New-York tribune., 1907-10-13
NOTES FROM LONDON.
The Kings Return-Pageant for
Lord Mayors Shoe.
Especial by French Cable to The Trfbunel
copyright. 1907. by The Tribune Association

London, Oct. 1.-THE Kings return from Bal
moral on Monday will be the signal ror tii'
breakup of the Scottish season. Lohuoh 10
already showing many signs of social animate
with the opera in progress, the hotels 1lleo VIII
guests for smart weddings. and brilliant aU
diences for the first nights at the theatres ve'
with autumn weather unrivalled for many years
ii is losing many Of the Oldest residents aiii'us
houses are not occupied, and the sales OF las"-
ionable residences are frequent at prices oelo"
their valuation. People of moderate means are
being starved out by high taxation ana driven
into the country, where economy Is posslple'
The Lord Mayors show will follow 1he l0S'ii0ii
for pageantry and be transformed into royal
spectacle. .
Much of the usual mummery Will be olspei,s9U
with and there will be a spectacular exhibition
Of the six royal Edwards. beginning with tue
Confessor each sovereign being attendeu pS
mounted guards courtiers and pages IN the
costume Of the period AS Louis n. Parker the
professional pageant maker Will be the "'A0'e.
of ceremonies, it will be a fine town sho" anu
draw an enormous crowd.
The actresses are carrying the plays, whether
old or new Lily Brayton has reached her hIsIi-
est level as Rosalind at His Majestys' ana 1t 10
one of the hest performances seen in dozen
wears Oscar Asche IS a perfect jacques anu
the revival Of las You Like It" is highly artisuc
and satisfactory. Lena AshweH has trluihPi'eu
as an emotional actress in Irene WycherIeS'
Anthony P. wharton's powerful problem play
with coarse, repellant realism AIrreo Nu'ioS
Barrier is below the level of his recent work.
but Marie Tempest saves the situation py her
versatility as an actress in a new line Of emo
tional work Mrs. Ryley's Sugar Bowl" is
sentimental but wholesome play. light in text
IRE and delicate In art. Ellis Jeffreys and
Frederick Kerr are required to make 1t popular
The next new play will be The Mollusk," with
Sir Charles wyndham and Marie Moore IN parts
closely fitted for them.
Kubelik's recital at Queens Hall created
much enthusiasm, as there was FaFleo PI"-
gramme, and his playing was conspicuous IoE
dignity. strength and brilliancy OF technique
The galleries of the Institute of Oil Painters
are crowded to-day for private view OF the
unusually good collection Of over four hundreo
works Sargent's blue and yellow mountains
of Moab" and George Witherbee's Three Marine
Idyls'' are the principal American WORKS. 1heIe
are good portraits by the Scottish painters Sir
James Guthrie and Sir George Reid, and an In
teresting one of Mrs. George Leveson Cover by
H J. Stock Sir Ernest waterlow and Frank
Walton lead in the landscapes, and Mohat LIND
ner has the whistler cartoons.
Sir Cecil Spring Rice, British Minister at
rreheran. is among the visitors in diplomatic
circles.
Lord Rosebery. who is unYeiling the statue
of Queen Victoria at Leith to-day, Will be In
London next week for the marriage Of his
nephew. Lieutenant Wyndham, with Miss
Gladys Farquhar.
Two ENJOYS of the rival sultans OF Morocco
are here with sealed letters in Arabic for King
Edward, and the court officials hardly know
what to do with them, they are outspoken
IN hostility to France. l. n. +.