The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-01-26

attract attention, but in nine cases out
of ten it fails. We are too practical
people, and too unliterary and unOrtstic
to concern ourselves much over literary
or artistic secrets or personalities. A
few years ago similar mystihcation was
raised over the SAKE Holme stories. That
took iu measure, but nearly every other
attempt since then has failed. Roberts
Brothers, who published the mo Name"
series of novels were partially successful
at FIRST in arousing curiosity, brt the in
terest could not be kept up. AS regards
thu authorship of the "Breadwinners, l
think 1t can be settled on John Hay.
He denies the soft impeachment, but the
bulk of the evidence favors his guilt"
At Wallack's Theatre n similar practice
is now indulged ins with the new play
Deception" MIR. Wallack and every.
body about the theatre claims that the
author of it is absolutely. unknown; that
ths manuscript was handed in some FIVE
or six years ago; that the author never
returned to Inquire about the fate of his
work, and that, the play was accidentally
un sarthed from a mass of forgotten
manuscripts. This sounds romantic
enough, but everybody who knows any
thing about the poor business constant
ly done at Wallacks Theatre knows that
this anonymousness is nothing but de-
vice to arouse attention. 1t must be 2, id
that the PLAY is good idea. There 81 o
some novel ideas and situations in it,
AMI the dialogue is crisp and never b,
comes bore. It is we'll cast and the
charming Rose Coghlan is once more in
her element. 1t is to be hoped that
Deception" will bring some money to
the Golfers of the theatre. Certainly
none of the plays produced during the
the season so far, at this house. have.
Whatever may be said against Wallack
as a manager, lie certainly deserves credit
for IN taining first class stock COM
pauy when nearly every other manager
runs wild after ''stars" and "combinl-
tiops."
A rather curious idea is given one OF
the number of people who write by re-
cent prize competition. Some months
ago; William Swinton, the publisher Of
'SWinton's Story Teller, offered prize
of $500 for the best short story for his
; publication; entries to close on january
18th. Mr. Swinton is what is called a
; "live" man. He is brother of Johu
Swinton, the journalist and rndical theor
ist but is far more practical In answer
: to the prospectus, am informed, exact
ly 1000 manuscripts were sent in.
Among the contributors were many So
} clety people, persons of wealth, and
f nearly every author and authoress OF
note. Some of the people sent intwo
= stories. One we'll known authoress 8,
VIII ose name figures frequently in the
: magazines, and who is rich woman---I
! am not at liberty to mention her name
sent in three. Out of this enormous
number Of stories, the readers selectt d
< Eve as being worth serious consideration.
= They were again carefully read and the
, choice now lies between two. Oddly
, enough, the ive favorites were the work
D OF new men men whose names have
$ never appeared in print as authors. OF
Q the two best fancied ones, 1 think the
: one selected for publication VIII be the
= work of clerk ia down town mtrcan.
e tile house, who for some years has been
u indulging in 'scribbling" as paetme
o He is possessed of great deal OF literary
c taste, and of wide but disul,ory reading
n His special forte has been in the prepar.
d ing and properly displaying OF grave
g Stone Inscriptions. At this work he i,
said to be u genius The story he senl
II in to the STORY Teller" was 90 good that
J. The conductors instituted inquiries as to
L his character for integrity. They ftsred
S that be might have found the story in
" some foreign language aud translated it.
There is talk Of getting up an associa-
:, tion of New York Dancing Masters.
a There is some snch concern of ma
IL tional character in existence row, but I
: ia co nposed largely of ont of town teact-
0 $ of the Terpsichorean art, and the best
t New York professors do not belong to it,
These new propose to form an associa-
tion of their own with view to the in.
: irOduction Of novelties by combined
Q force. TIE leading men in the busiue 8
IS or profession are Marwig, Dodwortt, =,
= Cartier, Wallace and Brooks and they
/, say that dancing is INDUCED in at pre- B.
Il ent by more people than ever before.
e True, young men of from twenty-five TO
:, thirty-fve care little for it, but persons
i below and above these ages form the re-
cruits for he salatoriGl army. The $50
ciety" waltz, which last year came in for
! so much condemnation from steady-go-
t ing people with good cid fashioned Ie-
i gard for the proIrieties, is danced this
) year under the name of Redowa Glisade,
4 aud strange to say, as such meets with
no objection. At private receptions Of
course the German still holds its own.
, but the ingenuity Of getters-up is taxed
v to its utmost TO invent new figures
d There are now about $50 recognized fig
. ures in existence, but regular dancers
y still pant for novelties.
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