Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-05-25
FALLERIES TO VISIT LONDON
President of France Comes Today
20 BE the Guest of King
Edward.

LONDON, May 2I.-President Fallieres
arrives in London tomorrow to return the
visits which King Edward VII and other
members of the British royal family have
paid to the head OF the French republic
in Paris. The honors to be paid the pres
ident cannot equal those bestowed upon
the German emperor during his visit last
year, as the presidents stay will be but
a short one. but what is lacking in great
entertainments will be made up for in the
enthusiasm of the public welcome.
NJ Faliieres will cross the channel in
the French cruiser Leon Gambetta, ac-
companied by fleet of destroyers and
will land at Dover. There will be a great
naval display in his honor, a fleet of
fifty-three warshlps, under the command
Of Lord Charles Beresford, having been
ordered to the channel port for the oc-
casion This fleet will consist of the
battleship squadron of the channel fleet,
the first cruiser squadron and the west
ern destroyer division. The ships will
be moored in two long lines from Shake
speare Cliff to Dover pier, and as the
Leon Gambetta with the distinguished
visitor on board steams through the lines
the guns on all the ships and those in the
forts will boom salute. The destroyers
will accompany the French cruiser to
ing will be welcomed to England by
Prince Arthur If Connaught and other
notables on behalf of the king.
Trip to London.
The trip to London will be made in a
royal car. At Victoria station King Ed
ward the prince of Wales and representa-
tives of the government will be on hand
to greet M. Falieres. and from that mo-
-..
will commence. state banquet at Buck
ingham palace will bring together the pub
lie men of England and the members of
the diplomatic corps. Tuesday. the follow
ing day, the king and president will visit
the Franco English exhibit; Wednesday,
the busiest day of the visit, will commence
with reception to the diplomatic corps
at ST. James palace, followed by a visit
to the city and luncheon at the Guild hall.
In the evening by command of his mai
esty, the king" a gala performance will
be given al Covent Garden, at which the
king and queen. President Fallleres and a
large number of specially invited guests,
will be present. In order TO do honor to
the president, selections from French op-
eras have been chosen for presentation,
namely, the first act of Bizets' II Pesca-
tori di Perle," and the second act from
Gounod's Faust" Probably in no pre-
vious gala evening have so many English
speaking artists been engaged. Melba will
sing Marguerite's role in Faust" Siebel
being represented by Miss Hatchard and
Martha by Edna Thornton, while John
Mccormack, the promising new Irish tenor,
is cast for Nadir in Bizet's opera. Mad
anne Tetrazzini will appear as Leila in the
latter work, so that in one evening the
two foremost operate singers of the time
will be heard.
President Fallieres will stay at York
House during his four days in London, and
there, and at the French embassy, recep-
tions will be held. In the meantime the
crews of the Leon Gambetta and the
French destroyers win be entertained by
the British sailors at Dover and will be
brought to London to visit some of the
theaters.