New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-29

especially distinguished for her courtesy her ur
banty and the graceful art with which she suf
cred fools and bores. The two women were direct
| contrasts, yet "The Dlily Telegraph" whose ed
tors and proprietors nnSt have been often at the
Holland House receptions. confouuds Lady Mary
with Lady Elizabeth, and several other paper:
have fallen into the sane bmnder.
Edison's brief visit to the metropolis has been a
source of great pleasure 10 Londoners and ha,
also attracted attention TO the two great schemes
now on hand for supplying electric light Few
people aware whit strides London Is making
in this direction, now that legislative shackles
have been removed. Yet forty-foot dynamos and
engines Of 1000 horsepower are not seen every
day. Electric traction the Underground Rail
way was making progress in the experimental
stage before Mr.. Ldison uttered his words OF
encouragement, and very short time will see II
an accomplished fact in one respect Mr.. Edison 5
warning about the dangers Of not using system
of low tension, employed by his company in
New-York, has not escaped the attention OF the
nervous. few weeks will show whether Lon
doners intend being as much behindhand in adopt
ing the advantages electrical science has TO offer
as they invariably are in municipal administration
and municipal reforms.
Professor Stuart has been started as a candi-
date for the Deputy Guardianship of the London
County Council. His cause is espoused for purely
political reasons. Though he had something to du
with the invention of the London Radical pro
gramme, he is more of a theOrist than an ad-
ministrator, and has taken special interest, as
Mr.. Firth has done, in the details of the London
Government. Politics 60 for much nowadays, bur
are hardly likely TO make a university professor
the right hand man to Lord Rosebery.
Great interest is felt in the production of The
Dead Heart tonight at the Lyceum Theatre.
Not a seat is to be obtained, though three times
the ordinary prices are offered.
The historical play Of The Royal Oak at
Drury Lane proves a fine spectacular success.
The piece deals with the wandcrings and escape
of King Charles II after the battle of Worcester,
covering much the same ground as Sir Walter
Scotts Woodstock" which novel has suggested
one or two of the characters. The principal and
other villains of the piece Puritans made gro
tesque, after the usual stage fashion.
The Gaiety Company have had splendid re-
ception after their tour in America and Australia.
Their new piece, based Victor Hugos Ruy
Bias" has bright and tune full music, but it is the
dancing the punning and the gags that please.
The four-part dance of Messrs Fred Leslie, Dandy,
Storey and Ben Nathan, who burlesque MesSrs.
Irving Toole Wilson Barrett and Arthur Roberts,
is great attraction. 1t can hardly be true that
Mr.. Irving has felt himself insulted and has writ
ten TO Mr. Leslie 10 stop it,.
Miss Frances Power Cobbe has attacked no less
a poet than Shakespeare because he did not prop
erly appreciate dogs. She thinks " the sour
natured crab" is the only canine character which
the poet portrayed The description put into the
mouth Of Theseus is apparently forgotten lhe
breed Of dogs with which Justice Shallow hunted
is extinct here but still exists in America under
the name of the Nirginian foXhound.