The age-herald., 1901-02-03

Birmingham people take great pride in her many daughters who have gone forth to fame and fortune-musical, dramatic and literary. But those of us who have lived here for a long time remember with pecu- liar pleasure rosy checked young girl who was a favorite with every one who knew her. Since that while, long time ago, Bessie Tyree has won splendid position on the dramatic stage. And now word comes that the past week Miss Bessie Ty- rec made her appearance in the first pro- duction of Robert Grants 'Unleavened Bread" at the Savoy Theater in New York. She played the role of Selma White. There has been much discussion of the moral to be found in the hard" career of the hero inc, and many look for some elucidation of the subect in the stage version. The book is a popular one and continues to sell we'll
 
 At the Republican in New York William Norris is maing quite success of Tn the Palace of the King" Marion Crawford's recent book. MT. Norris plays the court fool in this drama with unusual ability. It will be remembered that he also did such good work in ''The Children of the Ghetto"
 It may interest those who have followed the West Point investigation to know that a good description of the hazing formerly carried on at that institution is presented in Cadet Days" by Captain Charles King, United States Army. The volume, with H. lustrations by K. F. Zogbaum, Is being published by Harper & Bros.
 Speaking of the probable resusctaton of Sherlock Homes review says: 'There is no field of fiction that is so seldom prop erly cultivated as that of the detective story, and that despite of the fact that it offers to the writer wide reputation and financial success. There are in fiction only three great detectives: Edgar Allan Poe's Dupin, Gaboriaus M. Lecocq and Sher- lock Holmes
 Anna Katherine Green scored consider able success with her detective stories, for they were cleverly written and scientifically constructed. Yet she has not even with her ability given any decided personality to her MT. Gryce.
 Apropos of that present popular favorite, Alice of Old Vincennes," it is said that at first the author thought of naming the story Alice Roussillon," but 1t was decid- ed that Vincennes was more easily pro- nounced and so it's present title was chosen. The< author, MT. Maurice Thompson, was born in Indiana in 1sA. When child he was taken to Kentucky and thence to North Georgia He was educated by private tu- tors on his fathers plantation, with a view to becoming a civil engineer. AfterWard he practiced law. His first literary success was his novel, "A Tallahassee Girl" pub lished in 1881, which Is still popular. Be- sides his regular literary work he is con- sidered to be an authority in natural sci- ence, Greek poetry and old French
 In 1890 MT. Thompson accepted call to the staff of the New York Independent as one of it's literary editors. Since then he has devoted his time wholly and success fully to literature. MT. Thompson spends his winters at his beautiful country place on the gulf coast.
 Maurice Hewlett is another of the younger generation of writers who contin- ues to add to his already wide popularity. Speaing of Mr. Hewletts singular manner of composition and his seriousness a re- cent reviewer said: "In the case of Rich ard Yea-and-Nay' he made first draft of the book with the utmost care, writing it uot as fully and with as much pains as though he had intended to send the copy to the printer. He then destroyed the man. uscript entirely and wrote the thing all over again from the beginning. Twice more he did this, and only when the story had been four times written out was his fas- tidious sense of form quite satisfied.'
 MT Hewlett's next novel, it is said, will J be entitled, 'The Tuscan Crown" The story win deal with Florence at the height of her glory His first entrance into literature was