New-York tribune., 1910-06-26
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SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 1910.

How beautifully they order some things I'D
France, 1t is reported that Nj. Henri herh
stein, having obtained Judgment against
Nine Sarah Bernhardt for sum OF hoheS,
proceeded to seize certain theatre recelptS anu
property of hers. Whereupon the ASsocalioh
of Partisan Theatre Managers called meeting
and sent a telegram to the great actress word
ed as follows: "a French author, reSafuiess
of all that dramatic art owes you, has thought
fit during your absence to seize your theatre
recpipts pronerty and furniture We strongly
protest against this abominable proceeding.
Authorize your conferrees and friends to act 1or
Won We all embrace you" But this was not
all If we mention the incident here IL Is oe
cause of the comment of one of the Parls
Journals on the offer of NJ Bernstein TO deVote
10000 francs of the fine to the foundation OF
prize for young poets. He is lectured thus:
TT is in vain that the hero Of this painful
episode offers to devote 10000 francs to the
.Teunessa Poetiuue" For the "JeunesSe Poe
tique" will have none of it. 1t honours, it loves
Sarah the Great Sarah, who, even in her mis-
takes still remains the highest expression OF
contemporary dramatic art, Wnom we ADMIRE
for her genius her courage. ner Ialth, ana 1ed
thus the author of Faust" and this wicked
process. has lost for ever the French public
esteem. He is dead to US. Those who admire
his talent will regret it, for talent alone does
not suffice
All honor to the "Jeunesse Po6tique.' That
gallant body is worthy of the best days of the
romantic movement
Here is an amusing story about Mr.. Thomas
Hardy, revived apropos of his celebration of
his SEVENTEEN birthday. 1t relates to the ener-
getic curate of Dorsetshire parish, who had
the idea to invite some members Of his flock,
mostly farmers and their men, to an evening
at his home, where he talked to them about
dv,o
from the latter At the conclusion a farmer
rose to move vote of thanks TO the curate,
Whereupon one of his comrades said: Il be
very pleased to second the vote of thanks to
our curate for his kindness in readin to us
ard telin all about Muster Iardy, but we
don't want to hear that, its ali about We; we
knows all that When the incident was re-
ported to MI Hardy he remarked: Il have
lad many criticisms, adverse and otherwise
but if the people recognize their own por-
trait, that is good enough for me-" We wonder
just what Mr. Fardy's feeling about criticism
is. It has been said that he gave up the writ
ing Of novels simply because the critics didn't
like Jude as we'll as they liked "Tess."
Though we have only just heard for the first
time of Mr. Herbert FIowerdew we are exceed
i.gly sorry for him. From an article of his in
the Pail Mall Gazette" it would appear that
he is a novelist, and, says he, Il am tired of
writing novels. 1t is not dgniied trade" In
itself, doubt, the calling of novelist is
honorable and useful. But there is no longer
any inducement for Fowerdew to do the work
Of a novelist. When he has labored for Six
months on a story he is compelled to remember
that his reward will depend less the story
than on the title he happens to give to it, or
OIL the business ability of the publisher to
whom he intrusts it. He is not even sure that
vertisement would give his book quite the cir
culatior which he might secure if he were to
eops with a duchess, make an attempt on the
life OF great ruler, or in some other rdcu-
II the novelist wishes to earn more than a |
pound week at bis profession in England it
ts necessary for him, according to Flowerdew, |
to scramble fos the market, to conspire with |
his publisher to secure public attention by
almost any process rather than that of merely |
writing a good book. To make matters worse |
there is the cruel convention arrived at which |
DEGREES that no Few moved should be issued at |
higher price than four ahilIing9 and sixpence |
OF course, II your novel does not have very
1crge circulate oil you have to do is to put |
a high price upon 1t and there you are-smal |
Gales and big profits. But they won't let Flow
crdew do this. Poor FcYerdeW! The tear
te5.pVz tho