The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1885-03-15

Az Actor's Tear ~ sss south SECS.
The wcll-known Shakospearian actor Mr..
DANIEL BASpMASs. and Mr.. BARNARD 0sDY
have between them given US, In An hcor's Toa~
(Cuppi.a. Uvham 4 Co. n much more interest
ing book than that published last year In Mr..
Irvings name by ons Of tho attcrs con panions
In his American journey. That indeed. would
DO but feeble praise. and the volume beiors US
deserves mor- hearty communication. Tho col
laborAtors-Mr. Gisby hns hslped to clothe his
friends recollections In literary form-ha>e
much to toll us that In new and striking for. to
Americans ut all events. tho brond and varied
field Of observation traversed by MIR. Dandmann
10 by no means familiar. THIS book records
the experiences OF u company Of actors organ
ized to perform the works OF Shakespeare In
the cities and large towns founded or oceu-
pisd by Englishmsn In tho Pacific and In
dian Oceans. Mr. Bahdmahn takes the readsr
| with him to Auckland. Dunedin. and Christ
| Church in New H"alHnd: To Hobart Town In
| Tasmania: to sydney. MsIbourns. Adelaide,
| and Brisbane in Australia: tn Calcutta. Bonn
| bay and Madras in India: to Colombo In Coy
| lon: to Rangoon In Bnrmah IN Singapore and
| Honolulu: TO Shanghai Canton, and Hong
| Kong in Chiua, THIS was assuredy n rich and
! n remarkable experience. and the fruits Of 1t
| well deserve to b. embodied In u hook. In tho
| adventurous attempt to interpret Shnkesp pear.
to the Greater Britain In tha East weiI-in-
| formed and active intellect like that OF Mr.
| Dandmnnn could hardly fail to note n multi
| tudc Of incidents AMI soota traits that bring
| out the ta.'os. the fseings. tho measure Of cut
| tivation. AMI ths modes Of thought peculiar to
| thos. distant and isolated outposts OF the Eng
| lish- speaking world.
In Dunedin which Mr.. Bnndmann pronounces
the queen Of New ZsaIand cities. he found two
| theatres each aba to accom- n,odate about NJ
| teen hundred people; three daily papers. ex-
celiont hotels. street cars run by steam and by
| the cable system and. what Is oven moro sur
| prisinv when wo consider that tho town has
only some 5O.OW people. an admirable service
Of hanson cabs He was much struck also
with the size and quality OF tho horses raised
In the South Island especially OF those Intend
ed for draugbt purposes. 1t Will be noticed
that Mr.. B,nimann hal eyes for sonnet hing
else besides the szs OF audiences and tho jour
naiistic criticisms Of his own performances
Not that he refuses due attention 10 matters Of
professional interest. but. on the contrary.
whenever u fact may prove instructive to q
brother actor contemplating In his turn tour
in the Pacific he IL not restrained by sham
humility. or n stuffed reserve from recording
II. Thus he mentions that his two months
stay In Dunedin brought him clear profit OF
81. 500 besides the delightful recollsctionS OF n
most generous hospitality. In the subssa uent
narrative OF a visit to Auckland and other
citles Of the North Island, many interest
ing stories about the Maoris. heard At first
hand from the older English settlers. are re-
counted.
From New Zealand Mr.. Bandmsnn took his
company to Van Diemsn's Land. now called by
act OF Parliament Tasmania. and was i'm
pressed. Rs other travellers have been. BY the
emlnently law abiding character Of oomnin-
nifty whose fornfathers ware almost without
exception conyic,s. Another charm. which
Tasmania shares with New Iealand. 10 the
. com ete absence Of disagreeabs bugs. mos
uuitnes. snakes. or wild animals OF any kind
indeed. except tha black opossoin. Apples.
7 too. which very scarce in Now Zealand and
. New South Wales. attain to great size and
exquisite flavor In Tasmania, and the same
! thing may bs said OF its nRches cherries. and
pears. or tho Tasmanian Forests other travel
lers have written with establishment. but MIR
! B,ndmann tells US Of ono tree which has
reached tho enormous height Of All fect-ar
, altitude $50 feet greater than that attained b,
the tall.st tree OF California Hobart Town
the Tasmanian capital. where Mr. Bandmanr
!. acted to full houses for n month. ia. IT sesms
Z In great favor Rs pleasure and health resor
i for the peopls OF Victoria and other Aus
!. tralasian colonies during the summer and
n autumn. that is to Say. from December to tn,
end OF April
n With Sydney. Melbourne. and the Australian
r cities Americana AT" more eonversant thar
y: with the towns OF New ZsalAnd and Tasmania
. and we therefore follow Mr.. Bandmnnn to Bin
u gapore. Colombo and Rangoon. In Singapore
= which lies nj the tip Of the Malay Peninsula
o directly under the equator. he recognized tn
= true m-rcial metropolis Of the East ever
II ship that goes to China from all quarters of tn
+ globe texceptiDg California, Peru, and Chill
g. touching at this point. while all ves ssis dos
u tined for northern Australia. Java. and Sian
i stop at the same piac. for coal and winter. nm
II frequently for fr.isht. Singapore IL one Of tn
X MOI cosmopo itun cities In the world. and Mr.
Z" Bandmnnn found tho Enroi can population n
> higher sOciai grade than anywhere else i
= the Pacific. H.. remarked that As In Shanr
y hal 40 here. there ara no second and thir
II Glasses among the fnreigp r'siisnts: ever
y Europeun meets has the stamp OF n gentle
81 man upon him" In the theatre where b
l. played siN weeks. great pains are tnkrn to =,
" cure tn" comfort 81 the audience. pdnkhdS q
huge hanging fans being pulled to and n
y throughout ia" evening Al the time OF Al
II Bandmann's visit to Colombo ho found IL n Il.
~ lightful town for there il II seems. u constar
= round OF smus.nents and Festivities durin
" what Ia known rs the gay season. from III
H. opening OF jan" to the end Of October. A
H. though OF late years the cofI"s worm has md
W great havoc anon. tina British painters VII
r. were most nlin"nt. there WAS proof In c.
D. 'omho tuat ths island still had abundant weHi,
=, arising from til" cultivation of cinchon
nd rice, and ten. For example. it p"ssrss-s Ii
u best hotels In the East, = mo OF these Sing
IS. I.se hostelriss vying W III the best appoint.
9. and most sumptuons European establishment
ry | In general he observed that what WAS trns
-. Singapore. and. in u slightly loss degree
in Shanghai Is in great measure true also
Al Colombo. namely, THAI tho English cOons
ne there are Of a relatively high social ord'
,lt Colombo. nevertheless. could boast no thcatr
pt and so Shakespeare WAS interpreted in q
of school room OF the barracks. On his Wi
re- through the jungle. in tho course OF "a Wait
81 N.wara Eliya. Mr.. B,nlnann saw "roxu
ed elephant that had just been hnnishsd from
to herd for irreclainiaoly bad bohavor. The 81