New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-05


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MNS \ Zfz2E scenes left imperishable
MNyzT7EAGrTg//[ Z memories. The strange epi-
'NNf9iN"" Mz//>W sode Of Melisandes hair.
run IL III ~ when. as she leans out or
" w II her tower, II falls over her
head and reaches down 10 |
her lover who ties it round his neck, mad an ex-
ousite charm" Exquisite indeed! the reader might
sardoncally observe. and with clear conscience
TOO for NJ Maeerinck himself is far from regard |
ing II as necessary that play should be witnessed
on the stage for its character to be appreciated oh
the contrary. he assures the London )ourhai men
toned above that 81 always enjoy reading play |
far more than do seeing It acted for on the stage
the delicate symbolic Of what every thought
ful writer wishes 10 convey cannot but escape. In |
fact II he has used the dramatic form himself II Is |
only because consider the drama as convenient |
and natural poetic medium lending Itself In specla
manner to the expression of IDEAS myself ne
goes on "can remember enjoying the stage present.
ment Of only five plays. These were winters Tale
and Julius Caesar admirably produced by the
Saxe-Meningen troupe %; Tolstois Powers Oh
Darkness Schller's Jungfrau Won Orleans. ana
Ibsen's Ghosts which last seems to be the most
complete and admirable OF the masters WORK, ana
resembles in its hnality and fatality the finest ex-
amples Of the Greek drama" After these pictur-
esque deverances VI. Maeterlinck was obliged 10
pause but nothing daunted, he soon continued win
the delicious observation that he could not but fhnk
that "Ibsen loses by being dramatzed. while Shake
has more precious nuggets for the belever-or the
sconer He has never felt INSPIRED by the past
he has never essayed the historical drama, because
me who wishes produce work that VIII live should
detaeh himself from his surroundings, and take little
or no account of tha petty aetuaes Of our present
civilization" II must la admitted that this Belgian
degenerate has lived up To HIS own gospel Tie even
carries his antpathies into the neighboFhood ~
those actors u whom ha owes the presentation ~
HE Nork upnn the saaa Tic disiikrs IN The theatre
The personal riamenls there brought into play.
rraari originality" he says as being The last aua
~ ~ ba applauioi ~ 40 actor 80 actress The ia
irfrfnlers ~ drama should ha average AM even
mn,iluDra mon AMI women, only Intelligent enough
~ realize those characters they nte attempting w
make i've i'ofhnpn should add that do not
oktnct ANY ~ the Kind ~ dramatic work which No
are now discussing appeal to tho etsa, play
going public" According to this. then Shakespeare
may ho given 81 IN" great play going public but
not fbson ana Mnetorllnck ON the whole. this Is n
conclusion In which It Is not difficult to join
MIR Ruskln has often been heard 10 tell this story
about the author Of "1he Idyls Of the King: IAN
intimate friend Of the poet set himself TO ind ont
all the rules OF Tennysons vcrsincation. and col
lcctcd together from his verses immense number
OF laws and examples. Look here said he. what
wonderful lnws You observe. It's all true. replied
tho poet. 4 10 observe them but never knew t."
That Tennyson was always asking questions OF
every he met Is the statement Of Sir George
Grove. lie adds concerning the poe, that he'd take
| up a biz Of moss stone. Now look here he
would say you know all about II. Just tell me-
7 didn't know. but ne was constantly learning. as
every great man Is | asked him question. though.
that first day wanted to know the difference be-
tween cowslip and oxlip 'Oh don't you know
tho difference" he said. Come out and see. And
| then he showed mo That the cowslip flowers looked
downward and the flowers OF an oxip looked 10 the
sky"
Dor Drnug
entertaining that those who enjoyed IT Will
look with n good deal OF interest for his novel.
now on the Scrbner press. The book is called The
| Plated City" and deals with a busy New England
town wherein sver-plated ware Is made.
| Mr. Robert Bridges otherwise "Droch') Is about
to bring out under the title OF Suppressed Chap
| ters" a volume of literary criticism. 1t will deal
| with the authors OF the day-wth men like Du
| Maurier Crawford and Kip.ing Hardy's Tess
| and Merediths Lord Ormont and His Aminta' will
be touched upon In the book, and every popular
writer in short. will be criticised. praised and sat
| rized within It's pages Mr.. Bridges has a firm hand
and excellent taste. He offers his criticism In
| delightfully."- original vein. and he bases II on a
| shrewd judgment which is uncommonly provocative
| OF trust.
Many students Of political economy have heard
| OF Thomas Nun through Adam Smith, but most
| OF them have had to be content with him at second
| hand He IL now be made accessible: for Pro-
| fcssor Ashley. OF Harvard. promises the next
| volume In the Economic Classics a careful reprint
| OF "England's Treasure by Forraign Trade or the
| Radiance OF our Forragn Trade is the Rule of our
| Treasure" which written about 1880 and pub-
lished In lGG4-somc twenty-three years after the
| authors death. for the Common good. by his
| son John" Nun a clear thinker who stated
| many of the present theories OF balance OF trade
and national prosperity at time when other econ
| omsts were exercised wild notions lie de-
| Tended the East India Company for carrying specie
| abroad and showed that the trade from England
INTO the East Indies doth not consume. but rather
Increase the treasure OF this kingdom" He was
| cal economy
| Mr. Nevlnson's striking "Sum Stories OF London
| IL TO be succeeded by volume or Tenement Tales
| OF New York" written by Mr.. j. W. Sullivan who
| has closely studied the poor OF this city. Holt &
Co. will publish the book
| Mr. Richard Ashe King. the novelist. has con-
| tributed 10 the New Irsh Library" a volume ON
Swift in Ireland
NJ Paul pourget has turned again from recording
Impressions 10 writing novels. His next book will
! be called "En Marche'
In n volume OF transactions recently printed by
thu cro,,er ciub there some amusing n,or,.s
told bv Mr. Frederick Keppe. and among them
| this OF Matthew Arnold; After his return TO Lon
don from HIS FIRST ecturing tour In this country he
visited Mrs Proctor then eighty years Old
| In giving Afr Arnold a mothery cup OF tea aha
asked him, And what did they say about you In