Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-11

the future. judging from present sales.
promises even more remarkable results.
There In authoritative evidence " the
earnings Of the author Of David Har-
UNI that comes through the report "
the executor N the estate. MI Wostcott
the author. died before the book was
published. and his sister became cxccu-
tor She reported that she had re-.
ceivcd from the publishers $4,000. and
that returns for four months sales arr
yet 10 be accounted for. Probably the
estate viii receive IN an not less Than
$4,000 In royalties, and n the story
when dramatizcd. meets "a success that
compares with that which II has gained
In book form. 10 W probable that this
amusing little tale will bring 10 Mr.
Wcsicottn heirs na much me- 10000.
Thaokorny WIS put upon HE feet by
the royalties be- received from Vanity
luir,' and yot ln nll be ana NOT gain nH
much iH tho decentralization of 10, now
played hy Mrs. giskc. has earned. The
receipts have ntrfurod about 81 900 %
week ~ Wnn nrft played Hx weeks
asp. ao that the total receipts thus
FAR ore 10000. There ia every indlca-
ton that % viii romnin In this city until
the ilrft ul March, with no failing on In
receipts. n IL does it viii earn Tor Mrs.
Fiske ana Ar Mitchell. the dramatiat.
not for from $3.50 0OQ.
AIR. Winston Churchill the author u
"tlichard Curvei" has sold tho drtma-
tla rights CO. his book 90 Mr. Charles
Frnhmnu. who hopes 60 have The story
dramntlfrd ANA ready IN b. put upon
the stage by the middle 81 the winter.
The price u1ld Cor tho dramatic flEht9
la said iu have been $4,000. Mr. AuFun-
tuH Thomas Or ready tn work on tho
play Mr churchiirs book has been
most profitable. His royalties have
averaged 5000 q week Tor several
months past. with somo ~ hla new
found fortune De ia building nne car
yel hail In the colonial style at Windsor.
Mr. Rudynr1 Kiplng and hls publish
rrH In the United stntcH. ut least. have
ovgr-ahot the mark. says Literary Life.
The reaction has come, and kipliug
books ARE now a drug ON the market.
To-day the supply ON hand lar exceeds
the demand.
uclpito Mr Klpling's injunctiona ana
lawsuits. there are more pirate klplinT
books ON the market at this moment
than ever before, and even the pirates
now rgalizo that the market u Fiuucd.
The klpllng craze has overrenchgd a.
fell ana The little man from India
must now be satisfied 10 take hi1 place
ln letters on tho shelf with stuyunaon
ana Poe and others Of the modern
school Of story tollern.
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And yet some Of the authors have
good reason Tor being IN "a happy mood.
writes Holland IN tho Inter OcOan. Paul
Leicester Ford. whose latest novel has
just appeared DO book form. has ro-
cclvcd FOR Il nearly 1900, and " the
!alc meets expectations, De- Will proha-
bly, gain aa much more.
.
Clement Scott. tho famous dramatic
critic. says de- comes TO America boz
cause in London he can no longer sign
bic name 90 hia articles. because tho
English press la muzricd. because dru-
matte criticism o. permitted M Amuri-
cas- because the drama To- America "a
fee and vigorous hccauae the Amerl-
can stage D. not tied 60 the sh0eatfinEs
Of society,
Adam-Mmc Edmond Adam has re-
tired from the ,diturshlp ~ The Nou-
yrlle Revue. which rho founded in 1873.
Mime, Adams 10 - years old. and has
been twice married Her second huH-
band was NJ. Edmond Adam. who died
IN 1871. Although during the sixties
Mime. Adam wrote some books Of travel.
NJ political mcmoirn, aud ~ literary cri-
tluifm. she ala not become well known
outside on France until 1879. when she
started In Nuuvolle Revue. which az
once became a power In literary and
political salons.
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Edmond HuHtnnd recently aoiourncd |
Tor aomf time at Vienna. FOR the pur- |
pose of studying the history " the duke |
NJ itoichatadt. who IL 20 BE- the central |
nrure OF his next drama.
q q
Rudyari klplinE'a houno up In Hrat- |
tiehoro a. FOR sale which IL taken a. an |
indication that be- has finally given mp |
his purpose % residing In America.