The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-01


fishers. Besides the books have mentioned they
are engaged on Parton's "Iife Of Jefferson" which
win be crown octave Of 1854 pages. 1t is, OF course
reprint from the Atlantic, but will contain
additional chapters descriptive OF Jeerson's child
hood. The same firm Will also issue Immediately
a cheap edition OF Mr.. Fields yesterdays with
Authors These yesterdays have been 50 pleasant
that the public will doubtless relish spending that
morrow with the author which is implied in fresh
edition. A republication Of "Euthanasier by
william Mountford, author OF ''ThOrpe. an English
tale, and Miracles Past and Present. is likewise
Other publishers are doing little worth mention
inc thai has not been mentioned already. Little,
Chiei justices" NGrth American BIRDS, and the the
tenth and last volume OF Bancrot's history.
Shepherd h GIL are pushing the new enterprise
upon which they have lately entered with relation
to the magazine american Homes. Mr.. Wilke
Collins, by the by, makes the ONCE OF this firm one
reading tour in time to give his second reading
here this afternoon. had rather read Wilkie Col,
plots are going to turn out but you always know
how he Is going to turn out. Lee Il Shepherd,
Shepherd Gn are preparing iSg'00 for w the
press .. N.Y. ), s1mner's prophetic Voices
Summers hands. The Robertses are almost idle
with respect to novelties They are making
arrangements to repubhsh Sir Arthur Heips' "ivaii
de Bifon,n tale Of Russian society in the middle
or the last century. The romance has had a large
sale ir England, quite as much on account of the
interest IN Russian AFFAIRS created by the Duke of
Edinburgh's marriage as by reason Of the authors
uhquestionabe ability. For the same firm ''Mme
ReCamiers correspondence is being translated
by Mrs. Wheeler 1t will be brought out in the fail
Mrs. wheeler is now at work on the last half
Sarah tTytler, author OF "Papers for thoughtful
Girls" will also soon make their appearance l
presume MRS: Tytler must have found enough
thoughtful girls to refute the doctrine that
the thoughtful girl is suppOsittious being.
The poet must have had the thoughtful girl in his
then he coupled it with 'ancy Tree, and obserya.
ton helps me TO certify that the average girl, un-
less she be an Old girl, has more freedom OF fancy
about her than meditation any day. The R0bertses
are presently to bring out, too, new edition Of
Margaret Fuller's works. Thorpe Regs,n an ex-
author OF the "ROse Garden is under Way by the
same firm. The name OF the authoress Is not
light OF the inquisitve will add that 1t is MISS
Frances NJ Peard.
Your genuine Bostonian has all the amable
preJullces that belong to patriotism. He believes
that Boston Common is handsomer than Central
Park, that the Boston Museum IS the biggest show
On earth, and the Boston Theatre the biggest
theatre In the universe. Let us not contradict
these essaberfations. There are many thriv-
Ing. literary nien nfnd around Boston, ana do not
know that their philosophy is any the less Attic Tor
see worse acting here than you viii see in New lew
at the MUSEUM, and "Davy Crockett" at the other
house. Mary Gary, who used to he at your Filth
Emily" with considerable Intelligence and sweet.
ness. Whether the naxen wig comes under the
category of Intelligence or OF sweetness leave to
your readers to decide. Mr.. Crisp whom, | be.
lieve, you also haa in New York for a season or
two acts Ham, and Is more noticeable Tor hts
rugged, intelligent and picturesque byplay than Tor
the more aactive SHARE he takes. In PeggOty Mr.
Charles barron hak part totally out oil the line IN
he fuiflls the requirements of It eXceently, his
only fault being TOO mOnOtOnOus an lntonation
But, indeed, this 10 a characteristic lault and one
inh nftn fhn 1.Fn
actor, MIR. Warren, acts Micawber-acts it well, Or
. course, but not with the racness of George Faw-
voice which George Boniface made such good use
OF in the part. am not forgetting however, that
this troll" was really an imperectiOn in Mr.. Bonl-
facets voice, an organic detect, accidentally useful
in this one character. MIR. LeMOynes Uriah Heep
has been much admired, and not without reason.
But it is not as good as Mr.. Mackays. 1t grows
wearisOme in its unrelieved crawling. Laura Phil
lips, whom you recently had at WalacKs, plays
Martha and is perfection OF peniten sial Mysteries
and m0Onlit remOrse in the churchyard. "Davy
Crockett" at the Boston Theatre, is not particu-
larry well Played but shall always ee grateful to
the author, Mr.. Frank Murdoch for making such
good thing out OF the subject, when he might have
so easily followed the example OF halt score OF
American dramatsts and given us plenty OF sensa-
ton without a stroke of dramatic art In moral
point OF view, the play Is purity itself. The
story is simple and touching, and the sensational
effects are reached by means perfectly legitimate.
1t Is pity, therefore, that drama constructed OF
such good material is not often played by better
actors than Frsnk Mayo and Rosa Rand But,
then, where are y0n gong TO get good actorsp /
am AFRAID that II New York or Boston were to be
saved rom fire and birthstone on condition that
AFRAID 1 say, that no dramatic Abraham would be
found bold enough to accept the stipulation.
THE INTEREST IN PICTURES
is not very lively just at present. Inc apathy in
the book trade has EXTENDED to art. Al Doll Il
ties. TWO OF these are landscapes by Leon Rchet
and watelin, pupils OF Dlaz, and betraying some
Fl as most esas By M There
New England coast scene by Mrs Darrah,
who Yields a much more vigorous brush
mae even Admers viii
be interested in inspecting one OF his earliest pro-
ductions, which occupies nook mere and comes
from the Belmont collection. The new bust OF
Christ by Gould, is the only piece of sculpture in
the gallery 1t Is lull OF sweetness ana oenignity
sacrifice OF manliness We have had many
feminine Christs both on canvas and in stone,
retaining all the inanabe genrleness Of the char
acter, is something worth admlring. Hard py are
BY daseaI % eaGesn
picture by yertunni, representing that over
represented locality, the Roman campagna
exhibition really charming pen and ink drawing
by Mr.. Joseph B. Richards, OF Boston. It is about
Cloud" 1t Consists OF two heads, one nearly full
face and the other in profile. The full face rep
resents sunshine, the other cloud. In each the
face Is that OF a little maiden Sunshine" Of
course, is iul Of glee. With one hand she pulls q
stray curl across her lace and peers augningly at
contrast, and the artist has shown u very delicate
Judgment and some courage III not making the
countenance one great conglomerate frown. His
idea was to represent q child recovering from
grief or i'll temper-tO express the evanescent sad
ness OF childhood rather than that settled gloom
which is characteristic only OF those who are Old
enough to know better The entire execution is
very graceful.
THE RADICAL CLUB
give O reception next Monday evening week to
Mrs. LeOnowens, the author OF 'sThe English Gov
erness In the Court OF SIAM" know that there Is
a set Of radicals who, having passed through all
the degrees of sceptlcism, think themselves priv
legged to bully mankind. They are sort OF human
caryatides. who imagine they uphold the ceiling of
the universe They question what Mr.. Lewes calls
'the why OF the why" and seek to bring them
selves into rapport with the power behind the
throne of matter. TO such radicals as these be-
long your Unbalanced men OF progress, like
Stephen Pearl Andrews, who waste very re-
spectacle abilities over the grammar Of "Al
watO," and the 'Basc outlines OF UniversolOgy"
Well the Boston Radical Club Is not radical In this
sense 1t is radical seeking to go to the root OF
the matters 1t discusses but It don't pull the root
to pieces trying to find out what makes 1t grow.
Julia Ward Howe Is one OF the shining lights so Is
Colonel Higginson, and everybody who speaks
MIN ,nrfh licta Inn n