Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-10
LA7E MAGAZINES


but introduces an innovation in pub
lishing remarkable inset of seven
original fullpage photographs Of the
grand old men Of American literature
The Review Of the World opens with
discussion of the startling question:
ttas President Roosevelt Become a
Democrat?' The Storer incident, the
Congo scandal and the sensational le-
Nelopments following upon the scpara-
tion of church and state in France are
ably treated. Persons I'm the Fore
ground offers number of fascinating
personal sketches, including "The Ad-
Yenturous Career of Fighting Bob
Evans" THE Seraphic Soul of Abdul
Hamid' and The Chief of the Rail-
road Kings OF the World" Literature
and Art contains a most striking ar
ticle dealing with ToIstoi's new critical
onslaught on Shakespeare and an elo-
quent account OF the achievements and
personality of Albert Besnard "the
greatest force in French painting to-
day." Music and the Drama discusses
the dramatic tendencies of the sea-
sons plays. 1t tells of Bernard Shaw
both in his capacity as a critic and
playwright. The play reprinted this
month is Charles Klein's great sue
cess, THE Daughters of Men" Reli-
gion and Ethics gives the first place
to II. G.. Wells prophetic utterance in
his new book, THE Future i'm Amerl-
ca" The question "Will the Crapsey
Verdict Strengthen or Weaken the
church," Is discussed from many
points of view. The leading articles in
Science and Discovery are Results of
a Confidential Census of Race Suicide"
"Bloodthrstiness in Children" and
THE Discovery to Which Haeckel
Owes His Fame" Recent Fiction and
the Critics and Recent Poetry contain
impartial and informing reviews of the
best novels and poems of the month.
McClure's for January opens the new
year with a good number, distin-
guished, as usual, by the clean-cut,
vigorous tone of it's articles, and by
fiction of marked excellence. Mary
Baker G. Eddy: the Story of Her Life,
and the History of Christian Science"
opens it's first installment in manner
that practically insures the success of
the serial with the American public.
Its tone is clear, conservative and in
cisive, and 1t presents the remarkable
story of Mrs. Eddy's childhood and
youth, and the early influences which
nodded her career in a narrative of
absorbing interest. Carl Schurz has an
unusually strong article describing his
first meeting with Lincoln, and the
famous Lincoln-Douglas debate at
Quincy, Illinois. Eugene Wood writes
with irresistible humor of THE Drama
in Our Town." Burton j. Hendrick
takes up one of the most striking So
cial phenomena of our times-the great
Jewish invasion of New York.
The Theatre Magazine begins the
new year with a highly interesting
number, full of beautiful pictures of
the stage and it's people. Eugene Pres
brey, the well-known stage director
contributes an article in which he eX-
plains the origin of the word "atmos
phere" as applied to the drama. An
other interesting literary feature is an
interview with Clyde Fitch in which
that rapid-fre dramatist tells how he
writes his plays. His method is de-
cidedly original and his views on play
making will be read by his fellow
craftsmen and the general public with
equal interest. Edith Wynne Matthison,
the English Shakespearean actress,
whose charming Everyman will long
linger in the memory of the American
| playgoer, writes thoughtful article
on the different modes of presenting
Shakespeare. She is not in favor of
Flizabethan simplicity nor of modern
elaboration, insisting that there is a
middle course which would satisfy the
intelligent public more. Grace Haw-
thorne, an American actress, who has
| long been in England in active theater
management, contributes interesting
memories of famous theatrical people
she has met, authors and others.
The Outing Magazine for January is
worthy successor Of the December
Christmas number, and the two form
remarkable holiday couplet, of which
the Outing Publishing company may
feel justifiably proud. In the strength
of articles and in the beauty of it's
colored plates, the January number
ranks with any other magazine ever
issued. Easily first in vital interest
among the special articles is "The Last
Stampede for Cheap Homes" by Emer-
son Hough, who is journeying through
the northwest in the interests of The
Outing Magazine. other special arti-
cles of prime Importance are: "Clark's
Conquest of the West" by Lynn Tew
Sprague; Hunting Without Gum"
by T. S. Van Dyke; Spring on the
Mississippi" by Clifton Johnson, illus
trated with some very interesting
photographs taken by the author
Recommended also as being of unusual
interest are: How They Opened the
Snow Road" by w. M. Raine and w.
II. Eader; THE Vagabond Snowman of
France" by Vance Thompson; the lit
tie wholesome sketches of Outdoor
Men and Women" and Wallace's
Long Labrador Trail"
INCCl ottliSb VERSE, anu
strong stories make the January num-
ber of The Bohemian a worthy first
issue of the New Year. 1t has seven
snappy short stories, among them be-
ing two of the best that will appear
anywhere during 1907 These are:
THE Quest of MacGowan," by Cath
crime Carr, and THE Bounder," by
Lawrence Perry. Other stories are
The Big Tin Box" by Arthur Applln;
when Stella Lived in Bohemia" by
w. Carey Wonderly, a laughable skit
telling of "Thompson's Reformation"
by Olin L. Lyman; "How Things Went
at the High School," by w. A. Frost,
and 'The Magnet" by Adele Marie
and Albert Shaw.
The name of William Jennings Bryan
must be considered the most distin-
guished on the list of magazine con-
tributors of the month. The great
Commoner writes a New Years article
for the January Reader Magazine on
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