New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-16
LONDON NOTES
A Working Bishop-No More
DjtcherS-A Neurotic Musician.

Il
and the late Lord Salisbury were in SYM
ratny with the upward trend of the Eng
Itch Church after the Oxford movement,
- steadily reinforced the Episcopal
he,ch with High Church men who were
.,,hrr library students or great school,
masters Lord Rosebery's only bishop
,os an Evangelical Church man with
s,rn,ns zeal for controversy. Mr.. Bal
,or-ss candidates were broad Church men
With a reputation for scholarship rather
..., FOR administrative ability. For six
lars Mr.. Asquith and his predecessor
rave favored flexible peacemakers who
ave in touch with the main body Of Eng
,.b workers. They have laid less stress
-, either churchmanship or scholar
hin and have looked for bishops who
u,or,d be conspicuous for open minded
clearance. business capacity and good
.s,se in the management Of men. Mr.
Ascu,th has already selected seven bish-
ors and now has two vacancies TO I'LL;
and he has left the impress Of a cold,
,ogical mind on the Episcopal bench.
There
torians In charge of dioceses; there are
more efficient organizers and administra-
tors. and the principle Of accommooa-
zion has come 70 be accepted as the basis
.. liberation in both religion and politics
The transfer Of Bishop Gore from BIZ
r,,nshan TO Oxford illustrates the pre-
calling trend of Episcopal promotlon' he
q, = man Of force, who has distinguished
A;-,ss,f ss broad minded writer an
..-.s+ nreacher. a Jealous parochial
,,,orDer and an eficient administrator OF
diocesan affairs: and his principal char-
ac.eristic has been sympathetlc ana ac-
c,,rate knowledge Of what was going on
., ,bs working world. He has oeen
,,,oDn as a convinced advocate OF the
alliance between Liberalism and LABOR
and this has not commenced MIN 10
i'nionist Birmingham. which has looked
n Highbury for its political inspiration
Yet Bishop Gore in the course OF lie"
Years has become a power III the MIC
land counties where ne is in touch Win
tbe great army Of toIlers, organized ana
unorganized. and has exerted "hoie-
some influence over the relations OF EN-
Movers and employed. At Oxford ne VIII
no welcomed alike by High Churcn men
and BROAD Church men in spite OF MS
recent championship Of the parliament
hill and his work In the classic Home
ofrost Causes liz likely 10 be extremely
useful 10 the English Church. he may
,ot create an enthusiasm there for or
canized religious labor among the masses
in large towns, but he is fairly certain 70
omen the eyes of students and clergy 10
the urgent need for social reform IN
working England.
Professor Dicey. one Of the most siren
,,o,. controversialists on the Unionist
side, has made the important discovery
that there can be no more dltchers
among the peers The reason liz an in
talligtble one. although few politicians
have thought Of IL during the recent
heated period Of controversy. The ques-
ton Of the exercise of the royal preroga-
tive for the creation Of peers cannot be
raised when there are facilities for Sc
curing the passage Of any measure in
the course Of three sessions or two years
George Y or any successor II approached
nv Radical Prime Minister and urged
~ create hundreds Of dummies can prop
erly decline 70 do so on the ground that
the government needs only to wait
reasonable period in order TO enact its
measures. so long as the Parliament act
remains unrepealed wholesale multpli-
cation OF peers is impracticable. The
menace Of the degradation OF the peerage
ny the conversion Of wealthy manufact-
urers and Radical election agents into
serviceable puppets cannot be revived.
Die hards" cannot again be rallied in
the last ditch for a desperate political
feat Of arms. The peerage, if Professor
Dcey is 10 be believed-and there is no
better authority on constitutional LAWS
absolutely protected by the Parliament
sct against Radical raiding. Lord Halls
bury, after renewing his youth in the Joy
Of conflict. has the consolation Of know
ing that there can never be another
last ditch"
Nj Henry Ainley's exhibition of the
neurotic musician of Mr.. Herman Bahr's
German American play. The Concert"
At the Duke Of Yorks is one Of his best
performances. While Miss irene Van
brugh's ability and charm as an actress
are inadequately employed, II not wan
tonly wasted, in supporting him as the
diplomatic and unnatural wife. he has
fine opportunity for displaying his YER
satilty, and he makes the most OF il.
u the theme be unpleasantly morbid, he
succeeds fairly we'll in disinfecting il and
converting it into study Of artistic
temperament. He portrsys with intense
realism the sffectations and eccentrici-
ties Of an excitable genius who is sur
rounded with admiring pupils and accus-
toned 10 their indicate attentions and
unrestraincd fattery. Perhaps Mr..
bitrichstcln was more obviously the
sbsent-nlinded, dreamy musician, but he
could hardly have been a more attractive
matinee idol than Mr. Ainley, with hand
some face, leonine locks and an air OF
simple innocence. The fascina ton Of the
pianist could be understood in spite OF
his querulousness, selfishness. excitabil-
ny and vanity, and certainly he was
foreigner in gesture, pose and tone. Mr..
Alnley has played the handsome and
gracious young lover so often that 1t was
crecitable for him 10 be able TO imper-
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