New-York tribune., 1899-03-15
AMERICANS ABROAD.
LADY RANDOLPH CHURcHrLDs or,
rERLY MRS cRAIGfE's TRAGIC CUR.
TAIN RAIsER-A PLEA FOB
AMERICAN ARTISTS
IN EUROPE.

establish guinea quarterly de luxe. Itistoh.
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England. France and Italy Each numh.- -.,
be an art work with illustrations. whe,hs- ~.
togravures, engravngs on wood or etchin,. :.
the highest order Of excellence. The aua-,..,.
! will contain about two hundred and 0ftv ,..
and will be made up Of miscellany in no,,,,..
literature criticism, art and science Em,r.,,
| statesmen will contribute articles on dplon..
and politics; there will be monographs on sn.c,.,
topics connected with famous houses and ,,u
HES. and these will be illustrated by nho,,
graphs Of rare portraits and heirooms; ts.,.
Will be reviews stories and poems by the hs,,
writer's Of the day. and science. art fnancs an,
other subjects will he discussed authorizations
by experts. The quarterly, which Is to app.,,
in June has not yet been named but Il prom,,.,
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This Is to be an expensive magazine bu, a
may be assumed with confidence that It wifi, h.
worth all that IT costs. and will appeal strony,
to the tastes Of luxurious book-lovers n.
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patronage from powerful Courts The fus,r,.
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OF experts. and the writer's Will be chosen lr
their emnence and capacity. Lady Randolph
/ Churchill has set out with the idea Of having
the best talent in the manufacture and compos.
tion Of her magazine; and when the guinea r
view receives its finishing touches it will nabs
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artistic book sumptuousy bound and filed With
the fresh and varied thought Of the day. II will
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Lady Randolph Churchill. with characterist.
American energy. has thrown herself into M,
literary enterprise. and is now wholly engross.
with it. The scheme Is entirely her own. and Sd
Is bent upon conducting the review heruE
When so many women Of title and fashion an
leading empty lives and are bored with safety
OF pleasure 1t is refreshing to find a social Lead
or with honorable ambition for making her
influence felt in the world OF letters and art
Lady Randolph's position and social prestls.
arm her with resources for ensting the SER
vices Of. men and women of influence in minis
tering to the success Of her undertaking II will
be a most interesting experiment in literature
and will ne watched from America almost as IN.
tently in London Indeed. the publisher Mr.
John Lane intends 10 issue the review sinul.
taneously in London and New-York and 70
make a direct appeal 10 book-lovers with refrsi
tastes in both countries. 1t Is not Impossible
that there will he. if the enterprise succeeds
literary salon in London with Lady Ranioph
as the foremost figure in 1t. This toraS,
which is made by on-lookers In societSkWr
mature. Lady Randolph is certainly unirak
ing useful and ambitious work, and sachiczg
her time and social pleasures from high and
honorable motives. ~,
MRS. CRAIGIE AS DRAMATIsT.
Another American woman who is making
great name in London has the unique distlnc.
ton of providing a tragic curtsin-raser for her
own fOur-act comedy Of manners and OF hav-
ing an overture AMI incidental music composed
by Sir Hubert Parry in honor Of the event.
Mrs. Crage is indeed getting on so rapidly as
a dramatst that some OF the critics are dis
posed to wonder whether there ought not 10 be
limits set for clever and brilliant womans
ambition. The double honors OF authorship
they consider ought 70 have sutiiced wthoutne
adventtious aid Of a beautiful little overture
with a Spanish theme and the finely deineated
devotion Of patriotic woman worked out INTO
a passionate and tragic climax. THIS critcsm
is captous. for orchestration so fine as Sir Hu
bert Parry's will be heard in the concertroon
long after the curtain raiser has dropped OUT o.
sight at the st. Jamess Theatre Mrs Crass
is herself an accomplished musician. Her OWL
love OF music and refinement Of taste recehS
their reward when a sympathetic conpos'
strives to emphasize the significance OF nef
tragedy by his own art.
"A Repentance" has a Spanish setting drawn
from one of the earlier Carlist uprslnss
portrays a hero who is Indifferent 10 the Ca'''
cause and goes over to the enemy atter Ve"s
wounded and reported TO his wife as dea' VI
the battlefield. Disguised friar he Te'eA'
himself to his wife and declares that ne u"
longer a Carst She has mourned him
patriot dying for the cause, she is over]oyea
see him again. and she is crushed TO eai'"
find him false 10 a noble ideal The easy'sO"'
soldier of fortune. put to the blush ana cu' "
the heart by the pathos Of her sriei' Ae-
changes sides and dies Carlist Inc oa1
is nothing: the woman's scorn Is e'ei!"
Ethcally there is false note, for the repeh'"-
is not inspired by principles. but py mes
over his wife's disappointment In ha'ns
idea. shattered; but dramatically the p'e.s,
strong since il offers scope for rapid tra"''.
of feeling and sharp contrasts OF cnA' "a
With Mr. George Alexander and MISS juno ..,s,
In the principal parts full advantage rs,,.
OF the opportunities for emotional acting ',,.
is no ethical compensation for the tragic
tronhe but one cannot have everything "'
Curtain-raiscr ~r,ts
What Mrs. Craigie has gained since sne .,,on
Tho Ambassador is ingenuity OF cohs"s. s..,..
What she still lacks is strength OF chai" s,,.nt
t,on The dialogue is trenchant and on". -,
h,, 4, roci,os what is happening and docs -