The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-23
THE MAGAZINES.

Admirers of 1.-The newer music" will
read with pleasure Mr.. II. T.. kreh-
biel's paper on E%nglebert Humper-
dinck and his fairy opera, "Hansel and
Gretel." which opens the November
number of thai excellent new conner In
the magazine field, the Looker-On.
From Mr.. w. J.. Henderson's paper, In
this number. on 1.-THE Preservation or
Operetta" The Tribune has already
made quotations. A third feature of
special local interest is the conclud-
ing instalment of Paul and Vaughan
Kestar's dainty two- act comedy play
Fleur de Lis" in which the marked
artistic instinct of these gifted play
wrights achieves notable success. 1t
was Paul Kester who. at %, wrote
Nine. Rhea's new play, Nell Gwynne,'
seer here this week-one of the most
admirable specimens of stage writings to
be found anywher. 1t would seem tat
in young Hester the world of art and
letters has a recruit whom 1t would
pay to keep an eye on. To return,
however, to the November Looker-On,
it is a number of very marked original
ity and merit, appealing perhaps to the
few on the heights" but deserving
cordial praise for the successful man.
ner in which it achieves its purpose.
We have derived such pleasure from
its perusal hat we can most heartily
commend it to others.
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If you have seen or are within reach
Of the November Philistine, be sure to
turn to page IT'S and read the little
sketch entitled "a Thriftless Benefit"
1t is only a matter of 1000 words, but
there's a great big sharp point to the
b~urlesque. 1t is the story of q poor
laborer who, having been badgered be-
yond patience by the repeated vista
tions of silk-gowned district mission
aries anxious to induce him to mend the
errors Of his ways, at last decides to
try a reprisal. He goes to the house
of the millionaire husband of the mis-
sion circles president and in an INK
ious voice pleads with Its rotund and
sybaritic owner to desist from the
drinking of wine, to stop smoking, give
up poker, resign from the swell club,
r%elinquish his box at the theater and
escape while he may from other allur-
ing venues of protiigacy and tempta-
ton. The visitor winds up by advis-
ing the millionaire to spend his income
on the hospitals and the jails, but the
millionaire rather forcibly objects to
this well-meant advice. and the humble
evangelist leaves the palatial residence
somewhat suddenly; murmuring as he
drops down the front steps: It's a
mean rule that won't work both ways"
-.O.-
One is dubious whether to classify the
November number Of Mr.. Elbert Hub
bard's entertaining Little Journeys TO
the Homes of Good Men and Great New
among the magazines; 1t might better,
perhaps. be termed a serial. But in any
event the dainty little volume lies before
US; INVITING attention. and upon the prin-
and no place better than this place, we
hasten to give 1t welcome. The haunt de-
scribed to us this time Is quaint and
memorable old Stratford, with Warwick
castle looming up in the distance and the
quiet Avon vending its lazy way through
rich. fields and green meadows. Mr.. Hub
bard went, upon q time, to Shakespeare's
nome with an eye and an a open to in
formation by. the way; instead of giving
us citations from the guide books or ine
writing like the rhapsodists he Just let's
his pencil play along the paper to the
moods Of his W Grant fancy, and the
result Is a most informing four-score
pages OF pretty print.
The Chap Book for Nov. Is interests one
mainly by reason of its holiday book an
nouncements, which are admirably
P phrases in dainty ! Until 70 composed 81 and nea. y
be sure Zangwill has a causerie which,
like all Zangwil's writings, is fetching
and mentally invigorating-it concerns
among other things, Mrs. Patrick Camp
est book, Some Old Love Stories''-but
hat is about the extent of the literary
array. Raymond Crosby's drawing in
this number is trivial.
To-
Chips for Nov. 10 has a really dainty
portrait of Disraeli In his youth, lone In
black with white relief by z. C. Burling.
The other contents are Of average merit.