New-York tribune., 1902-07-13

choosing early date, and leaving officials
members Of Parliament and the English world
OF fashion free to take their usual holiday jour-
neys and pleasures. and to accept invitations
for the shooting season in Scotland and else
where. The general effect of the Kings de-
eision viii be the prolOngation of the London
season TO grouse day. This will be helpful TO
the London tradespeople who have been dis
appointed by the premature shrinkage of the
gayety and entertaining. 1t is also likely to in
voive revival Of social activity, since with the
exception Of week end parties the smart peo-
pie will be detained in the West End for the
next four or five weeks. There may not be
balls and parties in the great houses. but there
will be boy and girl dances and a good deal OF
entertaining.
The coronation programme will be reduced in
every possible way in order to protect the King
against any undue strain. The court officials
have begun by cutting off the second days pro-
cession and the naval parade, and the Earl
Marshal and Abbey dignitaries will set out with
a resoiute determination TO abridge the main
ceremonial ruthlessly. 1t is safe to forecast
reaction against reformatory zeal when the
King is afioat on his yacht and mending rapidly
in health. Every peer and peeress and digni-
tary 10 whom a special part was assigned in
the complex function will make strenuous efforts
10 retain every privilege. The music will be
of the ritual Topped off and whitfield close. but
unless all signs fail the procession to the Abbey
End the pageant within will be carried out with
splendid ceremony and pomp. The colonial pre-
miers and Indian princes will probably remain
for the coronation. but the foreign princes and
enyoys who have gone back to the Continent
are not likely to return.
The outgoing steamers to-day are filed with
returning tourists and coronation guests. Ad-
CoWles and Miss Helen Roosevelt are sailing by
the St. Louis and the Umbria has full list.
Many Americans who deliberately deferred
sailing for Europe until the coronation crowds
should disperse are now confronted with the
prospect Of unusually noisy and exciting
fortnight In August. The abandonment of the
longer route procession may be followed by the
cnrtailnaent Of the shorter route, so that White
hail will he the only thoroughfare where seat
ing accommodations can be found. There Will
be loud protests from clubland if Piccadilly,
st. James's-st and Pail Mall are excluded from
the coronation route.
The theatres, which are closing prematurely,
likely to be reopened unusually early in the
autumn, but not until the leading actors have
had their vacations and coronation talk has
ended. The most remarkable dramatic event
this week has been the production of series of
afoiiere's comedies by Coquelin at the Garrick
Theatre His impersonation of M, Jourdain in
lie Bourgeois Gentilhomme," which is repeated
tonight for its final performance, causes up
roarious laughter but the French company is
at its best in ''Tartuffe' and the delightful
s.Precseuses Ridcules" If these masterpieces
OF comedy are produced in America by the three
Coqueins as is now probable, lovers of the art Of
acting and comedies of manners of the best type
have a great pleasure in reserve. The elder
Goauelin does not convert Tartuffe into the con-
ventional villain of the French stage, but plays
the part with wonderful variety and intensity,
yividly depicting the sensualty and hypocrisy of
: the character and reading the lines with sono-
rous voice attuned to rhythm.
William Poers meritorious production Of Ben
rJonson's "Alchemists" also repeated to-
night az the Imperial Theatre, and is like a
morality play in which every man deserves
something more than success.
The coronation bazaar in the Botanical
Gardens has received immense social patronage
for three days, and has been in every respect
"a triumph of organization for charity's sake.
I. y. F.