New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-03

not ended. Sir Frederick Hodgson's retiring
garrison is heavily encountered with invalids
and is short of supplies. and he may be COM
PEELED to fight his way to the coast. West AZ
RIGA would be filling columns In the daily press
if Roberts Gid not have 100000 men under him
in the south. AS IL is, the relief of Coomassie is
dismissed with scant paragraphs.
The production Of rip Van Wrinkle" at Her
Majestys Theatre has been the chief dramatic
event OF the week 1t is not easy TO understand
what Americans have done to merit Mr.. Trees
dispeasure. The Beers may have been behav-
ing badly during the lest year. but Americans
have been honest neutrals. and Consul Hay has
been standing guard over the brigade of English
prisoners and protecting them. There was no
apparent reason for holding a public inquest
upon American favorite like RIP Van
Wrinkle" The play has been padded and
stretched out of proportion, and Rip has been
killed off. There is picturesque figure in tat
tiers, who throws his schnapps into the fire in
stead of drinking ii. and fires his gun at Hen
Dirk Hudson. but it is not Rip. The play is
beautifully mounted, and offers charming
glimpses Of the Catskill Mountains. but the act
ing lacks simplicity and realism. A fantasy of
poetic Imagination is converted into artificial
melodrama.
The Globe Theatre has Just been reopened
Miss Ethel Clinton with an unsophistcated
comedy, THE Old Love" by Mr.. ]. S. Pigott,
in which two pairs of comic lovers have some
sprightly talk. The play is clean. and the
Globe Theatre needed a dsinfectant after the
production of ''Nurse"l
Sir Henry Irving and Miss Ellen Terry have
returned to London in excellent health and
spirits. and cannot say enough about their
ception in America Irving looks much bet
ter than when he sailed in October The hearty
goodwill which was shown him in America
a tonic which he sorely needed. The Kendals
are planning to produce Mrs Clifford's new play
IN the autumn. "Cyrano' has been a failure at
Wyndham's Theatre. THE School for Scandal"
opera has been going strong this week in spite
Of bad weather. The orchestra bet
ter, and the chorus has seldom sung with such
f1rmness or delicacy OF shading "Fidelio' has
been produced tonight before crowded audi
ence. with a larger proportion of music lovers
than is usually Next week four evenings
will be devoted TO the Ring" performances on
a large scale. and the stage business and light
ing have been put under the charge of Mr.. Neil
son. who SeidIs trusted friend In New
York. NJ. Ysaye has closed his concert season
and Nine. Patti has drawn an immense crowd
at Albert Hall. Among the works heard
in London for the first time is the symphonic
poem 'Vivianne." by the late Ernest Chausson
1t is Wagner1an in style. but tasteful in scor-
ing An American singer. Miss Helen Buell.
with corps of assistants. has given a highly
successful concert at Steinway Hall She has
an exceedingly sweet voice. of exceptional
purity Of tone and was warmly applauded.
The library of Sir Robert Peel will speedily
FOLLOW his pictures, bronzes and other heirlooms
TO the auction room A unique collection of
over three thousand three hundred political carl
catures from the time of Cromwell to that OF
George " will be sold thousand rare French
books will go under the hammer and hun
dreds Of engraved portraits Of English celebri-
ties, autograph letters of famous men of the
last century. and series of county histories OF
exceptional value 1t will be the most remarka-
bic literary auction of the decade series of
letters of the Duke Of Wellington has been pur-
chased for the British Museum
The Rev. C NJ. Sheldon will preach tomorrow
In Liverpool Chapel, and will spend few weeks
IN the provinces before coming to London to
attend the Christian Endeayor convention in
Alexandra Palace. He has received many invi-
tations from temperance societies to make ad-
dresses in England, and it will not be easy for
him to find much rest during his short holiday
The hotels trimming over with American
tourists. shivering in the damp weather the
spring being still cold and backward This
week has been the gayest Of dull season. big
dinner parties and receptions following one an
other with much entertaining in connection
with the Derby and the Oaks There will be a
lull during the next ten days, but the West End
has not been emptied as it usually is for the
Whitsuntide holidays large number of coun-
try houses being closed. Inf