New-York tribune., 1903-03-08

from ,ne h~st night of The withdrawing OF
JuIis Dramatic criticism would specify os-
corne a trained claque If plAywriGhts ana ACTOR
managers were allowed the veto pr1Vhege upon
the selection OF writer's occupying tne Lee
seats, Sfr. Jonsss vapld play apparently needeo
sdventitious advertising.
walter Melville's season at the AdeIph
7,hestre has been opened, with Edith Cole as
the heroine of the realistic drama entitled 'The
Worst Woman in London" The revival OF
.,rlandestine Marriage" with Cyril Maude as
Lord oFIeht VIII be the next attraction at fhe
Ezavrnarket Frank Besea will vary the STRAIT
ford festival programme by producing Jonsons
Every Man in His Hurnor" and staging Ste
pbeD PhiuipsPs "PaoIa and Francesca
Marie Hall, the gifted young violinist VINO
nrornises to rival Kubelik in the affections OF
che english concert room, has repeated her first
tr,,,rnnn at St James's Hall, playing the
.stzrautzer Sonata" with Gottfried Galston at
the piano, and displaying a mastery or teen
ninue in difficult works such as Bach's "Cha-
~o1na.. :. Frnst's violin concerto in F, and Paga-
minis transcription Of Avis from moses III
Egypt" The critics are convinced that sne Is
already a great artist at nineteen and mas
power in reserve. Expression may be lacking
when intellectual suotIety is required, but sne
yIavs with tenderness and refinement, swing
and energy.
The British section of the International 80
cietv Of Scuptors, Painters and Gravers Will Dc
wei represented at the approaching exhibition
at Budapest There will be works by Jonn'
Lavery, c. H. Shannon, E. J. Sullivan MorLey'
Fletcher and others.
In the contest over the vacant Academician's
chair between the two Scotchmen, Macbeth
and David Murray, Macbeth deserved the pro-
motion which he received.
The art shows of the week have included ex-
hibitions Of Old World gardens Of England and
Italy in water ooIors, by E. A. Rowe; Alfred
Havward's drawings, the LauTies' collection OF
Dutch work Of the seventeenth century, and
Percy French's water color sketches Of Brit
tany and Ireland, at the Modern Gallery. There
is a private view to-day Of ninety excellent
works at the Goupil Gallery. Among them are
two evening and morning landscapes by Har-
pignies, two church interiors by Bosboom, a Sc
ries of flower pieces by Fantin Latour, charac-
teristic works by Muhrman. Jscque and Mauve
and series in the new RafaeIH colors, painted
by George CIaUsen, A. D. Peppercorn, George
Henry and other experimenters. Mr.. CIausen's
work appears to good advantage in this me-
dium.
Social gossip centres about the two courts, for
which the lists have been completed and ar
rangements made. While the attendance has
been limited It will probably exceed two thou
sand each night. The King and Queen will
probably be seated, except for the diplomatic
corps and the entree.
Vanity Fair is keeping Lent by giving small
dinner parties, going to the theatre and prac-
tfsing self-denial in refratning from bridge, es-
pecialIy as the echoes Of the West End card
table scandal are still heard.
A building syndicate has been trying to buy
Devonshire House, but the duke is reported to
Sha Arown cold water upon the enterprise for
the improvement Of Piccadilly.
The outlook for the season after Easter is not
promising. A large number of houses have been
let to people who are rich rather than smart,
and many well known hostesses will either be
absent or quiet.
The chief religious event IN England will be
the discussion of the Church Discipline bill,
which comes up as g private measure next
week. 1t dispenses with imprisonment a
met cd OF furnishing disobedient clergy, and
substitutes for it deprivation Of their posts and
salcrIes. The bitter hostility Of Lord Halifax
and the Church Union to this protestant meas
ure is proof that IT is considered an effective
weapon against the extremists. The bill abol-
IS es tie bishops veto power upon the pro-
ceedings against the contumacious clergy, but
this feature will probably be altered. The ex-
tremists at both ends of the English Church are
q rainst the bishops. The protestants complain
that the veto power of the bishops has been
empIoyed for the prevention OF litigation ana
for licensing ritualistic disorders. Lord Halifax
attributes all the troubles of the English Church
to the ambiguous attitude Of the bishops when
t-e renewed vigor Of that body. IS due to the
faithful work Of the advanced clergy. Notwith-
standing the unpopulaTity of the bishops there
is unceasing agitation in favor Of increasing the
number of dioceses. although every new bishop
The acceptance by the Rev. r. ]. Campbell,
as DR.. Parker's successor. Of the City Temple
pastorate has commanded as much attention
among the churches as the opening addresses Of
Archbishop Davidson. Mr.. Campbell is great
preacher. with marked dignity Of style.
Alfred Russell waIlace's dissertation on
MANS Place in the Universe has not made
much impression either at the universities or
among thinking men in the free churches, since
he assumes rather than proves the supreme po-
siticn of the planet commonly known as the
Garth Aenostics and materiaIists are left at
1ibartv IN believe that a universe utterly beyond
human conception lies beyond the universe
which DR.. Wallace considers the finite realm
for the development Of living souls in perisha-
BILE bodies.
The recovery Of Leo XIII from the exhausting
strain of the celebration Of the jubilee OF his
nontI6cate is described in dispatches from Rome
as oornnlete The discussion respecting the sue
o.seion has been interrupted by positive as
e,,rancas that the Pope has no bodily ailment
or5 that the serenity Of old age sufhces TO keep
him alive. There is no evidence tnat elIher Ihe
Austrian or French government is considering
the possible choice by the new conclaVe' or that
there will be any attempt on the part OF the