New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-13
NOTES FROM LONDON.
r, ,rtvc MOSTLY TO ART AND TO LETTERS

Mise Gertrude Griswold the American prlma
donna Of the Grand Opera in Paris. made hor "'S'
srpe,rancc ia opera in England on MONDAY 'N'",
,ns AZ Covent Garden ~ Mdrga'rtfd ~ " aust
she was welcomed by full but not brilliant mouse,
a,d her success unequivocaL 30 "uO" u''
Lean SAID Of Miss Ctiswods dramatic quality ''''
- ,as a surprise 90 Hud hor presenting Nd'dp''"
,,, ,impl,rtty of conception aud manner ih'te
,,,. no reason 60 hc surprised Elegance ana ro'u-
f,lpc.. are not less dramatic than mere energy "
i. tic fault of too many actrosHca that '"> '""'
mon the stage with pgcmoulton ~ J, WIZ W ",'
tbrir heroine IN 10 60 through before Hh' ''N'' ~
Miss Gl.swoid gave no indication ia the hIA' "'' W
ber Mugteria of the fourth, ahd was All INC "'''
,L,r,,inc because she rightly chose 10 be- the m
oenuous maiden who has not yet seen OF dt'a'o" W
her FaRd In the later scenes she proved tn'' '"'
l,J rlentv of feeling aud the power 70 express 'o'
,,, A a singer sAa won abundant applause "o,"
fr,u the bonse and tie critics. slight cold ana
d,gree of nervousness which, however h''u''i'
c,uld moi be- called slight ohscuIei her voice. "u'"
oc,orl,ocly WAS less remarkable for strength IMAM
for swcctn. 5, and purify. Nothing sald the e'''"
iudrs who sat there to decree her success OF ldu'
ull he more beautiful than her method and Style.
Whether Miss Griswold viii take rank al the hedu
81 her profession must depend good deal on the
,u.stion whether her voice be equal IN Yolume 10
tbc demands of the public and the requirements Oh
ath,ltre so vast Is C0vent Garien. Mt hueHer' Vi
The Tines after pralSng her vocal training a' p'I-
feet and her information a faulteNs describes n'i
,.c. a. a fresh all sympathetic soprano very ill'
in the higher notes although as yet mite coio'SS
in the middle register She impressed Tue iou'V'
NO. add bv her artistic ind Cdualltv as well as oy
pr,of. Of careful drama tlc study. Inc auu'eu'o ''
rlDled many Americans, among them MI. os,'i'
Nt,..,.r to Madrid. and two ex-MinisteTs MT Nar-
c,, and General Moves. Mr.. Lowell was TOO III 10
be present
Miss Cowell an American lady. has been giving
,,a,:,,s IN London for some weeks past, and IS
,,,,,b liked Her appearances have all, thihk'
ho.n private. and don't know that she mtehd' 10
make IN, appeal to the general public. lheIe j.
ALWAYS. however demand for clever women ''
they are good looking So much the BETTER VINO nave
voice enough to ill drawingroom with east. anu
enough sense of the dramatic ana kno"ieusc u '''
cuton to make a good piece tell These qualities
Ms, Cowcll possesses. heard her Oh SATURDAY at
house where Mr.. Browning. Sir FREDERICK Leighton
Mr. Hamilton Aide Mr.. Trevelyan and many other
ceebritir, were present ali of whom she delighted
last Monday sie recited after dinner before very
small company who had been asked 10 meet the
Prince and Princess of Wales. They, with their
wel-known frendness to American artists eA-
dressed an interest IN Miss COweAs success and
their pleasure IN her reading.
Edinburgh has stolen march on London and has
had an opportunity of seeing Nine. Sarah Bernhardt
rs Lain VI cjetb while the mctroPolitans are sui
onlv hoping for it, notice appears ia me Times
Lv tel.grapb which describes the performance IN
terms of warm admiration. Her success completely
us fled the novel and daring experiment, SAYS this
writer and he adds, not without certain oddlty OF
EXPRESSION: The extraordinary energy of her con
ceutrated devilry, expressed II physical Effort III
verbal volubillty. and in power of feature and OF
eve was IN some parts terrific aud marked DIS
tnct triumph Of histrionic art Truly, when your
SCOT lets himself CO. his enthusiasm carries him far
But there is no doubt, from all the var,ous crti-
clsm, and testimonies. that Mime. Sarah Bernhardts
LQdg Macbeth is a most brilliant ami admirable per
torwance.
A version Of NM Barricre and Goudmets Tete
a. Iinotte" 10y Mr. Albery. was produced at the
Criterion on Monday. The original IS one of the
most diverting pieces of its kind The adaptation
proves less so. Out Of Difference to English snScep-
tbhties the motives of the play have been SO far
altered that It's present succession Of incidents Is
hardly ineligible. That the sparkle of the French
dialogue should be preserved was not 10 be ex- !
pccted Mr. Albery is not the least competent of
English playwrighs who try th,r hands on French !
pieces: but h, mastery OF English greater than
is he could not alter the genius OF the language.
The performance hardly requires mach notice, the
css So Mr.. Wy2dhams admirers will think, be- |
.ause he is not IN the cast He proposed to give !
himself rest while " Featherhraiu ran, hut it
hoes not look as if the rest would be long
Mr. Seymour Haden the eminent ctchcr, pub
isbes in The Pail Mall Gazette letter about
uchings and engrayings of a character to startle
he BUYERS of both 1t Is too long to summarize, but
lhe warning which ought to put the public lAmeri-
an not less than English on their guard relates to
We dongs of the Print ellers Association. num-
per of pUutS'llers have formed ring. They stamp
proofs for members of their association and they
lsk the public to accept this stamp guarantee
of genuineness and excellence. But Mr. Seymour
Haden alleges that certain publishers though they
are the habit of advertising that only a certain
number of so-caed artists proofs will be taken
from particular plate, do in fact print far greater
number The association of winch they mem
bers atiXes its stamp for fee, to many of these
Interesting productions of the printing press the
publisher chooses TO pay for. The public is
swmdled two ways. 1t suppOscs itself to be buy
ing proof when 1t is only paying print, of far
less artistic value And it pays high price for this
rubbish the theory that Is scarce, when IN fact
the market is flooded with IT,
Now it has long been known that this fraud was
practised by firms who pretend TO be respectable.
The Pail Mall Itself first drew attention to il and
ELECTED "a reply which can only bc called lmpudeut,
denying. it did, none of the essential facts.
Now Mr.. Seymour Haden. under his own name
:Omes forward TO reterate the accusation and en-
large it. The letter appeared yesterday. No answer
appears to-day. The printsellers perhaps require
time. But it may be hoped that this exposure will
have some effect in diminishing peculiarly
offensive form of dishonesty.
The Queenstown people naturally do not like the
abandonment of that port port of arrival for
American mails. and have memorializcd the Post
master General against it, He answers that he has
30 such intention. The Irish mails are to be landed