Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-11

of Bunker Hill Brander Matthews eon-
tributes critical analysis and appreci-
alton of Cooper's work as novelist.
Another article which will attract the
literary student is Arthur Symons essay
on Shelley. Literary students will also be
specially interested in the paper on
"Elizabethan Psychology" by Professor
Edward Dowden of Dublin University.
Another delightful feature in the number
is Dr. Samuel McChord Crothers' ESSAY
on "The Anglo-American school of Po-
lite Unlearning," wherein he discusses In
a crisp and taking fashion the modern
fancy for ridding the foreigner as soon as
possible of his notions as to own SUI
periority and that of his nation oyer
those among whom his lot is cast while
abroad The paper by Frances Keller on
THE Immigrant Woman is in some sort
a sequel to her paper on 1.-THE Intell-
gence Office" that appeared some time
Il ago in the Atlantic. She is a general
director of the Inter Municipal committee
on Household Research in New York,
and is student of social conditions and
problems. She writes from knowledge and
presents the results of much close OBJ
servation. The fiction of the number, of
course is headed with the months in
stallment of May Sinclair's "The Help
mate;" there are two short stories.
when Town and Country Meet" by
Elsie Singmaster known as a brilliant
writer of Pennsylvania dialect stories,
| and "Respice Finem," by Jeanette Marks,
a new writer in the Atlantic. She is a
| teacher in Mount Holyoke. Edward Will
| liam Thompson contributes MARY Armi-
| stead" narrative poem of the Civil
| War, which is especially noteworthy for
it's quality and general excellence. Other
poems are by James Richardson, ~. ".
Hecksher and John Vance Cheney. 1t is
an exceptionally good number.
4 The Treater Magazine celebrates the
| opening of the regular theatrical season
with a splendid ! number Prominent
among the leading contributions is an
article by William G. Fitzgerald describ-
| ing Wagner's famous theater at Bay
reuth. In view of the fact that Nine.
Nordica has announced her intention to
build similar institution on the banks
| of the Hudson, this article, which Is
profusely illustrated, is of special timei-
| ness. Another interesting article is con-
| tributed by Shoyo Matsui, Japanese
dramatic critic and dramatist who re-
| Gently visited Europe and America with
view to studying Occidental theatrical
| conditions. He describes the Japanese
stage as it is today and gives the reasons
| for its apparent lack of progress, Car
| lotta Nillson, who made one of the signal
successes of last season in THE Three Of
| U.s." tells the story of her struggle to
| gain recognition on the stage, and Ben
| jamin de Casseres contributes clever
| paper on the subject of the stage instinct.
| Anne Peacock analyzes the role of Hilda
| in Ibsens 1.-The Master Builder" which
Nine Nazmova is about to produce,
and there is also some account of Gran
Vile Barker, the well known theatrical
manager of London, whose name has
been mentioned in connection with the
dictatorship of the New Theater Edwin
Milton Royle, the well-known author of
"The Squaw Man." ETC., acduaints the
reader with his experiences as a play
wright, and Nine. Tucholsky writes in
terestingly of the early visit OF Sien-
kiewicz to California. Other articles of
equal interest describe "The Merry Wild
ow," which is to be seen here shortly,
and there is also an account of the Prin-
cess Metternich, Europe's most famous
amateur actress. The pictures, in addition
to the colored cover which is a portrait
of Anna Held, include large half-tone
plates OF Miss Billie Burke, the American
actress who has had great ruccess abroad.
and who is now John Drew's leading lady,
Mrs Leslie Carter, Edna Wallace Hop
per, Richard Bennett, Clara Bloodgood.
Wright Lorimer, David Warfield. Ger
trude Coghlan Charles Cherry, Raymond
Hitchcock, Henrietta Crosman. Aphiei
James. paul McAnister, Kate NcLaurinss
Grace Elliston, Walter Hampden anF
many others.
Ainslee's Magazine for September al
most might be described as a human in
terest'' number, so massumlngly yet
closely and variedly do the various con-
trjbutions creep to the heart strings. The
complete novelette, is by Edith Macvane,
who, under the title of THE Wayward
Scales" cleverly handles her favorite
theme of French society life. The tale
has interest both for dramatic value and
humor. Other good stories are by Mary
Heaton worse, who makes prismatic
sport out of 1.-The Spanking of Agnes,
and Ada w. Anderson, whose depiction
of s'rhe Coast of Tragedy shows in
dubitable western knowledge. 81. B. Mar
riott Watson renders "Platonic Affection
more interesting than it sounds. Dorotny
Dix, for some time silent in the maya
zine world reappears with a characterls-
tically sparkling essay on First Aids TO
Matrimony.
Varied and strong fiction combined with
several important articles makes tne lali
fiction number of the Metropolitan haga-
zine the best companion one e6n nnd @ lor
the last days of the warm weather, me
stories include 'Ine f1dHu With O. iio~
sand Rings" by Dr. Robert A. Bachman
of the United States navy, the work OF a
new writer and one of the most unusual
stories of the year; The 'speriment,
nv Allan p. Ames, story of children 1or
grown ups. humorous and full of quaint
human nature; "a Boss to the Rescue,
by HI. r. Durant, strong political yarn:
.'The Flight of Professor Horatio tlgg,
by Earl Underwood, an extremely funny
tale from start to finish; The Home
Makers" by Allan w. Jackson, an original
love story. "The Transferred Sentence,
one of the best short stories Jonn Ken
driclr Ranps has even written; Dough
nuts McCafferty," by George Charles Hull,
which describes how a bunco steerer was
buncoed; Jimmie Hogan" py Hopert
Alexander Wason, characteristic west
ern warn from this we'll known humorous
writer: and "Little-F -Flower-o the Wood,
one of the best stories Leonard Merrick
has given us. Among the Important aru
cles is great sociological STUDY py
Rroupbton Brandenburg. "Our Great