The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-31
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quitting pen 4: to paper Hias been, not not
relieve himself OF an asg rclil-
tion Of sentences, but to sn " VIVA lt g y ~
5his mind ri Professor Bri very sSiirats
words arc direct and pregnant. nc
II n1dorFgt t,row ,Sftho first address begins
#"Thc more strongly that 8I fcal i ha y tlls
best thing In man or woman Is being
There. Physical bravery. which Is always W,
IS Surprisingly common p ~
tito sure ana steady quality 9 ff belit,
there belongs to compare tvely 3 t t w.
This Il why$we hear on every hart.s$li,
NOT want n&thing well Sdotic, DO ~ ,yot lr-S
b And q little later he $su Some
times III think that there arc ~ 4 Two 70
Kinds OF servlce--t hat Whlcli Fis not worth or
having at4any pric CO.. aud thatS tor W "
sno mon ey cnn pa ! r here Is g! great deal
#in#thls first paper that nc fod ", perhap q,
certainly not tho youth Of % e =
read without the abs0r Sok Isc !" a.u Mn
profitable ideas. I'll s} W. .s$ n
STAKES In College III Is another
spaIper on u theme tho NAIVE Importance
Il iwhlct ii greatly enhanced by Profess T
sBriEEY deep knowledge OF g error
Sc the average ~ DUN dergrnlt d lli e 3
conception Of 4 collie eBlnnt,s pplryoprlaAe 4
character Is so clearly pointed gu No 8itt
Isuner aid more. rational 5pOin q Of we w
iSoffered III substitution 30 clearl az
naturally and Sincerely, hut We ~ ISL hls
words might find u their way 3 7 MO ing
hands OF every fres Imam on ne Gay q 4
Shis .nutrlcuntion. How far It j. p0sslinlnc,
for nero printed " advice 70 q He a :, tlle
new me dc. 81 en- urlcollsclo
mental standards Isl, OF course, q ma ttar
81 doubt, but having provided them w y N
Professor BrIggss book, n l,n rent m sh u
lsat len Il. Eel that he had done, sonnet hing
|Eto open Ills eyes to the dangers a M I
lie ahead. 81 Il e,
|s5..Routire and Ideals , Is packed full 81
IDEAS OF the suggestive and va lunble scr q
III can hardly fall to- be Of IN ter l' e
every nteligent reader, and thoug htt11 AZ, W
read !, ia SOW Il the seeds IN ~ him him 81 osgG5 - q
higher morality and u grel ters q iiciency y
wi LL1AM ssElAkEsP FAIR FL " amt y,
ton Wrg Ii able 3i5 PIP 81 g g
Macmillan Company, New = Or Il
In preparing u his volume. II Mr. N dos
hone ID been to bring the great test =
English meets more lstinctly before IS me ne
minds Of some OF his read ers5 and VIZ 81
| THO & interest Iii d bod y OF # poetry rich
beyonfl most literature 81 in the QUALITIES
nf dcenest and most las ting r1ennln g. "a y
|Bis Mr. Mabie S connection that he3 tltHe
ID not far distant when Shak re NJ -
|Ebe studied Il with IA deepc r reco gnltloln q
Ifthe signifcance OF his work and Its $Va a ~
M d source OF spiritual culture e mo no ~. N
lthat study his volume IS desig go GO - =, "
| Sboth an aid and stimulus. Our autnor
threats the great bard IN the IN e-t . ~
capacty OF poet, ralnatlst ana l nun,
and irview Of the Ion u y
AZ shakespearian bogra phical lore, ~ IS
a., lI, Ia.,,,nrisirg# how much he has found
"a say. The scanty total OF fact ABOUT
the actual life Il OF the poet remains
nm tl1rally as scanty as gheret ofore ;BsD ~
l5Nfr sMabie has adduced q mass OF col 6,
lSlntera, material, nterpretatiye ana cou tl
which unques t1onaply sHea's -
light OF real illumination and makes SIo g,
Il clearer ,,nders landing OF shnKespea az II =
personality and his work 3Sass, a.
l4s,rhe opening chapters deal successlYeiy
With the forerunncrs of 81 kesp b ms
lSbirthand breeding, his countr ms s11int-
GO ana renoYnl to Londo the i1oIlao y
stage and the poet ~ T.
Els interesting TO DC !,,., !,
nshakespeares name app rs on n !G1l1
IE1ists 81 principal actors In his own pla VS.
ana TinSat least two OF Ben Jonsons
nlava "a ccordlng to Rowe his most nota-
hlo role was that OF tho Il ghost IN ia MI
let,:1 ono Of his brothers IN old Q Sc re. !.
namhcrcd the druinatlst's rendering Or
tho n Il 81 Adam III a AS You Like " 10 ~
Is reported to have played some {. i, k x
PARTS in sport The stage tradition leI1 as, as
Expressed BY an actor a a. like period &c.
clared that no did net exceed lngly we'll y.
rhat he was not great actor Is cylqfent',
The poets actual experience, " On b q rs; ne
boards, however, and as thetrical yin "a 2
ager, was \ Of una uestion bic service y !
giving him thorough 8understpnd|ng OF
stage-oraft and dramatic techniau e' I'M
3portant matters which many play
i wrIghts never succeed IN mastering, Tins
first nard knowledge nf the REQUIRE Jul
ments Of the stage stood the sinclnient
dramatlst in good stead, When y 9 llttle
later, he first turned himself with tlmid
and tentative hand ITO q retouclhlllng anu an!
remodeling OF some OF tina ~ stock q
plays kopt locked away IN. the green e'l
room OF tho Theatre on the Rose, 8
Mr.. Mab,e's volume lis compre hen Ils
scholarly and authoritative, II Iw VII & be
q, valuable aid to the shakespearliian s. stu
don't, ana n worthy newcomer 70 tho tho
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