THE SC3RA2JTON TRIBUNE SATUBDAY HOBNING. OCTOBER 26, 1895.
11
Of" and Abomit the
Makers of Books.
Notices of Recent Interesting Volumes and
Chats Concerning Literary Men and Women.
RECENT FICTION.
IBB CHRONICLES OP COUNT AN
TONIO, by Aninony nope, Aumor ui
"Th vriaoner of Zenda." With uhoto-
gravure frontispiece by 8. W. Van
Schaick. Cloth, 12 mo, $1.50. New York:
D. Appleton & Co.
That the pendulumlo popular taste,
which erstwhile ran Fargely In the
direction of the photographic realism
of Mr. Howells and Henry James, and
which sometime later took a swing
toward sexual Action of the class of
"The Woman Who Did." is now full
bent In the direction of the romantic
department of the novel-writer's art
Is convincingly shown by the contem
porary vogue of books like this one of
Anthony Hope. The romanticists are
three-strong since the oecultatlon of
Mr. Qulller-Couch. and one can al
ready plainly hear the muffled tread
of a regiment of ambitious reinforce
ments. There is Doyle, to begin with,
who excels 1n the simple spinning of the
yarn, but is Inclined to vary the fields
of his endeavor, so .that to call him
a romanticist 1b only to half describe
him; there Is Weyman. with a style
odorous of the fragrance of medlaeval
Ism and a knack of picturing men In
colors unmistakably true, but who has
never yet quite caught the secret of
womankind; and lastly there is Mr.
Hope Hawkins, prosaic as to Sits name
but inimitable in his touches descrip
tive of woman's whims and foibles, and
not far backward In his Uellneatlve
grasp of the sterner sex.
We should like to say that Mr. Hope's
bandit count equals in workmanship
the same author's "Prisoner of Zenda,"
or his later series of Princess Osra
tor lea; but In truth he does not. Not
that he Isn't a most chlvalrlc and
Amiable free booter, who kisses the
ducal hand that smote him, even while
lie knows that it would delight to wring
his troublesome neck, and whose nice
sense of propriety In declining to elope
with the Lady Lucia when fate had
fairly thrown her in his arms and the
damsel herself was more than willing
will stand in the annals as a lesson
to lovers for ages to come. Antonio is
all that the most fastidious could de
sire as a being of virile beauty, truth
and honor, and were he alive today
might well hope to compete with "Gen
tleman Jim," the pugilist, as a "Gentle
man Tony" of .the road.
But for all that, and despite much
additional grace of style and felicity
of characterization reaching In in
stances to the plane of the author's
highest achievements, it occurs to us
that perhaps iir Hope Is harvesting
his acres overanxlously; that perchance
the quality of the crop would be more
uniform and on the average superior
If the quantity of It were a trifle more
restricted. Do not infer from these
slight expressions of doubt that 'The
Chronicles of Antonio" is not, at its
lowest point. Immeasurably above the
tepid and anemic stuff which the dear
pu'blia until very recently, dawdled
over and yawned at under the gross
delusion that It was reading literature.
There Is no moment In Its perusal when
one mlrses the consciousness that he
is being towed along in the swirl of a
real genius, which sweeps through the
pages to real and sure results. The
principal deficiency we are conscious
of is the absence of Illustrations of
that exquisite insight into feminine na
ture which the author has so happily
exhibited In the series of stories about
the Princess Osra. The Lady Lucia Is
doll-like; and 'the only other approach
to a real woman in the 'book is the Prin
cess of Mantlvoglia, who, when we Inci
dentally make her acquaintance. Is al
ready wedded and therefore, by all
rules of precedent In Action, bowled
out of the argument summarily.
MISS GRACE OF ALL SOULS. By Will
iam Edwards Tlrebuck. Author of "St.
Margaret," "Dorrle," "Sweetheart
Owen," ete. 12 mo, cloth, $1.25. New
York: Dodd. Mead A Co.
"Miss Grace of All Souls" has been
well described as "a study of two varie
ties of the modern woman one Nance
Ockleshaw, the homely dutiful wife of
the miner, representative of the old or
der, devoted to things as they are, be
cause they are unconscious that they
are wrong; and the other Miss Grace
Waide, the thoughtful daughter of an
easy-going vicar representative of the
new. To the social humiliation of the
Vicar of All Souls, Grace becomes sym
pathetically attached to Nance, the
hard-working wlfeof the miner; and by
degrees, to her son 'Sam, an advanced
democratic young miner who uncon
sciously throws light upon the question
of labor as between man1 and man, wo
man and woman, and as between the
church and the state. Grace becomes
flretf to protest against the things that
are, in favor of the better things that
might be if the church would only do
Its work. Hence the dramatic and psy
chological situation a Vicar's daugh
ter in advance of her parent, and a
miner's eon hi advance of his; the two
with perfect spiritual unity between
them, but with the ludicrous cranh of
the most" galling social distinctions
standing in the way. It is to the evo
lution of this interesting ocial and eco
nomic problem that Mr Tirebuck's book
'Miss Grace of All Souls' Is devoted. As
a novel it Is powerfully imagined and
the reader's interest trv the development
of the drama enacted in .these pages is
held spell-bound to the end."
DICK AND JACK'S ADVENTURES ON
SABLE ISLAND. By B. Freeman Ash
ley, Author of "Tan Pile Jim." Illus
trated; cloth, I vo, $L Chicago: Laird
& Lee.
This la a story of two adventurous
boys who got stranded on an island off
the Nova Scotia coast and have a deal
of fun arid not a little anxiety before
they are rescued and taken home.
Mr. vAshley keys his writings to the
tune of bright boys' vivacious spir
its, puts an abundance of life, action
and excitement Into his stories, and
makes his personages talk and act not
like puppets worked by hidden wires
but like real, fiesh-and-.blood young
sters of dash and darlnsr. The result
is that he is a prime favorite with
young readers, who, when there's a
book by him anywhere within reach,
follow, the fashion of the tamlllar ad
vertisement and "cry for it."
FADDY O'LEART AND HIS LEARNED
PIO. By Elisabeth W. Champney. Il
lustrations by Frederic Dorr Steele.
Cloth, 16 mo, $1. New York; Dodd,
Mead ft Co.
Mrs. Champney has here drawn a rol
licking Irish story, brlsrht in nit i-1"
In dialogue and with sparkling touches
of character-drawing. In the latter
part of the book the famous Facer
Mathew, of temperance renown, makes
his appearance as one of the person-
ages of the story, and figures promi
nently In some of the culminating
scenes. The comedy lias its alterna
tions of pathos, and rounds out. at
last. Into an effective object lesson in
temperance.
MISCELLANEOUS.
LBE'S PRICELESS RBCIPKS-A Valu
able Collection of Tried Formulas and
Simple Methods for' Farmers, House
keepers, r Mechanics, Manufacturers,
Druglsts, Chemists, Perfumers, Bar
bers, Chiropodists, Renovators, Dyr,
Bakers, Confectioners, Woodworkers,
; Decorators, Painters, Paper-hangers,
. Metal-workers, Hunters, Trappers, Tan
ners.. TnsldermMa, Stockmen, etc.. and
All People In Every Department of Hit
, na Endeavor. Compiled by Dr. H. T.
, Oliver, Cloth, 60 cents; leather, $1. Chl-
e- ai Laird Lee.
ut lMolnc tub-title satisfactorily
explains the scope of a book which Is
well Indexed, neatly printed, and which
would doubtless bring Into every house
hold much new and valuable informa
tion. .. . -
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HOW TO STUDY STRANGERS by Tern
perament, Face and Huad. A Sequel to
"Hnili nr., I VnrM." Bv Nelson Siser.
President of the American Institute of
Phrenology. Illustrated 8 vo. pp. 3.
Paper, 7u cents. New York: Fowler &
Wells Co., 27 Kant 31st St. .
Phrenology, once scoffed, 'has taken
Its nlace among the accepted sciences,
a fact 'toward which Professor Slaer
has contributed as much as any man
now living. In the present volume, he
poputerlxes Its Whler reatures, a.veu.
Ing upon temperament and physios
nomv. and Illustrates his various r
gunients or principles by sample read
ings of character made Dy mm wnen
the .Chief phrenological examiner in the
oillce of Fowler & wells, -me book
comprises fifty chapters, each possess
ing special interest; and Is supplement
ed by S15 excellent portraits or men
and women or past or present note.
AMONG THE PUEBLO INDIANS. Hy
Curl Eiekemever and Lillian VVestcott
Klckemeyer. Illustrated with Photo
graphs Taken by the Authors. Cloth,
royal 8 vo, 11.75. New York: the Merri-
am Co.
This Is a smoothly written narrative
of a summer's vacation passed in 'tho
picturesque wilds of 'New Mexico,
among t he modern degenerates who pre
serve the name If not the character of
the original Indian denlsens of those
quaintly historic localities. Mr. and
Mrs. Elokemeyer. although New York
ers, decided to make the Journey from
Santa Fe to the various places of inter
est in the region round about notably
San Ildefonso. Cochltl. and Santo Do
mingo In a prairie schooner drawn by
two horses and guided by a native. The
result proved the wisdom of this de
termination, for although not as luxu
rkus In its appointments as a palace
car, the schooner gave the tourists ex
cellorot opportunities to observe the
country and its inhabitants In a leisure
ly and yet accurate fashion. The au
thors' pen sketches of tine "scenes and
Incidents of this novel itinerary are
bright and readable; and they are well
reinforced by forty excellent half-tone
pictures developed from photographs
HaKen on tne spot."
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THE SPIRIT OF JUDAISM. Six Papers
Concerning the Spiritual Future of the
Jewish People. Hy Josephine Lazarus
Cloth, 16 mo, 11.25. New York: Dodd,
Mead & Co.
The author of these papers makes
an earnest plea for the elevation of her
race, which can come In her opinion
only through a thorough and exalted
spiritual leadership. 'Perhaps the key
note of her entire argument Is best
sounded In this paragraph from the
paper on "The Jewish Question:'
"Deep in the heart of Judaism Is en.
shrined a sacred and immortal word
duty which makes of man a moral 'be
ing, and links him to the moral source
of the universe. Deep in the heart of
Christianity is enshrined a sacred and
lcimortal word love which makes of
man a spiritual being, and links him to
the divine source of all life. 'Humanity
needs both these words in order 'to
lecome the perfect creation It was
meant to be. The one gives the con
science, the other the heart of man
kind; the one is the masculine, the
other the feminine element of the
world. Judaism gives the Ten Com
mandments, and Christianity the
Beatitudes; but only the two to
RpMier can yield the perfect Ideal the
lovo that Is simply the highest duly,
and duty that ia lost in love." Ani ii:
order to come Into this closer, higher
union, lr.lo the faith which makej hii
n.onity whole and not a thing of par:a.
and the "truth which makes men fre-V
Miss Iarus contends that "fixed and
form.il ctdes mist disappear; tin ouU.r
framework of history and thoolopry
must fall away, and spirit be left free
to eek Spirit." The essav are
thoug) tful and devout outpourings of
a pious .nature's aspirations for a
higher and better humanltarlanism
which shall not bind the souls of m?n
In the fetters of prejudice or creed.
LITERARY COSSIP.
For recently expressing some opinions
deprecatory of the popular crazo for col
lecting the autographs of noted authors
that cleverest of contemporary critics,
Zangwill, has stirred about his luckless
head a veritable hornet's nest. "It is
gravely pointed out to me by Incensed
in the course of a brilliant causerle In the
viiiuaKu xuiioo-neimu tur it seems mat
his assailants are chiefly women "that
the demand for a writer's autograph Is a
mark of veneration; that his letter is rev
entlally handed about on special occa
sion quite without thought of Its possible
commercial value; and that often though
hAra t Yi n irmmanl ttaalt ..
...w . . . ..out. uui;uiMca L ull"
nlngly commercial It becomes the focus
d 1.1 f AlKWBnllv In tnn.Mdn.l .. . . 1.
........... ... .... ' '-uoi I. i u i nunc W 1
the author's books. Now, of course, every
author Is only too aware that requests for
his autographs are manifestations of rev
erence, and only 'too apt to disregard the
supposition of crude curiosity. Ho knows
that It is only natural that people, fore
warned by the scarcity of autographs of
Shakespeare, should be anxious to safe-
smnrri nnatarltv annlmt .. !n. 1 1 i
r, - . Kv..,. u n u r. . u. o 1 II 1 1 1 11 1 tjlllit III
ity. But that any author should have
humor enough to see the absurdity of the
autograph mania, that Is what his fair
unci lev una iiul jiumur uiiuuKn to unaer
atanil Inthnnv UnnA ml.. I. 1
.......... ....... u ,, . . "i"- mm ii j. cun wu-y
told me he had received a letter from an
uiiFLiiunu muy, 'ine tuji'oi OI wnicn Was
to abuse me for my heresy on this heart
burning question says that If to write
his name on slips of paper adds to the
sum of the world's pleasure, he Is ready
iv uu i. nun is a nonie attituue; nut tne
frnnri nmnla tin nnt . 1 ...... .. .1 . .
" " " iiui "'""J" UID iriUBfc
good. The point of view of the equally
niHBiiiiiuB L-ciruriiiuB w riu uiHUKrce Wlln
Mr. Hope Is that one ought not to pam
per this Interest In mere externals.
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Here are the man's books, pictures,
symphonies: If these have profited you.
DA rnnlntttUMi l.a.A l .
shown you his soul why should he show
vnn nla . i . . . ....
i ""','" 1 " Knows into wnat cms
. tnln degenerates Into the ex-
nlnltntlnn nt i i.-i . i ... . . .
: i 'hi i liih uy .man Ameri
can Journalists, to whom genius and noto
riety aro equally alike mere possibilities
of sensational copy with screaming head
lines. A. X. has written the opera of the
century: the public is dying to know the
CUiii, i ifi trou"er" n'l the proportion of
; j ii, . "u Js" "as mur
dered his uncle and vivisected his grand-
mnthnr: nnw I n turn. . 1 ,n . .
.. - - -- ...... M i u m hi:i-i tu in nin
favorite novel, and whether he approves
of the blcyclo for ladles! For one person
V . 1Z , ""'"""K 'ne artistic out
put of the day there are ten who know all
about the producers and how much money
they are making. Even when our Inter
est In artistic work Is Intellectual, we are
more likely to read criticisms of It than
to piaco ourselves vis-a-vis with the work.
Not the truest criticism, not the subtlest
misinterpretation, can give us Anyhlnn
like the sensation or the stimulus that ro
sults from direct contact with the work
Itself. As well enjoy he 'Moonlight So
nata' through a technical analysis of Its
form. Hut this Is a venial vice compared
with taking your sonata through tho
medium of a paragraph about Beethoven's
shoe-buckles. The autograph cram Is I
maintain, only another aspect of this
modern mania for Irrelevant gossip: iuFt
as the tid-bits breed of paoers Is but the
outer manifestation of an Innsr disgrace
We no longer tackle great work, and or
dered trains of thought Everything must
be snappy land spicy, and we open our
books and pnnnrg, awaiting, llko th crtm!
ne.l In 'The Mikado,' 'the rennatlon of a
short, rharp shock.' To possess a man's
autograph may as easily become a substi
tute for studying hit work as ai Incentive
to jwrrhaslns It The critique dlrolaco
the. book lt.elfi the autograph marxdlxt
plane even tht critique. All this without
reference to the trouble and exoMU en
tailed by an agaTegaUon of the trivial
taskwork of signing one's name, address
ing envelopes, sticking on stamps and oc
casionally paying for them, and not in
frequently defraying the extra postage oa
sufficiently stamped admiration."
Speaking of Zangwill calls to mind what
struck us as a particularly bright para
graph In on of his reviews of Grant
Allen's now celebrated novel. "The Wo
man Who Did," which. It may b ex
plained for the benefit of the unitiated,
was an effort, through the vehicle of Ac
tion, to defend the sclentlflo doctrine of
"free love." Hermlnla, the heroine, braves
for a time the conventional storm by liv
ing with a man not technically her hus
band, yet toward the end she perceives thu,
Inequality of the contest and legally
becomes a wife a year before Au
thor Allen makes her a widow. Bo much for
the theme; this Is what Zangwill trench
antly observes apropos of it: "Let ua re
member that tragedies, great or small, al
ways arise from opposing your environ
ment. If a man merely wears long hair,
or a woman bicycles In knickerbockers,
they will excite the derision of the small
boy; do you think my lady HortensU
could scrub the doorstep of her own May
fair mansion without losing caste and
Incurring considerable suffering? In Itself
the act is perfectly righteous. We can all
quote the tag 'who sweeps a room as by
Ood's laws;' but does anyone doubt the
disapprobation of Uelgravia? I will will
ingly grant Mr. Allen that his HermlnU
was a perfectly righteous person, but
even the most saintly 'coo' will be the
worse for getting In the way of a locomo
tive." II II !l
A newcomer into the popular magnilne
field calls itself "The Black Cat." halls
from Boston, and goes the dime periodic
als five better by selling Itself for live
rents a copy. The publisher assures us
that the "literary contents of each num
ber will consist of from six to eight strict
ly original, complete stories stories that
are stories and absolutely nothing else;
there will be no translations, no borrow
ings, no stealings. These stories are
bought, not with an eye to the reputation
of writers, but solely because of marked
originality and merit; our watchword be
ing 'fascinating tales, cleverly told." "
The Initial, or October, number, which we
have carefully examined, would seem to
bear this promise out. It Is an exception
ally large five cents' worth of good read
ing. "The Black Cat" Is for sale by all
newsdealers.
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A discussion of "The Issues of 1896" will
bo printed In the Century for November,
the Republican view being given by Hon.
Theodore Roosevelt, of New York, and
the Democratic by ex-Governor William
K. Russell, of Massachusetts. Both of
these writers believe that the flnnnclu)
question will overtop the tariff in Im
portance during the presidential cam
paign, and each thinks that his own party
will speak emphatically and without com
promise in the mat tur. Mr. Roosevelt
hopes that the Republican party will makd
an aggressive fight on the question of
America's foreign policy, and says that wo
should build a first-class lighting navy
and annex Hawaii at once. He enforces
upon Republicans everywhere that they
With the
Lovers of bright music, clean and
wholesome fun and darxllng spectacu
lar effects will be pleased to learn that
"The Brownies" will again visit Scran
ton in the near future. Parties who
saw "The Brownies'' last season w!M
be surprised and delighted at the many
changes made in the play and the
pleasing new features Introduced.
While the opera Is, of course, still the
story of the Brownies, made famous by
artist Palmer Cox, the dialogue has
been brightened throughout; new
songs, composed especially by Malcolm
Douglas, have been Introduced and the
musical numbers have been strength
ened throughout. 'During the sultry
days of. the past summer, Mr. Doug
las, who Is not only a musical com
poser, but a dramatic author as well,
has been busily engaged in revising
the already excellent work, and the re
sult of his lalbors will be apparent to
all who witness the complng produc
tion of the fairy opera In Scranton.
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Strange as it may seem, notwith
standing the work on the stage during
a production of "The .Brownies" is
very fatiguing, and matinees are fre
quent, the quaint spectacle which Is
the Joy of the children, old and young,
possesses a fascination for members
of the theatrical profession also, and
nearly all who have taken part In the
performance prefer to remain with the
company, even In Instances where
higher salary has been offered for
lighter work. While the company for
this season was being reorganized iast
summer, one of the bright young ladies
of thd troupe approached Manager
Kfiaw, of the firm of Jefferson, Klaw &
Erlanger, with the request for a re
lease, stating that she had been of
fered an increase of $5 per week in sal
ary by the managers of another
company. Although sorry to lose
ihe vocalist!, the manager re
leased her from her contract to sing
with the Brownies, not caring to stand
In the way of the financial increase,
and the singer de-parted to rehearse
with the other combination. In less
than a week she returned and asked to
ibe reinstated. "What's ths, matter
now?" Inquired the good-natured man
ager. "Oh, I don't know," said the girl,
"the other people are nice, but I'd
rather sing with The Brownies' for
even ten dollars less a week!" It Is
needless to say that the young woman
was re-engaged and Is one of the hap
piest of the company.
The muBicale given by the Young
Women's OhrisWan Association on
Tuesday evening was one of the most
delightful events of the week. Although
the affair hail not been, heralded as a
concert of unusual merit', a programme
of high order was rendered by some of
the best known musicians of this val
ley. The nrus'lcal numbers were given
by Mrs. W. J. Hand, the accomplished
soprano, who of late has seldom ap
peared In public; Miss Julia Clapp Al
len, the eminent violinist, and Mhw
Blackman, pianist, of Wyoming Semi
nary. The interpretation of themes by
Bohm, Musln, Wtenlwlskl, Paderewskl
and others given by this trio of local
artists was an evidence of their thor
ough apprectotilon of the spirit of the
oomposar 4n each instance. It would
b3 a pleasure to lovers of good music if
Iters tatenfced musicians who give their
servC-aca in the 'Interest of the- Young
Women's . ChtiiS'tl&n . Association on
Tuesday evening would) appear more
frequently hi public. . ;, ' . ,
George Noyea Rockwell's new Sun
day School hy mn book, which embraces
the finest 'coMecMon of church hymns
eveir publish, will contain several
carols composed by Riohaird Wei sen flue,
the well-known violinist or scranton.
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Arrangements are being made for a
continuation of the cham'ber concerts
which were o highly appreciated by
the more ei Jvanoed musicians of the
city last winter. The concerts will be
orlven bv last yeair's coterie, which in
cludes MieTfl. Rilppard, of Wllkes
Barre; and (Mcers. Hembergcr, Bauer
and Conant, of Scranton. .
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Prof. W. P. Schilling, organist at St
Peter's Cathedral, contemplates pro
ducing come of the standard German
operas during the coming winter and
expects to give the work in the German
language. There are enough excellent
vwcal'.r; n the olty who speak the Ger
man language to form fine1 chorus, at
has been frequently demonstrated at
enteraOnnvonts given by the Seranton
LWJcrkrans. and Ihere 1 no doubt that
they could be Interested In the work.
Prof. Schilling has In his possession two
or three tuneful German operas that
have never been rendered in America.
His DSist succctea as an opora'tl? direc
tor ere evidence that the compasKIona
would be artistically interpreted under
Prof. &dhlMnga supernleioti.
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. Ci FYtcgorald, the dancer, who is
to appear at the Frothlngham next
Weanercay nigm, win tint fter nee is to
music written especially for her by ths
well-known composer and or. 'beatral di
rts tor, William Jurat Ia this case it
must stand for law and order. Ex-Governor
Russell denounces the growth of the
spirit of Jingoism, and says that the true
American spirit would urge ua to a "vig
orous prosecution of the pursuits of
peace.'' sad competition with all nations
in the markets of the world; but not to
follw their bloody footsteps In a struggle
to conquer or control lands or peoples be
yond our borders. '
A writer in Chap-Book has mads the
acquaintance of Frank Taylor, an Eng
lish 'varsity man and poet who has re
cently put his muss between covers. The
Chap-Book writer cites two specimen
rhymes which not unnaturally praises as
quite different from the stuffy or per
fervid verse which Is In greatest vogus to
day The first is a lyric called
BARBARA.
A snow-white basin crowned her knees
The buruten shucks around her lay.
Where sat my Barbara shelling peas.
And softly smiling lives away.
Come one. come all, a horrid snap,
A silvery laugh, a mortal thrust
Another heart Is In her lap;
Another carcass In the dust.
The second selection is taken from a
large poem. It follows:
To me, a man of moderate wit.
Not handicapped with spurious culture,
"New Women" savor of the pit.
The Venus blended with the vulture;
I praise the gods, I never met
In life a real "revolted daughter;"
But Phyllis Is a pretty pet.
And most of what she knows, I taught
her.
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The same writer Is moved to declaim
with not a little Justice against the
ubiquity of the Egotist In contemporary
letters The evolution of the egotist Is
achieved, in his opinion, after something
like the following formula:
1 pull, S paragraphs;
S parugruphs, 1 puff;
X puffs, 1 Egotist.
"And," says the Chap-Book commenta
tor, "they are manufactured by the score
every day In the pagss of our sapient
newspapers and reviews."
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Here, If we may believe this writer. Is
the ancestry of the Egotist: "The Ser
pent, who was the father of fiction, was
also the first Egotist. He was not con
tent to be a nobody, and live a private life
among the ferns and the skunk-cabbage.
No obscurity for him, no indeed! Ho
must climb a tree, and offer suggestions
to the first passer by. If there had been
a dally press in Edtn, the Serpent would
have had all the free advertising. Ho was
a reformer, and scoffed at authority and
the existing order of things. He didn't
believe In aristocracy, or the rule of the
strongest, or the logic of events, or any
thing but his own hlea. Ho was stuck on
himself; he must have Influence and noto
riety at all costs; and he got them. A lit
tle tarnished Is that fame, perhaps; yet It
stands the test of time, while many an
unblemished name goes down to virtuous
and dusty oblivion. But the Egotist must
go, In spite of his distinguished ancestry.
He does more harm In the field of art
than a woodchuck In a hill of beans."
JlmsIdainiSc
is caild the composer has written muslo
around a dance, tali has been very suc
cessful dn produclnig effects in harmony
with the peculiar stage business intro
duced by ithe dancer.
II II II
The music of the Second Presbyterian
Church 'la giving universal satisfaction
under the able leadership of Mr.Chance.
The quartette consists of Miss Black,
soprano; Miss Cairagon, alto; Mr. Bey
non, tenor, and Mr. Morgan, bass.
Misses Black and Caragan are pupils
of Mrs. Wilcox and they have fine
voices. The flrst Sunday in Novem
ber the ohorua choir will be ready to
sing.
II II II
Organist Chance 1s organising a
Chorua cho!r for he Second Presby
rlan church. It Is expected tha't the
chorus choir will render music on the
first Sunday in November.
II II II
Richard Lindsay, of this olty, director
of the Lawrence Orchestra, will super
intend production of the "Chimes of
Normandy" by Carbondale amateurs
during the coming winter.
II II II
Mrs. Kate Wilcox, who instructs a
vocal class at the Lady Jan Grey Semi
nary In B'lnghamton. will give a recital
at the Parlor City early next month.
II II' II
SMARrS AND FLATS:
Suppe's last opera will shortly be pro
duced In Vienna.
Sixty-four new operas are already an
nounced for production In Italy this sea
son. Rudolph Aronson will visit Vienna to
complete arrangements for the production
here of Johann Strauss' latest operetta,
"Waldmeleter." r
"Le Chevalier d'Harmontal," an opera
In four acts, is taken from Dumas' novel.
The music Is by Messager. It Is to be
given In Paris and Vienna simultaneous
ly. Van Dyck will be the tenor in Vienna.
According to the Chicago Times-Herald,
the Theodore Thomas orchestra Is now as
stable and permanent a Chicago Institu
tion as the big packing houses or the Au
ditorium, and the stories about Its early
migration to New York or Philadelphia
are all bosh.
Mascagnl says that over 1,500 librettos
are written In Italy every year, and that
200 of them are sent to him. He has re
ceived books from a railroad porter, a
sailor, a shoemaker, and a pig-doctor. One
dealt with Italian unity, among the char
acters being Garibaldi, a baritone: the
pope, a basso, and Victor Emanuel, a
tenor.
Dr. Antonio Dvorak has written to Mrs.
Jeanette Thurber, president of the Na
tional Conservatory of Music, saying that
It will be Impossible for him to come to
America this winter and assume the direc
torship of that Institution. Dr. Dvorak
says that one of his children Is 111, and
that the others are so young that It Is
deemed Inndvlsable to leave them In the
care of strangers. A new director has not
yet been selected.
Philadelphia Bulletin: Little Miss Lulu
Gtaser'e contemplated matrimonial scheme
has again been revived. Miss Glaser has
been "going to be" married for ages; but
she Is still tinwedded. As a matter of fact,
the Jolly little lady Is really engaged to a
Pittsburg man named Roder; but she Is
no nearer marriage than she was a couple
of years ago. Her various successes with
Francis Wilson are not likely to lead her
to wedlock Just yet. Miss Glaser has
risen from the ranks to her present posi
tion without any of thcprlma donna meth
ods. She has never lost a diamond In her
life, snd her head has persistently re
tained Its normal size. '
ONE ON THE TE4CHF.B.
A certain school master occasionally
compares the achievements of his pupil's
with the work of noted men In their boy
hood days, much to tho scholars' disad
vantage. "Now, John.- have you solved the prob
lem?" asked the teacher the other dav.
"No. sir," replied the bov. "I can't."
"How old are yon, John?"
"Sixteen." was the answer.
"Sixteen!" repeated the Instructor. Six
teen and can't solve a simple problem like
that! Why, sir, at your age George
Washington was surveying the estate of
Lord Fairfax."
The pupil looked thoughtful, but made
no reply.
After the class was dismissed a class
mate Inquired of him If Washington did
anvthlne else remarkable whon he wn 16.
- "I don't know," responded tho boy. "H
was a surveyor when he was as old as I
ani. and when he was ns old as our teach
er he was president of tho United States."
LOVE'H VISIT.
"Love came, one night, his wings all wet.
And put his face against the pane, .
And shook his rlnplets In tho rain:
When soon I heard the swetest noise,
Mado 'twUt the wind, his wings and
vo'cc
I heard it and I hear it yet! '
"What could I do but ope the door '. ,
And take him softly from the storm,
And rub his rosy body warm,
And hnng to dry the slackened bow
And sliver arrows dripping so,
And make him happy as before?
"I wist not what hs was about)' '.
He took sn arrow dry and clean
s And said: "'Twill fly right well, I
ween.' '
Now here It ! tha very dart
Here 'tis, the barb fast in my heart .
The pretty feathers sticking out I"
J. J. Cheney's translation from Ana-
' croon.
News
of the Green
:aod Foyer.
Room
Davis and Keogh's comedians, who
have enjoyed a remarkable degree of
prosperity the past four seasons in
their presentation of that Infinitely di
verting musical farce, "The Hustler,"
will reappear in the city tonight. "The
Hustler" In Its present form, is radical
ly different from the original version.
As now given, the piece, while It does
not contain a plot that would keep
Sardou awake o'nlghts, possesses a
compact well-told little story, Intense
vitality and a superabundance of strik
ing, and fetching "business." The
feminine members of - the company
rank equally high with their male con
freres in point of talent and popular
ity. There Is Dolly Theobold. Dorothy
Kent. LUlle Allyn. Georgie Llngard, all
of whom are young and sprightly, and
are said to sing, dance, act and pose
"divinely." The famous Electric qar
tette is also to be included with the
leading attractions of this exception
ally versatile company.
"Eight Bells," that successful, nau
tical, pantomimic comedy, which the
Brothers Byrne are responsible for,
begins a week's engagement at the
Academy Monday evening. The new
"Eight Bells" shows great improve
ment over its predecessor In this line,
the sensational features being much
stronger In every way. One can hardly
appreciate the scene of a ship com
pletely turning around, unless the ship
in "Eight Bells" is seen, and then the
conviction will come that no more
howlingly funny act was ever devised.
It Is not to the lines of the play, but to
the clever gymnastic work of John
James and Andrew Byrne, who con
tinue the life of the performance, aided
by a well-balanced company, that the
success of the comedy Is attributable.
From the rise of the first to the fall
of the last curtain, everybody, is work
ing and working hard. In the pro
duction this season there Is a great
improvement, showing a desire on the
part of the Brothers Byrne to keep the
comedy up to its original attractive
ness, and they succeed in giving a very
entertaining and catchy performance.
Among the attractions coming to the
Academy Wednesday evening Is
Chauncey Olcott In his new play, "The
Irish Artist." The piece has won golden
opinions from press and public every
where, and, without doubt. Is an Irish
play of exceptional merit. It is said
to be devoid of all caricature, there
are no impossibilities, no murders or
riots, and none of the strains for er
fect that have erst seemed to be es
sential to an Irish production. Mr.
Olcott Is one of our youngest Irish com
edians, but his phenomenal success
during the past two years has placed
him at the head of the list. He has a
splendid supporting company, and the
"Irish Artist" is magnificently mount
ed with costumes and scenery.
The terpslchoirean sensation of last
season in New York was Cissy Fitzger
ald's dancing in "The Foundling." She
comes there next week to the Frothing-
ham and one may be able to judge for
himself what all this talk was about.
"The Foundling" ran for "nearly two
hundred nights at Hbyt's theater, New
York, and will 'be presented by one
of Manager Charles Froham's beat
comedy orgamiaittons, embracing the
Dlayers seen -In New York and tnciud.
ing Thomas Bums, S. fMUHer Kent,
Charles Schaeffer. E. Soldene Powell,
Frances Stevens. Stella Zanonl, Maggie
Holloway Fisher, Clara Baker Rust,
Maggie Peldlnig and Jane Stetson.
"The 'Main Upstairs," a one-act farce
by Augustus Thomas, wall be the cur-
tailn rajser.
"Shore Acres," which Is almost uni
versally acknowledged as the best
American play yet produced, will be
given a fine scenic representation at
the Academy Thursday and Friday
evenings. An eminent dramatic edi
tor in writing of Mr. Heme's great
work says: "If Charles Dickens had
had as much talent as he certainly had
affection for the stage he would, I Im
agine, have written just such a play
as "Shore Acres." There are nearly
thirty characters In "Shore Acres," and
each and every one is a distinct type
and true to life. For the production
of "Shore Acres" in this city a com-
stnv of unusual excellence has been
selected,' and every patron of refined
stage art is assured a thoroughly en
joyable entertainment,
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James O'Neill began hta theatrical
oareer hy playlnig the modest part of
a wedding guest, and since that time
he has filled all the pcsUtiPomis of honor
Dhat the drama dan offer Its dlsolples.
He will be at the FroUhtagham next
week.
A-t Davis' theater the flrpt three days
wad.1t Tula Walter. flAW four-
III- A v ... .. - - -
aot draimli, "A -Money Order," will be
produced y n cxcei-teni company.
AU scerfery and appliances used in this
production axe carried by the company.
"A Money Order" i!s a play of today,
and the people in It are the people of
today. The plot Is taken from real
life, and there Is no clap trap or blood
and thunder. It Is clean, wholesome
comedy, all the way througn.
The Philadelphia Record wants to
know "why is It Dhat the modern so
ciety drama should go to such exasper
ating lengths In Its criticism of the most
sacred subjects, and give itself sys
tematically to dispelling the pleasant
illusions -that make this workaday
world endurable to those who have to
live in it? Why is It that to be suc
cessful the dramatist must needs sat
urate his lines with musings morbid
and morose, and philosophizing un
healthful and contemptuous? If it be
true that the picture given Is accurate
In outline and comprehensive in detail,
then, of course, there need be little ob
jection either to Its propriety or Its ne
cessity. iBut is the dramatist a faith
ful artist? Does he give us a sym
metrical, evently toned picture, or one
with merely a clever combination of
color and a happy adaptation of form?
To believe 'llhat the society drama of
toilay truly reprefenta American, or
even E'npllsh. lire is to be skeptical of
the virtues and graces of all highly
cultivated men and women; It Is to tear
off the veil not only of Illusion but
of delusion, and, like the characters in
the play to (reveal the fool's head and
the death's bead beneath the comely
exterior of dlvcf or gold. And Is It
true that' the representative home life
of our people Is jio better than this dis
appointing picture that It is led along
lines no more stimulating, no more ele
vating, no more ennobling than ths se
vere limitations circumscribed by the
average toclety drama?
"Now, we do. not Intend to answer
these questlorrs immediately or com
prehensively. Ws ore content, rather,
to let them answer themselves. Yet It
Is only right to eny that the less artistic
inelo-drama Is in "ttn peculiar field In
finitely more fait hi ill to the life It rep
resents and far more healthful for the
people who watch It than Is the more
esthetic ' dramatization. For, what
ever may be satd of particular uncouth
features In tho melodrama, there yet
remains the gratifying assurance that
In the less elegant audience every one
loves the hero and hates the villain;
while $i the risky' pl'Vand we are
pow speaking only of plays where the
dramatist seek to skats on extremely
Wiln lot thors ara comparatively few
Some of the More Important
Doings of These, Our Actors.
who can have either sympathy with the
one side or with the other, for sympa
thy is a matter of the soul far more
than of the mind, and must be awak
ened by moral rather than intellec
tual appeals. iBe good, sweet maid,
let other girls -be clever'' Is Klngsley's
Injunction on a different occasion, and
H might well serve for writers of Itie
drama. . Have a form and abiding moral
purpose, and let the intellectual varie
ties go by the board. If that should be
the aim of the dramatist there would
be little of the unwholesome cynicism
which we have lately learned to look
for on the stage. There would be more
of genuine feeling, spontaneity and en
joyment bcrore and behind the foot
lights. The world Is fond of Ingenious
novelty: It is still deceived with orna
ment. But of these it tires In time,
and comes back with never-failing reg
ularity io the stern truth that moral
ity and sincerity are forces yet alive in
society. How long la It to be before
the strictly 'clever shall cease to en
tertain us and the abiding 'good' In
life, llteraHure and art shall assert its
Instructive power?"
Managers have already begun to re
new last season's complaint at the un
satlcfactory state of the "show" busi
ness. It is reported upon credible au
thority tha't iless than two road com
panies out of five are making expenses
these days. It Is a fact of local knowl
edge that the season In Scranton has
been disappointing. There has yet
been only one "standing room only"
engagement that of "1402" at the
Frothlngham although; several
"houses" In the Academy and one or
two others In the Frothlngham have
been large ones. The outlook is bright
ening, and in a few weeks it is ex
pected that theatrically things will be
on the Jump; but thus far, the financial
returns from money Invested in amuse
ments have been few and far between.
The recent visit of Creston Clarke to
the Academy has left local theater
goers In a difference of opinion. Some
aver that he Is already a great actor,
and others say that he is only the
promise of one. But all agree that at
some stage In his career he will en
counter fame and recognition. All of
which bears out the law of heredity,
What is
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New Telephone Exehanae Bulletins, 115
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and newly calls attention to ths lone
line of gifted men and women of the
stage In whose veins flow the blood
of Junius Brutus Booth. For our part,
while Mr. Clarke cannot and doubt
less would not H he couldchange the
fact of his relationship to tha Booths,
we wish that he could be persuaded ts
forget it during the perkra wherein he
outlines the contents of his pamphlet
biographies and advance notices. Too
much stress upon one's kinship to one's
uncle is as bad In its way as ths theft
of diamonds or the notoriety of a scan
dalo us divorce.
The excuse has been advanced In a
number of recent Instances In behalf
of managers who have admitted to
their places of amusement such vul
gar apologies for entertainments as the
spectacle, "Zero," that they "did not
know it was bad." This, it strikes us,
for if not to know the kind of shows
for if not to know the kind of hsows
presented to the patrons of his house?
The number of clean and respectable
stage attractions is by no means so
limited, these line days, that a man
ager who knows his business need of
ten take risks on an uncertainty. It
ought to be a matter of 'business cau
tion with managers to protect them
selves from imposition, lor they are
really the ones that suffer when unsav
ory or disreputable scenes are enacted
on their stages.
It If old but true tha-. "'Z-ro" ought
really to have expected a "frost."
CHATTER OF THE STAR3:
Bernhardt was a dressmaker's appren
tice. Alphonse Daudet Is dramatising his
"Little Parish."
Couldock will return to tho stage short
ly In "The Witch."
Richard Mansfield has decided not to
play In New York this Beason.
Blanche Walsh is under contract with
A. M. Palmer for two seasons.
Elfle Shannon has been engaged by Olga
Nothersole for her American tour.
Fivo new theaters will be added to ths
list of New York playhouses before next
September.
Mr. and Mrs. Kendal, It Is said, will re
tire In the course of a year, and will not
thereafter be seen in public life.
Marie Jansen, Dan Daly, Maud Granger
and Charles Dickson will begin a season
in a new play in New York on Nov. 11.
A project has been formed In Denmark
to establish a woman's theater, in which
every department will be carried on by
women.
Edward Vroom has engaged Mme. Clar
essc Yoel, a singer from the Paris Opera
Comlque, to sing the Russian love songs
, Incidental to Coppe's drama, "For ths
Crown," which Mr. Vroom is to produce
shortly in this country,
Tho Dramatic News claims to have nrl-
vate advices from London stating that ths
marriage of Mrs. Langtry to the Earl of
Shrewsbury Is now positively assured.
This will naturally account for Mrs. Lang
try's desire to be divorced, and also for
her abandonment of her American tour.
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