New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-02
LITERARY NOTES.

Ona Fn-Ishman at least docs Justice TO Washing
ton Irving ~Irvng's Individuality" he saNS III =" Ire
spectator" both national and PERSONAL was so urane
and nargressvc that for loag II was h1NlE rec"S-
n,zed and IL WINS the custom of critics ~ dismiss hEi
briefly As a western Addison The cfaracl'ri2at. on
had n rough trlthfulncsS FOR In certain turn for OBJ
.ervant reflection or reflective observation. Mc In
cl,shman and tie American had much in common. J"
both there IN attractive combination OF e'ri'
familiarity and Gne breeding; but the nature Oh the
latter WAS II soil Of greater warmth and rcan",' iHih
that OF the former. and Its growths Eaf "A wealth OF
,safape and dcpth Of color which The Other cond not
emnlate Irving Is more human than Addison more
~ a man, and less of mere man OF IN" "oriu' "''
more too of a poet, with the poets quckn''S VI 'P
urehenslon and sympathy. II, indeed, We WON" hhu
for Irving European llnshp' We "'",'
name among his forhcarS not only "a
olson bu, Steele and Ccrvancs.-wc Mhs'
add some elements Of a primitive hoShand DS'od
humanity than is 10 be found in The work OF the gentle
autocrat Of the coifeehouse. dainty ana desh'i" ~
that work undoubtedly is
Under the title "The Dramatic PeeraGc' 300 briei
biographies Of contemporary actors. written Dv Ne'sr'
Erskine Reid and Herbert Compton. ar" gathered
into a single volume. The alphahc'cal arra'r'c''''
has been followed, and among the sketches are iu''
Of Henry Irving, Ellen Terry, Ada Rehah' D. H.
Toole. Charles Wyndham, Ada Cavendi'h joan Drew
f. s. Willard. Mr.. ana Mrs. bancroft
H. Beerbohrn Tree sarah BernIardt, Arthur
Cecil William Farron, John Hare. Henry love MI
and Mrs. Kendall, Mrs. Langtry. W. IL. VERNON
Herman Vein. Mrs. John Wood. ana "eneVieVe "''"'
The lives are not always accurate. Inc account VA
Mr. Drew, for example,, is comically incorrect Inc
STYLE is sometimes inflated and sometimes Is deorWed
with slang. Mention is made OF performances 'n"t
"did NOT catch on and Of "a dramatic scale OF
Characters that RANGED from the deep bass OF t7GroV
10 the piping soprano OF farce Not mnc' c''".'
Judgment Is displayed. and place Is iouhd Tor memoir"
Of various PLAYERS who are nObodies NcV"nhei'sS'
the book contains Biographical mateT'al that Is OF
value and those persons who collect theatrical publ
cations should not omit this one 1t IS pnDh'h'o IN
London BY Messrs. RalbI Lawrence ana g.
A correspondent of "Notes and Queries" finds
thcse notable points Of resemblance in the careers
Of Shakespeare ana M0't1c:
l. The fathe: OF each IN trade. and appar'
emily destined his son 10 follow his occupation.
and We know Of nothing in their after training that
conferred on them ihc,r perfect knowledge OF good
3. Neither Of them was happily married
4. Each become manager. aui nor, actor
s. Each was careless about publishing his works
acted by rival dramatic companies.
:. The plays of each were coeCtcd by actors ana
s. Each touched up or produced plays that are
O. Each dIsrcsarvlcd novelty Of plot, borrowing
from various sources.
10 Each dislikcd his profession
Ii. The personal character Of each was gentle
kind. generous. ,.,s.., - human,
H. Each preferred the idea or matter to the com
parative disregard OF the manner. =,
H. Each had remarkable fecnnditv ana Ter
tlty of production
The great PROFESSIONS of visiting notabiltics that
went through the streets of Dublin during the recent
coYoI,-r tiOp-
frieudIness by the citizens. TIE rcmarhs OF the
latter saws a correspondent Of The Spectator were
"occaSionay audible, and one jarvey was over
heard excaimng TO companion. rs they surNeF"
the pagcant: GLORY be 10 God. Dlnnv. did We lv"r
think there was so much larr In Dublin before" or
I'm oil the wurr,ild the likes of that? The ware
ties Of academic costume were naturally very p"zOha
TO the crowd and the delegates from the university
OF France who dressed in yellow. were beloved
TO be Orangemen. friend. who sported the ho"i
Of his engineering degree. In which Hght green l. 'nc
predominant color overheard byS;and"r remark:
well, there's dacent man among then, ANYWAY
Two other onookcrS belonging 10 IN" masses cX'
messed their feelings as follows: We'll Tim. thin
rsrcintnarc. does a dale for the thrade OF Duhhn,
an, no m'stakc' .Oh, Indade they do: an whn.
wild the blissn' OF God. We get lloncru" sure we
can have as many OF thin as we plase' In the
speeches delivered at the banquet there was no II IL
OF irish humOr. Tho Bishop Of Derry. returning
thanks for literature observed II was 4 ronnrRab"
fact how much Cambridge had surpassed oxford IN
the production of poets Cambridge could boast OF
Milton DRYDEN, Wordsworth. md TennYSon. ana u
was only owing 70 Mr.. Gladstones recent effort 10
connect Dante with oxford that the balance against
her in this respect could he at all ndreSSeh.'
OF the late Rose Terry Cooke "Ihc Pttshch Eve
Ming Journal" says that she lad zcst ard eH"rkabe
aptjtude for the study % religions thought >Ee ~a'
onick 10 discern" Il adds. the good and true IN re-
Ictols system. and prompt 10 Acknowledge 1t openly
she recognized i,SehOod hypocrisy. sham aud indiNcre
ton r. glance, and never hcSltaed to speak IN dehun
cioton or rebuke when occasion required Her own
theology very simple; her religion WAS pFachc!-
charity In ITS Biblical meaning right virT. tolerance
love and reverence for her God, trnst and obedience
toward her Efer Brother the striking features OF
her religion II broader than any creed. TOO big
To be cOmpreheadcd within Tie limits Of any church.
free open, noble, strong and inspiring. She was
tolerant 10 degree II she ever in'o"ian 1t was
toward the ntoleran" Mrs. Cookies sketches Of New
England country-life will remain part VI our 1t
erature and II will be ACKNOWLEDGED that no painter
OF that lie has portrayed with more power tho
chnracter nf tho old time New England deacon.