New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-01
THE STAR OF KENTUCKY

the Haymarket, on Wednesday, an English YER
sion of a German adaptation of Danish fairy
tale by Hans Christian Andersen. 1t is well
coined by a leading critic on the ground that
the range of the English stage Is so restricted
1t Is restricted. but whether 1t will be wdened
by experiment OF this nature may be doubted
The piece is rather too international. and the
English like play to be English, when 1t is not
French. Nevertheless the success Of "Once
Upon Time" on the first night was consider
able more considerable at the end of the first
than at the end Of the fourth act. 1t has move
ment animation variety and color. What IT
lacks Is some semblance Of verisimilitude. 1t
convinces nobody. To believe that these pict-
uresuue incidents actually occur in the lives OF
these impossible people is too great a tax on the
credulity Of the friendliest audience.
The interest not OF the piece but Of the act
ing centres in three characters a basket-maker.
played by Mr.. Lionel Brough in his broad. effect
i've, low-comedy manner; the basket-maker's
daughter. in which Mrs Tree is girsh. sympa-
thetic and altogether bewitching; and the King.
Mr. Tree is the King and he gives rendering
of this German monarch supposed in Germany
to be meant as a caricature Of the German En-
peror which might convert the most hardened
imperast into good republican. He played it
with great decision and resource. He has digni-
ty and at moments pathos, and he carries off
with supreme audacty the very risky scene in
which the monarch presents himself to his ad-
miring subjects clad in purely imaginary
magic robe. The King shvers about the stage,
and when the basket-makers daughter remarks
with simplicity, why, he has nothing On' the
audience shivers too. Other audiences also will
wish to shiver.
Mr. Irx-in orri,- frA Ne, ",
day by the Majestic, amid shower Of kilograms
from his friends and kindly welcomes by the
press. The attempts to interview the distin-
guished actor, or to extract from him opinions
on America, have not been thus far very sue
cessful. Miss Terry, however, has compromised
with the interviewer by a two-ne message in
writing, assuring the public that she and Mr..
Irving quite well, and had royal" tour.
Mr., Irving reOpens the Lyceum two or three
weeks hence, with Beckett" Mr.. Comyns Carrs
new play is to be put in rehearsal speedily. 1t
cannot be denied that Mr.. Irvngs English pub
lie has heard with some Impotence the an
nouncement that he returns next year 10 Amer
lea for another tour. The figures given in some
American papers Of the profits realized the
tour are so amazing to the English mind that
the English papers refuse to publish them. They
seem to fear exodus Of English actors to
America. But If they should all go the profit
figures might cease TO be amazing
Lord Hammer who died on Thursday at sew
enty-three, has left name judge which his
colleagues the bench and the whole bar OF
England have long held in high honor. He was
by general consent one Of the ablest and strong
est of modern judges. His presidency of the
Parnel Commission is part OF the political as
well as judicial history Of the time. More re-
Gently he had large share in determining the
cause and result of the Behring Sea arbitration
at Paris-larger. probably. than the public knew.
Some of the credit commonly given to Sir Charles
Russell belonged, perhaps, to Lord Hammer. Sir
Charles could we'll afford to spare 1t. His posi-
ton as advocate enabled the English Govern
ment TO acknowledge his services TO the FULL
Lord Hammer was an arbitrator, and it seems to
have been held that In his silence best
He did his duty, and no more. but he did that
DUTY with extraordinary energy, tact. juridical
ability and success. G. W. s.
MALAYS ATTACK A SPANISH STATION.
FIVE OF THEIR PRISONERS MASsACRED-sPAIN
PREPARING TO PUNISH THE MARACDDRS.
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