, 1873-09-30

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Willie Collins, tho celebrated English novelist,
il stopping at the Westminster Hotel, in Irving
p1ace, preparatory to starting on his roading tour
throughout the United states mud tho British
givo 100 readings III this country previous to his
roturn home, which will tako place in March,
1874. The fret reading will take placo In Albany,
on tho night Of the 7th Of October, and Bubso-
towns OF Western and centraf Now York. renn-
sy1vnniR aud otherB Of tile Middle md Western
States, "going West" aa far as st. Louis. From
thence hlr: Collius will progress to Nov England,
visiting Boston, fr9ydeges 1e, 9n Sther oa 9Sos
York he will give aoros Of six readings. proba-
bly, In Steinway Hall but that arrangement haa
not boen made as yot, nor has the dato for Ills
rondlnga in this city been fixed. It Is also be-
loved that Mr. Collins will visit tho Pacific Slope
md the Yosemite Valley previous to his return.
This evening the Lotus Club will tender MIR.
Collins formal reception ut tloir rooms, and MI
addrosB OF wolcomo will bo made to their guest
BY tho President OF the Club, Alr. Wlitelaw 1iod
Inns . reception, The first readings to DO given
by Wilke Collins will consist Of dramatic nov
elotto, untitled "The Dream Woman: N1Ys-
terry" IN two parts, with an intormisson Of ten
minutes. ThiA reading will last an hour and a
half, and as Mr.. Collins il reported to DO road
or Of extraordinary dramatic power and fervor,
tho succoss of tie entertainment is said to lo
certain. The management Of tho readings will
-
ems tour was conducted while in this country.
tho render not being "sod out" to occurring
committees or 1yconms. The American Literary
Bureau will manage tho entertainments. aB they
did in tho case Of Mr.: Flouslo aud others. It Is
SAID TINT Mr.. Collins fceln aggrieycd OIL account
Of his treatment by certain American pub
liehcra, the lIarpes's boing tho only authorized
publishers (who allow him q royalty. Of
lis works In this country. THO novelist
wrote aramatizea version Of the "Now
MaEdalon" +" for NIieB Earlotta Leclarcn
two weeks III advance Of lis complotio1a,
Of tho story. to anticipate the plot, yet when the
play reached America and was delivered to Miss
Lcclercq at Boston. some six or oight dramatic
versions of the " Now b1agdalon had beon pro-
duced by the wandering eeribes Of Columbia. A
New York manager offorod, it ID stated, to take
the whole house for tho six nights during which
Mr. Collins iH to give readings III this city at 81 30
for all the seats. III personal appearance MIR.
CollinH very much resembles tho late Edwin II,
stant0n SO much SO TINT the likeness is absolute
ly striking. Ho las tho snmo largo franlo Spec
vigorous look and manner Of Of walking. Wilkio
Collins Was born in 1924, and IL. conHo-
quently, in his 49th year. Ills
father WIS n Royal ,A!cadcmician, and
tendencies Of the writer. AS constructor OF
literary plot he has no living equal III the Eug-
lish langunge and Ia England, the United Statcs,
Australia and the Canadas. His myriad renders
will only mood mention Of his moro prominent
novels 70 bring, to their mind passages that are
brated novels written by a1r. Collins aro '' All
tonina" (Which WINS a dead failure at flrst), "The
Dead Secret" q No Na,ne,' y Tho Woman in
White, =" Tho Moonstono. Basil" Man and
last Of all tho '' New AIagdalou," which il nov
being performed in tltis city ut ono theatre, and
which will have IL series OF Representations under
the name oil the " Geneva Cross"