Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-18

j. NJ, Barrie has three plays upon
which he will begin work IN due course.
His success Of play writing has been
such that he announces he will write no
more books, He feels that in the stage
he has found his true means OF ex-
preston.
G. n. and A. NJ. williamson, even be-
fore they took up the sport Of motoring,
their enthusiasm for which has resulted
IN such charming books, were great
travellers, and during their journeys
had many unusual experiences. Mrs,
williamson counts among her most en-
tertaining adventures one which took
place while she was visiting Jerusalem,
She was under the care OF a very cele-
brated old Bedouin sheik, who was re-
spOnsible to the Turkish governm nj
for the safety OF strangers in that part
of the country. The old shelk took
fancy TO Mrs. Williamson, and invited
her. with friends 10 dine with MIN IN
the village of which he was overload.
The party were met In a wild, hily
country by five of the sheik's tall,
handsome sons, Oh magnificent Arab
horses, Donkeys had been brought for
the ladies' to ride but the handsomest
Bedouin asked Mrs. Williamson II she
would ride behind him on his Arab,
which she did. holding 10 his waist.
They went at full speed, her companion
singing wild BedOutn lovesOngs all the
way. lie was so pleased with her cour-
age as a rider that he asked her quite
graclously If she would marry him.
When She told him that she could not
accept, having already "a husband, he
was annoyed for a few minutes. but
soon recovered and was thereafter
most assiduous and polite in his at
tentions to her,
Early in the spring season the Mac
milan company viii publish Winston
Spencer Churchilrs biography OF his
father the late Lord Randolph Chur-
chill. II win probably be contained m
two volumes. with number Of Illus
trations, and will contain about 200
autograph letters Of the last score Of
years from Queen Victoria. Lord Sails
bury, and other eminent people, show
ing the exact relations between the
sovereign and the prime minister, the
prime minister and the secretary Of
| state. the secretary of state and the
| foreign secretary etc, The work lS
! said TO reveal the actual inner working
of the modern British political machine.
| "Thc Works Of Maurice Hewlett VIII
| consist in 500 sets OF Ia volumes each
( not II volumes, as was recently an
/ uuunced. The Forest Lovers and
| Richard Yea-dnd-NaY' the first two
volumes IN the set. are already issued.
! The other volumes viii follow at
/ monthly intervals until June when
"The Fool Errant" will complete the
set. Mr.. Hewlett Is one OF the great
modern creators OF fiction at once i'm
aginative and dramatic. Rudy ana
fragrant English" In MI. Frederic
Harlsons happy phrase, atmosphere.
color. passion. flavor and utter charm
are a few OF the elements that 90 to
make Mr. Hewlett one of the COM
handing figures in modern literature
the successor, ms Mr.. Nathaniel Ste
phenson recently showed IN thought-
iul essay In The World OF Today OF
Thackeray and Meredith.
The death Of Henry Irving will prob
ably start thousands OF people on we
search for the best account Of his il 9.
The newest volume dealing with me
great actor and the theater 20 close
connected with his name Is The ~
ceum and Henry Irving written by
Austin Brereton (NcClure- Philllpsl ,:
Mr. Brereton has treated his suoJeet
both historically and anecdotally lie
was assisted In the preparation OF the
book by Horny Irving himselt. VINO pui
into the authors hands much personal
material and permitted MN 10 tepFo'