il at second hand. veteran thes-
tcr-gocr, weir acquainted with dramatic li'tory and
people, t,s me that since Macrcady's farewell 10
the stage he has witnessed such display Of IN
thusasn az on Tuesday, both during ana &C the con-
cu>ion vi tho play when Mr. Irving was cad before
the curtain. He then made brief and admirable
address fun OF gratitude 20 bis audience f,r the en-
couraqemcnt they had given him, and with thi,a
just and touching tribute to his lailAnt.d iend and
manager, the late Mr. Batcrnan.
Onr slc, sses and -orows though in'ermingled
that the cup that JOY ma, hilrd 40
gayy. .o It with me now cannot bri rene niTr the
fl.nd whose fI,fi in so INN, The m id io Nion
nv mimic triumphs were d'ar-ayr, dea"r h"l'"ve,
than had t""y been hs own. The announcements
Stt~i ID ai"%pt ninI't came rrom = warm.
generous heart, and | cannot but deeply f'l M
dehed 10 HIM 10 whose unc' asing 'ol and nnSwery-
ing energy owe. in great measure the ~ hiiase
restoration II the poetic drama 20 tie mc'rn stage can
not Int r. rt mat ne VII ne, lnrrt m - oli - 'y
occlsons has ono-o cor irln your APPROX Al WIN AZ.
GruIulte Enthusiasm and tears OF JOY must n' lw"ii
tArro memories, but permit me, VA the hune ~ VIZ.
bat man express the h"pe that H.. iy'"ein, " public
favor, WI rgiteousiy carry ont Tue d~Is ten unnn-
i-hrd, and trust ia" glmr-r an elt'd ~ sly, yJu
OF The coming season WIZ 81 thdt lhe i"sH mas ""n
Gnd,rtaken "A = courageous spirit
Mr. lrging ended by announcing the programme Of
the IN alter for the coming season, which have he
for civ.n You: Macbeth with Mss Batrrnan and
himself IN the two great parts. ~ be foowed by
TenIry sons Queen Mary. Miss Bateman Mrs.
Grove, he told u.s. had resigned all her provincial
engagements with Tia womanly ambition Of aiding
her mother in her arduoas md most eonrag Gus un-
drrals NJ the ageInent Of the th'a On the plan
her husband had projected. The annourcrnsnt Of
this gftld adys return To the London r.gc, and of
the production of Mr.. Tcnnysons drama, were two
genuine AID most agreeable surprises 20 thr public
The following night was devoted To Miss Isabel
Batsm3ss DEMENT,. VT. Nlli-s pay oi thaifsi bS>
ing givpn with Miss Bateman in her prrsonafion--
long since familiar to tho London theatrical world
Of rhc Queen. There a densely crowd Il HOUSE;
many celebrities being among the audience and
s0nc hing more than the usual enthusiasm Of benz
eft NIGHTS. Miss Batcman's rendering 81 the UNI
fortunate and highsprlted Queen was full Of ten-
drrncss and refinement, and sngulrriy picturesque.
The Politics OF the play and the eccentric historical
views Of Mr. Wills. cannot easily b. cxcu."d.
but If Queen Henrietta Maria the lovely
creature saw last night, some allowance may no
Md, for his fanatcal royalism. For the time be-
ing, certainly, were all cavaliers. Mr. lrvings
King Charles, again. il deliDeation POLITICALLY
trntnful, Whatever it may be historically for tho
most part royal, or what ought Ia be royal in man.
ncr often pathetic, always thoughtful and int'r'
cs:ng.
Among the remarkable Art sales Of the year, that
of the Marlborough Gems, which occurred on Mon
,lay must take high place The collection IL ono
Of the most famous in the world II WAS formed ny
the Sd Duke of Marlborough, toward the end If tho
last century and has since been one of the
p,oudcst ornaments of Blenheimthat ancestral seat
of dis great family the gift Of tire nation To
the Duke of Marlborough, aud now, and the wreck
of their fortunes of The few pieces II property
they do not sell because they cannot. II IL nalicn-
able This collection IL dcscribedasa complete ency-
clpp.rls Of glyptic Art, numbering altogether no
less than 739 gems more than hall antiques. and
many Of them among the finest examples that exist.
There may he seen doubt not, In If the Amer
lean pubic libraries, the etchings of them by
WOolidge. or the privately printed description Of
them by Bryant illustrated by BartoOzzi'- engrav-
nrs from Cprani's drawings. which first appeared
in 49, and afterward reprinted IN lsiJ by
Murray. OF the earlier work copies sold all
were given by the Duke To royal p"rsonages or great