New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-14

tion agent do their work well but the
scenes drag when the truculent dill poster
and the plaintive charwoman are not
hanging about. and they are minor char
acters. Mr. Jerome is a realist He
knows how 10 manage committee meet
ings. election mobs. inquisitive delega-
tons. picture placards. suffrag ette songs
and other familiar details Of an English
contest: yet neither racy realism nor
bright dialogue nor phenomenally good
acting offers compensatons for a weak
play, in which serious questions are
grounded upon farcical situations and
not carried to definite solutions.
The sculpture al the Royal Academy
/ painting The place Of honor in the
/ lecture room "a taken by Peter Pan on
, top Of an irregular cairn with children
rabbits and winged fairies swarming
around him as he pipes 10 them. This is
/ model of the bronze which Mr.. Barrie
/ has commissioned Sir George Frampton
. u design for Kensington Gardens II
us a refined and beautiful work The
model stands between full length marble
statues Of King George and Queen Mary
which are 20 be erected in Calcutta, and
| I'm front Of Il are Mr. MacKennaTs bronze
recumbent effigy Of Sir Redvers Butler
/ for Winchester Cathedral and another OF
/ Archbishop Jones for Cape Town Cathe-
D G-a1 .nI of ~,
! Edward by seven or more sculptors. and
| i'm an adjoining gallery there is a sketch
model Cor the GainsborOugh memorial
1T sudbury. The whimsical Peter Pan
may not be in touch with these academic
works but he is in sympathy with the
imaginative Nausicaa and the graceful
Hesitancy near by. and around the cor
her IN the central hall there is a bit of
decorative American work which is even
more coneenial I'm spirit. This is Mrs.
Lester Ralph's Dance Of Life" large
bronze relief with six figures. fruit and
grapes. fun of movement and beauty-a
remarkably fine design
Mr. Sargent's versatility is shown I'm
q large semi-circuiar panel FOR the Bos-
ton Public Library" Arnag eddon." pow
trful IN brush work and restrained in
color; a flashing glimpse Of sunlight in
an Alpine cascade onmeshed in blue and
black shadows: a bright and tranquil
kctch Of a cool Florentine loggia. and a
in robes. with books and papers behind
Kim and with the scarlet string Of the
hood under the stole and a golden cross
half hidden The last is not one Of Mr..
Sargent's swagger portraits, with amaz-
ing brush work, but the likeness of the
alert. amiabla and statesmanlike Brelate
is close. Even more faithful as a repro
duction of external features and figure is
Sir Hubert Won Herkomer's Lord Fisher.
with bunting behind the blue uniform.
and it is more suggestive character
study than The same painters Lord
Rayleigh. Mr.. ]. J. Shannon's best por-
trait is the Warehouses Of Lansdowne
IN a dark gown with red flowers the SEN
s!tlve hands and lace being .exquisitely
painted and the background simpler than
he usually arranges and his portrait OF
Lady Hindlip in black lace with red
flowers and wraps in front NJ her is also
a pleasing composition, and even more
romantic is the Romney-like Viscountess
Ingestre and daughter-an outdoor piece
In white. blue and green.
Among the exhibition works especially
designed for drawing the shilling crowds
through the gates during the next three
months are Mr. Charles Simss fanciful
Legend" with its harmonious blends Of
color. and daintier Gentle Love" with
Cupid toying with the fatal dart There
arc also Mrs knights Daughters Of
the sun" I'm a burning glare OF light, MIR.
George Harcourts Evening in June"
With maidens in green and blue and with
colored lanterns among trees; Sir w. 3.
Richmond's Diana IN Pursuit OF
Action. Mr. Richard Jacks Re
hearsal" with girl in purple recitng
20 few friendly critics Mr.. Frank
Crsig's weird Goblin Market" Mr.
Strans's Celestial Globe" with story
20 be puzzled over, Mr.. Harold Speed ;
portrait Of Mrs George Alexander, in an
amazing costume Of green and gold, MIR.
John LaVery's Amazon" on q spir'tless
gray horse. and Miss Lucy Kemp
Welch's Riders" with better drawn
ste,ds and more romantic environ
mont Spectators will cluster around
these and other show pieces, but more
critical visitors will finger beside Mr..
Ciau~en's mellow barn interiors. with
their golden mists Of light. or Mr.. Stotts
modern Madonna ana pathe tic HaSar
and Ishmael. or NJ. Arnesby- Browns
drove Of cattle. or Mr.. "Opens striking
MAN IN Black The hest landscapes
are Sir Alfred East's spacious "Riving-
ton Water" and Mr. Hughes STATIONS
"NilIeneuye- lcs-Ayignon.' When the ex-
ceptions are noted, II remains dull
second rate Academy, without touch or
inspira ton. /. y. 4.