Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-06-14
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 business of the season was entered upon. Third, spring set in as prcma- turely as Easter was dilutory; it came with tho warmth, foliage, flowers, and brightness of midsummer; and fourth, the Paris exhibition has caused a tlutter which extends to London, for every one considers it necessary to combine and dOVetail tho cNcitcmentS and amuSe- ments of the two capitals so as not tO lose one jot of either. Whatever may De the truth of the reports which come to us that Paris Is disappointed in her cX- pectationS, London is most certainly at its gayest and its best, at least in the opinion of those who are happy only in an unceasinS whirl of wOrldliness with out minutes rest or surceasc.
 The official receptions of the heads of rival political parties were crushcs of such magnitude that each host counting his guests fancied he was indeed tho leader of his country's opinion. The state ball included every one who had the entrec, and excluded all the ambitious melodies and foreigners who expected that thcir loyal abascment before the throne at drawing room or lcvee would insure them the hi gher privileges of per sonal invitation. The four-in-hand meet, following on the dropping of the colors in honor of the queens birthday, and tho parade of tho fire brigade was as great success as beauty, dress, weather, horse flesh. and spectators could make it. The duchess of Leinster and Gen. Bou- langer were the exposure of all eyes at the meet. The sight of two wcll known noblemen wildly clingingto fire engine, to which they had inadvertently ut tached themselves In the conclusion of the ill-manaGcd parade, redeemed tho latter function from the utter failure which it would have been, owing to the extreme mismanagemcnt of the organ izers and the inetficiency of the police. All the best houses in and about Winu- sor arc taken by noblemen or millionaires for the short Ascot meet at exaggerated rentals varying from 150 to 250 guineas for seven days, but the ''clou" of the season. as the French call tho more striking feature of any performance, came off in ''the Fayrc and Floral Fete" ar the Albert Hall. As matter of course it has the nominal reason of promoting charity. It was got up in aid of the friends of the Grosvenor hospital for women and children, under distin- gutShed patronage, and was graced by the presence of tho prince and princess of Wales and other royalties.
 But while society rejoices, while the days and nights are too short and toe few for tho festivities in course of pro- gross and those yet to come, the theatri- cal world is stceped in despair. Never was there so disastrous a time; the stage spells failure in every possible form-nc theatre pays-no play is success. Ii | may be that no play this season has been pre-eminently good one, but we arc ac- | customed to see mediocrity hold it's OWL and run through many months. Not even tho Kendals, those pains-taking and experienced actors, who are. moreover | we'll established favorites in London | could keep '.Thc Weaker Sex on tn, l boards for any appreciable time, and ap. ! pearances do not point to the fact that 1 they will be more successful with the l White Lie," MT. Grundys thin, but witty play. Mir. Pinero's work, whicl has some of his best qualities and no1 many of his faults. took but a very fec ble hold on the public. It is only because | the Garrick is a new theatre, because the | novelties In its arrangements have beer much spoken of, that ''The Protigate. Pinero's other play, still lives. Not al | Hare's admirable qualities as Il manage | and an actor can compete with the Supln, indifference of playgoers. 'Wealth' a the Haymarket, ro-modeled. re-shapcd l cut down and added to, by it's complaiS
 ant author, MT. Jones, lives on, mercl, l by the perseverance and ObStinancy O it's leading man, Mr. Beerbohm Tree, wh, resolutely refused to let it succumb t the inimical reception of the first nights
 but it will hardly bring to him what hi
 name implies.
 Of the tentative plays at matinees i can only bo said that if their namo i
 legion tho dead ashes of these legion
 promptly strew the ground on whicl they fought. Richard Mansfield, wh
 never did a better or moro artistic thin
 than his Richard III, and was pronounce,
 by many to be superior to the great 1rv l ing himself. played at the last to empt
 benches. Knowing ones, glancing at tn
 moderately filled houses. whisper tn
 ominous word, "Papcr." Tho first 0
 Genevieve Wards series of matinces i
 Forget Mo Not" were remarkably wel
 attended, and the verdict of tho whol
 press went with her; but the burst c
 tropical weather came, and she could not
 at the close of her engagement, StruSgl
 with-S5 degrees in the shade.
 What happens In London Is only
 reflex of what takes place in Paris
 wherc the exhibition, without being tn
 attraction it was meant to be, kills tn
 theaters, Sarah Bernhardt herself, who with "Lena,' .made 50 per cent. nor
 than any othsfhouso in Paris during tn : thirty nights that she was engaged
 act did not Invariably reach tho max