New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-31
NOTES FROM LONDON
nm EDUCATION. ART. JOURNALISM. THE
THEATRE, AND PERSONS.

and Applied Science Examiner ia the UNIVERSITY
ofMontrcal. lie vouches for the high character o.
the instructions provided in American schools, some
Of which arc indeed models of what n technical
school ought to be- and do not suffer by com
harrison with the older institutions OF Europe
Among them are the Stevens. the Rensselaer,, the
Massachusetts Institute, and those of the Lehigh
the Cornell and the Michigan Universities. The re-
snt o. the instruction thus given was to he seen he
tells rs in the array Of high ass and scicnthell
designed machinery al hiia ielph.a, in 1876 But
the point which Professor Armstrong urges most
strongly to English attention 10 the faci that the
tuition thus provided Is IN 50 many cases iiee'
These Amer C an schools are remarkable from beng
the outgroWth of either private or state muhh-
eenc, Iehigh being given as an example OF one
and the University of chgan Of the other. Then
again admission these free schools depends on the
candidates attainment Of high standard of general
cnltnrc whereas in England there is danger lest in
Zee meal schools everything but technology he
LOST sight Of Canada is following the American
lead aud what that lead is may be judged from
tie concluding remark OF Professor Armstrong that
the Americans in thus matter already generation
IN advance oil England. whose eyes must soon
b. opened to the tact that her industrial pfe-em-
hence Is more than threatened and the sceptre OF
her commercial prosperity passing from her grasp.
The Times. which doe, not think highly of Long
fel ovs postum. ous dramatic 10 m, Michael
Aup,lo" has a good Orl for ONE OF the designs by
uch the book Is illustrated, especially those or
that interesting artist, Mr.. +. d. Mlllet." THIS is
the same MI Mdlct whom YOU will presently have
10 thank for his successful efforts to induce Mr.
Watts to lend yol his pictures 10 ok at next
winter.
With reference t. the Watts Exhibition. may
say that the list o. works 10 be lent will include
hos m Z ne nj Z
and now adjoining the crowded walls of Little ilo-
land House Mr. Watts as happened to hear yes
tcrday is applying 10 the owners Of other pct res
VII ch he VI he you g. see presume the collection
IN hc sent { the Met .opot n Mn cum will be
almost as numerous as That which oohgh ci us all
in IA, Grosvenor Galley. Still, 1t II not every
owner uf a mast 'rp e,e by Watt Nh' Will be as
generous tia hs treasures as the artist himself Is
ne custom Ia difficulty Is to bc surmountol by
the easy eNpelcnt Of making the Museum - bond"d
warehouse " hat a comment ia At Is on the thirty
r.r cent duty AZ erica leves that enormous and
stupld tax on al imported works of art, rs II eX-
pre,sy 90 shut out tho vor9 means OF educating
herself the very chance Of seeing the best paintings
Of the PERIOD the very possibility NJ study Tor her
own artists at home, and driving them out to bu-
rope IN search of the knowledge which Their own
country denies TO them. All ut once an open handed
Engl,sunnan consents to give free view OF his pc-
! I Il.
none you contrive q loOPholo for Their admission
How clever aud how worthy of great Nation the
whole business u.s.
We have 10 thaEk the Now-YUrk G. respondent OF
Tie standard (who produces over here the preiu-
does of The Nee- York Times Tor little moro black
,uinu of American reputation abroad. This indus
tr,ons gentleman has tolepTaphod some particulars
OF the scxhaustrve investigation 10y sixteen citi-
lcns of Buhalo into the charges against Governor
Cleveland. and the general aud specific denial
which hr tells Nv the reault oi tho inquiry.
Then rofnus the statement that when Governor
Cleveland was told that exposure was Threatened
and asked what should be tbr policy Of his friends
hr tcl,uaphcd IA reply. "lell The truth So Tar
yo,d Oh perhaps as good the Cucumsian as
would pcrm.L The matter - not be sa'oIy, bat
II sucwA lut II j. dIhicult To uu lcrstaud why an
American wiring Tor IA European public should
proc,~d o. coinmeAt upon the contrast between ths
AMI the conduct OF MIR. Blame, "upon hts knees
pleading for "a suppression of the Mulhg1n letters
which prove his venality by his own Signature
Ift. precious story were true, it i, nevertheless
odd AMI il II were believed 10y every Lnsiishman
who read, ia telegram it would not give Governor
Cleveland a single y, &. nor withdraw one from MI
Blame This cOn.dc.atIou may not have occurred
T. the author of the dispatch, writing as he does
amid the excitement of heated campaign But
perhap, he viii bee good enough 10 bear 1t IN mind
when hc next sits down t. compose telegram so
well calculated Ia bring one of his own country men
into disreputc in "a foreign land.
MI Brookfcld, well known member Of Mr.. Ban
crofts company. has taken the llayrnlrAet Theatre
for the summer season, which be opened on Satur-
dav with new version by Mr. W. H. Pollock OF an
Old French play. lie Reven du Lion, 10y NJ NJ. Jaime
and Bayard. Mr. Pollock entities this piece Ever
green aud tie title Is not inappropriate. 1t 10
fresh u.tration of the too frequent lncapac ty OF
writer tu Judge of their own work Mr.. Pollock -
stu lent and critic of theatrical literature. He has
m his time condemned many piece for want of
the dramatic quality. Yet he now produces one
witch though brightly translated aud altered, Is
all but dryoid Of that one essential element.
Evergreen IL not dramatic, but narrative. The
hero n perpetually telling OF some hing ne has
dom. instead of dong it. 1t has no plot and
scarcely story enough to hold the two acts
together MIR PollOck's Chief ambition seems to
have been 10 const net a frame IN which ms lrleud
Mt Broukhcld sholud be able u exhibit Ia adVan-
tage his varied capacities and accomplishments
For an practical purposes. Mr.. Brook 1ed has the
stage 10 himself his % upany, which includes two
OF three experienced performers, contentmg them
selves with parts technically known as ieederS
The character OF an old rircu who recalls and EN-
de,vors to repeat his early social successes oil
vnr,on. kinds Is not III suited to Mr.. br Ookheld
vet makes a gre ter demand on his powers than he
can ,uite conrede He is ciever, careful, ac-
compli,hpd aud makes no important mistake except
IN plnyug the part az all What he lacks Is the
feasibility. the spontaneousncss The buoy1nt and
Joyous temperament which make such a character
sympai hrtic b. an audience The piece was good
naturally received by house none too crowded.
Mi Pollock played conspicuous aud mover part as
anthor in the front of the house Sir iredericA Shd
Lad, Pollock were present. Mrs fhaId hee'e, III
.stbn,ic r,iment occupied stage box MT.
lauptry sat IN "A stall The usual mufmur "i au