New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-05-27
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TESNYsON AID QUEEN NARY
IRON THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIEUNE.l
LONDON, May 5.--Whateyer else may be sad OF
| tho Royal Academy, il cannot be said That ITS
managers are deficient in seuse of the value OF
social influences, or that they don't know how
| to make good use Of trem. Among all the public
dinners of the year there is none not even the
Mansion House dinner to Ministers, to which an
invitation is so eagerly sought. There are few
| from which men do not shrink, for most of them
combine most elements Of remorse-canui during the
feast and indigestion after it. At the Royal Acad-
envy, on the Saturday before the first Monday OF
May in each year. the company Is really brilliant,
and the dinner itself not much worse than all large
dinners must be- The President, Sir Francis Grant,
may not he great painter Though nobody eau deny
that he paints great pictures), but he is an adept IN
all the duties of his position by which the relations
between art and fashionable society and rich patrons
depend. Dukes, Serene Highnesscs. Archbishops.
Cabinet Ministers, the Prime Minister himself, the
last great prize Of Mrs Leo Hunter, and the greatest
celebrities in every kind, are gathered about the
| Academic board beneath the walls hung with the
latest productions of the Acadomcians themselves.
The only branch of art not usually recognized on
these occasions is the dramatic. But this year Mr..
| Henry Irving Of the guests, the first actor
who has been invited since Macrcady.
Mr. Disraclis was the main speech Of the evening,
! clever, airy, good-humored, and daring usual
not ia say audacous. 1t is necessary TO be polite
TO ones host but H. II necessary in the face of the
| plainest facts to assure hm that he is geniusf
Disclsning as be did all title to Judge Of such mat
ters Mr. DisraeIi nevertheless undertook to explain
the cause of the various and perennial charms of the
English schools ard pronounced 1t to be "oripi-
nalitvlr This however, Mr.. Dsrae now aflirms
not of the English school of to-day but of the En-
glish school as it has existed during the last 100
years. Probably he may not have forgotten the
ridcule provoked by his far more astonishing dec
lara!ion year ago that what most distinguished
the English school Of late year" is tie faculty of
imagination, Originality is less compromising
word than Imagination, and a century certainly
gives more scope for praise than those recent years
in which English acadcmical art has been more
marked by devotion 10 the commonplace, and by
an effort at realistic imitation, than by anything
else Mr. Disracli's best excuse for talking non
sense is supplied by his own remark that he is
not so fortunate to be artist, aud fortunate
~ not TO be q critic
The action by the late Secretary Of the Emma
Mining Company. Mr.. Tookc. against Mr.. Mae
Dougall of Tie Hoar for libel has ended IN a verdict
II : 10 Tor the plaintiff. The only question az issue
was whether the charge that Mr. Tuoac had been
brhcd could BE- proved true. II was shown that lac
obtained from Park suudry shares At par of which
IN, market price was higher at the time, and that
Mr. TooSc sold these aud made profit on them, as
il was intended h. shoud do. The jury did not think
this oaght to br called bribery. and they accordingly
awarded Mr. Tookc the magnificent sum above men
toned Tor the damage 10 his character by nnsub-
s,antiltcd accusation of bribery. There IS cues
ton whether verdict of this amount carries costs
without th, certificate of It's judge. but Mr. jas &c
Grove refused the certificate. winch take 30 be MS
way Of iatimatilg that lac Thought Mr.. Iooke had
got 90 least much he was entitled to. II Is an
odd illustration Of the general rcputo Of this enter
prise that Mr. Justice Grove seemed 10 have some
doubt whether there ever was any Emma Mine. Ho
disposed Of the difficulty by directing the jury To
assume that Their" "A real NINE With what
anguish must not such doubt wiring tic soul OF tie
phillnthropc Park.
The first appearance at Coycnt Garden # Milo.
blanche Ro-ayr'la has been followed 10y tina: Of Miss
Emma Abbott, a lady well known in Ncw-iork, Ibe-
Ecyc Miss Abbott chose for herd but the character
Of llaria in " La Figia del Kcggimonto.' The critics
| are divided i'm their opinions of her musical talents
but agree that she Iii played great scf-pn' r>sion
and some dramatic power Mss Abbott possesses
a genuine SOPRANO voice Of both brilliant and
prcs,vc quality says one writer Another says
Miss Abbott i, the fortunate posscssor Of some eX-
OTHER hand. her middle and low notes are weak and
Of inferior quality" We are assured on the one
hand that Miss Abbott's reception WAS from the
first highly favorable and with the progress of the
oprr.l became enthusiastic; and, the other that
the Young American may perhaps "cre long remove
some impressions created the first night ana sub
situtr others Of more favorable Character Ii u
admitted that she has been trained with care ana
that there was abundant applause, bnt one stern
morast remarks thst the p!aycd-oat farce OF bOn
quet- throwing was repeated in the course OF the
evening To an go tent that very nearly made all con-
ccrrcl appear ridicnous.n There is nothing i'll all
this 10 discourage Miss Abbott or her friends some
Of whom have possibly been oycr-zcaous in her be-
half As in Nile Rosaycllas case il is to be said OF
Miss Abbott that Mr. Gye dcheratelys subjected her
TO M ordeal Of very unusual character Complete
success was not 70 be expected at first, but Miss
Abbott may fairly hope for position that will re-
ward her arduous Efforts - her courage deserves.
Queen Mary has drawn but moderate houses at
tho Lyce,in. They are, however, increasing and
the good acting mak,s amends 10 those VINO 90 Tor
the utter want Of dramatic interest in the play. Mr..
Tcnnyson saw his own piece for the tins, time on
Tuesday Of this week, not having been able before
that to conquer his nervousness about it, lie was
hear n.lrh pratiGcd hy the manner IN when ~ j.
uut on hc stage and acted, rs he has reason 10 ~
Ross H0ni,i, which WAS universally coNd'Whyu'
has hon followed by King Lear" on which the
ecuc,.I verdict is more favorable, but by 80 means
enthusiastic. How little bis previous effort was
liked may be Judged by tie REMARK ot one 'lt.'
,L.t tLougy il il impssiblo So pronounce hos,iS
Ilrya rrsa. performance. II j. "umca'ntcarly s'-
n.ri1r" o his UaiRiG. There is lu'hiHE - indicat"
That his rnpularitv i'm London viii equal that when
he attained IN Paris or which lbs ryal SiiNin ic-
,iir, lrrc last sea,0 ~. such remarkable degree
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