Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-09

ana character, which may possibly see
the light next year
Anthony Hope Hawkins, whose iris
tram OF Blent Is In some degree a sur
Prise 10 these who know Only his ex-
favagant r0mances. Is thrty-e.ght
years Old and graduate OF Oxford,
where his college was Ballol, and
where he took first In classics ami
LIT Hum He Is barristar by pro-
fession' though be has not practiced for
seven or eight years, His first attempt
" netlon was made eleven years ago
WIN A Man OF Mark. A year later he
putllshed Rather Stafford, O poor story
out NOT bad character study This
was followed by Mr.. Wittes Widow,
Sport Royal gave hint of the extreme,
~ popular romantic field exploited In
| The Prisoner Of Zenda. The God In the
car, his next book, and the one he him
self considers his best, foreshadowed
the more serious writing To which he
seems now to have devoted his powers.
The Dolly Dialogues, phrosQ, and The
kings Mirror are as different from his
other books and from each other as pos
slDle, which Chronicles OF Count An
tonia, Comedies Of Courtship, The Heart
or Princess OsTa. and Rupert Of Hent-
Eau are In the Prisoner of Zenda vein
simon Dale Is a historical romance.
Last year Mr.. Hawkins came out with
Qulsante, the book which some have be.
leved to reveal the Influence OF Henry
James upon the author, though Ii Is
happily free from the monstrous verbal
tortuoslties TO which the author of The
Sacred Fount is given Tristram OF
Blent Is reviewed elsewhere In this is
sue. -
The first issue OF Harper's Magazine
was published In June, 1850. But 1t was
not until July Of the following year that
the department known as the Editors
Drawer was added 10 the Magazine.
The origin of its title came about In this
wise. Mr.. Fletcher Harper was In the
habit Of placing for safe-keeping In the
drawer of his desk such odds and ends
of anecdotes, wit. humor, pathos, even
thoughts and meditations," brief but
instructive. as came TO the then young
periodical, or were gathered from his
own experience, Hitherto, the only fun
ny vein In the magazine was found In
two pages of illustrated jokes at the
end entitled "A Leaf from Punch" Of
which we quote the following very Eng
fish specimen; "A Perfect Wret.h.
Wife,-'Why. dear me, William; how
Time flies! ! declare, We have been
married ten years today WRETCH
'HaYe we. love? | am sure | thought
1t had been great deal longer II
Is not surprisIg that Mr.. Harper
thought he could gather better para
graphs himself from the contents OF his
drawer, and that 1t would be a good
plan TO transfer them 70 the magazine.
Thu hacf pthttfnFo IA apnplnta ~ tho
new department were clergymen, who
in their travels about the country In
those days had favorable opportunities
for observing the humors of the people,
and DR.. s. Irernus Prime was amongst
the first editors OF the Editors |
Drawer" as II was most appropriately |
called. 'ss
Madame Sarah Grand, the author |
OF those two much read and much |
criticized books ''The Heavenly |
Twins" and "Babs, the Impossible"
reached America only recently. she |
Is announced TO make her first public |
appearance the latter part OF this /
month, and she has promised to he the |
guest OF the Woman's Press Club OF /
New York on Saturday of this week /
But many OF the women Of this city 4
have been fortunate enough TO meet |
her previous TO either OF these affairs
She is distinctly English in appear
ance, and as one has remarked |
you would know she was
clever and distinguished just by look
Ing at her" She is a brunette, tall
and rather above the average size.
In the course Of conversation she
said: 1T has been the dream Of my
life to come to America, this great
country, and ! am delighted with all
| have seen" Madame Grand will
travel good deal this winter. but she
said she has no mapped out route,
going from place to place as her fancy
dictates In renly to the question.
Does that much-talked-of American
nasal twang annoy youg" she replied
that she had not even noticed II.
The New Hampshire home OF Win
ston Churchill, where this successful
author is engaged on novel which
will be the historical link between
Richard Carvel" and "The Crisis has
a very literary atmosphere. Situated on
the sloping bank Of the most beautiful
stretch OF the Connecticut river. Il re.
minds the visitor OF Ahbotsford and
the outlook on the Tweed. Here AIR
l1uItHlll lNte INC lilt VI Mtiubtf
Of the landed gentry Of England
Horses. dogs. tennis. hunting. books
and friends MI W the moments Of re-
Taxation nom his literary labors.
Richard Mansfield Is producing
Monsieur heaucaire' AZ the Garrics |
theater, in Philadelphia. Although
Rooth Harrington wrote both this play
and the book which bears the same
name. the play is not literally q drama
iization 81 that clever novelette,. which
was itself a drama. The play Is really |
an original drama In four acts. When
Mr.. Harrington WAS an Undergraduate
al Princeton. he wrote comedy which
he sent TO Mr.. Mansfield. The great
actor did not find IN the comedy all
the technical qualities wnicn he Eel;
would Justify its producth hut he
wrote TO Mr.. Harrington a letter Of en-
coursgement, recognizing the gifts OF
the author. That Mr.. Mansfield should