Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-07

thews has shown special prediction
for dramatic writing and has done
sofno interesting work In this line
my Lady Peggy Goes TO Town has
been spoken OF by a number OF re-
viewers as companion piece to Mon
sleur Beaucalre," This Is "a fair ex-
change of compliments and both Miss
Matthews and Mr., Harrington should
feel duly iiattered,
The historic little Indiana city Vim
oenneN is having q boom which IL
directly ascribed TO the Wide public
ity gwen Il by Maurice Thompson n
novel, "AlIce Of Old Vincennes" Az
least the editor Of the local paper
crtdlt' the towns awakening TO the
advertising II received by The publi-
cation and popularity OF the book.
Every day or two" he says, Some
one stops of between trains to see the
old town and TO visit the places MADE
famous In the book and play People
are writing from many different parts
OF the country and from abroad ask
Ing about the places Of historical in
terest spoken of in the story. Recent
" club man OF New orleans wrote
asking me TO decide an argument rs
to the way the name OF the town Is
pronounced"
After two years Of silence Mrs.
Frances llodgson Burnett again APP
pears In PRINT to delight her many adj
mirlng reauers. And her readers GER
taihly Will be delighted in this, her lat
est work, The Making of Marchion-
oss."
The scene Of this charming novelette,
Is laid Ia an English country home.
The story Is thoroughly conventional,
and the plot is almost as old as hui
man experience but none the less it
possesses fresh and fascinating In
terest, Enuiy Fox Seton, poor girl,
Of sterling qualities, Is invited from
her humble London lodgings to assist
at fashionable country house party.
The conspicuous members Of this party
are All elderly marquis and three
bellies Of Tie day, each skilfully em-
ploylhg all the traditionary arts In or
der TO become the successful sharer In
Lord Walderhurst's title and wealth.
The story Is short, the characters are
few, and the theme is slight, but all Is
deity treated. The character of Emily
Is drawn with such distinctness and
appreciation, as to evoke ones SYM
PATTY from the outset, Her good ma
ture ~ unfailing, and her altrusim most
refreshing The contrast between her
and the tltle-hunting danes IL strongly
drawn and most wholesome In effect
The admirable skill of the author Is
evidenced by the satisfaction that the
reader experiences when he discovers
who 1t Is that receives the great ruby
ring and Is transformed into q
marchionCss,
Mrs, Burnett's manner Is quiet, nat
ural effective Her characters are
types recognizable real, She inrulcates
timely moral lesson which I'm this
| particular instance Is directed against
the commercial marriages Of arls-
| tOcracy.
The mechanical execution Of the book
Is In harmony with the UNREASONABLE
merit Of its contents, The illustrations
and decorations are beautiful both in
design and effect.
The Crisis is now In It's tenth edition,
that 10 to say, Its 3Oth thousand 1t
| seems to be the most popular book on
all the library and trade lists and so
far as records go, for those who are
interested in them, 1t has outnumbered
even "Rrlchard Carver IN the num-
Der of copies that have been sold since
its publication,
A Boston correspondent Of the New
York Times Saturday Review sends a
note TO that paper which Is worth re-
| printing, He says: HAS anyone offered
suggestion that the author Of The
Benefactress' and its predecessors is
Mrs Richmond Thackeray Richie,
Thackeray's eldest daughter? The
style and the method Of treatment NJ
; Tho Renefact~ose' et"o~ Wv r0q0r'N'a