Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-29

Hdppiy lncluQed among the living lue
honored names Of Dr. Edward Everett
Hale, Donald G.. Mitchell Col r. W.
HiggInson, Charles G. Leland Richard
II Stoddard Henry G. Lea, Charles
Eliot Norton, and Or. $. Weir Mitchell.
with the last-nsmed Of these men Mr..
Warner was exactly contemporary
having 1929 for the year Of his birth
Mr. Warmers long and busy career in
cluded many things besides literature
In It's activities, and for some time, at
least, the pursuits Of letters was rath-
er an incidental occupation than
chosen vocation.
Edward Box, editor OF The Ladies'
Home Journal, will make his first APP
pearance In the East as a lecturer this
winter Two years ago he made
tour Of the South and Southwest
where he was greeted with crowded
houses. For his Eastern appearance
he will have a new lecture entitled
Explaining the Editor, which has never
been delivered. II Is an informal talk
In which the aim Is to tell the public
something about the way editors OF
popular magazines do their work, how
many manuscripts a year are received
how many are accepted, and why most
OF them are declined; 20 answer the
questions, Are all manuscripts really
read?" rs everything sacrificed 70
famous names?' do cliques exist In
magazine oflces?'; 70 explain how
young writer's are nursed and devel-
oped and 10 state what prices are pald
TO authors. why magazines DO not
print better material and so on, Mr..
Bok win deliver his lecture for the
first time at Nassar College.
"Herod" stephen Phillips new play,
recently produced in London Will snort
~ be issued in this country In BOOK
form. by John lane OF the Bodley Head.
II was first produced at her maJesty's
theater on the 3lst Of october. the
drama deals with Herod's execution OF
Aristobulus. the brother OF his queen,
Marianne. Herods Jealousy and con-
demnation Of the queen herself his re-
morse etc. II Is in blank verse and
is said TO be as strong and as strikingly
a poetic production as his "Paolo and
Francesca
News comes that General Lew Wal
Iace's famous story Of Ben HUI
which has already been translated into
French. German and Turkish, is soon
10 he published IN Greek. General
Wallace recently received a request
from a Greek gentleman Of CONSTANT
NOBLE for his permission TO make the
translation. and his publishers, the
Harpers. are now In correspondence
concerning the matter The letter OF
this would-be translator IS not without
interest Some time ago. he says,
"a friend OF mine gave me a German
book. advising me TO read II with at
tention ] never read novels, so / IN
tended 10 give II back without having
opened Il. But then one day being un-
occupied ] took II carelessly and began
10 read Il. and Il impressed me so much
that read 1t again and again, and did
not fail 10 translate parts Of II 20 my
father and brothers. / looked for a
Greek translation Of IT, but there IS
none. From that time the idea has
possessed me 10 translate Ben Hur in
TO Greek. and for this IL is my duty to
ask your excellency's permission.
am sure all Greeks viii enjoy 1t as
enjoyed it,
The masculine members Of the Ar
mold family, II is intimated, have not
viewed with any great approval the 1T
orary productions OF their thoughtful
relative. Mrs Humphrey Ward Mat
thew Arnold. we are tod, did not give
his nlece's work a WY enthusiastic
welcome. He had a cor 3inclng formula
which was not exactly logic. mo Ar
mold can write a novL II Arnolds
could. I should have written one my
self" As for the late Thomas Arnold
the lady's father, the London Chronicle
declares that he did not find 1t easy to
follow with very close interest MS
daughters pages. The critic OF the
Pail Mall Gazette, by the way says
In discussing Mrs. Wards novels that
while he has fully admired their clear
ness OF thought and delicate observa-
ton Of social and psychological NE
ne has felt himself almost repealed by
the characters held up TO his sympathy
and esteem. "The heroine Of 'Helbeck
Of Bannisdale he adds "irritated me
almost 10 madness, and / would nave
walked a considerable distance 70 avoid
meeting the lady called Marcella, II
seemed 10 me that Mrs Humphrey
Ward ignored the evil quality OF AFRO
gance OF assumption one seemed 70
be expected 10 take these ladies at
their own valuation. She seemd 10 Iot-
get that the assumption OF superiority
Is the worst as Il is the most elemen-
tary sort Of bad manners ana thet u
Is altogether inconsistent with personal
grace or charm
A curious story Is being told concern
ING the facts which caused the publlca-
tj5n M one Of the most popular novels
OF the day. Some months ago New
York publisher heard that Mt John L.
How'd n nromlnent chemist IN Cinc!n-
noti had written a rather remarkable
story. He had no idea' !, hoT sey lot OF
written purely as a solace ana eh
" /" ,,,,,semert and the manuscript was
Ioing hound 10 tuck away in his IL
brary where It was to remain un ol,,r el'
hogge5 permlssion 10 see II. ON READ
,ns Z, ne Immediately recognized u as
y novel Of great force, Individuality
and interest ,...., a,a the