Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-23

BADLY aud seem 20 awkward aud out Oi
pace ON the platform. that II Is really
painful 90 hp present at their eNhih
ton Of themselves I quote these re-
marks because believe they express
tlle feelings of great many people
y mania seems TO have come over au
thors for emerging from that retire
ment In which they used 10 remain and
Tor putting themselves on show. l can
think now Of lees than half-dozcn
Of them whose readings are as good as
those Of the ordinary professional clio
cutionist; these are James Whitcomh
Riley and Eugene Field, both of whom
are born actors as well as poets. Hop
kiuson Smith, George w. Cable aud
the craze for Authors Readings" win
last is mystery, but | am convinced
that people are already beginning 80
weary Of them
The Theater Of Arts and Letters has
been giving performances Of the most
successful plays which 10 has produced
In New York this winter. in Boston,
Washington and Baltimore. I'm addi.
ton to these. Il has presented Miss
Mary y. wilkins drama. Giles
Corey. Heoman,' which was Rubishcd
f0w months ago These perform.
ances have been more successful from
an artistic than a financial standpoint.
Curiously enough, Miss wilkins play.
though not intended FOR the stage. has
been one Of the most successful Of
those produced IL will probably he
series Of performances 10 bc given by
the Thcatcr Of Arts and Letters az Pal.
mcr's beginning April 18th
Speaking of Miss wilkins reminds me
of the story Of her meeting with MIR
Marion Crawford this winter that has
been going the bounds Of the press of
late. When Mg Crawford was pre-.
scented TO her he did not recognize her
as an author. and created situation
which might have been unpleasant but
for Miss wilkins good humcr. Tho
story has been denied in several places.
but l am able to state that rumor Is iu
this instance correct, for ! happen tu
know q literary man, In whose word
have implicit confidence, and who was
present at the meeting aud witnessed
Mr. CrawfOrd's faux pas But there
was no unplc1snntucss whatever about
the matter. and IL was treated 10y those
present az a joke. a New York news
paper woman, however. heard OF 10,
wrote 10 MP FOR The Sun, and so IL spread
nll over the country.
Mrs Louise Chandler MoultOn, the
Boston poet has just come To New York
for a brief visit The other night She
an Authors Reading She expects TO
sail in few weeks for Europe, whore
She always passes the summer. Mrs.
Noulton's last collection " verse. DAY
Dreams has had a very gOnd sale and
has been warmly praised both In tis
country and iu England One we'll
known Boston critic says that she is the
best writer Of souncts now living.
Mr. Isaac Hcndorsons dramutization
Of his beautiful story Agatha which
was plnNpd with success iu London %
year 1lp. and boo 30 ton last fall, has hy
curious circumstance, just failed IN
New York This illustrates The marked
difference in taste that is said to exist
not only between this country uud Eug-
land. but between Boston and New York.
/ beard some one say the other day that
"rhc Silent Battle" as Mr. Henderson,
play was called hrrn, proved 90 hc too
serious for New Workers. Nevertheless.
some serious plays DO succeed 10 this
city, though 30 must bc confessed that
on thc whole the lighter and more fdrCi-
cal works attain the greatest popularity.
y James H. Fields, whose book on
Whittier hns just been published. was
one of the poets most intimate friends
for u long period Of years and was there
fore well qualified to write about him.
Mrs Fields Is the wife of the former
editor of The Atlantic, aud has had an
writers In this country, among them
Emerson. Hawthorne and Bryant, as
wc' 3s many of those of England. She
| h. now living very quietly with her
! friend. Miss Sarah Ornc Jewett, the
author of New England stories, ON
Charles street. Boston, where from her
windows she can look out ON the rl1"il
water of the Charles river and see Cam
bridge strct chcd ont before her
Miss Gertrude Hall, whose collection
of short stories entitled "l'Ar From To-
day." have received some very eulOgistic
notices from the press, Is thc daughter Of
Mndame Edna Hall of Boston "a we'll
known teacher of the voice Miss Hall
Is still very young aud gives promise of
doing some brilliant work. Indeed, the
stories She has already written show un-
usual power. SHE Is warm friend of
Mrs. Frances llodgson Burnett with
whom she usually spends portion of
every year NAltltlNiilpN,