Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-16

not only veritable IN It's origin, but Is
also a most intimate disclosure of the
workings OF a woman's mind.
Mr.. Samuel Merwln, the author Of
THE Merry Anne and Calumet X, "
was born at Evanston, ILL.,, 30 years
ago and was educated at the public
schools Of Evanston and Detroit, and
at Northwestern university. He grew
up on Lake Michigan and knows the
lake itself. its shores, the sch0oners
that ply its waters, and the men that
sail them, as you can't now IL region
except by growing up In It. With
Henry X. Webster he originated the
novel Of business life In The Short
Line War" and followed up It's success
with Calumet X, Zone or the best
stories for man ever written" which
has just appeared in vacation edition
IN paper covers
His new novel "The Merry Anne
Is breezy tale Of Lake sailors, a dar-
ing band OF smugglers, contraband
whisky, pretty girls, and love making
--crisply told, ingenious and well-con-
structed The story sails CALAMITY ike
Dick Smlley's lumber schooner, under a
freshenng breeze, and is stir and dash
arouse In the reader a responsive eX-
element
Mr.. Merwin was married June %, 1901
TO Miss Edna Earl Flesheim, Of Evan
ston, and has since moved 10 Neither
wood, n. j. Since Mr.. Webster went
TO Paris Mr. Merwin has written novels
alone, and the curious haye amused
themselves noting which elements IN
"The Short-Llne War and Calumet
X each supplied.
A new edition Of "Cirilo,' Miss Put
MANS charming story Of artistic and
musical life IN Florence, is announced
by Life Publishing company.
The dramatic possibilities of the re-
suits of the mysterious potion described
in Mr. ], A. Mitchelrs ~Vllla Claudia,
have suggested themselves 10 several
play-writers. who have sought permits
sion 20 put the book into stage FORM
Mr.. Mitchell, who has successfully tried
his hand at great many things, In
GLIDING architecture, painting, Illus
trating, publishing and editing. has n
mind. however TO see what he can do
as dramatist, and II Is likely that the
coming season VIII see "The Villa
Claudia" on the stage In dramatic
version made by the author OF the book
The experiment will be at least inter-
esting as a further argument I'm the dis
cussion Of whether the successful writ
er can possibly be a successful drama
list.
The question. Have we an essayst 81"
like its sister question. Have we a
poet" Is good subject 10 talk about
rs any IN these days OF literary Phllis-
tnism Some Of those who ask the
question 80 persstently have not per-
haps read the miscellaneous essays
contributed from time to time IN var
lous periodicals by Frank Moore Colby.
His essays on the stage, our national
traits. the better known writer's Of our
age. etc are I'm every way noteworthy;
and we are glad 60 hear that some Of
them arc To be collected and issued by
Doodd. Mead & Company In book form
I'm the Autumn Mr. C0lby's essays are
refreshing in that they combine at once
n delicious and pointed humor with Il
balanced and delightful style. Lovers
Of good essays should become acquaint-
ed with Mr.. Colby.
Mr.. Winston Churchill. the novelist,
author OF "The Crossing lust pub
lished by the Macmillan company, was
the only literary delegate at the Chicago
convention lie Ia from New Hamp-
shire. which he has made his home for
several years He entered politics IN a
legislative campaign two years ago,
and he likes II,
81 take genuine lnterest In politics,
state and national. he said 10 an inter-
viewer 1T represents life 10 me, and
an important part In our life IN Ameri-
en-. No. am not trying to get copy
although political experiences always
make good reading But one does not
have to enter politics TO be able 10 de-
scribe a campaign. | went into politics
as would go into anything IN which |
was Interested. I like II, and Ike tho