New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-22


don should be constructed these principles
Of the mutual inaccessibility Of different parts.
but 50 1t Is. The Journey did not deter her. She
asked me TO pilot her amid all these labyrinths.
and at the end Of the first act. did. Don't
forget to bring your Opera-glasses, she said as
set out upon the expedition. We arrived
safely in full view Of the desired object and my
charming friend gaLed for some time through my
glasses | suppose In silent rapture, on the
very handsome and very sympathetic face or
the Duchess Of York. There were other hand
some and sympathetic faces to be seen but they
did not divert her attention from this particular
one We regained our places. and think she
was the happier for the rest Of the evening.
In other boxes and stalls were persons so well
known TO London as the Marquis and Marchion-
ess Of Londonderry Sir Francis and Lady Jeune
with her two daughters. Lady Dorothy NeviH,
Mr. and Mrs Goschen. Lord and Lady Randolph
Churchill Lord and Lady Londesborough Sir
George ana Lady Lewis. Mr.. and Mrs. Ban
croft-she was cheered as usual.-Mr ana Mrs
Frank Lockwood. Mr. and Mrs Moberiy Bei
and n score of others The critics. Of course.
have never felt quite sure whether the manager
! do not mean Mr. Alexander but the manager
in general-would. If he had his own way and
the law permitted, extinguish all the critics at
one fell swoop or debauch them all, as Mr..
Mowbray Morris used to assure us he did' win
chicken and champagne or would murder some
and b,Iv up the others keeping them on the
premises and letting them loose on the public
at intervals That the relations between critic
and manager are often strained must be con-
coded lie must however. admit them INTO MS
theatre and does. They hold councils OF war De-
tween the acts; and sometimes disproVe the
truth of the maxim which alleges that councils
OF war never fight. Some of them were even 10
be seen on the stage after all was over when MT
and Mrs Alexander held a reception. and wheh
| there certainly champagne.
The stage is sometimes more interesting In
| such circumstances than while the regular per
| formqncc proceeds. do not mean that II was
| ON Saturday. FOR from the beginning To the emu
| Of the evening.-from o'clock till long past
,nduight-the interest I'm front and behind had
been unrenitting. But there is always a novelty
for the outside public in penetrating INTO 'he IT,
| cesses Of n theatre.-a novelty. no matter 10"
ofton Il recrrs II was so on Saturday. The
,eaI and the imaginary world met together.
LADY Londonderry was to be seen congratulate
! ing Mr.. David Remon; the powder not YET
washed out Of his hair. Mr. Henry Arthur
ro,os had Lady Dorothy Ncvill on lis arm, and
was expoundlng to her the mysteries OF place
and nooulo amid which she moved. Mrs. Patrick
| ,,,r,nhou flashed out from the wings for mo-
| ,,ort o,d bocame the centre Of circle when
,,cludod all the men who could ct near hr'
Tho auburn locks Of Dulcie Larpndie with
,yhicb hor dark eyes formed So pquant con-
,rast had disappeared. and Mrs. Campbell r.
| o,neare1 with the raven trcsscS which nature
| ha1 hoetoO.ed on her yet stll with The same fuB
| ,,os,in, ~ subtlety Of something exotic uno"h
| ,on,i,na1 remote from the commonplace ava 3"
O., Individuality which the cxgencics 81 ara
,,o,Ic characterization could never Wholly sup
rress Mr. Arthur Balfour was not far on Ike
Nr Gladstone. delighting. though only i'r '''
,,or,ont IN the mimic NE Of the stage Oh ""'''
"a. saw the rather less picturesque r'al"'
| ai,rf us. the scenery I'm confusion. IN" curtain
-. ,b,s time up again. and The empty benches "
the empty house. 49,,
!, NAV. bo permissible TO say that Mr. Ar<
..,.lor yh, docs not act any part but her OWN
,loved the hostess with charm when - h'
| own: ana as II the stag" were h'r NUM- CIV
,,rs Commitments flowed IN streams ON huih'
ard actors. and on some. and from S'"'' W.
,.r, neither The stage 90 the -. Jam"~S D.
oor,e an ep!,ornc ~ Mayfair and II might %
doub,ed ~ YOU stopped II consider such PR"
- u,b,ch was ,hc more real NE OF inc TWO
u,,, n ANYBODY had such thoughts, ih'y KEEP
~, - themselves The thoughts thry ~
,.r.sse1 were all Of the moment ana "i Inc '''
rrrns,ances. and they all took shape ia 'oNslI'u
,,,,ors to Mr.. Alexander upon an evening "h'''
saiJ had Interested everybody Tor go man
....r,,,,s reasons. ana which brought ~" pr'N"'
-, ,,rtur. f. "a manager who deserves a
OF e''' G. " $.