The Indianapolis journal., 1886-02-07

not remains to be seen. Stead's best friends
advise him to be quiet but he has not the fac
ulty of repose, and with his present taste Of
popular martyrdom, its bitters and its sweets is
more likely to push him onward into other en-
terprises than to keep him steadily where ne Is.
"A fellow feeling" does not always make zone
wondrous kind" Yates has hit Stead, ont OF
prison and in prison, some very hard knocks
Apropos of Mr. Luey's appointment to the editor
ship OF the Daily News. Yates says in his favor
that he is not likely to follow in the example OF
Mr.. Stead, though he labors under the disadvant-
ages of having commenced his career In the
country. 1t is q grave fault in Yatess estimation
for journalist not to be born in London and
have London career. The editors of the
Standard. Daily News Echo, Daily Chronicle.
Globe, Advertiser, Morning Post and Times are
all more or less in this unfortunate case. The
notion OF running down provincial editors is q
little out of date especially with such examples
to the fore as Mr.. Joseph Cowan. member OF
Parliament. editor of the Newcastle Daily
Chronicle; Mr.. E. Russell, member of Parlia-
ment, editor of the Liverpool Daily Post; Mr..
Leng, editor Of the Sheffield Daily Telegraph.
and Mr.. T. Wemyss Reid, editor Of the Leeds
Mercury.
l dined the other night at West End club
with number of artists and litterateurs. One
or two stories told during the evening may be
repeated here without breach of confidence
Mr.. Harry Russell, the vocalist and composer,
was spoken of. us he not dead?" asked Mr.:
Oakley Hall, with surprise. '.Not at ALL" cried
several gentlemen, one of them adding: II had
chat with him a few days since. and he was in
excellent health and spirits" II remember, I"
said 0. H.. when first he sang 'Woodman
Spare that Tree to great audience in New
York. The sentiment and pathos of the song so
impressed the audience that their feel
Digs p Porter Sha sesmpy
after the applause had suhsided. and said. ''Mr
Russell may ask you one question. which is in
the minds of all of as. Did le spare that treeF
friend of the Lyceum management graphically
described the first appearance of Mr.. Tyars as
Valentine in Faust" Mr. Conway having been
suddenly attacked with illness, Mr. Alexander
took his place as Faust. and Mr.. Tyars succeeded
to Alexanders part of Valentine. So sudden
were the calls for change that Mr.. Alexander mad
to read his part and Mr.. Tyars TO play
his scene without having noted it from
the 'front.' A mysterious effect is obtained
in the duel scene by the introduction Of
an electric battery, which gives the sword OF
hephistopheles flashes of fire every time it comes
in contact with the sword of Valentine. Tyars
had not properly adjusted the wire which cares
the electric fluid along his sword and gives the
effect while relieving him of its consequences
When. then, Irving. as Mephistopheles, inter
posed, the electric fluid passed into the body Of
Tyars. There were no sparks, but Tyars re-
ceived shock enough to fell a bullock" Tyars
fell back with howl, but came on again and was
discomftted second time, to the intense amuse-
ment of Irving who laughed outright Tyars.
writhing, fell back toward the wing to adjust
the electric contrivance. and third time ''came
up to the scratch" to receive his third shock
The narrator said Tyars's punishment added
quite rea! pathos to his acting in the touching
scene of Valentines death. ''Phis won't occur
every night, Loveday remarked. as Tyars came
off with rueful face. II should think not, by
heaven!" Tyars exclaimed. II did not know
whether vas on my head or on my heels; it was
bad enough to have TO act in such an emergency,
but to have the words knocked out Of one in
that fashion is something awful!n
JOSEPH HArToN