, 1880-05-21
Many wcrc fvtm little RlrIs and ran ilia

never rcnd another Of yo,lr hooks rs long rs
"'' '''' "'''' MtSiu. l,rowS
o !" sfIon M yelnr s, Mss Mi'.n 'l1 h's !; w%1
then ea,nu " Little Ate1l." All Of these la,l
IN immense sar. fur eyerylp'ly WIN Ind
reatl nnr, 'nf course rensl tl,u ntlicrs. Miss
Alcott's published works ,,'s'II!,tr eighteen
volumes .nltog,t]lcr, the united shir 0f which
n AmcrEen a!o,ia amounts It, ro1,nti numbers
tO hnlf n million. This tlnrs mt fnclnde Y
Mnycl wlIcl, stne Insist. lmis nppca.gtl j,i tito
NO Nn,1o ,S,n. ,SHr'rs"1e wriier aying .tnrtvl
pr them. Thu tlcnlan.l fur I,rr isot,ks totny
ts rs great as ever. Their circulation allrD,tl
Is also e!lor!,tnas, mid thsy hive l,cc,i trans-
'atsd l,q lntp asr"ni s,r7, n EFG' Eia. n n'nl puc
tho thorough rally " lIcr characters. II Is
rare, gtft, that Of serlng things trnthfnlly,
ANIL drawing lhetn just ns they nre srcn.
AMI Miss 4 entt has thu faculty Of seefng Il
tl1ng:. 1natter Tint would bu p;lssed by is
rubbish by others Dftar
PROVES THE nIcifEsT onE
To- her. Tho principal characters in HItttle
,Mo,.'s1.n ~. IS @ ilas Mel! frequently suited. nre
sTSs!d ma t er ssSsrs n' ie ne1ps e
iIs sten,' ars Miss XleotFs U.s. sclioalhays. : ,,
About al1 llcr cl,nrncters are thus drawn
from litc, only the arrangement uf lIrr
stories y. to u certain extent. fictitious. \
~ IL ll5 SilIkItltEttyS
IN her, c'lotcu Of werds She ,,ryer l,nsitntes
III taking the sIlUrtrst anil mast c0,l.-
| mon. ittr meaning is always clear, linr
statements direct aud positive, .atM there
lack Of substance. III l,er forms. In reu,lfug
lier works one fcels that thort Is IL lIryrr.
failing, fguntnn. nlways III. reserve, and sle
sce','s to nlpart f1cr owl, brisk vitality 10 her
| readers.
Since. the aforementioned hooks MIss
Aicott has published mniubcr Of storIes t.iui
miscellaneous ynll!mes, ~! Of which have
S aVar, very s,as;! ssnGSessiuL A,nonK then! a,o
Pitchers" Aunt Jo.s Scrip Dax," "Shawi
story, "Jnsk ald JIM" ,!ow runii9s as q
5s1la ;.rts Il Ill.,. 81 Hte"Gs e ;s w be @ gb1s 5 by
irlblttet largely t. vArEuts magazines, allp1,tE
them Tho 1ittlnttc,. mud ut ul,a tins was
s.itor OF lfs,c2Y's Mnscnn, q once popular
SqEs''s '.s S;oolt # Il not ki"w l!owsyer, that
tanlatist. She los y strong dramatic In.
N, ,,,, is the sass Nth ,all ia,!: !:
sy{lnS ss{ Ss{fat n4{stGs""f r Sf % s waS, e heart a3
him. Jlslt other characters i.u,l gr.atGr or m
portun!ties for funny business tllan hls, mid
10 he di'l n9t piay III #; 1t. was, l.uwever,
nrl a AtI'e,nes'l, then tho n!nst stylls, theatre
m lt9stoa, a'!a WIS played Tor Mls. Smiths
benefit: II waS cnlletl Ned Datcllc!ders
auvenltifes Oh !llo 'iist nlsht Aliss Alcost
oGe4p et Gsc9Mit, a;i S t,t! nG bgi. a.
ll0nora OF s,leressf'l play-writer. She also
Mfote roiilGntlc drama, which WIS accepted
hy Manager larry for tlIe Boston rhcatre. In
11s s early nnn al,a!Syof' tinyH; Iils two lenlng
pnrls " IT u tlat lts pfUhuction was delayed.
Miss Alcott tnnk back tic manuscript fur re-
vlslol a'n', 1ttlniiy c!ollcltlt!l',g that II was
l'ntsSShsp, sue threw u 1'tO the IRE: When
ltearsa lie was told tint It wins IN asl,cs.
nut MISS A!cott rcgnrdctl ti!ls pay ns n
great slireess, nevertheless, for Mr.. barry
ss'lt lera st'.;o,l PASS, good for two Of tic
Theatre f., forty ies or more ulat winter see
illg ~, ile ttln attractions; 50, when commits
cl'tes " Il irieili o,i ln!Stng made notlH,g
3al Oh her pia}, s'ie sa'!l stlc felt rs IT sllo
siss f %e"! a''cs e"ui Il! very r. near going on
to TUG snlEo llersett, aud liaA secretly nlatle
tsso arrangements for her first 9ppearance,
,p 10 s il.t t,s s, oX H., o TT
timely discovery 9f llcr nMrlnsr, through n
HeEay ~ GafIyn'E IL nl!l; iile Historical talent
Is strong IN l'er n'others family, and she IL
\ CAPITAL NATURAL ACTRESS.
rate sceSry aaal appoimtae]is ] II'u,is i BY i the,,
selves. and, during tic War. sIu frc1t,in,1f,v
took lart i, nrtyntc pcrfor,na,lces nj tic litl,
FREMONT Theatre for tho benefit Of tho Sail.
Ii Is not unreasonable TO lope for n first
class play from Aiiss Alcott's l,eti some lny
SHOW tic otlniitics wIic, cuter I,,to tic ,,Ias3
successful Gra,untls composition: nl,,.utlancc
If lncidcit. corltIcnsntion nj janr'mxn ito imtn
tho most sIfuciiyo cxprcssio,,s. uHd Constant @
ncIIon, iIcr cnriy training In writfnr shnrt
taies Tor st0ry-naf,crs Wis !, ssro,la fantnr In
dcyclop;ng thcse tltnnatic u,wnrs. t fnr thev a.,
demanded tic telling OF d rrent ,lcal IN i
riIs nIots 0p''o "u "'''' '1"'"o'"9 u e''oofa'o
siiss AIcott, although spontli,,r muc,, y,
l,rr timn in i,n,,r"rti ia ,,,nri, fr..,,""siv IL
boston. and prciers 10 calj ie,acf n i;ns;o,,. II.
iun linn fr inli firm, Tin N,ncricnn snot nf
nGilosonl,y. far aha teariv iMvas I'll thr IN Nav "
Enria,ul uletronois witl,' It's co,nfnrts ni''i
lH.i,iiarities. Most Of l,er work ins been cen
WIS written at tho South Ind % and to S ssco,i,
pnrt in tln i}niieviIe Iiotni NJ, lin.
con street Irr farorft nuorters
where s!le gomcrul]y occ.,plss t,ieas.