New-York tribune., 1911-04-30
LONDON NOTES
Caricatures Divorce Scene -
An Arabian Night.


than a hundred of his cartoons are OK
| hihited at the Leicester Galleries. All"
while tho satirc r. pungent ana the "'os'
prominent fcurea I'm English politics e'-
tors and society arc hit. tho ylrtlnls
never think of taking offence. The eN-
aeseration Of he French method If SO
erotesoue that tho distorted likenesses
arc considered amusing even by inc SUI
jects themselves. and the letter press -
20 vittv and trcrchani that the cartoon.
instead II being an imposition upon good
nature. becomes compliment TO ef-
ceptional personality. ~ the private
view this week many Of the victims ac-
cepted complaceutlv the Congratulations
Of thoir friends on their good fortune in
gaining admission 10 this collection OF
celebrities. and not few Of them pur-
chase the cartoons for their libraries
and smoking rooms.
Lord Esher. who has acted as men
tor for ROYALTY and taken serious view
OF his own sagacity as military strate-
est. cannot he annoyed by tho headline
"Pertness Rebukcd" for an illustration
In which he is scolding inqulsitive
/ Britannia and excaiming: Never nina
vho I am. miss, Just go and do what
! ;eI vou" THE Succession" with those
| bumptious youngsters Mr. Lloyd-GeorS"
and Mr.. Churchill tossing NJ for th'
leadership. will nmusc men oi all par-
a.
| OF Lord Rose berry "beset by the spectrc
OF the end OF all things will probably
please hirn as much as any body. Even
{ more com ral is\I ord Hugh Cecil. "hurl-
i ing II the La Dor party the last enchant-
/ ment ot the Middle Age" and funnier
/ still are MI IIarcourt trying to say the
right thing 10 every Colonial Premier.
( y. Balfour enuivocating and smiling
! nelc, GENTLY upon militant Tariff Re
D rorDcr. and especially Mr.. J. I. Garvln
! tho omniscient editor and sermOnizer Of
Z The Observer giving ideas TO the
Tory party. The drawings arc mainly
In black and white. with washes Of blue
and pink. and all are characterized by
breadth Of treatment and individuality
I OF style.
The literary cartoons are more subtle
than the political drawings. Among
these is a satirica one representing Mr..
Henry James as making match be-
tween Mona Lisa and the Man in the
Iron Mask: and a more amusing one
portrays Mr. Edmund Gosse. with a
quizzical look Of scornful patronage. in
PRODUCING Mr.. Kipllng. Mr.. Chesterton
and other authors 10 the ghost OF Robert
! Louis Stevenson and vouching for them
a. men of letters. The cartoon Of Mr..
! Iaugwill seated on a donkey and lead
ing the way into Zion with commanding
ge sture is a cruel exception that proves
/ the general rule Of good natured pleas
antry. and the grotesque drawings or
/ Sir Henry Irving ought TO have been
omitted from the collection All the
other cartoons are without taint or
malice and unfairness and as clever as
they are droll. There is bright comedy
! at every turn as the visitor makes the
tour Of the gallery. and the loudest guf-
! flaws are reserved for the closing num-
bers. one a souvenir of Mr.. Roosevelt's
visit 10 Europe and lectures To royalty
and the other a composite dream for
! Eugenists with the Cecil brow, the
Churchill eye, the Campbell hair. the
Somerset nose and the Cavendsh under
! lip.
Divorce court tragedy is powerfully
transcribed in a lawyers play at the
! Globe Theatre There are two prelim
/ mary acts in a Paris hotel and there is
! a final scene in a London house; but the
! third act. staged for the probate. divorce
and admiralty division, makes The But
ter1y on the Wheel poignant drama.
The audience, having witnessed the first
| two acts. knows that the Eighty wife,
while indiscreet. is innocent withal; yet
! il is forced to watch the processes Of
law by which she is tortured in cross
J examination and involved hopelessly i'm
admissions corrections and Contradc
tions until her powers Of endurance are
| exhausted and she falls in the box after
passionate despairing declaration Of
! innocence. 1t is duel between a keen.
mcrcless barrister. impcrsonatcd with
resourceful power by Mr.. Norman Nc
| Ninnel and light hearted. foolish, but
not disloyal Wifc-a strong part. enacted
bv Miss Titheradge with fine variety in
its suggestions Of helplessness. ANNA
/ ,,,I . -
deeply affecting scene. IN which tho in
| noc.nt wife. eumeshed in circumstantsl
| evidence and aillcd and oVcrthrown by
her own prevarications and admissions,
commands the sympathy Of the spocta
| tors.
Now. the power Of this play-and with
all the faults of construction in the other
acts II is considerable--l's in the real
ism OF the court scene. one OF the joint
authors. Mr. Hemmerdo, is q barrister.
and consequently there is literal re-
production Of the proceedings of the
divorce court. with the president on the
bench. the jurymen in the box, the lead
ing counsel and their juniors at table the
officials buzzing about aud tho specta-
tors looking on with strained attention,
the husband and the caddish correspond
ont among them. The 6ttul animosi-
ties and conventional amenities Of the
profession are faithfully illustrated. The
environment Of n court of justice. with
lis prccodonts. usagcs and mechanical
processes. is vivdly portrayed. and in
thD rnllst Of Il is tho ininns,lN human