The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-10
LONDON NOTES.

THE PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION ON THE INDIAN
TROOPS QUESTION MINNIE HAUcK AT THE
PRINCE OF WALES DINNEn-MIss THURsBY
AND HENRY IRVING.
LONDON, May %, 1878.
The great debate and division the lndian Troops
question ended Of course every one expected, IN
large majority tor the government The final speeches
wcrc delivered in preseace OF a very large house
almost the whole of the Commons, IN fact Before
the vision very strong "whips." orreminders, were
issued to both parties. The con Sentative WHIPS ap
peal a follows:-
rs Inc debate upon Lord narting.ons resolution with
eiudsd Your IS most urgently a. the
the liberals were su mmoned TO the contest by the
following notice.
Most important. Certain dviston.) Your attendance
y most earnestly ana most argsstly requested IN me
tons Restitution respecting Tho military forces Of the
Crown when division Of the greatest i%pGs'.nSSe Mn
The concluding woras Of both whips were four times
undersoorcd.
SOCIETY TALK.
The Prince aud Princess OF Wales gave grand din
ner night TO their august relatives, the Grown
Prince and Princess Of Germany. IL interest
ing meeling-ths future King-Emperor and Queen
Empress OF Great Britain, Ireland and India, as host
and hostess OF the future Kaiser and Kaiserina Of
Germany. The greatest Of the land were present,
among Thorn Lord Beacousfeld, the Premier, and
Lord Napier, the Cniof IN the evont OF
war. After dinner q selection OF music was per-
formed comprising tho glorious address 10 the Even
ing Star, from Tannhalser, which was sung laasl in
Italian and under the disguise OF 10 tn bcr astro
incaniator') by Signor Rota, and an air from 'sDi-
norah" by Mile. Tremelli, the lady gifted with the
marvellous contrato voice, who came unhcrsded 10
London and carried The town by stor m.
~ tha WA Il
Hauck, who sang four out Of the ten pieces which
composed the programme.
MISS rHURsBY.
Miss Thursby has made her first appearance In Lon
don, and the Academy speaks OF her In terms of the
warmcst praise and appreciation. ''She moro than
satisfied all reasonable expectations. She has high
soprano voice OF considerable power ard sypa,hetc
quality. Shc sings with genuine feeling and with
unaffected style, which at once commended her 10 all
lovers OF pure music. she chose FOR her deOut Mo-
zarps concert aria, Mia Speranza Adorata' and the
well known Jours de Mon Eniance,' from Herold's
PRO aux Ciercs Her success was unmsta kable,
aud we gladly Welcome in her valuable addition 70
the ranks .! our soprano .,. s. singers gers.
Tho most interesting OF the theatrical announce.
ments Is that Aenry Irving WV shortly DC seen IN
Chestn s.rbs announcement" says the Theatre,
has served to direct attention to what has been
Justly OF finest characters in the whole
range ol Euglsh hctlon The play is an adaptation OF
Godwin's CALEB Wiiams; it's hero. SIR Edward
happy falkland. The dramatic effectiveness '0l the
Character, as drawn the novel, was overlooked;
and George Coman, then known 20 lame only by Tine
Mounlaneers, adapted the story 10 the stage under
the title oil The Iron CHEST Inc play was nrst pro-
duced at Drury 1906. with music by STORAGE.
IL did succeed, parny because u was hcteroge
neous mixture Of tragedy aud comedy and opera but
principally. u seems, because Kemblc VINO had UNDER
taken 70 represent Sir Eawara Aorsimsr, ZOO III
n do luosSe 70 sithsf h,mssn u ths chasaetes.
Tho play, howevor did neA disappear nom ths ssgs,
thanks grace and sarncs ness with which Ellis
ton played Sir Edward Mortimer. But It was not until
Edmuni koan added tho character 10 his reperiory
that piece said to have obtained dfm hold
Of the stage In this part Kean was unrivaed, but
Macreaay and while unable 10 weaken the
Impression whion had produced, unprecedented the
character with considerable skill ana eject
IRvINGIANA.
The great and fashionable ACTOR has again been IN
vited visit Amsrica but IL said that no has posi-
uvey refused Invitation, ana Will play In the pro-
vinces during the tall season.
TENNysoN IRVING.
Ono Of the drau.atlc papers says that the poet
laureate, among oner compescns Juaaos Of ART very
pleased with MI Longs portrait OF Mr. Irving Tho
Duke OF Gloucester 10 the Royal Academy. 'fbc cx-
prsss,on,n remarked Tennyson, us very happily
caught Where. wonder, did Irving get that dis
tincIivcly plantasenet look 7"