New-York tribune., 1882-08-13
LONDON GOSSIP.
r,c,,sHMAN,s NOTES ON ENGLISH

great stir has been causeo III ,,..'r tvown "a
s. ,be news that Mr.. Horace NOR" .a Nv Farouhar
'.chho" Farquhar, is going Oh '"o o,n :" men OF
,,c heen one Of the most poPu'" ~ :, ,, ,ts too
.a' s o,oasnre upon town. fer""P' - ,,or,.lo
wit and pressure cr,Iu..s vittcisms which p'r'"ho
strohs 'n. W." .ua,,,v of cheek" as IT'S c"''""'
iAIt.' . - e,nployed to perfection 10y bruh"o" II
-or very differently used Bruunlon' q" '"' - -.
80 told me- affected the Del espr" anu - s..'
, roulery largely mingled with supefoh'ou'",
elesan' ,,d,n Mr. Farouhars fun is OF soc"'
90, nomnlexion altogether that inhoceh' -
..n his savings II he! 49,,
.Dor.n IN good faith. "Awfuhy goou ,ioh '"-'1
Of Ghile'syo know, ,"and then comes t ,,,her,s
ne Charles Mathe ws said Of the jokes VI ~ nc, o,d
s.. does M, seem quite good when t" D.
ghe fact is that MI Fsrqubsrs fun ID INC ~ ,o -
-, 9, viii not 80 carry" as wine-merchah's ""''
Sut his tokes are good when uttered ID MS -,
oarrntly innocent. way, just leaving ioo.u m 'u,.,
xbeb.r his humor is unconscious or not io ,,,,.
INV exact meaning, win give a receh. inS"'"' "
,,,. stvle He went ono day into one OF ms many
-. - osnec,ailv frequented by the notVery y-thcAIS
go vonths of the day Ghillie sumptuonsN ar
rayed in evening garments OF the "es' ,,,r
His shirtfront was 'hins " -,
spacous as hts frame will permit, BIS yV',S
,ich and curious and the orchid IN Ills uu'''n"o'
rtval,ed one of Lord Crewes Bat Joye Gihie' ga"
- og bis "nals" with look OF admiration, you 'o
col ,em on tonight old and no mistake "''''"o
gazed innocently and perhaps little va'ahty upon NJ
I'D said. "I don't see why should not nave " ITO"
anti Of clothes os well as you other teIo"s' u '
Tn nearly as hardup as the rest OF you ,-o-
Mr. Faronhar has decided 10 become an ae'oi '' ~
.nss,o, and has already. il is said. been oIcfco ~o
,ro,k nv an entcrprisng manager ms Is bo' H'
money 10 a man whose daily cho eAlo"u
NAL looks in TO dine, is quite as great; Dut
NAV seem IL IA exactly the sasry received 10y MT
Mare when all London went to see him as L"Td arm
g., Prime J,eropsla and Sam Gerridge IN "s"c'e'y'
Ours d" and Caste" and he was already an accom-
slisled artist with aptitude for character ac'
sn II must not imagined from this comparison nat
tbe Prince Of waless Theatre, under the Bancro's OF
.tnce their remova the HayInarke has been remark
,,s for low salaries Exactly the contrary Is the truth'
for II was the Bancrotts who commenced ana VINO in
ttn the present extravagant rate of reuherauon' '
se or ss q week considered very lhir P'S
st.teen years ago who Lad not yet made any
specal mark in his profession MI Hares IrS' Au
vance was from se to Is week. Ou' ~
was receiving $50 when he left the bahcroIs
20 set up himself ut the Court Theatre As a'o d"
that date such a salary was considered 80 uis" '"'
msnv friends this clever artist and manager thoueh'
n. was very foolish ~ risk hs savings IN personal ven
,,re but things have changed since then Oh course
the high prces paid United States for certain ta
ent help 10 keep up the rate mere AT tins moment very
,noderste young ask for 32O week ana get I'D
at least Actors Of established reputation command
very high prices. MI David James nas just accepeu d"
.ngaremept at The Haymarket at $50 q week Mr'
Coc,La,.s terms are eco week. Mr.. Clayton, before
1on,dertoot management. co' $50, and Madame Mod
iska IS now receiving s1Oc. Painters and actors are
almost the only people Overplid just now
prices were only Just rising when the Mr.. David James
inst aluGed TO- with Mr.. ThOrne and MIR. Montagu
formed te famous partnership in the Vaudeville Thea
~, Known as the Jew the Gent and the Gentle" The
Lac, named now blooms alone at the Vaudeville, MI.
Names whose name 10 BelascO, goes 10 he HaYfhaAet
and moor Monta m died on the other side like the u-
fortunate Amy Fawstt whose death occurred under
very suspicious circumstances in Newfork lrecolect
seeDe them all in 1.-The School for Scandal " apont
,sr wears mo- but how much has happened since then
Mrs Sterling who brought "young montagn" " ont at
the Jamess Theatre s remains well and hearty ana
plays perfectly az the Hrse IN Romeo and JulGt ohe
had high opinion Of young Montague" and said to
an old friend that be one OF the lew young
men Oh the stage who with s"aIlo"-'aleu coat u"
,r,rht he taken for gentleman" Such anecdote a.
this bear repetition IN theatrical company
nov that chief swagger OF actors s social posluoh'
Mr David James Bclasoo, h instance, IL tue ch"seh
friend OF the Dock" his Grace. the Duke OF Beaufort
who takes a subtle pleasure in his society Its an extra
ordinary friendship for they do not TO talk much
the comedian being very quiet man. The Prince OF
Wales especially delights in the company OF MI Toole
who quite amusing in pr lyae lie as he Is on te
stage
They say that the son OF a Cabinet Minister is greatly
attached 10 far me o-dramatic aud is dipping
deeply into paterna money bags, and that another
actress class rarely appears without $4,000
worth Of diamonds talent is moderate, and she Is
no longer very young; but what IL The use of Peer with
uuencumbcred estates but to sustain the dramal
MI Bouccauit, who is at least as well-known-
IN the United states IN London, delivered leo
1ure on Acting Considered Art" last Wednesday
afternoon The Lyceup Theatre crowded TO the roof
and the profession very strongly represented The
charming Mrs Arthur Lewis (Miss Kate Terry
present a. well Mrs. Stirling Mrs. Arthur Stirling
Miss Rosa Kenny Mr. Bancroft Mr. Arthur Cecil, Two
beauties. not Of the stage but Intimately associated
with It. Mrs Bran Stoker and Mrs. DuttOn Cook, MT
Frank Marshall who II he could be persuaded 10 cut his
hair would be The peasautost fellow in the world, hr
LOWS Wnged, who would write well If he did not al
ways shrek and scream ikean angry woman, and Lord
HoughtOn, velvet and ALL quite recovered from his
Illness, and chatty che eriul and paradOxical as
ever.
As Mr Boucicault said his observations intended
ouly actors, but for orators Of all kinds, we
Englishmen not little amused at an lrlsh-Amer-
can lccturing the proper pronunciation Of our
own language. AS he addressing educated
Audience did not repeat any Of the ume-wom witt
csms about the letter h" The common yulsaran in
this country is very uncertain to his ans D." but Mr.
BOpccault clever enough 10 leave him out Of the
calculation More curious was his attack upon the
English pronunciation of the e;ter "r" which he said
was "ah "w" This shows that the veteran drama
tis Of pseudcIrish character is ilnperfecy
acquainted with the modern pronouneiaton Of
our language by the best society. The
cepted pronunciation OF "r" Is the German
cultural pronunciation which have previously de
scr4bed Veteran" for instance is pronounced not as
Mr Boucicault suggests, like "yetewan," but ike
"veterhan." the "rh being cultural In the Roya'
family tins sound Of the ar" is quite German Among
other people 1t Is rather French than German but IN no
ease is II like "w." Mr. Boucicault's social knowledge
seems be getting a little out of date. Language is a
living thing and has rolled past his ideas OF the old
fashioned Pan Mall English playgOcrs have wearied
OF his sham Irshmen the like whereof stepped on
Jrch mil osVp "a.