Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-05

! ls In good working order read the Ia,
Dies; but ~ you wish 10 Wean Claude
or Clement from the inurdinate use OF
slang, lend the book 90 a childless
neighbor as soon as YOU have finished
IT,"
Marie Corell. for the first time IN FIVE
years. has written a short story for an
American magazine. 1.-THE Laurels OF
the Brave IN Saturday Evening Post.
April a. Is the title OF q bitter, bril-
liant timely story which she has Just
finished for that paper
Miss Mary Cholmondeleys novel. Red
Pottage. Is following close In the foot
steps of Richard Caryol and Janice
Meredith, aud. n its present popularity
may be taken as "a fair indication. De
destined 20 am equal success. Already
the book has gone through ten editions.
and the publishers announce that IL is
selling at the rate of a thousand copies
a day In The BOokman's reports on
the best-selllng books OF the past
month, made up from the statements
or the leading dealers throughout the
country Red Pottage ranks third. ap.
pearing Well up on the lists Of seven
teen OF the cities represented. In Eng
land the book has easily dlstanced an
competitors, and the critics have not
yet ceased their eulogies Of Miss Chol.
mondeley
The Danvers Jewels. an earlier work
by the author OF Red Pottage. Is also
having a large sympathetic sale. and
mas been several times reprinted
There win be any amount Of Discus
sion over the new lbsen play When We
L)ead Awaken as each reader can take
rom 1t whatever he puts into the read
iIs One may judge II simply and
literally or accept It as a suggestion
OF deeper poetry than many an eplc
contains. To each reader n speaks in
ms own language, but he must be very
superficial who would claim to have J
sounded Its depths No matter how far
one may go there are infinite depths be-
yond IL Is quite possible 10 dismiss
me play with the comment that Il Is
halI mad. but Il 81 not easily forgotten
~ cries out TO you Inevitably at critical |
moments.
The recent successful dramatlzatlon !
on ben-Hur has started the dramatlsts /
ON q hunt Tor new material for plavs /
OF the classical period and as "a result /
u seems probable that Dr.. J. NJ. Iud- /
lows historical story The CAPTAIN of 1
the Janlzaries VIII soon be presented 1
on the New York stage Several mama
gers have already made application FOR
tlo dramatic rights and the author
mas the matter under consideration.
Like Ben-Hur Or. Ludl0ws novel
mas been before the public q number OF
years bul mas lost nothing OF Its pop
ulailty The story u laid IN the stirring
llInes OF Scandcrberg and the fan OF
Constantlnogle and IL Is eagy to see
now, In skilful hands. a strong drama.
nc play might De- made from ID.
The opportunity for goergous cos
tuning ana scenic effects would be un-
united, and there seems every reason
10 believe that it might be made both
a spectacular and an artistic success.
Books OF Today and Tomorrow rub.
lshes this amusing Red Pottage al
phabet.
A is the author-Nllss Cholmondeley to
wit,
q Is the Bullseye her novel has hit.
U Is Ior Cackles, not heard much but
felt
j De- the Doom his clgar-llghters dealt.
p is the Ending too trstful for me,
y is for Frauleln (now Mrs. b.
2 8 Mrs. Gresley a starved little soul.
u is Tor Hugh and his plteous role.
is the "Idyl" that made Hesters
! Is james cresley who shifted at the
X is the Kindly Episcopal Mentor,
J. Is the Likeness 'tWlNt Worm and ]
Disscntcr
NJ is he Money that Tnstram was
after.
n Is the Nonsense that won sybelrs
laughter
)'s the Grafton Dick Vernon delivered.
P's FOR The Pratts. who were present
and shivered
3 is the QuiXOtry Cackles displayed.
4 Is FOR Rachel. unfortunate maid.
s Tor the Suitors By whom she was
w0oed.
T for the Titles which Algy pursued.
US "unashamed," linking Harvey 10
And V is for Violet Lady Newhaven.
The residue-W. X. Y. and D.
Must stand for those things OF which
naught has been said
For people unnamed, and Tor critical
phrases
Expressing with candor Red Pot
tages' praises.
Thackeray's writing habits ore des-
ribbed In John Hollngshed's new book
ls follows. He wrote a very small .
leat hand ana used slips ~ note pa-
per- These DE- would often gather up
md put in his coat pocket. leaving MS
'ecretary at work and stroll down 90
b. A ALUMINIUM .Nuh d. D
'et comfortable table and was not
yaylaid hy any gossip. 90 whom De
MAS always ready 10 give an attentive
FAR. ne would pull out his slips and
larry his story few steps further In
I'M hour OF two he would again collect
me scattered papers and 80 on 10 the
iarrick club. where II not interrupted.
be- would resume his writing This
'abt OF composing Ia public fright
med many OF the old club fogles who
thought they were being carlcatured /