New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-10

agitations has counselled n general strlKe ol az
lab0rers in London. has spoken in Hyde rarh
with violence, and has shown neither real capao-
ity for leadership nor any regard for any lnlei
ests bu, those of his own class His latest effort
is to establish a cabmen's union
If there be any literary event Of the week 1t is
Professor HuXley'S letter to The Times on
r7cdical education lie writes apropos oil the
ss.1g OF the British Medical Association az
bingham, and of its presidents address. liis
letter is in effect protest against the eAlstlhg
scheme of classical education for profession
whose usefulness must depend, not on classical OF
literary but on scientific knowledge. lie is all
for thorough classical education when II con ne
had When it cannot he thorough, he wonld hoC
have il at all. He deems the present require
ment fatal both to the literary ana scFhu"c
training Of the medical student. Both may nc
attained in his Judgment. II only the Latih rus"
ceases 10 I've an object of superstitious reverence
on the part of those who determine the conditions
of medical education Yet Professor hhAey ls
himself a Latinist besides Icing a master oil thiee
or four other languages.
The attempt to prevent the sale OF the 'iil'c
Longford pictures las failed. Lord fchzahce' ~
trustee applied for an injunction TO forbid Lord
RadnOr from parting Win tHtu i"i' Wv
refused. So the IIolbcn, the NelaSquez and me
Noron 90 TO the National Gallery az the price
agreed. S275,00O.
Mr.. Dalv produced on Tuesday at the Lyceum
n play which he calls The Great Unknown.
Pnh;ic and critic agree that this piece IS fllnsy
and dull. Va-ue in story. and commohplic" III
dialogue The acting saved il. Miss Ada Kch"h
once more raises the iadcd Brion to enthusiasm
One writer calls her angel-llkc. All insist 'hau
her freshness and buoyancy saved the play from
general condemnation. To this happy end MI
Drcw. Mr.. Lewis and Mrs Gilbert also con-
tributcd Bat the reputation neither OF Nr.
D,lv nor of the DAILY troupe would have suffered
had The Great Unknown" remained unknown.
Mr.. Hamilton AIDE, whose two-lct farce DR..
Eul" is still running al the Avenue Ihca'Ie, has
written. according 10 one dramatic critic, a new
plav with wicked woman in the chief part.
Mrs. Kendall will bc tie wicked woman. 1t Aill
be a no,t Interesting character for that ac-
co,nnlisbcd lady. and the American public Will
presumably benefit 10y IT,
II IS now announced that Mr.. Willard VIII play
"Tbc MiddIcinan" and e" Judah" for eight weeks
in Ncw-York Later hc will produce Wealth,
in which Mr. lIecrbolIm rec has been seen here.
Mr. Wizards rather dry style ought to sun
America when once you have got nS"I I" seeing
good actor play passionate parts wIthon' passion
Mrs Johu Wood closed her theatre last nSht'
after nearly years unbrokcn run Of " The Cabi-
net Munster II il one more example 0I y
weak piece saved and carried on long ana
prosperous career ny ore supremely good actress
vo, only does Mrs John Wood remain without a
uval in her own line, but without the prospect
of a successor.
The theatrical season is practically at all end
for the summer Some theatres are SIN OPEN
bnt also nearly empty. The Criterion produced
on "Wednesday an old piece 10y th' Lite james
lbery. II IS an adaptation from the fiench en-
titled Welcome, Little stranger II Is co'fs'
and weak. and coarscly 9cted by most OF 'hc
Singular company whom Mr. Wyndhan thinks
good erough f. attract the public when hr is away.
The Ibsrn fever n,Alia. or Whatever II "'1''
Is not vet entirety extinct. one Mi HehnK
Jse,er has written Mr.. lhscn's life, ol whl'H al
English translation by Mrs Bell will presently
oppear in London and Eew-York OF Mr. Ihs"n
on the London stage 10 NOR j. heard OF seen
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