The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-18

HISTORIC TOWNS OF THE SOUTH
EkN STATES. Edited by Lyman Z.
Powell. New York: G. 2. Putnams
Sons. For sale by Hunter & Company,
Richmond. Va. Bound in cloth; illus
trated large Svo., gilt top; roush
edges. Price, $3.50.
With this volume the triad OF volumes
dealing with the older American historic
towns along or near the eastern coast
is complete. The editors aim has peen
10 quicken historical interest and tot bring
to light important facts.
The interest of Virginians will centre
around the sketch of Richmond, written
by one well qualified for this labor OF
love-the Hon. William Writ Henry; and
around that of Williamsburg, written by
the man whose identity is 50 closely linked
with the historic old town, President
I.yon g. Tyler of William, and Mary
College The sketches are necessarily
limited. but the leading facts OF which
al! yirgin.aus are proud are chronicled.
The other towns whose life history IS
given are Baltimore, Annapolis. Frederick
Town, Washington. Wilmington, Charles
ton. Savannah. Mobile Montgomery. New
Orleans Eicksburg, Knoxville, NashNii5c'
Louisville. Little Rock. and St August me.
The introduction is by Professor w +.
Trent. who sums up rhe situation thus:
For veal or woe the South s now an
integral part of the ra ton, and the aitrac-
tive and nsp ring. no less than the warn
ing. features Of its history Shouid be
portion Of the intellectual inheritance OF
every American.
The volume conains 115 illustrations, aho
The beautiful letter press is deserving OIL
special mention.
TWELVE GREAT ACTORS. BY Ed
ward Robins author Of Echoes OF the
playhouse. .1Benjamin Franklin etc.
New York: G.. z. Putnams Sons FOR
sale by Hunter & Co. Richmond. a.
Bound in cloth, crowT. 500 iliustFa 'ea'
gilt top rough edges. I've volumes III
a box. Price. So
Actors. unlike other great artists. ieave
behind Them no tangible record OF their
powers. but only through tradition anu oE
means of biographies. can TIE memories
of their great :riumphs be saved from
obliyioo. To this work Mr.. Robins brings
his nrofictency as a biographer. the re-
suits of his experience among stage peo-
1le. and an enthusiasm for dramatic art
i'm general Therefore, il. is almost need
less to add that ne has presented his sun
iects in a most pleasing and attractive
style.
The articles selected as the subjects for
the biographical sketches are Anne Brace
eirdle. Anne Oldfield. Margaret Voting
ton. Frances Abingdon. Sarah Siddons.
Dora Jordan, .'Perdita'' Robinson. Frances
Anne ken7olc. Rachel Charlotte Cushman,
Adelaide Nelson Ristori. David Garrick,
John Philip kemble, Edmund kean. .Iu-
Mus Brutus Booth. Edwin Forest, VIII
liam Charles Macready. Charles James
Mathews, Edwin Booth. Charles Albert
Fechter, William Z. Burton. Edward a
Sothern and John Lester Wallack.
The New York Times Saturday RevieW
takes exceptions at some Of Mr.. Robins
selections and says
1T is easy to see that the selection IS
purely arbitrary, for Perdita Robinson
was never & great actress in any sense OF
the word! while the Est OF the 'weive ac-
tors could easily have been very prop
cfly exhausted before the names Of Sotherr
ana Wallack were reached. Perhaps 4
better word would be conspicuous in the
place Of great Mrs. Robinson was cer-
tainIy conspicuous
BE this as it may, the work is certain
y. most attractive and the style bright
and entertaining.
The beauty ana number of the illustra-
tons add much 10 the value of the
work.
They ara reproduced in half tones Of
drawings. prints, etchirGs, and paintings.
many of which, NC should judge, are