New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-11-19
ENGLAND. TURKEY AND RUSSIA.
A 5EMI-oFFICIAL JOURNAL MAKES STARTLING DE-
NIALs-RUssIA STILL HOSTILE.


that Englands utlmatum was sent to the Porte;
denies that the channel fleet ordered to be IN
readiness to procced from Malta TO Turkish waters
in four days; denies that England demanded from
Turkey the cessicn of Post on the Black Sea- ana
denies that league of the Balkan Provinces has
been formed.
A dispatch from Berlin to The Standard says:
Russia has advised Turkey to ask all the sIgnato-
ries to the Treaty of $3.50 to dispatch squadrons 10
tine Dardaneles in case the English fleet enters the
Straits. The whole of the st. Petersburg press Is
violent in its tone the question"
A ST. Petersburg dispatch to The Globe this after
noon says: THE Moscow Committee on Volunteer
Cruisers has called meeting to discuss ways ana
means for raising fresh subscription for the con-
sTuctlOn of cruisers III view OF the state oil hussa
relations with England"
MUSlC-PERSONAL MATrERS-POLlTiCS.
THE OPERA AT HER MAJESTY IHEATRE-MISs
THURsBY's FAREWELL - GEORGE AUGUSTUS
sALAAND HIS VISIT TO AMERICA-AN ACCIDENT
TO MR.. KINGLAKE-PoITICs-THE RUMoRs CT A
DISSOLUTION.
IRON THE REGULAI CORRESPONDENT or THE TRBuSE'l
LONDON. Nov. l.-1he Autumn season OF
Opera at Her Majcsty's theatre at popular prices Is
an experiment which promises good results to Mt.
Mapleson. lie has brought out considerable num-
Der of different works III rapid succession; perhaps
too rapid Tor in some cases the rehearsals nave lett
much to he desired. Much less is attempted during
the regular season, when the opera Is not only mt
steal entertainment but fashionable lounge. where
fashionable people are content to sit through the
same opera many times. But the popular favor Is
not TO be wooed IN that way. Mr. Mapeson, or lis
London manager. has preferred to rely on novelty
or rather on variety OF programme. There are slA
performances weekly. No new work has been pro-
duced but many old ones with new casts
The list of prina donnas includes Nine. Marie
Roze who has added to her reputation in " Aida
and in III Trovatore y; Nine. lima di Murska,
who is gladly welcomed back to a stage where she
was once n great attraction and on which, i'll
Lucia and La Sonnambula' she still shows
traces of her brilliant style Miss Minnie Hank.
whose Carmen holds its own, and whose Ztrtina
finds admirers; Nine. Pappenhem, who shows
artistic power as Domd Anna, IN Don Giovanni"
and as Dalcatina in The Huguenots' y; and Nine
Trebelli, who has an undisputed supremacy in such
parts as SiebeI, in Faust" on the one hand, and
Azucena in I'll Irovatore" on the other. Nine. Cros
Inond has attempted Mdrgheritd. but it will hardly
he said that She in that character. Miss Ilauk in
Hiqnon has efaced the memory of Mme Missions
brilliant rendering of either. or tenors there are
Signors Fancelli Frapolli, Brigno and Tecchi, and
among baritones perhaps ). Pantaleone should he
mentioned The other artists, or most OF them, be-
long IN the category of the useful rather than the
distinguished. AS Mr.. Map!eson has carried off the
bet ter part of his last seasons chorus orchestra
to America loss is your gain. But We gain moth
ing by your loss of Nine. Gcrstcr. who sings this
Winter neither in America nor Europe, for reasons
of domestic character.
Perhaps the most remarkable feature of all these
performances is the rapture with which packed
houses applaud where the critics protest that only
too much fault can be found. Possibly they are eX
acting; certain it is that the standard of dramatic
and vocal excellence is less high with such audiences
as now fill Her Majestys than during the regular
season. But if MIR. Mapleson has correctly gagged
the public taste he has done exactly what so many
English writers have prescribed as the whole duty
of manager On the Continent, no doubt, differ
ent theory prevails
| The American singer. Miss Emma Thursby, who
| has made a high reputation in Europe sails for
home next week to fulfil series of enga gements in
her own country. Her appearances at the Coyent
| Garden promenade concerts do not come to end
til Saturday, but she took farewell of some of her
| friends last night at supper which Il few Amer-
| cans III London offered her parting compliment.
| Perhaps instead of few Americans, ought to say
| Mcssrs Gillig & Co.. of the American Exchange, or
perhaps only Mr.. Gilligbut that does not much mat
ter Some sixty persons present ut this festival
which took place in that quarter OF London so well
known to the opera-world, quarter where the
French and Italian tongues prevail over the English
| and where the cuisine has also Continental
quality. The company belonged for the most part
10 the guilds of art and journalism Miss Thursby's
| health was neatly proposed by Mr.. Haton,
the correspondent of one of your contem-
porarcs. She would not speak nor even
sing III response, but Mr.. Conway answered for her
| in his genial VirgnlaD manner Other ceremonies
there were none, but the party did not break up
| till past 2 this morning Miss Thursby, as
| YOU know, takes back plenty of laures with her :
| on which itmay be hoped the customs will levy 10
duties She might have spent another Winter here
with great profit. Paris competed with London for
her. and it is true (spite of denials that NJ Vaucor
bell offered Ter a brilliant engagement at the Grand
| Opera, which she declined
Another American lady, Miss Lillian Barley. is
among the successes of the past and present season
| Ii il were not for poicness sake, she might be
called child for she is, judge. not yet out of her
teens with voice and style as full Of further
promise rs Of actual merit She was the vocalist ut
the opening Monday Popular last night at St.
James's Hall. and Is still. | believe the pupil Of
Herr Hcnchel, and the only one he will take.
| 1t is announced this morning that Mr.. George
| Augustus Sala is about to start for n four or five
months tour in America chiefly in the Southern
States. In that part of the world he needs no rec
ommendation from me. and none from mo would,
fear, do him much good. But may be permitted
to say that, should he journey by way of New York,
he ought to have cordial reception, with the
| journalists of Ncw-York in the foreground The
grudge We once bore him may well have expired by
lapse OF time. If he unjust To us, as think he
| was we can afford to forget his mistake. We may,
at any rate, be sure it was only mistake | have
said my say about Mr. sala. and against Mr.. saIa
on the score Of his letters during the Rebellion. His
| acconnfa from tho North were open TO mucl