The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01
dramatic and doubtless will please many
readers.


"A Woman's Way" by Charles Somer-
Vile ard Thompson Buchanan. CIV ].
Watt & Coz
"A Woman's Way is the novelization
Of the play which Miss Grace George has
recently made SO popular on the stage.
The novelizatlon arranged by the authors,
Mr.. Buchanan and Mr.. somervile, is very
we'll done.
The plot of "a woman's Way concerns
itself with the fact that the first intima-
ton that Marion Stanton had of her hus-
bands inidelity was when in glazing
headlines she read of q severe automo-
bile accident in which her husband and
his affinity had been injured. While
the Stanton family were discussing the
accident and the denouement thereunto
pertaining, they were interrupted by fire.
Quent calls over the phone and person
ally from newspaper reporters who were
naturally most anxious to learn the most
minute details of a scandal among New
Yorks leaders of sassiety. Marion Stan
toms stand was quite unusual, inasmuch
as her husbands actions seem most ex-
hilarating in their effect upon her. In
stead of playing the neglected wife, she
faces the families on both sides, with an
o-decide-for-myself air, which mys-
titles them all and worries few. Mr.
look on in open-eyed wonderment as to
what Marion's next move will be and
when she invites the affinity" the
odious woman. Mrs BlaSemore, to din
ner in their home, he is dumbfounded.
Mrs Blakemore's personality. charm of
manner, and fascination rather catch Ma
rion off guard, az she had planned cam
paign against the ordinary affinity as
she supposed such things to. be; whereas
she has to meet and fight a rather I'M
usually self-possessed, quite charming
woman The entire situation Is ridicu-
lous, for Marion Is forced to merely make
merry at Mrs. Blakemores expense, yet
not detracting from her personal refine
ment or her duties as a hostess.
"a Womans Way is really first rate.
1t is very pleasing volume and should
be something of winner in the way of
books.
"The Man Outside by Wyndham Mar
tyn. CDodd. Meade & Coz
This entertaining piece of romantic fic-
ton presents a young English lord, heir
to an earldom, who decides to assume a
family name, minus a title, that he may.
as 1.-THE Man Outside go forth, unen-
numbered by connections of rank, to seek
love and adventure, as such things are
said to come to men who have to depend
upon themselves for a livelihood and a
career
John Paget goes to London. enters as
q boarder in Bloomsbury establishment,
and by chance-Just listen to this-be-
comes the benefactor OF an American
heiress. He falls in love with her, of
course. He determines to marry her.
which was nothing but proper. and to that
most lady-like end, John follows the heir
ess to the continent.
But hist! The heiress' father becomes
involved In a piece of speculation that
places him in the hands of an unscrupu-
lous magnate who promptly makes the
daughters hand in marriage the price of
peace. fs85
To save her mother. whose good name,
somehow or other, has become also en-
tangled, somewhat to the mauve-color,
the GIRL our charming heroine. consents
ITO accede to the demands made though
her dear heart CHESS 1t. and all like IT'D
Is given to John Paget Then John wakes
up, as he very properly should. and he.
together with another fond admirer of
the young lady. go in for an adventure,
the result of which is, of course. to save
the girl Meanwhile. or a wee bit later
on John Paget, who has succeeded to his
fathers title. takes his proper place in
the world and receives his reward-the
charming girl
1.-The Man Outside is entertaining,
weak in some places. not MANY though,
and, so long as 1t does entertain, why,
what's the answer?