The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-05

HE life of Edgar Allen Poe has kCD been dramatized by George c.
 Hazelton. author of Mistress Nell" and will be presented in New York some time before the holidays under the title of ''The Raven" "The Raven" ia said to be wonderfully strong play. The production win be made by Maurice Campbell and Frederick Lewis. a capable actor, will take the leading part. MT. Campbell bought the play over a year ago, but up to this time has not found any one for leading man. Tn addition to his ability as an actor, MT. Lewis bears close resemblance to the poet He has the same melancholy yet handsome feat ures and expressive eyes. As Oswald in losen's Ghosts" he has been remarkably successful. It Is predicted that he will be able to give a thrilling portrayal of the passions that swayed Edgar Allen Poe during his brief career.
 The character and genius of the great poet of melancholy offer abundant oppor- tunities for constructing a powerful drama, such as "The Raven is said to be. It was happy idea to name the play after Poe's best known poem. The name itself is suggestive of his stormy ca- reer. It is seldom that literary men have their lives dramatized, perhaps for the reason that few are sufficiently interest ing to make good play. but Poe's life and character win be intensely interesting when viewed on the stage. It Is said that scenic affects will do much to add to the impresslveness of "The Raven" Re- hearsals will shortly begin under the su- pervision of Henrietta Crossman.
 Now that the last rites have been per- formed over the grave of Mrs Booth Tucker, the question of her successor Is one of moment. Among those mentioned for the place of consul in America Is Mrs. Lucy Booth-Hellburg, sister of Mrs. Booth-Tucker, and the youngest member of the Booth family. Mrs. Booth-Hellburg has had wide experience in Salvation army work, and Is now in charge of the army in Switzerland. She has been ac- qualnted with army life from birth. anc after a time spent in London she went to India. On her return she married Emanuel Hellburg, a Swede, who took up Salvation army work while student at the University of Upsala. Mrs, Booth Hellburg is said to be equally talented with other members of the family, and Is looked upon as a fitting successor to her sister, who has done so much to ai- Iieviate humanitys ills.
 The New York World, evidently basing its opinion on the old proverb that 1t is an i'll wind that blows nobody no good, thinks the fire at Coney Island has opened an excellent opportunity for establishing a park At one swoop multitude of cheap frame structures were swept away, leaving a site that looks almost like an invitation from Providence to extend the pleasure ground" There is already a park at Coney Island but the fire has made 1t possible to greatly extend its bounds. It Is pointed out that no hard ship would be worked on the owners of amusement enterprises, as there are many available sites off the ocean front on the Hats along Coney Island creek. Whether the suggestion is acted upon or not it is certain that loop-the-loops, Streets of Cairo, laughing palaces, and hundreds of other traps for the unwary will continue to flourish. A little thing like a million dollar fire will not discourage them. It is too easy to make all the losses back again. And there must have been many