Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1893-01-13
GEORGE w. CABLES READING.
PROF. WRIGHT ON THE MAN AND HIS
WORK.

WORK.
Editor Register 81 have read with in
terest the announcement that George w.
Cable is to give a reading from his own
works in the town hall next Wednesday
evening, January Is, and look forward
to his appearance with pleasant antici-
patton. The Epworth League is to be
congratulated on its enterprise. 1t is
giving us the chance to enjoy unique
and high grade entertainment, and in the
hope that a word of mine may perhaps
add to the number of those who go send
you this brief communication. The hall
ought to be He'd ard would be beyond
question if the community knew from
experience what Cable can do in the way
of giving pleasure. For those who have
heard him this app al is superfiuous;
they will 90 again without urging.
Mr. Cable has been before the public
as II reader about ten years and has been
successful from the very start. TO be-
gin with, he has delightful material in
the pages of his own works. He stands,
rs IL literary artist. indiSputably at the
head OF the growing school that has
busted itself siucelthe war with the de-
lneation of Southern scenery and South
ern life. His own peculiar field he was
the first to occupy and he has worked it
since without fear of rivalry. 1t is the
portrayal of the Creole character. Few
knew anything about the Creoles of
Louisiana till Cable told us of them and
threw about their strange career the
clear light of history sOftened by the
glamour of romance. 1t is practically a
new world to which "Old Creole Days"
''rhe Grandissmes,' and doctor Sew
Ter" have introduced us.
Given material so stirring, so roman
tic, where humor and pathOs strive for
the mastery and where every page is
instinct with the most delicate, artistic
treatment, its adequate Interpretation is
n matter of some soicitude. and they are
fortunate who can listen to Gable as lie
interprets his own creations. For the
man is IA natural actor. Each character
is given individuality through the read
rr's exceptional dramatic power; all
stand out real and vivid as the author
tells his story, for no book stands as Il
barrier between him and those who
listen-it is reading in merely IA techni
cal sense. Mr.. Gable. however, is not tC
be COMPOUNDED with observation-disclosures
peripatetic nuisances whom, as Charles
Dudley Warner puts it; "we all admire
and shun." His art is the perfection Of
appropriate naturaness.
lie is to read, | am told, his noble
story of "Grande Ponte." have neve
, heard him give it but | know, from thu
nature of its material and from the testi
mony of many who are familiar with it
rendition, that it IS admirably adapted t.
his peculiar powers. And all who have
access to files of the Century" and wh'
purpose attending this entertainment
should read the story in advance, if it i
= possible and they have not already don
so; familiarity with the text will height
Ell the pleasure that the evening viii
! afford.
: Thirty-fve cents. with fifty for re
served seat, is lower price than on
generally pays for the privilege o
) hearing Cable read. For our own sake
Z aud for the encouragement of those VIII
have given US this opportunity for ell
) joi ment, | wish we might fill the ha
& that night. | will guarantee we wi
not regret it,
CHARLES B. WRIGHT.