The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-26
THE BRITISH METROPOLIS.
THE DoTNGS or SING rms, dCTORJ,
PRINTERS, AND 4 UIHORS.


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verse Opinion Of joaquin Miller.
LoNpoN. March II When go
NJ spring are in
''"0 iur, Bond 4trcn' begins To- get crowd
en- and the wear and tcar of life ~ high pros
.ure ~ set Nv. ono of t'c q - sign, ~ mo
-ca-ou's nearuc-. t. MI Gyt'- PAM ltou Of The
Convent Garden programme. H. h,,, tl my mind,
loss an.lL.tay of bis theatre IN f'urc, who goes
to the other house; bat PATTI still remains with
him and hear great Things Of the new tenor.
Ga1arrc. WHO'S. If possible. to appear this sea-
SON. But have heard so much Of so many new
tenor. iu the lat few years, and they haye nll
come to 80 little. that have ended 10y thinking
tenor. ~ extinct ~ d,dos. Hy way Of poor
exchange .gr furc. Mr. GIVE ho- got Capoul. vho
Will. fancy. be somewhat lost IN Tho big stage
Of ClNcnt Gaficu. fanuhau-cr Is promised dur
ins ihc .ra-,n. bat tlti doe. not indicate with
any certainty that 1t VIII be- performed.
There wa- rather amusing dcha,c last night
in the Commons ON the Queen adding Empress
Of India to her title: measure which seems
to be- strangely unpopular and ~ which Di-raeli
has got all the credit. or di-rrcdt. Iut nm
told. ON good authority that he has had nothing
TOD wtuit and TINT tn" Queen OWndu,ag
Her Mair-iy hn' lately h'rn ~ open hos
ptH ward 1T tine East End. where she was re-
cci,el with Intense cnthn4ia.m She looked
brighter ANA happier on the "crallDn than sho
has done Tor years. ~ the WAY, I hear strange
siOtie- from India II the Wild boar. and tigers
that shot by our distinguished visitor there hav-
nx been tied 10y the leg. or let out 1T boxes. and
Of the N IN All evtrl0riinafy haul made hy him
and hi- companion. having been tied to the not
hsiote II Wa drawn up II not zero, Is as ptO-
pie may think. ben or mo ir0r1iO
4 NEW AND nAD DRAMA.
Tho greatest theatrical success lately has boon
made, ~ Mis- Jennie Ices playing To-.
in the Statesi al the Glohc. The pieco
/, about ~ bad As adaptations Of Dick
O. NaHN. HHa.H Oh 40 .H.tFa
good deal; therefore the merit Of it, si''ccSs
/, not cntitciy viii the aCtre-4 Of what has he-
a wonderful holl 0n tie hearts 81 tho people;
but Tor that oven the best acting could not
which appear ~ theatre, accept ,ble. \ curious
fashion has sprung up in the last few wces, At
play on the FIRST highland then work ing II up into
a~ucce-s (which amounts. ia fact. to conducting
ana eSpe,se some YEAR .''a AGO , thi- wnit nnt
have been endured, but audiences have grown
where most care prevails pieces are brought
OUT t23 hurrifdiy' AND nj va evidently Tho
and nnd enormously improved. In the 1r.t acts
pr swim 1as saihcd tne r.Poss ana command
nnr throughout Mr. swing always suffers terri
~ rom ngr' 3g,ie., AZ Ar-t aud like the goat
after acting it several times. tie ought never 10
make nrst aupeaipuce Huiil lie had played a
part ten nishi- 100 public. This. however riaht
on oi thc mo-; eel, rated people in LONDON
now h. Nir Weston. the Amer nu pee, -ff.au
who has beaten all Engli. competitors out ~
tho Held, AID Nh0-c feat, are certainly little
short Of marvellous The foot that he j.. "a tcc-
tutailcr doe, he come from Maine % should he a
Westminster Abbey has been the scene u two
opposite events Il wedding and funeral. The
wedding was that Of Prof. ryndal 10 the daurh-
ter Of Lord and Lady tlaud Hamilton. Dean
stanley read the service. in the same form which
he used In the marriage Of the Duke and Duchess
of Edinburgh. The ceremony was very impress
sive, aud not liitle Of lis effect was due To- tho
Of Ns 10. "a yf
years and honors IL host man. Not much later
came the funeral of the Deans wife, Lady Au-
Eu~t1, whose death j. widely mourncd. Her fine
character made her a. much beloved by those u
her own class as by the poor and ignorant for
THE PAINTERS.
The painters are all hard at work preparing for
the Academy There i no profession that pays
Stance, Mr fes rising or F rse S0S artii t u
| whom YOU have doubtless heard. has got eighteen
eod E"y9s iSr ' E w6e5 OF 'hs year
these gigantic prices one wishes ones pen and
/ do not think. however, this state Of things
! Il good for art. He must be very strong man
! who when he can command such plice-,,wi.l re-
| and turning out ~ much work a, he can with
le-; care for H. m,It than T. tangible reward;
| painters with great regulations do resist it.
! Mo.t u them seen t. reverse the maxim, ana
| - g. 10y, u promising young artist the other
! day produced novel, and the fate ot this novel
/ gives good instance Of the gross and stupid
| tyranny exercised over the literary world 10y the
] circulating libraries. which are loo every way tho
very bdne OF literature in this enlightened coun-
/ try. The novel IL clover and bright, aud pcrfect-
| ~ free from any kind II harm But it ha.
name which Is perhaps unfortunate " The New
/ EuiiNa,' ana 10y THIS name the immaculate Mr.,
/ Nude, who sends out thousands of OuidAs
! books. and W r-o books than those, was 20
! shocked that he refused to circulate the novel.
! Consequently 1t has no chance. Authors here
are the slaves 9i pullishor- aad publishers tha
! slaves Of circulating librarians. who are lords Of
all, and as many tyrauis have been, are generals