Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-27
1bsen and bernard shaw.

bernard shaw mas now CO1upieIeu
his study of Ibsen and his works up
to the time of the death of the latter.
But the original champion of the Nor
wegian dramatist has now a different
attitude to assume. There is no one
whom he can attack, for all those
whose opinion is worth moments
notice freely acknowledge the genius
of Ibsen and that he has assembled to
his place in the Walhalla prepared
for the "sons of time"
This new role imposed forcibly upon
Bernard Shaw is interesting. 1t is as
IL he had shouldered the burden of
Don Quixote and were fitting of wind
mills, for who is there now to say
him nay if he loudly cries In the mar
ket place that his author is an heir
of fame?" None, indeed.
Thus the man who, to polish his VIII,
burlesques the Christian martyrs, the
noble army of saints, and attempts to
prove that Wagner was q Socialist is
in for him an unaccustomed pose of
self-defense.
In 1891 was issued the first edition
of "The Quintessence of Ibsenism."
This was before the last plays of
Ibsen had been written. In this last
edition of the book, now completed
to the death of Ibsen," these four
plays have each a chapter devoted TO
it with a commentary on their tech
nical peculiarities and the urgent
need of a theatre devoted to Ibsen. +.
One of Mr.. Shaw's most determined
assertions is that there is no in6ca-
ton that Ibsen's genius declined In
his later years. AS If boldly to prove
his faith in his own Judgment, Mr..
Shaw declares that when we dead
awaken" is the equal of the author S
greatest works. This is a challenge
thrown down to a host of the most
devoted admirers of Ibsen, who
wavered upon the appearance of
when We Dead Awaken"
Good Things to Eat
Old fashioned recipes which have
been for the most part handed down
by word of mouth from one genera
ton to another extending over a pc
Rod of nearly 100 years, compose one
of the most interesting and valuable
cook books ever published. This,
which has just come from the press,
is entitled Things Mother Used to
Make Its author is Lydia Maria
Quincy, a New England woman, who
has during her lifetime tested In her
own kitchen the greater part of the
recipes included, and which represent
the best cookery of old New England
days. fashioned breads, cakes,
candies, desserts, different ways of
cooking eggs, fish, meats, various
kinds of pickles, pies, preserves, pud-
dings, sauces and soups, and different
methods of preparing vegetables,
these are some of the main topics
which the author takes up. The vol
ume appears as one of the Country
side Manuals.
In the Light of Common Sense.
Royal Cortissoz, as his title, Art
and Common Sense" (Scribner's) in
dicates, also writes in full sympathy
with the layman. The volume in
cludes essays on divers topics: In
gres, Rembrandt, Halls, Vermeer,
Whistler, Sargent, Alfred Stevens.
Rodin, Morris Hunt, etc. Though
that common sense which the author
advocates binds them all together,
1t does not prevent him from being
exceedingly entertaining and bright.
There are certain ones of particular
interest to such as do not usually
take to art subjects. For instance.
~. P. Morgan as an Art Collector"
-Four Leaders in American Archi-
lecture" (Richardson, Hunt, McKim
and Burnham), THE Post-Impres-
sionist Illusion" and the first article,
which gives title to the book.
Sheer Comedy in q Novel
In Ring for Nancy" by Ford Ma
dox Heuffer author of Ladies Whose
Bright Eyes" ETC., the novelist has
succeeded in embodying or "bottiing
up all the elements which serve to
make a work of fiction entertaining.
Thus, the personages of the novel, as
excite the interest and win the favor
of the reader. Again, the plot which
serves to arrange them in a play of
life is, If not wholly original, at least
striking Woven with due re-
gard to the natural scene in which 1t
is supposed to be developed. the, dia-
logue, also. is very amusing, and
1.-THE youngest major in the British
army" the hero of the tale, is a
creation of singular felicity of at
tainment Those who take up book
to enable them to forget for a while
bad incident in their lives we adj
wise at once to buy a copy of Ring
RING FOR NANCY A sheer
comedy. BY Ford MADDOX Hueffer.
Illustrated by F. vaux Wilson. The
Bobbs- Merrill Company, publishers,
Indianapolis. Ind.
World Problems.
In reading the book, ION Board the
Good Ship Earth" one cannot but
feel as If the wonders of science. the
discoveries of wizards in physics
and the results of the studies of
modern experimental philosophers
were being thrust down ones throat
with a silver spoon-a tablespoon, in
deed. And yet so interesting, so vital
is the matter that is thus forced upon
one, and so bound up with the prob
lens of daily life. that one has no
sense of undue repletion.
But there is always one trouble with
science for the million, popularized
and doled out ad libitum. 1t is so
cocksure, so dogmatic that 1t raises
doubts in the lay mind. surfeited with
its Overwhelming abundance.
Another disadvantage OF the popu-
lar scientific teacher is that he seems
always to have in him something of
the spirit of the Snowman, of the
Hbarker' of the mixed seaside resort