New-York tribune., 1903-06-28
NEWS OF TWO CAPITALS.
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5oined by her ally in campaign in Northerh
China or Corea. has been followed. with the
Kings help by an era OF good feeling WHICH
ministers to the peace Of the world
The measures adopted for celebrating the
French Presidents visit show how ANXIOUS Do'ii
court and government TO strengthen the I'M
rroyed relations. The German and Anerlca"
amenities at Kiel are not relished by the Ehs-
,isb nress especially when the clever Emperor
sturnbles upon the familiar quotation. Blood is
thicker than water There VIII be counter
demonstrations OF Anglo-American friendship
when the squadron arrives at Portsmouth Inc
King is taking direct personal interest IN the
entertainment of the officers and men, but Is
not likely TO rival the Emperor in oratoTy
The busiest week Of the season ends with a
.o.cb,,g meet and scores OF lawn parties in
s-ood weather An unusually brilliant court has
ne.n accompanied with scores of balls. dances
ars r-fvate concerts at great houses, Lazy
Maitland Mrs Arthur James, Lady Londoh-
GERRY. Lord Howard De Walden, Lady New
borough Lady Onslow and Lady Woods belns
among the entertainers. Lady Newooroughs
and Mrs. Chauncey's cotillon has been the most
picturesque dance. With many lasIloia pie
weddings. like that OF Lady Evelyn Erskine and
Walter Guinness, and charity concerts patron
.zed by smart people, and ministerial polltlcaI
dinners Jenkins's notebook is crammed with IN
.elligence and he has been heard to Whisper
that the Prince OF Wales viii give big bah at
Marlborough House. The Khedive or EgEpI
who came 10 London 10 attend the wedding or
Sir Eldon Gorst. the financial adviser OF the
Fgvptian Government will dine with the King
on Monday, and be entertained subsequently py
various ministers Marquis Rafael Montoro the
first minister of the Cuban Republic, was among
the guests at Lansdowne House at Friday
dinner with the other 1ew figures in the dipo-
matte corps. the Turkish, Russian and belElan
ministers The Prime Minister'S first full dress
dinner in honor OF the King was more brilliant
shan the job lot of birthday honors and decora-
sions for which he was responsible. The King
will spend Sunday at West Dean with William
James and open q new automobile road
Entertaining has rarely been more costly IN
London than during the present season. The
.radesnans long deferred hope Of a prolonged
luxurious social revel is at last fulfilled. There
s. more rernunerative employment for pianists.
1iolinists and singers in private houses than IN
concert room or opera There is also Keen
search for novelty, and even the champion
whistler is as welcome as the conjurer who
puts a - note inside an orange. The Ia
honey" troupe of negro performers has many
.nraZements outside Of the theatre, and Mrs
AIackay has secured the services Of Nine
Cranier for entertaining a large party with
French play. The number Of Americans now
keeping open house at the West End is unusu-
ally large.
The wedding reception of Anthony Hope Haw-
,,ins and Elizabeth SoYnervie Sheldon after
their marriage at St Brides Fleet-st., next
week, will be attended by many Americans
John Elderkin has sailed for New-York after
r. short stay in London. Seymour Eaton, OF
Philadelphia who has been charging the Worh
Of the Booklovers Library, and considering the
esta tablishment Of branches IN northern cities
and also in Paris, is going TO the seaside for
July.
Mime. Calve in Carmen has been the chief
attraction at Covent Garden. singing with splen-
did voice and acting with her usual power ana
fascination She was supported by Salignac ana
Scotti and Nine Rlauvelt was highly satisfac-
tory in Micaela's music The one act opera
Der wald" has been revived with good cast
and Miss Z. NJ Smyth has again been conph-
rnented by the critics her finely devised score
as is the English woman's due The Handel
festival at the Crystal Palace, with Dr. CorVeh
as conductor Of the choir and orchestra, ana
four thousand singers and musicians. has IN
voIved the production Of the most familiar ora
torios with a rich quality OF tone The less
familiar works Of Handel are seldom attempted
at the triennial festivals. Santley was the ia
vorite among the solo vocalists.
Mrs Patrick Campbell has been warmly re-
reved by a first night audience. but, REINFORCED
as she is by the sound and artistic acting of
Martin Harvey, she does not succeed in con-
vincing the critics that Sudermann's Joy OF
Living" is anything but a tedious play. offering
her scant opportunities for the revelation Of
temperament and few really dramatic mo
inents,
William Peel closes to-day delightful series
pf Elizabethan performances Of Twelfth Night
At The Court Theatre. in which Arnold Dol
r7etsch has co-operated with lutte and virginia.
Sidney Lee has written a long letter on the al
legged vandalism at Stratford-on-Avon. taking
up the charges in detail. and reaching the con
clusion that the trustees and corporation, so
far from destroying historic Heney-st.. are,
through the generous aid Of NIr. Carnegie per
fnsnently preserving all structural work in the
houses under their control which possess any
archaeological interest. He asserts that the
process OF modernizing Henley-st. would have
gone too far if Mr.. Carnegie had not interveneos
and that it has been arrested at interesting
yoint IN the thoroughfare, and some careful and
scholarly restoratons have been made practlca-
ble. He denies that thera has been any desecra-
fion or spoliation Of historic edifces, and re
sents the sensationslism with which Mr. Car
negie's name has been dragged into the contro-
~ersy, when no conditions were attached TO the
r-fts designed to promote the interests and
literary associations OF Strattord. Mr.. Lee sub
3ects Miss Marie Corellrs charges - searching
analysis. and makes 3 good defence Of the ac-
tion Of the trustees.
President woodrow Wilson Of Princeton re-
REEVES from The Athen&um-' the handsome
compliment of having produced the best history
nf the North American Republic which has ct
been written
Three landscapes by the Scotch painter. Ma
caulay Stevenson. designed for exhibition at
81. Louis. are in the collection now seen at the