New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-16

actress knows precisely what she wishes IN do
knows also precisely how 10 ought to DO DONE
and possesses alike the personality, the ability
and the art which enable her thoroughly
and splendidly to accomplish her design"
OF her performances Of Isabella in Z" Measure
for Measure" on her farewell night May "a. THE
TGIBUNE aad: She uses no adventurous aids, no
ornament, no glamor of romance, no wiles of be-
widerment, neither glee nor sensnous cxuberance
nor the faraway gaze of poetic revcrie nor any OF
those colors and tones by which she is wont
to make desolation beautious, and the FRENZY
of suffering and of selfcontct
electrical with passionate pathos' Her per
sonaton might be called classic in
its perfect simplicity. In Imogcn Miss
Nelson showed how strong emotion. act
ing through the IMAGINATION, can trsnsfgure the
whole being and give to love sorrow monu-
mental semblance and an everlasting voice.
II is well known that MISS Nelson never
appeared before the public in new
part without stnayI!"g IL 'h Hnp own
wdr s'v'! un afi phhs ye s, su qdp'' 's two 0
three years. She stuffed the parts
of ogea and i%Sfa SIX or soySI odT AT
rendered Ph6d,e, but she did not carry
out the plan. The greater part of her
theatrical wardrobe was 500 IN inns cry
here, ana before her departure for California.
VISCOUNT STAFFORD DE RADCLIFFE.
Loyp0N. Aug. 15.-VIscount Stratford de Red
clfe Slr Stracrord CannIng,, TOR many years Brit
ish Ambassador to the Porte, Is dead
The European diplomacy Of the greater
part OF this century is associated with the name OF
raford Canning who entered the public service when
NAPOLEON was at zenith OF his power, aud was sub
sequcny of the most prominent figures IN Euro
pean AFT rs during thr crisis which preceded the Russo
Turkish War Of 1553-60. This eminent statesman
was the son OF London merchant
and cousin OF the celebrated George Canning
He was born ~ 1888 and received his academic educa
ton al OF. He entered Kings College, Cambridge, IN
1906 but left there IN 1907 on receiving clerical az
poittment in the Foreign Office. Two years later he
was appointed Secretary o. Embassy at Constantnope'
bat IN 1912 he returned Cambridge where he took
the degree OF NJ A. In 1914 he wa sent AS Envoy 10
swi zcranG and wrote about the same time an ode en-
titled BOnapLrt ," which Lord Byron cal ed =" noble
poem" He to his country rs MluIser IN IoZO-
lust as President Monroe was about to enter his sec
ond term-aud remained here tIrce years.
On his return to Europ,. Mr Gaming wac sent on
special mission Petersburg and Vienna. His rela-
live, George Canning then Foreign Secretary,
sent hlm as Envoy ExraordDar3 the Porte, thereby
introducing hun e. that diplomatic field In which he
af,erward acquired so much distinction. HIS good
Offices at tins time were warmly exerted on
be af of the Greeks. who were struggling
Tor independence. Ia 1881 be had the satisfaction
OF BENG accredited special mission to Turkey 10
fix tne BOUNDARIES of the kin ID m OF Greece and to
settle the reaty in virtue OF winch no assembled the
creek throne After beng for a SNORT time AmDassadOr
to Russ "a. he entered Parliament abJut 49, ant r.
NAMED therein until lS4l, wIcn, having twice refused
the Governor .DIp OF Canada, be- was appointed ny me
Peel Hiuln stra lou Ambassador AZ COnstGnu' Ope.
Here Inhlenc. was srenuUusy eXerted III the inter
e.s OF CIVILIZATION, with Jealous regard Tor BIlsh IN
! I'm he al
stance OF the DrlDy adj mn strdtlOu
In 1883 he returned 10 Cpnstan nople, where Prince
! Mru'h n, fl mad aIeldY arrived on special mission
from the CT tr Then eusned ~ kesuiy cOuesci dbo-
ma lc sirugclc between the N-c0uut etatOrd Red
c1H and the Russian Ambassador. WAicn resulted IN
the Var 81 1896 In .hls contest the
British Ambassa Tor exercise" gtcat unienCe win tlc
| Porte. dud Il laFgc extent guldc4 ITS policy hl.
Kmglake, VINO mas narrated he. struggle WIN
dramatic power IN his " liyasiOn OF the Cflmei,
observes that the Turkish mind, as though
Welding TO fate itself, " us,d 10 bond ana
flli Gown before hun" lie encouraged The Sultan 10
rr.s lie encrOachm OF Ru,si and Insured ann tho
aid OF England France lie retired RON tue TURK
l-h Embassy 1888, upon a puns,On de altrrWdid
took frequent par. in che debates OF the House o.
Lur4s ON questions Of EOreign pOcy ana during the
last turkish conflict BE occasionally made puODc
his vi VS. on that KIudrcd subjects Daring mis- dip
.Omatc career, he signed or concluded Sax COVE -
tons or treaties VITA various STATES ana was mainly
instrumental IN establishing the FOUNDATIONS OF the
Greek monarchy,