The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-18
WHAT'S ooIxo ON IN EUROPE

The British Parliament has been pro
rogued as is usual at the opening of tho shoot
ing season and the Queen has sent In hcr Gus
tomary speech. She thanks tho legislators for
the supplica they have voted and omplimcnts
the army and navy for tho efficiency they havo
shown. Special acknowledgement is also made
of tho services Of the Indian contingent Tho
speech Is much less enthusiastic however, than
II might have been expected TO be.
u III tho general belief that Lord Bcaconsncld
win now retire and rest upon his laurcs. His
desire TO do so was the only reason why Parlia-
mont was not dissolved. Had IT been, and had
no secured majority in the new Parliament.
he could not we'll have resigned for several
years yet
II the mass Of the English are pretty we'll sat
isncd with the present arietocratic and nrbi-
tIary policy Of the Government, the mass OF tho
Scotch and Irish evidently do not share their
views. A congregation in Rossshrc recently
Joined liz minister in the following prayer:
We pray on, anst"crac, ri,c them some education
have to guide tn u, To do some good,
Which :, much needed ~ tns sonn'rA "m1 ,n, I""I
tn cruc slaughter OF men and ho,ss cnnscd hy ih.e
ing trucking smoker 9nI lo,,"om' ,T'rn n" a.,
snci place Lace WHO vii de- good to t oor shian. aud
give US peace nnd ,9,1n,y ant In;i nro W,n
The marriage Of the Duke Of Connaught with
tho Princess Louise Margarcta OF Prussia has
been postponed. for some reason or other till
February next. 1t IL 10 take place at Windsor.
Tho London Tn,cs. since the retirement Of
Dr. Dclauo. has been severely pitched into Tor
tho careless manner in which II IL edited now.
But the London Graph., has Just made n blum
dcrsurpnssing any the Times ever made II
printed the other day what ruruortcd to be
u,rfrutt pi nisruyli from "a druyViuv of tlc IN
nous Count nOfsny made In 1897 II turns
out that the PORTRAIT WAS not that Of Disraoli.
but Of Charlcs Dickens made about the same
time.
The close 81 the London season suggests ro-
view ot whit the theatres II the English capital
have done during the year. An account Of the
condition OF the Italian opera has already been
given. The comedy and drama have made
much les progress Whatever may be the
shortcomings Of I.ahouchorc as a journalist. no
IL certainly competent Judge Of theatrical
matters. and this If what he says Of the London
season:
Dunn the entire wear ONE ,uge ORIGINAL llav Ut
an, mint has h.,n rr'd.,gh 3li," = put an atlanta.
immortality ton wondrous combination u simple humor
nnd ''n,, lIt ~ i aI'p.hy on, HS nun9r ,r a,
the French orini tu sanous li''e ron, q hi- worst
NM too much into the groove ct drawing room netting.
Thca'Te n"'l, Io"i. xi~ and "vanicr'cckcn" have
| been oiurnrntiv, f"ilurcs
On tho Whole /. impossible To- my that the stage has
lr'sgr,>'d az any Ny urns t' present th'nncal year
tlcair, IN winch Old aud new r,nclic- performed
J cndranl, h' asow an round 'nnlan, AMI uni We
icrcsuns plu The latter cost much money inmnuuun.
a,houeh tag to- much j. noNn'a,s ant 9ut m e.h"rai;
nr,cr NJ, draw ,rn. 10, STAG !. n"t an ~ Ho.ir
,f n"n r,"l , n.c n ''a -, ";, h"Yf, j." ss
| isA good play, well aud carefully Hctd
With such conditions it was natural that the
season should prove an unfortunate one for the
managers. But even had the artistic condition
Of the London stage been better much profit
| could not have been expected from theatrical
business ut tho present time. Hard times make
themselves felt first of all in the receipts of tho
theatres Apart from that. the system II
" orders' or deadhcad passes prevalent In
England is equally fatal TO the pockets of the
managers and To the development of dramatic
art. The writer Just quoted says:
hold wnen uli about go adj h.. n,sht, cost To- Il e
manarcr l. about NO Il haii uli s pront CONF nue
cram h. houc night, with ORDER. ro create The ,,
' r.n 10 VITA H"% # he could l'r .ir is H. Il, re
order among p,rson. VIII" u they ~ not receive thcm,
harm Hu, ihs he obyon.ly 'annet No. and he r"su, 81
q tc mciroroli- a., r',ri,i Win rey. or noihiu.
""M,u,' i, 80" ",h.is h,'al'a,, ma nov h ,9nr
!
Hsm" a.fTiii i,fA. r,,ac, IN" tho he, U hS.,
Of acors One iti PERSON ia'c teen sven r or,lcr
9nd nothing vii ever induce Ann TO pas In ~; ear
l,hc h'esgr ulou chaui, ho pr.ud of b'iul on te
Of ih,airc MI spcni i,ur- amt hour, OF hs time IN
huntn- ior an order Tho rrst step 60 place Loni0u
one who inter. ,hcm q. o, Of N, ani,Hcc L, ma, r
,nly possible t., comilnauon tciN'"n m,Gae,T.
n,a',l,ai -"',i - VIZ ~ n'r 'a''' ,ui 4" nn n'
H. 1. II enc n'ii q" W. i"m''r now 'ni .in-
Would colcc1,ci, iron, to ne amount &, above ii'o'"
pei atuum
II is curious fact that dradhcadi-m in the.
atrrs Is 80 largely praeti-ed all over the world
Thoroughly honest and honorable people in
dula;c in II. Who would accept FREQ meal from
a restaurant keeper except a dead heat But
the same person who would shrink from IN,
idea Il accepting free lunch from an eating
house keeper. or ur, sent of a pair If gloves
from glove manufacturer, or uromplimrntarl
weeks washing from the washcrwoman. thinks
1t not at all Illuminating 10 solicit free passes {,
theatrical performances.
Another disadvantage against which the Eu.
ropran theatrical managers have To struggle is
the Increased snlary II artists During the last
ten years the actors pay has gone up oven
! 100 per cent. very commonplace actor 81
actress gets now in London as much ~ $50
week while by no means exceptionally good
artists. who have been lucky enough To- attract
public attention. claim all tho way from 500 t,
$3u0a week Yet the urire otadmssion Las moi
been increased, How, then, ara the manager.
to make money, unless they produce had play.
with one star ana II general east Of unNashcd
vulgar, and hom"ly hacks}
In Paris the excitement IF the Exhibition Is
mostly over. and tho great city would he quit,
cmlty were 1t not for the mass If foreign Wis
itors.