The herald., 1897-03-28

of London. Then the procession. will re-
| form and return to Buckingham pal
! ace The exact route of the return has
not yet been fixed.
Queen Victoria has always shown that
| there is a warm corner in her heart for
the children, and they, in return, love
her in q wsy that every woman, royal
or common, thoroughly appreciates. 1t
1t this fact which has impelled the queen
to give the children an opportunity
which many of the grown folk would
be only too glad to enjoy. This consists
Of placing a special stand for the young
sters along the route OF the procession.
1t will probably be located in Hyde park
somewhere IN the center of the drive to
Hyde park corner.
| The streets through which the pro-
cession will pass will be lined with
soldiers and sailors, representing every
arm of the British service. Guards of
honor, with bands, will be placed at in.
| tervals througout the whole length of
the route. 1t is estimated that the time
| occupied by the procession from the
moment Of leaving Buckingham palace
to the return will be two hours and
| twenty-five minutes. The queen will
| not be seen In public again, except at
the receptions which will be given, until
June oath, when she returns to Windsor
| castle.
One of the notable features of the at
| tendant observances of the sixtieth year
Of the queens reign. will be what is
known as the Victorian era exhibition.
A particularly noticeable feature of this
exhibition will be that of the drama
section where the largest stage in the
world, that of the Empress theater hav-
ing been set aside for the purpose. What
will be done by the theatrical profession
in this section is explained by Mr.. Chas
WXn6 ha WhoCa dc
the pnglish drama IL such as to make
his &ords of unusual interest. Said he,
in discussing the matter:
| I'VE have the chance of illustrating
In more tangible shape than ever be-
fore the progress Of the drama during
| the six glorious decades of her majes-
| tvs reign and to show its gradually in
creased and ever increasing hold on pub
lie thought and sentiment. Sixty years
! is long time in the history of thd
drama. In sixty years 1t rose from its
infancy of miracle plays and problems
to it's zenith under Shakespeare. In
sixty years more it sank to it's lowest
depths in the degraded and degrading
literature of the restoration. What, how
ever. has it accomplished In the last
sixty years? Although we at the present
time cannot compete with the giants
who lived in the days of Queen Eliza
beth, yet. In the wilderness Of it's range.
the complexity of its problems, the re-
flnement ana fidelity of its detail, and
variety of points on which it touches
life, our age will compare favorably
with any other.
II need not remind you" said Mr..
Wyndham. "how much of this Is due to
our sovereign who, before the sad blow
which left her throne lonely splendor,
was one of the most ardent and enthusi-
astic playgoers, and in this and other
capacities she has been nobly followed
by members of her royal house. We
must make this section of the exhibition
success. We owe 1t to our queen, our
country, our profession and ourselves"
There is another point in connection
with the jubilee of which one is apt to
lose sight In the multiplicity of matters
which command public attention. That
Is the numerous charities which are to
be established in honor of the time. For
instance. subscription has been raised
to construct the largest and finest sea-
n1un'e hospital which has ever existed.
Then, ~ the Nerthyr general hospital
w1lt'bea new accident receiving WoFd,