The various agencies are manfully doing their best to unfold the Spanish drama clearly, but it is obvious that they have to take on trust the manifestoes issued from both sides. Nowadays asthe Governor's pro clamation at Gibraltar showed, neutrality is interpreted rigidly preclude predictions of th De'one side or the other. The Me surgents obviously intend to set totalitarian stale on fascist Lines. 'They appear to have the bulk of the Fegular military forces at their command, The Madrid authorities' veterence to the sumeclency of the militia units at the disposal of the Government seems to confirm that view. Thus it would seem that the campalgn—apart from the bizarre happenings in Catalonia,—resolves it~ self into a struggle between the military and a good proportion of the Iabouring and peasant classes, Jed by radical intellectuals. The most ominous news from the Government's point of view—apart from insurgent claims to the capture of Santander "and other" successes—is that contained In the message to Washington from the American Emassy. "It suggests that, the Govern ment Is in danger of losing control of the capital and if that catastrophe occurs the converging forces under 4y the Insurgent leaders may soon be in a position to make good their claims, Sir Henry Lyttoa made his first Jappearance on the stage in, 1604 at [Glasgow in the chorus of "Princess Ida", He first appeared at the Savoy In 1887 when he understudied Gros-smith, He retired in 1034 after a commemoration of his fifty years on the stage—and his fifty years of married Mfe—had been held at the "King's Theatre, Hammersmith, Members of his profession, playgoers of all walks of life, headed by Mr. Lloyd George, Idid honour to him then'and to Lady. Lytton whose partnership hed helped him to achieve so remarkable a [double golden jubilee. The traditions of Gilbert and Sullivan were made by the D'Oyly Carte Company whereim Sir Henry Lytton, as an incom arable interpreter of such parte Point, Dick Deadeye, the Mikado, made hhis name for all time. Jack Point was his favourite part and it is agreed that whatever other actors may have done with the rest of the portrait gallery in which Lytton took his place, his Point stood atone for the blend of humour and pathos adorning It, salute him for a fe of service to grateful art.
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