The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-16
NEW FABRICATION.

A model of it's kind and which has all the elements of a popular book is the ! charmingly gotten up and excellent
 monograph Maud Adams, by Acton Da-
 vies and published by the Frederick A.
 Stokes company, New York. It con
 tains just the information desired by
 all who are interested in this popular
 favorite, and the very interesting story
 of her life is told with rare skill. Prob ably never was an actress more idolized
 by the American public In whatever plays she appears she is sure of big and enthusiastic audiences. Her personality is so winning, her girlish archness and gentle Womanllness so attractive and her work so delicate and refined that her immense popu arity is not to be wondered at, Her career upon the stage began in her infantile days when, 29 years ago, a babe of nine months she made her first professional appearance before the public on a platter at Salt Lake City, taking the place of the in- fant of the play who was temporarily disqualified from appearing and was Justify squalling in misery behind the scenes. As the play, "the Lost Child, , ! could not go on without an infant, Maud s mother. Mrs. Adams, one of the i actresses of the play was appealed to ! and let "Maudie," whom she had at the | theater with her, fill the gap Maudie scored an instantaneous success and thereafter for the remainder of the sea- son all the infant roles were played by her--little Maudie Kiscadden. The au- thor recognizes Miss Adams rare tal- ents and delightfully."- winning person. ality, yet is throughout the true and honest dramatic critic, never sacrifice ing the fidelity of the critic to the zeal of the biographer. Fully conscious of her abilities he does not forget her lim- itations and his work is not purely eu- logistic. His work Is appreciative yet critical also and 1t is written in a very bright and attractive style. It cannot fail to be very popular with Miss Adams legions of admirers. A charm ing photogravure of Miss Adams serves as the frontisplece and the portrait of which there are many, present Miss Adams in all her principal roles, all of which are described and their effect up- on her development as an artist dis
 
 gotten up. Price s1.1O net, in box. For sale al Judas.
 Among the Great Masters of Ora tory' is another in the beautifully bound series of works on men of great note in various fields of mental achieve5 ment published by Dana Estes tr Co.,, Boston, Mass. The text Is by Walter Rowlands and is concise, clear and ade- quately descriptive and Illuminating. Adding greatly to the attractlveness of the volume are beautifully executed scenes, 32 in number, reproductions of famous paintings, each Illustrative of some great oratorical achievement. The book treats of Demosthenes, Cicero, Mark Antony, St. Ambrose, St. John Chrysostom, St. Augustine, St. Francis, Huss, Savonarola, Luther, John Knox, Vane, Bossuet, Warren, Chatham, Mirabeau, John Wesley, Vergineaud, Madame Roland Camille. Desmoulins, St. Just, Burke, Patrick Henry, Pitt, Red Jacket, Clay Webster, Lincoln, Palmerston Thiers, Beaconsfeld, and Gladstone The illustrations are alone worth the price of the book and the volumes of the series will adorn the IT, brary and their instructive and useful as well as artistic character renders them among the most desirable of the holiday books of the season. Price $1.50 in box. For sale by all booksellers.
 ''The Rape of the Lock-" by Alexan- der Pope. With illustrations by Au- brey Beardsley. The poem is repub- lshed here with the letter of dedication by the author, embodying his intention in writing the verses and slight key to them. A set of explanatory notes by both the author and his first editor Is affixed. This is another of the very at tractive series of famous poems finely illustrated issued by John Lane of Lon don, and 25I Fifth Avenue, New York, under the general editor ship of F. B. Money Coutts. Bound in cloth 50 cents net; in leather 70 cents net. Twelve volumes in the series are now issued
 Songs of Innocence" by William Blake, with illustrations by Geraldine Morris is another of the charming se- ries of booklets issued by John Lane, being No 12 in the firms Flowers of Parnassus" series that is finding such great favor with lovers of the artistic and poetic. Swinburne says of "Blake's Poems: These poems are really un- equalled in their kind Such verse was never written for children since verse writing began. Only in a few of those faultless fragments of childish rhyme which float without name or form upon the memories of man shall we find such a pure clean cadence of verse; such rapid ring and flow of lyric laughter, such sweet and direct choice of the Just word and figure, such an impeccable simplicity; nowhere but here such ten der wisdom of holiness, such a light and delicate perfume of innocence F. E. Money Coutts. general editor of the series, writes an appreciative introduc- tioE to the book Copies bound in cloth 50 cents, in leather 75 cents.
 John Lane, New York, announces an entirely new work on Cardinal Wolsey -"Thomas Wolsey: Legate and Re former' by Ethelred l.. Taunton, au- thor of '"The History of the Jesuits in England' Also fourth work of George Borrow's, "The Zincali." This completes the works of that unique and racy writer of pure English who has given us "The Bible in Spain," "Lav- engro" and "The Romany Rye" MT. Lane is also the publisher of William