New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-07
WINTER CHILLS LONDON SOCIETY.
ITS MEMBERS FLEE TO THE SOUTH OF
FRANCE-VICTORIAN ERA EXHIBITION.

ITS MEMBERS FLEE III HE So' III VIZ
FRANCE-VICTORIAN ERA EXHIBITION
London Feb. G.-The sharp dose Of winter that
came with the end Of January has driven most OF
the prominent members of society TO the south OF
France and they will not till after Lent on
this account the more exclusive functions in con-
nection with the Record Reign will begin later
than the popular entertainments The latter nav"
already started suitably enough with grand his
torica ballet at the Alhambra with music by sir
Arthur Sullivan. lie presents a series OF splendid
tabeaus showing the rise and progress Of the roun-
cicty itself the sea son IS to be very grand, though
the Queen viii take little personal part bryond the
is expected TO be the young daughter OF the Ameri-
can Duchess of Manchester, born YznaGa. Miss
to come out Til next year, nor is Lord Roseberys
eldest daughter, Lady Sibyl Primrose. who already
society.
The leading drama,ists are returning to the thea
tres after a year Of disgust al finding everything
spell ruin except musical farce. Two new plays by
Mr.. Pincro will be produced by London managers
this spring one comedy Of manners and the other
apparently serious problem play Another pro-
duction that may be interesting is a dramatized
which is the story with the greatest vogue at the
CIRCULATING ,h libraries Just now The new opera at
Burnand and lyrics by r. c. Lehman brings back
in Germany in the feenth century S's Mf r asa
smith is sort of Kaiser Wilhelm II of those days
Il everything
better than everybody else.
There has been some Inconvenience caused over
the fixing OF the dates Of the Henley Regatta this
year The DAYS chosen TO suit the oxford crews
happen to include Stock Exchange settling day
and the brokers are a great prop of the regatta
socially. besides supplying members 10 most Of the
metropolitan crews. Disappointment Is expressed
at Mr.. Lehmanns news that there IL little or no
chance Of any of the American universities sending
a crew TO Henley this year. Mr.. Lehman returns
| TO Harvard month pd back
in England till few weeks before Henley.
Great efforts already being made to boom the
Victorian Era Exhibition TO be held in London this
| summer. Sir Stafford Northcote is chairman of the
Sub Committee for Commercial and Industrial Ex-
hibits. He is turning to in this direction his
season viii be enliyened by series Of French plays
by strong Partisan company under NJ. Antoine,
formerly OF the Theatre Lbre. Another French
company, playing "A Pierrots Life" dumb-show
musical pantomme on the lines Of "LEnfant
Prologue. Is AT present giving one Of the
joyable performances In London.
1t is expected that Henrik 1bsen, the dramatic
author, will shortly visit London for "res, and new
Impressions
Mr.. Gladstone has written a letter to the Greek
Byron Society advising a federal union of Mace
dona. Bulgaria. Serva and Greece the bes; solu-
ton of the Eastern question.
The National Liberal Club Is haing the defeat OF
the Conservative candidate in the Wathamstow
Division OF Essex In the election held this week
heraldng the return of the Liberal parry power.
Though the successful candidate. Mr. Woods is not
in the strict OF the term Liberal, he having
stood for the seat a Radical and Labor candi-
date the Liberals are claiming him as their own,
and the National Liberal Club is arranging 10 give
| "a ha in his honor.