The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-08

popular books for the week ending De-
cember IS chronicles a battle of the
books-a conflict between modernity
and tradition. Hall Gaines Eternal
City" and Mary Adams 1.-The Confess
sions of a Wife" strive for precedence
against Longfellows poems and Miss
Alcitts Little Women"
Writers of girls stories may come
and go, but Miss Alcott remains a IA
Vorlte. New editions of Little Men"
and Little Women" Nittle, Brown &
Coz lavishly illustrated, were among
the best selling books of the holiday
season, and whole sets of Miss Alcotts
works are in constant demand.
Nora Silberrad furnishes q striking il
1ustration of the inexplicable vagaries
Of public taste. For several years she
has been writing novels far above the
average. receiving high praise from
conservative critics, vet never winning
wide public hearing. Her last novel,
1.-THE Success of Mark Wyngate," Dou-
bleday, Page & Coz is one of the few
really remarkable novels of the season,
yet little or nothing has been heard of
it.
Concerning it's theme, the author tells
an interesting story. The high tax on
alcohol in England has often caused
English manufacturers to establish
plants on the Continent. This was the
state of things when Miss Silberrad
wrote 1.-THE Success of Mark Wyngate,"
and the principal characters of the sto-
ry are driven to Germany to ruin the
merchantable success of the hero.
Since the writing Of the novel Dr. Os-
valid Silberrad has succeeded in accom-
plishing what Englishmen interested in
chemical industries have for years been
trying to bring about. Through his eff
forts last spring an act was put
through Parliament removing the ham
dicap which gave Miss Slide rad her
motif for an exceedingly clever novel.
The Theater Magazine New York;
for January-the beginning of the third
year-is full of excellent features. both
literary and pictorial. Justin Huntly
Mccarthy, the wel-knoWn English lite
rateur, contributes a rOndeau to the
New Year, and J. I. c. Clark in an ar
ticle entitled 1.-The Terrors of a First
Night" describes in an interesting and
amusing way the agonies of mind an
author goes through during the first
performance of his play. Another in
teresting article is on the subject of
stage Fights" 1t is written by F. G.
Blakeslee, late sWordnlaster First Regi-
ment, Connecticut National Guard, who
explains the technical knowledge neces-
sary for realistic encounters on the
boards. and tells of those actors who
are experts at it. The months inter-
view is with Mrs. Patrick Campbell,
the English actress, who says many
characteristic things and lifts veil on
her interesting personality. This num-
her also contains a complete and thrill
ing story of the stage, a clever piece of
fiction by Kenneth Lee. Music and
Musicians are discussed as usual by
Emily G, Won Tetzel. The pictures are
varied and beautiful. They include
scenes from Julia Marlowe's new play,
"The Cavalier" Belasco's latest sue
cess. "The Darling Of the Gods, the
new musical comedy of war times,
when Johnny Comes Marching
Home" William Faversham and Miss
Fay Davis in ''Imprudence, Nat. c.
Goodwin and Miss Maxine Elliott in
1.-THE Altar of Friendship" Miss Grace
George in pretty Peggy" James X
Hackett and Miss Charlotte Walker in
1.-The Crisis" Mary Mannering in THE
Stubbornness of Geraldine" Miss Flea
nor Robson in Aubrey" Miss Mabelle
Gilman in "The Mocking Bird" Miss
Cecil Spooner in MY Lady Peggy Goes
to Town" Joseph Haworth as Cassjus,
Richard Mansfield, Mrs. Patrick Camp
bell in her various roles, Henry V. Don
nelly as Falstaff. Nine. Kirkby-Lunn,
the new English contralto; Carlo DAM,
the new opera matinee idol; Hermann
Wetzler, etc, etc.
Current History for January sum-
marizes the worlds history for Novem-
Der with praiseworthy conciseness and
clearness. Readable to-day and per
manently valuable for reference is this