The New York herald., 1879-07-04
LONDON GOSSIP
Sarah Bernhardt Still the
Rage in Society.
SHE DESIRES TO SEE AMERICA.
Miss Kellogg as Aida at Her
Majesty's.
THE "RESOLUTE." !"

THE "RESOLUTE."
LONDON, June n, 1879.
Sarah Bernhsrdt IL as much the rage in London as
In Paris London has her on the brain. She has
come. been seen and has conquered with the greatest
success. and H. to use the metaphor of one of the
Journalists in the train of the Coincide Fancaiss the
company as body have carrisd the town by storm.
Sarah has certainly captured the citadel To her
act at the Gaiety Theatre not enough for fashiona
BILE London. The unfortunate who has not
seen her in the "Pari dune Grande Dame" at
private house is an object of pity. Then, too.
there is her gallery Of objects of art in Piccadly
pictures. statues and as-reiefs--which il crowded
daily. The accomplished lady has not only van
quished us. but is lootng u.s. and she will carry
back to France most substantial evil
dence Of the enthusiasm Of "Ces bons an
glais." Sarah Bernhardt desires to be known
rather as sculptress than an actress.
and prefers good word for 'Aprss le Tempate." the
young sailor dead on his mothers knees. to the
loudest "bravai" for Dons Sol or Mrs. Clarkson.
Cofins and skulls are inseparabiy connected with
this extraordinary lady. and touch Of her eccen-
tricity is to be in her little figure Of Jester
who has thrown aside his bauble to play with
deaths head. The pictures. however, are not be.
meath notice. for In all of them there s strong feel
ing for color and eject. especially In little canvas
called "Ls Dame AUX Perrdches." fair haired girl
in white playing with her parrot pets. Mr. whistler
would call 1t an arrangement in green white and
yellow. Pictures and marbles, however were quite
secondary matters the private view day Of her
gallery for the celebrated lady herself there and
absorbed all attention. while she chatted with the
consummate ease and grace of Frenchwoman with
E~~S r s~l<1 a
of lesser lights that revolved satellitewise. about
her slim and mignonne person As one Of the papers
says:- .res
And acsdsmicisns
worship ct her shrine. and anything she does 10
chronicled. !. therefore, must chronicle that IN
brief conversation-it 10 not possible to have more
than ten uninterrupted words at time with such
celebrty-she remarked to the correspondent Of the
HERALD that she does not like the climate of England
that she likes the people-'two very different
things" she said-and that she wants to 60 to Amer
ica you, in your turn must prepare for invasion
and unconditional surrender.
AIDA AT HER MAJEsTy's.
'.Aida" was produced at Her Majesty's Theatre ON
Thursday night with Miss Kellogg In the title role.
Trubelli rs Amners, Campsnini ss Radamd and
Foil as Ramphis The audience was brilliant one.
and contained good proportion of Americans. who
atlantic favorite Miss Kelloggs voice did seem
to be in strong condition but her singing was ire
proschabe for tunefulness and melody. Like every
one else she was under the bsnefu influence of the
weather and it was. say the least amiabe Of her
to stand in the gap aud consent to sing when she
abilities. % At the state concert at which She was
commanded" to sing, sho was congratulated and
thanked by the Prince of Wales. who hoped she
would sing again at another and recalled her former
visit this country In gracious and atterng terms.
aida is essentially spectacular opera and the main
feature OF the first performance at Her Majesys was
the triumph Of the scenic artist Sgnor Msgnani,
Slnder whose supervision the opera was mounted at
the Scala in Milan.
The advantages Of his cooperation we're apparent
in the splendid and accurate scenery which he has
prepared for Mr.. Mapleson Nothing more grand or
more complete has ever been seen in London than
the temple interior OF the second scene; the sky,
and the effect of light and shade the massive
hierogyph- painted columns, were startiingy real,
and the hands OF the whole audience gave salvo OF
applause which brought the artist to the front after
the tall OF the curtain, with Radames and Ramphs
either side or him. the contrast between the costume
Of 1872 b. c., and 1879. A. D.. being sufficiently
quaint. All through the opera and ct the end the
audience gave Sgnor Magnani perfect ovation. and
the pleasant looking old gentleman In his dress suit
was continually popping out from behind the wings
and bowling his Acknowledgements of the admiration
with which the audience regarded his scenic pic
lures He certainly the hero OF the performance.
was so comic and original that 1t was unanimously
redemanded Next Monday the opera wiz be given
again and the may dy then Ds aole to DO
/
| METEOROLOGICAL BUSINESS.
! But what you expect In climate In which
is q comfortable thing? On this very day, the 2lst
! June, London 10 shrouded in . damp. chilly fog,
was cruel to send US rain. gales and lightning
for the longest day of the year. but the HERALD said
we should have them and W. have. 80 the mstinses
hardt snd Adelina Patti are cross polo ct Hurling
ham is almost impossible the Prince OF Wales cannot
land on the Eddystone rock to found the new
/ lighthouse. The Egyptians were not sorely
\ tried by the ten plaques ~ Is London society
by this incessant bad weather. Says the Spovtsmaa
ON this subject Meteoroogists the other side
! OF the Atlantic doing roaring trade In bad
weather Every morning we seem to receive adyices
electrical bill Of adng and directions ~ to the best
method OF clearing the import. 80 clever are our
cousins across the big water In predicting the differ
ent degrees of wet which now make up the climate
/ Of these islands that the weatherwise at home
/ from an unscientihc standpoint Time was when
mans corns panied him in the morning he took his
umbrella sadly from the stand and prepared for the
worst But now that import our weather from
abroad the old signs Of wet. from birds flying low.
ancient wounds asserting themselves, and oorns
sooting have gone quite out of fashion, and accord
ing to the Darwinian theory should gradually dsap
pear with the advent OF their uselessness II seems.
however, that foreign weather prophets are not to
/ have 1t all their own way, u gentleman of HANDS,
worth having written to the Birmingham Post
letter in the shape OF q METEOROLOGICAL forecast,
which puts the HERALD csblesrsms into that
shade OF which we have such q plentiful supply
on hand. Behold how the Hsndsworth seer nm
bosoms himself: :-'Thec; weather. Sir h 1t may n-
terest you the meney rceders Of your widely sir
culated and valuable Journal. That judging the
futer by the past we may espect verey disturbed
state of the atmosphear attended with aormngs
storms and great local rain falls-this disturbance
should comence bout the eleventh of June and end
about 9Th of Juley. but II Dr. Darwens observations
/ be true-then y hne dry Sumer Season.-but IL the
observations OF Roger Bacon be correct which ave
taken particular notice for than Forey years.
that s the early or late operance OF foliage on the oak
and asn.-the oak Early nne dry summer. the ash
late allso portencss nne dry summor-the foleg ON
the ash In this season Early and tho oak late conse
quentey according TO this difereng. we myay aspect
wet season. Thus according to Roger Bacon and his
! unorthographic correspondent. are we promised .
! bad spell Of bad weather.
REsoLUTE.
/ The proposed destruction n--unnecessary and Van
dastic-of the old Arctic ship Resolute, whose deck
witnessed an historic scene when Captain Hustein,
on behalf Of the government OF the United States.