The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-23
.ITEUGUY NEWS OF CHICAGO
JtNT IDDGHS NOW HRERCD
IWONG THE sACTHORs.
east NUh Edith Wysts ~a the WsgG ssa
NrhI-, rmraes - ghtraa~ wVnevs
N-tnHJ - tsr Literary Clmass ne-
r.. r,'bl1aep~ - Ibs@taa nnsi Gharsg~.

e. r,bI1s~r~ - ps-tss aa.a Charsss.
...., 500. April J, 1t ~ interesting %
..ru rl.it mary parallels may be drawn
t....,,-r literary BoatOn and literary
,..,.tcr. though inriesi n@itlp-r oT the
t....- stands formal spoaSor for tho
o.. |trit"n In the course % q talk with
U.r WYATT the other day SONS light
- rHruWn On the subicct.
frr INSTANCE IL was pointed ont that
.- BISON can boast - many literary
no that they cannot 10 numbered. 80
49, 'hicago; yet further. in both citias
A.. '.., membership of such clubs compoasd
largely of judges. architects. lawyers
, f,rt almost everything save writers
Ins last point introduces the second
r.,rt.l.l BO~ton's writer's cannot fre-
u.i-r' the clubs because they live in Yer
r.,u'. Ncw Ia mpshirc. New York. hut
r,-elv m, Boston: Chicago's writer's live
.rrt - far afeld. the only distinction
long that thew do not take 80 aptly to
,H" New England Atmosphere.
Miss WYATT, who has been character
,..I hy William Dean Howells as among
~. foremost 81 present day writer's. IL
Tor 1000 modest 90 talk about her own
--,r, and II was due 20 this that the con-
,.rStiinn drined about To other Chica-
g,lus who are numbered in the Chicago
LIBRARY world. whence Boston may come
~ kroN iis parallelisms, -.
The literary folk are now proud that
'r"v too NAV make prominent mention
- Jane Nddams 10 their lists. Mss
NHi,ms - 50 largely representative OF
chicago m the mind Of the publio.at large
tr,tt Il ould probably include her anyway
d. any classification. but she can now he
specially claimed by the literary world
ly virtue 81 her hook The Spirit Of
Youth and her Autobiography. which
= running serially in the american MaOa-
-q, Miss Wyatt grew enthusiastic in
or gI.et way.
Tho spirit of Youth" she said. IL
- splrt. charm. grace humor-. Aside
'-'m al its literary vahI. the sketches in
. the Iisls Of the run % life. are revealing
and informing
Then she went on To speak OF Virginia
Trscy writer Of stories Of stage folk. who
~as educated IN the North Side schools
~ chicago To he sure. Miss Tracy has
snlgraied Fast. temporarily at least. bu'
- Miss Wyatt; said humorously:
What is a Chicaxoan. anyway? Z,
Garends on the point Of view. In Amer
,r, most people have lived IN half a dozen
r,araS. 30 what one can claim them ~
tho del,neator of the Joys and SORROWS
Il stage folk which have appeared ia
'srs'j issues % Golfers and Of the adj
,cr,uras &c an underStudy contained
r The Candies Flame. which attracted
s,rartiou in ScribRsr's HGOds.Rs. was here
= n cAimed for Chicago II Miss Wyatt
oinE spokesman for Chicago is proud
90 her book of Stage people. Merely
= srers
I, - a work Of genius Miss wyait
SD. sympathetic full q charm aud
i,oetry. Il u not derived IL - her own
~ Chicago Rlso u Harric; MunToe.
Her poetry which has recently APP
reared in the Atlantic AOnfhiy u bea,Hi-
fI.- said Miss Wyatt The Hotel The
Telephone and others
And Of course YOU know Mr., Patter-
s1n's plays By Products nov: isn't
maj q good namey- She coafessed that
80 playwright Was nov in New York.
20 that does not IN any degree lessen
..i.. COS claim upon him nor upon George
Ale who has gone 20 the same place.
rpr upon Mr. McCutcheon. who has gone
q step farther to hunt roma nee and beasts
r Africa.
others Of the mobile Chicago literary
Grid are viii Payne. who has gone north.
ard William Vaughan Moody the dra-
rrs'ic poet. formerly professor in the
IngI.,h department OF the University
~ ,hicAgo. who has gone West. Mar.
~ ~ did much of his work in Chicago.
'1o IN ils local color j. lacking In such
O.. an. a. Gloucester Moon and Sol
.I-- Fallen IN the Philippines
l,pher1 Hsrrick. the novelist. remains
inc Lnglish department 81 tbs uni
'af,rty. though Il - whispered not
rr NIsS Wyatt's authority that he dis
lie, teaching a. much ~ anything can
10 Ii-hked. She admires his work ~
much a. does Mr. Howells.
10 j. 80 very earnest and dlGnined.
80 .a'i
tnatneId TAYLOR she reported to he
Srftug a monograph GA Ooldoni.
Poor Mr.. Taylor once led germans.
4 j.. complains he can never live that
o.vr she laughed.
lara lAughlin. whose Felicity won
.... e-- not long ago and who publishesi
T. s-rbrsrs Magazine an essay. The
D, hutton ~ a Girls Ideal which won
..... faui" comment fr~m coast To coast,
Pr. rr-v Nth editorial duties on the IN
H.~ religious paper Mention was
''. 80 tf Henry ~ NNot-
.. Nu"rican stories lately published
r.f'g g Americans travelling abroad
-r'4v unusual social penetration and
-..~ .stg". sad Miss Wyatt.
1881 We have 80 much valuable and
N-.f' n"rk going on here that ] don
.r.n sl-'uf she protested. The WORK
n .r.N.. Uual writer's and ~ clubs - more
n %. an COIN. within the ken Of one.
Is-- tho journalistic work. Tor IN
.,.., =, much az At - good. excellent.
',a-" ~" Lumor % r. J.. I. ~ tho
..'.,s and ! tr'nk that the cartoons Of
.. 80 4 ~. TribVRe really constitute
I'-'I'Gra. they have th~ir regular char
..f- Nnd even more 80 we're the
I..rUr"- - Bird Centre by John NC.
...Ha." which graphically depicted
Pod. f.pf q middle West country town.
100. Az. very proud and fond % our
" soy literary review 10 the E'cqinS
o. o.. . great help. although ~ -
.. rrar ~ Two old. IL has gwen ~
.... .r-ruopolitan belles lettres than
". ..i l.'furs word ~ Arnold BENNETT.
20" z. B@rrlard shaw and 81 Maet"r-
'. 10 IN not merely local. u has been
20" should say local. III"
' o.. lud main reviews are 10y peop'"
-.r'sra interest.
I'D . I'"rary clubs Whose name -
be- .. fr. two most prominent Miss Wyatt
s. ....i 30 discuss. the Chicago Literary
..lrI-" IN" hat been its guest. and