The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-04-19
Talk Publishing company Columbus,

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 A large number of the reviewers of Hester Blair have remarked that the story and it's style of construction seem- ed well adapted to stage production. It may be said that the book comes most honestly by this noticeable quality. Hester Blair" was written for the stage under the title of it's principal male character Slack Dorkins," and was accepted by a well known New York manager. He laid 1t aside for fu- ture use, but before ready to make the production he encountered failures with two plays, each one of which happened to depend upon church scene for one of the strongest dramatic climaxes. As the manager superstitiously attributed his trouble to the church scene, and as the same difficulty was to be encounter ed in Slack Dorkins," he asked MT. Carson, the author to either eliminate the church scene or submit another play. MT Carson took his play, re- wrote it for book publication, and Hes ter Blair was the popular result. Those who have read the book will readily un- derstand how the church scene could not be eliminated. The c, M. Clark company, who were so fortunte in plac ing their dramatization of Quincy Adams Sawyer" will probably see to it that Hester Blair is dramatized,
 In The Century for May Oliver Her ford will contribute to the Year of American Humor' some verses and pictures, entitled The Silver Question" which, however, has not the financial bearing which it's title would suggest. Other contributors to the humorous features of this number of The Century will be Mr Dooley CA Little Essay on Books and Reading'D, Miss Carolyn Wells (''First Lessons in Humor"), Maurice Francis Egan C'The Soul of Sexton Maginnis"), Catharine Young Glen Clones Little Girl'O and Wallace Bruce Armsbary C'De Captaine of de Marguerite ).
 Stewart Edward White has just com pleted for the Saturday Evening Post, of Philadelphia. stirring serial story of love and adventure in the North west The tale is entitled "Conjuror's House: A Romance of the Free For est" The scene is laid at an isolated outpost of the Hudson's Bay company, and the chara cters are a devl-may- care young soldier of fortune, the old factor and his beautiful daughter. This fasci- mating story will begin in the Saturday Evening Post for April 19.
 The same magazine announces for AF No s1f ary prizes of the year--a short serial by Gilbert Parker, author of The Right of Way"
 The Cent ury company will publish early in May a new "Chimmie Fad den' book by Edward W. Townsend. It is to be called "Chmmie Fadden and Mir Paul" and recounts the further ad ventures at these interesting person ages, with His Whiskers' ''The Duchess" and other of MT Townsends S widely known creations.
 Policeman Flynn" by Elliott Flower (The Century Company has made a decided hit The public seems to have feared that the author was trying to copy MT. Dooey" but having discov- cred that Barney Flynn is an absolutely new and original character, the public has taken to him with avidty.
 Professor William H. Pickering of Harvard university is contributing to The Century, in the May and June numbers, what may be called the latest news from the moon. The first paper, in the May number. deals with the question, "Is the Moon Dead Planet ?" and presents recent observations and new photographs and conclusions The | second paper will treat of The Canals of the Moon
 l.. G. Page & Co.,, Boston, announce for publication, May 1, Abroad With the Jimmies, by Lillian Bell, author of | ''The Expatria tes,'' The Love Affairs