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bic to theli use. Afterward the story
| appeared In the Cosmopolitan, and has
recently been dramatized and played IN
| London by the kendals.
Madam Yvette Guilbert, the famous
| sCubrette, has written book upon hci
experiences which is soon to be pub
| hshed Ii is entitled La Yedette. The
reverse OF the medal is to be found In
Mr. CheValIer the English coster art
list who has JUST put in print his au-
photography entitled Before l For
get"
There are certain themes which
might be called universal, OF these one
IL the story Of Don Juan. half dozen
great writer's have written plays and
poems upon Il. Another of these themes
which seems only now to be reaching
its fun blossom Is the story Of Pa0la
and Francesca. Lawrence Barrett for
years played, and Otis skinner Is now
playing a drama called Francesca da
Rimini.' Then Mr.. stephen Phillips
wrote his exquisite poetic play "Pao,a
and Francesca" Marion Crawford has
just written another for Madam Bern
hardt; Gabrielle d'Annunzlo has added
his, and now Rostand Is to have his
try II is probable that all viii prove
successes, for the story is so dramatic
anI rich In beauty that granted any
sort Of treatment II viii carry As for
pure beauty and simplicity and truth,
h has never been nor probably never
VIII be more vitality and eternally
treated than it was by one Of its first
rnrrators, Dante.
Thos. Hardy's new volume Of verses,
Poems of the Past and the Present"
has been published by the Harpers.
There was a rumor for a time that Mr..
Hardy would henceforth devote himself
entirely 60 poetry. Ii Is with pleasure
that we hear that this report has been
denied. $50
When Mr. Dooley gives his opinions
and impressions of the typical inhabl-
tants Of Our chief cities, we may each
HE TO our mirror and look and laugh.
For If he be as true and pertinent in
what ne Is 70 say as I'm what he has
said we may look for a good deal of
sunny satire mixed with truth.
The Henley Stevenson middle goes
en- apaCe and seems to grow no more
fascinating nor charming with time.
Here Is q BIT Of the more recent Hem
ley Criticisms"
Last week Mr. Greenwood asked me
a question. Did the late r. l.. S. n
cannot with the shrieks Of the Bandar
Log still shrilling to the Empyraan,
| care not be more paticular) look as
selfish I'm life as he looks IN his por-
traits? There can be but one answer:
He did not. In the photographs we
nave OF him there is nothing perforce
OF the brilliancy, the color. the mobility.
the impudence, cts the sole world
which his features wore.
Some one should write a book upon
our child novelist and the genius of IN
fancy When We consider that Richard
son, one Of the greatest English novel
lists was over 30 before he began 10
write, that few II any Of the really
great rovellsts are the product only OF
ripe maturity II Is startling 10 consd-
err tho youth OF our modern noveliqts.
IL Is In no der0gatory sense AT all, but
rather with feeling of wOnderment.
that we learn that Margaret H. Pot
ter has Just finished another book called
'lstar Of Babylon" and that four vol
umes have already come from her pen.
The fact becomes pointed when We con
sider that this young lady Is but 20
years or age.
The production in this country by the
eminent English actress. Mrs. Patrick
Campbell, Of Bjornsons Beyond HUI
man Power ON Jan. 18th. brought 10
light the fact how little Biornson IL
known In this country. In his own land |
he Is loved and admired second 10 no |
one, not even his famous cOmpatrlot. |
And there Us scarcely a Scandinavian |
who would not rank him as the great !
poet of the race. The play which Mrs. |
Campbell produced shows great deal |
of his symbolism.
book upon the "Boer War" signed |
with the name "Llnesman,' has been /
attracting considerable attention ]
abroad. There has been a great deal /
Of discussion as 70 whom the author is. |
Some have suggested even Kipling. |
This has, however, proven false, and |
the author seems 10 be Captain Morris |
c, w, Grant an officer serving in
South Africa
Those who have curiosity concern
ing the effect OF reading upon the mind
win be interested in this bit of testi-
mony at recent English trial;
Mr.. Plowden-What books have you
been reading lately2
Prisoner Marie Corelli (Mr, Plow-
den; AhD. Zola Rider Haggard.
Mr.. Plowden-Just the authors I
should have guessed; at least some OF
them.
The father OF the prisoner said that
some years ago his son had the scarlet
fever. and went out OF his mind Since
then he had read very deeply.
Mr.. Plowden-I don't know about
that; he may have read widely.
From A Dictionary Of Irrational
we get this glowing descrlp-
ton OF Mr. Hall Game.
Mr.. Gaines resemblance to Shakes
peare (say our biographers) is 80 strlk-
ing that on his landing at New York,
On a religious trip TO America. the late
Ignatius Donnelly. total stranger,
addressed him as Lord Bacon, | pre-
suns." Mr. Game, we take II, resem-
oles Shakespeare no longer.
Mr.. william Allen White has been
getting into trouble about his article
upon Senator Plat. which recently APP
1eared in McClure's Magazine. The ar
.icle seems to have been "the straw
which broke the camels back" for Mr.,
Platt has ignored all the other hostile
criticisms for the last 10 years, but
seems now 10 have been stung by Mr.
Whites article. which he viewed in
he light Of an attack. He threatens
o sue Mr.. White.
The long and for the great part fu-
lie Bacon Shakespeare controversy
which has gone on for years and years
Without any appreciable results one
way or the other. has taken a turn
which Is almost sensational. II Is the
discovery by Mrs, Elizabeth |
Wells Gallup Of what Is called the BIZ
iteral cypher. To state as briefly as
possible, Mrs. Gallup discovered that
Bacon invented a CIPHER. not only In
'ented Il but even described Il in an |
ssay; that he used the cypher 70 con-
ey matter which he otherwise could |
ot have. The cypher Is based upon the
rinting OF the folio alone. and whether
t be fancIful or not II is one OF the
liz. |