The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-27
living witnesses OF what British soldiers ware

1uio W 40 under the old system OF long ser
vice. dined together at tho Hotel Metropole
last night. They were the surviving officers of
the besleged British garrison OF Lucknow and
OF the British army which raised the memora-
bic SIEGE and they had assembled Mt
the festive board to celebrate the thirty
fourth anniversary Of "the relief Of Luck
now" Tho battered. wooden-leggcd veteran
General. Sir William Olpherts. was in
the chair. and the company included six mon
who wore the Victoria Cross. England's proud
est military decoration. Rivon only for distin-
guished valor on the battlefield. The gather
Ing Is an annual one, and. as all the Lucknow
oflcers are now old mon. death plays sad havoc
yearly with the number Of guests. But the
banquet will take place each succeeding Sept.
rs. 80 long as there shall be one man left alive
TO raise his glass and drink. IS was done last
night In solemn silence. ITO the memory Of
those who fell at Lucknow and OF those who
have since passed away"
quiet little tragedy was enacted this week
In London. and an American actress is entirely
unaware that sho has played q principal part
in 1t. Many Americans will remember Joseph
a year ago. rather good-looking Englishman
about 10 years Of age. He committed suicide
this week. all for love Of lady" and tho
lady. who probably has never even heard Of his
infatuatlon. is none other than Bea-
trice Cameron. Whom Miss Cameron was
In London last year. Barber. with whom she
was compelled to transact business at Lows
Exchange. fell violently in love with her. He
nevor annoyed her BY avowing his passion.
though he told Mr.. Low and Manager Clan.
vile that she WAS the only woman he could
ever love. He sold that no knew she was above
him and far out OF his reach. and TINT while he
felt that he was not to blame for entertaining
manly affection for the loveliest woman
that God ever endowed with the breath
Of life. no could never hope thnt his
love would be reouited. He gradual
ly became abstracted and dreamy. He
would sit upon his offlce stool gazing into va
cancy. his face now lighted up by an ecstatio
smile and now clouded by an almost murder
GUS frown. Tho other clerks In the Exchange
began to DO afraid OF him. and the result was
that Low was obliged 10 discharge him. After
thus leaving Lows employ he began to write
letters to him marked personal and private"
in all Of which he continued to protest his I'M
dying love for Miss Cameron. These letters
gradually grew moro and more passionate in
coherent and maudlin. until Low was startled
to learn Of his former employees suicide on
last Wednesday.
That's Just what wanted to. see." The
catch word Of Henry James's play expressed
the sentiment Of all London. which crowded as
much OF itself as possible into the Opera
Comique tonight. The play will be widely and
holly debated. There are scenes Of beauty
that are even surprisingly suggestive Of clever
craftsmanship intermingled with bits that
burden and show q lack Of conciseness or con-
structive faculty. Mr.. Edward Compton played
The American with fair effect In q forcible and
sincere bat somewhat exaggerated and
nervous key. Miss Elizabeth Robins, Bos-
ton girl. who. according to William Archer.
placed herself in the first rank Of the dramatic
profession by her performance Of Ibsen's
Hfddo Gabler last spring. had less opportu-
nifty In her present part Nevertheless.
BY her charming and subtle personality.
and deep. sweet voice she succeeded in cre-
At4ns vivid and. strangely attractive impress
sion Of the Xoroutse dc CsntrA Some Of the
other performers were not bad. The play -
whole. however. could perhaps have re-
ceived IT'S just merits best at the hands OF q
thoroughly trained company moro capable Of
bringing out tho dhesse Of James's work.
As whole the Interpretation suffered seri-
ously In baing, based upon the melodramatio
methods. instesd OF being conceived from a
comedy point Of view. However. the audience
resolved tho play with enthusiasm and insisted
ON bringing the author before the curtain at
the close There were loud cries for speech
but Mr.. James, with characteristic modesty.
simply bowed his thanks.
The play world is decidedly strengthened by
this new. recruit from the literary ranks who
strikes deadly blow at exaggeration.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aueustin Daily and Miss Ada
Rehan visited Tennyson this week and listened
to the reading Of Q comedy written by the poet
laureate. DAILY has bought the play. bnt is not
he will produce It In New York this winter.
Well-known New Yorkers are coming and
going. Ex-Postmaster- General James. with
his wife and daughter. are In town. John
Hoey and Michael O'Brien are doing the
Damon and Pythias act here. and Dr. Fred.
eriok Peterson is also In, town. Minister Il
Greece Snowden. James n Osgood. and John
II. Harris arrived on Wednesday night by the
City OF Paris. Harris. who is an expert naval
engineer. and was on the City Of Paris at the
time Of the disaster and gave the readers Of
THE Sun the technical story Of the accident,
says that he recrossed on her because he
believes she is the staunchest vessel afoat
Edgar NJ johnson sailed on the Majestic or
Wednesday. and Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall were also
among the passengers. Judge Truax 10 on the
City Of Berlin. and DR.. and Mrs. W. H. Draper
ex-Judge Dittenhoefer. and Solomon Hirsch
Bismarck. and 80 did Edwin H. Low. Com
modore H. B. slavn OF the Nicaragua Canal
Company. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lowenthal. and
Chief Justice Yelverton OF the Bahamas sailed
on the Auraria.
Trainer L. Parko arrived at Southampton
TO- day on his yacht Sultana with large party
including his wife and her father. mother. ant
two sisters Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Cstlin. and
the two Misses Catlin. Tho party will remain
in London about q month. and will then start or
the sultana for cruise In the Mediterranean
Tho Lancashire Plate. one Of tho new racer
with big stakos which bid fair to put the OLD
classic fixtures In the shade. was run to-day
The stake was all.00O. with q sweepstakes o.
Is each for starters; but the latter did not ado
much to the value Of the prize. as only nine
horses faced the starter. The race has attract
ed much attention In the sporting world. ant
an enormous amount Of money was laid upor
the Duke Of Westminster's two-year-old Or
me and NJ. Blancs three-year-old marc Gou
verneur. The latter did not get q place. ant
Ormo was bad second to Chevalier Girls