New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-11

judges who unseated him sympathzcd with
him. and feelings of this kind are often expressed
by ballot. But the elections will be interesting.
The packing Of the Lancashire bench BY Mr.
Bryce as Chancellor of the Duc,ly. cIm' up IN
the House of Lords on Monday AM II vote Of
censurc was passed, wide enough in IL terms 70
include the Lord Chancellor also. This might
have been expected. But it is remarkable that
the Ministry took Il lying down. They dll net
oppoS" the vote, though Lord IIcrschcll defended
himself with his usual ability. Iorl Seton
whom Mr.. Bryce deprived of his power of ap
pointment, told the liousc he had bccl Lord
Lieutenant twenty-five years, and had never mad =
a single appointment TO the bench on political
grounds. The power of nomination, sail Lord
Seton, had hccn given him by Mr.. Gladstone in
1870. on condition that it should not be used
for political purposes. II had now been taken
away by Mr.. Gladstone. acting through Mr. Bryce,
because he refused to il for political pur-
poses This statement, coupled with the unali-
nous vote of the Upper Chamber, leaves Mr
Rryce in position which his friends may rcgr't
But he is silent, and doubt still convinced
that political appointments to 'hc beach tho
right thing when the right party appoints them.
MIR. Kpng's new book, Many Inventions
is not here thought ono Of his best. II contains
much excellent work, but no single story OF IN"
first ordcr and great many pages which the
benevolent critic lis forced TO regard IA padding.
There is, moreover, a tendency toward the merely
.Iotcsouc A. if Mr.. KIpline no longer felt sure
of attention. by legitimate and natural methods,
he goes in search of wha( i, fantastic and sen
sational: whereas the fantastic and sensational.
when he is at his best. come to him and fall
comfortably into their proper places. His draft-
La. orl,,iif of hp
honored There are, in short. some signs that
the particular Kipling vein might some day prove
TO be exhausted ard that il is time for this still
Young and perhaps too prolific author 10 prospect
for new one.
The so-cacd memoir of Sir Morcll Macken-
zic. by the Rev Mr.. lIawcis, appears against the
unonim0Iis wish of Sir Morcll's family. They
appealed 10 this singular minister, in the name OF
old friendship, to suppress il. They reminded him
of an agreement that nothing should he published
without their concurrence They offered comp'n-
sation. All was in vain. The book Is out, a
book which does very imperfect justice to lts
.ub+pct and little credit 10 It's author. book OF
cpot;sn,s insinccrities Idle controversy ana "A
summary of a sermon by Mr.. lIawcs. Sir Morcll
Mackenzie deserved better treatment than thls
lie was a great surgeon, and man win 'ho'e
fine and generous traits OF character the "ch ~
which in mis- biographcr has gwen 'he "ofid
wretchcd book that ought never TO nave Srh
the light Mr. Haweis, after some delay mas ne
MED the statements of the family, or some oi
tho statemcnts and there is every prospect Oh u
nrolonccd wranelc. Such are the services which
This clerical biocraphcr renders TO his dead lriehd
Sippora Duse has been playing during the
last two weeks III "Cavallcria Rusticina anu
- La Iocandiera" as well as again III f7'ord'
and last night in Mr.. lbscns Don : i"'"'
The enthusiasm Of the fashonahi' worth ana v
other worlds in London is mdintaine'' N'ie !
thought a more admirable artist IN comedy INA"
in drama Her Fedora. indeed, l. coni">'c'N
NOT very remote from the point wher' '"i"''
beQjns' and the limitations Of her drama''" p"m
are now seen 70 he definite II not NARROW" ""
in the slight and almost f'imsy piece oi ''l-,'
and still more in the comedy Of Goldonl' '"'
hoe fun command Of all the methods Of dclin"i-
,ion which those pieces require. Her del''t'
touches are here impressive. her reso"r'F' '"''
for the purpose. and the result is deIigntiul'
She will presently assume OF true place III u"
ostoem and affection Of the London pubnc AZ
comedy actress. using the word COMEDY in III hiSh
sense IN drama yeu are always waiting i"i
something that does not coIn" lhe 'I''S' IL"
oivon Won all she has, while continually shRt -
inc greater effects in reserve ana the cuI''h
drops upon "a disappointment This was al "'''
hardly felt 80 novel and so winning anu =" -"
tirely artistic were Signora Du-es m''"o'S' ID"
novelty wears of. \ critical at'tnn" rep
the mood OF mere enthusiasm. ana the loh2 'dih-
ing of English audiences in the French sc"oo' III
termittent and imperfect though th'ir 'Npericl"
hc. leads them slowly 10 q right judgment i"e
u,notbo.ic personality Of Signora Dusc captivlt"'
hcr audiences now as at first, ana 'hc prIi i'"''
of her art insllrcs her more than enough aiiiii"
tim 70 fill the stalls at five dollars piece ah'
boxes at thirty-ivc. Last nights attempt WAS
mistake Mir. Ibsen and Italy have little III com
mon.
II rou will hcarken TO the voice Of the English
critic Won nav we'll believe that new drapa'lc
gonius has risen above the horizon, ana that 'I'
newest of his plays marks new era IN urah'i'i'
l;,.raturo The new genius is that wcll-known
,,.vwrioht Mr. Pinero. The new play Is The
second Mrs. Tanoueray," which has been running
. sor,niobt or 50 al the St. Jamcs's Theatre No
douht Mr. pincro has struck ont new linc new
for him. but if NJ Dumas or NJ.
Sa,don had never existed, or Mr. I'D
eon had never been done on the English S'asr-
The Second Mrs Tanqucray" would have rehii'leo
unwritten and unact"d The piece Is paS'ic"''
Won can only call it original by shutting your eyes
70 the existence Of modern drama outside Eng
land The influences that wrought upon MI
pincro are perfectly plain. They r"appear IN
his play in a distorted form II is norm"
treatment of morbid theme. Ten years ago,
five vearr ago, it would have been hissed of
the stage. English audiences have since become
more tolerant But putting moralitics and drc'h-
CLOS aside. Mr.. Pincro's work has th" radical
fault common TO most modern English pieces
lie sacrificed his probability to effect. II" snp-
nlios no adequate motive. lie produces I'M
possiblc people in impossible circumstances
That. too. an English audience accepts for the
sake Of dramatic situations and the stimn'"S
Of excitement. II is whole dinner OF caviar'
and picked mango's. The critics eNtoi 1his
performance az literary. not Ices than dra-
natic. masterpiece. The literature is worthy
of tho drama. and vice versa.