The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-19

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Dunsany. who has Just added
i another laurel to his gallant re-
cord by plunging into tho Ser
pentino Lake in Hyde Park. and re-
peatedly diving. In the effort 10 save
the life OF n servant. a footrnan. not
giving up the attempt until thorough
" exhausted, is the head OF the well
known house OF Plunkctt. which set
tied in Ireland prior to the Norman
Conquest. Hence my alusion 10 him
as being genuinely Irish
soldier by profession. he served
throughout the war in South Africa,
as lieutenant In tho Coldstrcam
Guards. being present at Belmont
Graspan. Modder River and Maghers-
fontein. lie is thirty-four wears old
married in 1904 Lady Bcatrice Child
Nillcrs, youngest daughter OF the
seventh Earl OF Jersey. and his heir
Dunsany is the eighteenth holder OF
the pccragc which was created nv
Henry vi. in 1899.
Besides being n son of Mars. Lord
Dunsany is an author and playwright
his productions giving evidcnc. OF n
Erucsome fancy, as may be gathered
from some OF the titles: for instance.
The Gods of Pegana." Time and the
well as the play entitled The Glitter
ing Gate which was described by a
nenchantcritic as Strange and horri-
bic"
If any American theatrical manager
is DESTROYS OF placing upon tho board;
something that viii thrill his audience
and cause no end of comment IL Sc Ems
TO me that he could not do better than
commission Lord Dunsany to do his
| best At the Haymarket. in London,
short piece of his, called "The Gods
OF tho Mountain" was produced as n
curtain raiser. The story is laid in
tho East. and deals with the adven-
lures of seven bcggars. who. becoming
weary of the hardships and moor nay
returns OF their chosen profession. lis
ten to the scheme OF one of their num-
seven Gods OF tho Mountain" The
simple villages are at first incrcdu-
lous and spurn the claims of the seven
mendicants; but at last. persuaded by
their cunning arguments that the Gods
have really condcscendcd to appear
among them in begGars' dress and are
about to offer appropriate know tows
and sacrifices. when the real Gods an
pear. denounce the impostors, and as
punishment for their impi0us fraud
turn them into stone statues. The idea
and the dialogue are masterpieces in
their way, and the effect produced is
strange and impressive.
Lord Dunsany has copious vocabu-
larry, and a command Of picturesque and
incisive language which lie does not
fail to use with effect whsn provoked
On ono notable occasion in a British
parliamentary election speech. he
caused Il stir at Berlin by abiding TO
the German Emperor as a "homiciAal
maniac lustlng for war" On another
coca sion he eNaspcrated the London
police. Having had HIS pocket picked OF
his watch. he notified the Bow Street
officers. whose Investigations led to tho
of nj
Lord Dunsany WINS not altogether sat
ished with the way in which they had
conducted the case, and criticized the
officers concerned so caustcn1ly that
Department applied to the Home Office
for permission to bring an action for
libel against Lord Dunsany.
The name OF the PlunkettS figures In
English and Norman state records still
in existence. dating from the eleventh
and twelfth centuries, Lord Dunsany
is a nephew ot that Sir Horace. Plum
| l.ett who han done so much to develop
! agricultural industry. and who. being
possessed of large ranch and of ex-
tcnsivo interests in the United States,
snny's' father. Lord Jersey. practically
| owns Child's Bank. which faoas what
was .oncc Temple Bar. the western
boundary and former entrance. cato to
That In this twentieth century. when
science and inventivencss are making
such rapid progress. the world Is not
altogether matcrialistic Is strlllineiy
shown every now ami then. Even 50
proverbially hard headed people as
| the Scotch have n deep and wide touch
of mysticism left: For in recent case
before the sherIff's court at Dumfries
| evidence was given seriously, and in
minute. detail, OF tho appearance OF n
l1host: to stho Vision Of ono OF the part