The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-09
Notes and Ne9bs.

Notes ana NetbS.
r. H. Russell is publishing this week
William Nicholson's gallery OF famous
characters in fiction: portfolio OF cot
ored prints about Country Carts, oy
Edward Penfeid; the text of Pinero's
play 1.-THE Gay Lord Quex;" also a play
by Edmond Rostand, author Of Cyrano
de Bergerac" and .L'Aiglon," entitled
''The Fantasticks.'' Other theatrical pub
lications which Mr. Russell issues this
week are handsome pictorial souvenirs
of Annie Russell in 1.-THE Royal Family,
and John Drew as Richard caryel
Just as the professional theaters are
dramatizing the successful novels OF the
moment, the ladies' Home Journal IS
having dramatizations made of those sto-
ries and books which have won their
way to the hearts of the people. The
PLAYS are of course, designed for anna
teurs, and each play Will be actapie' IN
two acts, from forty-fiye minutes to a
full hour. The first play to be given Is
.srhe Little Men Play" from Miss AL
colts famous story. and this will be fol-
lowed by ''The Little Women Play" also
from Miss Acotts story. Both OF these
nlays have been made by Miss Eliza
beth Lincoln Gould, of Boston. Then VIII
be presented THE Crawford Play dram
atizing Miss GaskelPs famous story OF
-
Marguerite Merington who viii also
make a dramatization of Kate Douglass
! Virgins famous story of THE Birds
Christmas Carol" The first play will be
given in the December Ladies' Home
Journal.
Gen. Lew wallace's remarkable story,
'sBen Hur" which has probably passed
through more editions than any other
novel of It's time, and has been translat-
! ed into French, German and Turkish, may
soon be published in Greek Gen. wal
| lace recently received a request from
| Greek gentleman of Constantinople Tor
| his permission to make the translation.
and his publishers. Messrs. Harper Il
! Bros, are now in correspondence con-
| corning the matter. The would-be trans
! lator's letter to Gen. Wallace is not
! without interest. Some time ago" he
| says, "a friend Of mine gave me a Ger
man book, advising me to read 1t with
| attention. / never read novels, so l IN
| tended to give Ii back without having
| opened it. But then one day, being UNI
| occupied. / took It carelessly and began
| to read it. and 1t impressed me so much
! that / read it again and again, ana did
| not fail TO translate parts or II TO my
! father and brothers. ! looked for Greek
translation OF it, but there Is none. From
! that time the idea has possessed me to
! translate ben Hur'' into Greek, and Tor
| this It is my duty to ask your excel
! lency's permission. am sure all Greeks
will enjoy it as l enjoyed it,"
| Music. Song and Story is the descrip-
! tive title of forthcoming new magazine
| TO be ready early in December with hoi-
! iday issue dated January ], 1901 1t will
/ attempt to answer every demand Tor
! home reading and entertainment. and In
! addition to the ordinary contents Of an
| illustrated literary magazine will provide
| sixteen pages of new sheet music with ev-
! cry issue 1t is to be published monthly.
at 10 cents a copy. or 81 year, from "a
| Fifth avenue, New York.
| ssThe Transit of Civilization" by DR..
| Edward Eggleston, which pictures the
! quality and variations of the civilization
| brought from England to America In the
| seventeenth century, is to be published
| Immediately by d. Appleton Il Co. This
is pronounced one of the most important
| examples of culture history ever pub
| lished in this country. Many of the
themes which are treated have never been
| presented before in anything like an ade-
| quate manner
Mr.. Richard whiteng, author of "No.
John Street" and Paris of Today" who
fell III Immediately after writing the lat
ter work. Is gradually recovering his
! strength. Although able to work again.
he finds himself easily fatgued, and has
to lay down his pen at frequent intervals
A change of air Is expected TO do much
toward restoring his od-time vigor, His
recent breakdown had its origin in over
work.
Paul Dunbar has written for the De-
| cember Century a ballad called THE
| an arraignment of the civilization that
permits the lynehing. on suspicion. Of
| members of the poets race; for the oak is
haunted by the spirit Of an innocent negro
! who had been hanged from one of its
| branches, since which time the limb has
| never put forth leaf The talking oak"
| Is not new to literature, though the mo-
i've of the late laureafe's famous nnefn