New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-24
NEWS OF TWO CAPITALS.


IN Ascot week postponed from the coronation
year. viii probably take place.
The opera brings out full muster of SllaI,
people nightly. with heavy reinforcenents OF
music lovers for the Wagner performances
Miss Suzanne Adams has displayed fine vocal
ization in Romeo and Juliet and "RIgoletto.
but Nine Boisia has been less successful as
the Marguerite TO SaIignac's Faust. There nave
been good performances of the Valkyries ana
the "Barbiere di s., iglia.'' and Tristan una
Isolde will be produced Monday. The opera
suffers from the lack Of favorite artists Whcse
services could not be secured this season, put
the stage management and the orchestra were
never better. Concert programmes are unusu-
ely varied. including vocal recitals by Mines.
Blanche Marchesi, Teresa, Del Riego and Mar
celia Lind, a newcomer. with high nezzo-so-
rrano voice.
The theatres are well filed nightly, the Amer
.can tourists now forming fresh reserve Tor
the box Office Changes of programmes have
brought Miss Ellen Terry out Of Ibsen into
Shakespeare and she has delighted her au-
diences with her vivacity and brilancy of act
Eng in Much Ado About Nothing In which
her roguish spirit and wonanly grace have full
clay She is well supported at the Imperial
Theatre by Oscar Ashe. Holman Clark and Nor
man Forbes. Miss Marie Tempest, who has
become q great favortte II London, has ap-
peared as Polly Eccles IN Caste at the Cri-
terion Theatre, and pleased her audiences. John
Hare's great part Of Eccles is taken by E. Dag
nall, and the old fashioned play goes merriy on
1.-THE Gordian Knot" at His Matestys is con-
6ernned by the critics as highly theatrical
s11elodrara and by the moralists a debased
.rnitation Of the younger Dumas's scarlet wom-
1y-ffaa a
better knowledge OF politics and diplomacy than
pf playwr!ting. but he has contrived TO supply
afr Tree with q picturesque and effective part
Miss Olga Nethersole may be too famboyant
rs the immoral heartless actress. who IS final
" strangled in the coils OF her golden hair, and
Robert Taber may be unsuccessful in rendering
the part OF the infatuated lover In either an in
feiigfbie or convincing manner, but Mr.. Tree as
she neurot'c, fFenzied hunchhack. who kills he
woman in order to HIS friend, is at his best.
no hints respecting the character of Arthur w
P.nero's new play have been received, but it Will
be produced at the Duke OF York Theatre in
the autumn. with II. B. Irving and Irene Van
SrUgh IN the leading parts.
The chief art show has been the exhibition Of
ancient Greek art Of the Burlington Club. 1t
has not contained the works from Woburn Abb
beg but the Chatsworth, Lansdowne and other
trates the history and range of Greek art from
the sixth century B. c. TO the Augustan Age.
The great Hamilton vase is one Of the most no.
ticea bic treasures. The art dealers have hardly
recovered from the shock which the auction sale
Of the Raeburn portrait Of Sir John Sinclair
FOR 1900 guineas gave them.
Gainsborough's Duchess of Devonshire." with
faint "reminiscences Of Mr.. Morgans picture.
brought all II was worth at 900 guneas for the
canvas was cracked and in bad condition. The
took dealers have had much excitement at the
four DAYS sale at Sothebys. with f12.o45 as the
aggregate for LOT lots of rare books The Sec
ond Folio Shakespeare brought 1850, and a fine
set of the first edition OF the Waverley Novels
500. Two rare pamphlets by Shelley were sold
for $3.50 and there were many other curious
illustrations Of the high value OF old books in
market ike London, where dozen great dealers
are tfained experts In literary treasures.
Ambassador Mccormick from St Petersburg
IS the most prominent American visitor IN Lon
don, where he is spending q few days while
waiting to sail for New-York to attend the we'd
ding OF his son at Cleveland He is in excellent
health and spirits and disposed to credit Rus
sia with the best intentions in the Far East and
20 minimize the Importance Of the Manchurian
affair. i. y. T.