The times., 1898-12-18

ton which served not only to celebrate
| the Yuletide but to mark the twentieth
| birthday of Mr.. Ffske's remarkable pa
per. Notwithstanding expectations that
had been raised by matter printed in adj
| vance concerning the issue most people
| were completely surprised by its magnifi-
cence and completeness Never In the
| history of American magazines has 4
more costly and admirable example of
! literary and typographical excellence
| been placed on sale. The Christmas Mir
ror is crowning achievement in the
/ great career of a great periodical.
The number contains 125 pages. each of
| wnich IS sixteen and a half inches In
| length and e.aven and half in width.
| There is an Illuminated cover in nine col
ors the work of II. Richard Anderson,
| who is we'll known fer his ability In this
line. Within are over 200 Illustrations, all
admirably done. The issue is printed on
fine paper and is perhaps the most fault
less specimen of the fine art of printing
yet seen in this city.
The editions first sheets are occupied by
two characteristic drawings from the
pens of III. Y Mayer and Frank E. Gates.
Then come letters of congratulation from
theatrical celebrities in this country. Eng
land. France Germany and Italy. Among
the names represented are William Win
ter Bronson Howard, Clay NJ. Greene,
Francis Wilson Tomasso Salvini, A. W.
Pinero. Adelaide Ristori Del Grillo, f. II.
Sothern, C. W. Couldock, ]. H. Stoddart.
Charles Coghlan, Ludwig Barnay, Stuart
Robson, Roberto Bracco, Brander Mat
thews. ]. Forbes Robertson Soi Smith
Russell. Alexandra Bisson. George p.
! Goodale, Mrs. Kendall Giacinta Pezzana,
De Wolf Hopper, Clement Scott. Viola
| Allen, T. S. Willard, a. E. Lancaster, j.
Cheever Goodwin. Leon Hennique. john
| Hare Henry Clay Barnabee. George
Alexander Robert Mantel. Virginia Har-
ned. Herbert Kelcey. Sydney Resented.
A SonnenthaI David Belasco. Marie
| Wainwright, Henry Guy Carleton. Edwin
Knowles, Madeline Lucette Ryley. Joseph
Arthur, Louisa Eldridge. James A. Herne.
Tony Pastor. Max CRUDE, Rose Eytinge.
Wilton Lackaye. Lulu Chaser. Louis Al
drich Harry Ke-iar. Roland Reed, Alice
Nielsen. John B. Schoeffel. Marguerite
Merrlngton, Harry Miner, Charles Klein
| Clay Clement. A NJ Palmer. hatneryh
ISidder. Martha Morton. Frederick
| Warde, I.orimer Stoddard, Creston
Clarke John Philip Seusa, Walker W hite-
side and those of others VINO are 50 Ia
nous that their autographs cannot oe us-
ciphered- a.
most ENJOYABLE reading matter. Thee Is
n beautiful bit of verse by Willard Hol-
; comb the clever local critic; and stores
by a number of estab,is ished notao-es. Inc
best of these contributions are kat@ MAS
terson's .'At the Pink Tea. Error Dur
bars Pipe Thoughts" Eizaos,h =
. Tvintar.s .:yorick's Visit" Edward Kid
der's THE Foothght Fever Geo ge
DAYS Too Good to be True, Maur G.
McI.oughIin's "vaudeviilian's Lamelt
and Miss Norton's wonderfully amusing
vaudeville Audience Further space Is
: occupied by Chandos Fulton, Marshall +
: wilder Randolph Hartley. W. J. Law
l renee, De Wolf Hopper, Minnie Maueri
, | Fiske. Jane Marlin, Helen Baird, +. r.
z Proctor. Tony Pastor. 3. F. keith, h :
Albee Lillian Burkhart, ]. A fynes'
| | NIonroe II RosenfeIdt and George + uller
| Golden.
An interesting feature of the paper IS
n series of articles on the different pre-
fessional societies with which Ne" Aofk
abounds These have been written pS
[ officers of the associations, ani al e
therefore. at once correct and comp ele.
5 To,Iis Aldrich describes the Actor S
i FUND Sara A. Palmer tells of the Pro
fessional Woman ss-League." cha iel
t Barnard speaks regarding the Amer
can Dramatists' Club" Milton Mobiles
e mentions the purposes and achievements
S of the Edwin Forrest Lodge" and Mai
n da Craigen relates the history of the
Actors Society
:. Twenty pages are occupied by THE Sto-
r ~ of the Mirror This article is not on
: ly interesting because of its subject but
!, through the fact that it involves the his
n tory of the American theater during the
: time il covers The tale shows how Mr..
L FIske's periodical came into existence
and the wonderful growth that has fol-
lowed its birth 1t also touches on the
: many commendable things the Mirror
5 has accomplished-the passage OF copy
It right law, fight against the more bla-
y tant evils of the so-called trust, the 1e-
y traction of several unjust taxes levied On
l. the profession the contribution OF S9,6lO.5S
n to the actors fund and of A56i-5O to the
: national monument fund. together with Q
/ score of other notable achievements 1he
/ contribution is illustrated with repro
4 duetion of a page of the hrst Mirror ever
v issued, photographs of the offices 1T j.
r Union SQUARE, lis Fifth Avenue and For
: tieth and Broadway; of Mt. Fiske and his
n staff and of the papers four hundred
y correspondents, among them John
It warde of this city.
s There are in the periodical over thirty
full page pictures and something like la
d others Among these are an amusing
r footpiece by n. H. Mayer, three clever
: child sketches by II. Woolf. caricatur'
Il of Richard Mansfield by C. de Forn1rc
i and characteristic illustrations by F-Rich
: ard Anderson, c. y. Higbee. Roy j. Budd
: S. Klackner, Francis West. Carle J. llen'
: ner, Walter w Burridge and V. Getliart
e These are supplemented by Photographic
: reproductions of theatrical celebrities ant
II cartoons of varying merit. fwenJy-thre'
$ full pages of advertising complete th'
number.
Altogether the Christmas Mirror is {
s marvellous affair \ publication of it,
1t sort could only be planned by such maj
n as Harrison Grey Fiske. executed by az
ie able a staff as his, printed by the experts
f he employs and gathered from the result:
J of twenty years of successful labor IN th'
l. dramatic field. 1t will probably never b.
n surpassed until the Mirror has fiftietl
e anniversary TO celebrate May the mex
IS thirty years be as prosperous as the las
Lr twenty have been.
!, FRIENDS OF LAST WEEK.