New-York tribune., 1908-03-23
LONDON NOTES.
Il Romney Portrmt-Mr. Banx.
Popular Play.
London. March 4

The attention Of art connoisseurs at the NcrIs.
c.uer,, I'm the Hayrnarket- II has been -.
cious heirloom in the Bosanquet family and :,
rov in market with 10000 as starting pr,c,
That is a. high price for a painter who nev.-
received more than 10 guineas for por-ra.
and could not count upon an income Of mo-.
than $1,000 even during his most prosperou,
years when wealth and fashion swarmed irs.
h,s stusio in Cavendish Square Yet his uor'
trait of viscountess Ciifden and her sister con.
manded 1OjOO guineas twelve years ago a,s
the Bosan1uet group is a larger and more char.
act.r,stic example Of his romantic styl. ;.
painting and IS superior 10 any Romnsy On n.
walls Of the National Gallery II was patn-..
IN 17o5. a wear before he gave up his Ions,-
studio and purchased the house in Hamps,..a
which "a now occupied by club. Il was -
wear when he painted Lady Egrernont ard ~.
children as T1tania and the fairies ard ~
group Of FIaxrnan and pupil modelling a sur
with Rounney himself looking on. q. r,,
nervous and ailing and his health was b.ziur,7,
to decline. but he still had seven years In -
serve
This portrait group has one OF Romneys char.
acteristic pictorial schemes and is rerarsas.
for excellent craftsmanship and charm 4.
color There is group OF six IN front-M-,
Bosanauet and her children OUT OF doors-rr5
a piIared portico and trees in the Background
The mother is seated on the left. with a bss,
asIeep I'm her lap and with one hand raised !,
warn the children to be good and TO keep au.-
She is looking fond1y at them. but they 90 r,-
return the glance, for each Is preoccupisd III.
what he is doing The smallest boy is hot,,
the end Of a string OF coral beads wound arc--a
the baby The girl in the middle has r.
gathered in the folds Of her frocb- The .lss-
how has swung himself around the branch .
a. tree and a brother is reaching Up fors,
hand. The children have the mothers eyes al
blond hair and are painted with simplicity a
tender feeling. The light IS centred oust,
babv's dress and the gray and white COSTUME,
of the three children in the middle OF ths g-ou1
while the boy on the right is dressed In dun
red. to match the uphoIstering OF the chair at
the opposite side and the mothers oliv. striped
silk accords with the greenery OF the landscape
and trees Harmony OF color and homely senti-
ment are among the charms OF this unaffected
and picturesque family group. There ar. n
signs in drawing or composition Of the painters
mental depression and declining powers.
There Is also at the Mclean Gallery a s.l.c-
ton Of nearly fifty works from the Staats
Forbes collection Of modern art. and promin.n.
among them are the Cromes and NorIanis-
pictures which are now in demand for prfva;s
collections difficult as 1t may have been tor
the painters themselves 70 obtain good prices
for them. The best Old Crone IS "Marhy
Meadows"-an unsightIy stretch Of low ground
and common pasture made interesting ard a.
most beautiful by the treatment OF half rg.s
and steel grays. Among the Morlands are
eraI quaint little dramas OF rural lie. which as
was in the habit OF painting in the course Il
few hours-bits OF rapid improvisation whia
have not yet lost their freshness OF color Et
vigor of execution
"The Settling is one OF these, with wits
horse by the roadside and host and guest pre-
pairing to come to terms; Fishermen Ashor'
and "Cypsies Resting" are also teerng WI
vivacity Examples OF these painters az. III
needed at the National Gallery, where master.
pieces Ike "Mousehold Heath and Inside q
Stable are to be found: and there are Con-
stables Wilson's WILKES and Nasniths 20 spars
in the British section. but there Bonrs-.
tons and only two Cotmans. There are BOn1s-
tons in variety at McLean's. and COtman and
other painters Of the Norwich school are worth
lily represented The collection abounds in sea
pieces and fishing scenes. painted mainly in ne
East Of England before Cornwall was the taFo'.
ite haunt of artists.
One Of Mr.. Barrfe's tests IS that his desk
crammed with tragedies which manager csa
be induced to read The chances Of those neg
lected works are not improved when lis fan
tastes are successfully revived and received WITH
abundant evidence OF abiding popularity. Peter
Pan" is followed by The Admirable Crichton
at the Duke OF York's Theatre. and the HS
night audience has fairly bUbbled over VIII
enthusiasm. greeting every character VIII
heartiness as an old friend, and rounding OH
a~~ Cf~-
a final outburst OF congratulatiOn for the vc-
satile butIer-a merited compliment FOR Nj L!1
Harding. Mr. Charles Frohman has in these ITO
phys valuable properties, which can be repro
duced season after season with the certainly E
that there is a public eager 70 see them asa1 {
What a tribute this is 10 Mr.. Barr!e's whinlsi'1 1
hurnorl How convincing is the proof that Pop-
ular taste for drama can be improved W.
there Is a man of genius master o. rs'"
with the light touch required for blending p@
losophy with imagination.
The revival OF this delightful satire on coz
ventions and the return to nature brings 0A's
to the stage many members Of the old cast o.
a few newcomers in the unenviabie POSITION =
rivalling successful predecessors Mr. ETC LeAA
as Lord Loam follows the lamented HeA''
KembIe. who enacted the part with incolF
raj BILE skill and humOr. and wisely refraihs I
initiating the previous performance N any
tail. He does not tdeaIize the Radical n"1
man. as Mr.. KenbIe did. but makes uore
burIesque OF IT, and. with fresh business -
mannerisms OF his Own, IS H''-'
effective and amusing
SIr. Harding is taller butler than VI. d, .r.
Irving. and has superior elocution. anu -,
he Is more deliberate in making the oeS' "
and less subtle in method he succeeds IL
parting dignity and masterfuI force 20 ul'
king of the island Miss Miriam CleIfsN~
Lady Mary. has even more serious -
taking in following so charming anc az