The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-07
"VICTORY LAW.


 By Annie Warwick. The John Lane com pany, publishers, New York
 Victory Law" by Anne Warwick, the fascina ting clever story that has stirred the reading world from Maine to Mexico is still bringing forth the most wonderful array of conjecture as to who the real heroine of this attractive novel is First Blanch Bates. then Ethel Barry more. and now Madame Homer has been declared the original of Anne Warwicks s fascinating stage heroine, Victory Law. But I just know says one of Miss Warwicks personal friends fits Marie Doro. Why the book dedicated to her, and then those two constantly to- gether. It's just naturally bound to be she,"
 To all of which. the young authoress herself returns a tryptic smile, and says nothing When told of the suggestion of her friend she did not enter the debate to the point of replying. How could it be Marie? She isn't married and the whole story of Victory Law" hinges on the matrimonial problem of the actress. I dedicated it to Miss Doro because to me she embodies the perfect combination of artist and woman; a combination by the way, that isn't nearly so rare as the pro- found psychologists would have us be- | leve."
 And there the charming young writer
 
 | years, digressed for a moment into what | she frankly admitted was her hobby. 'I | can't understand why it should be con- | sidered impossible or even remarkable for a woman to continue her artistic life of | whatever sort marriage. and at the same time enjoy a thoroughly happy home life. l confess that before l was married, l thought that I should have to go away from home to work: did go away, twice, and was miserable each time. I now do my writing in my own house. and manage from two to four thousand words day By nine each morning I have given my orders for the day, and am at my cesK. It is understood that no one shall inter- rupt me until five. when I close the shop and meet my husband for tea. It is simply copying the office system of business man, and I find that it works admfrapiy. In the last month have accomplished two-thirds of novel in this way.
 But to go back to Victory I don't deny that her portrait was drawn from a personality well known to American theatre-goers. But why should tell who she is? It might be Julia Marlowe. or Mrs. Kicke. or Laurette Taylor or any number of others; as we'll as Blanch Bates and Ethel Barrymore and Madame Homer. It would be amusing to start a guessing contest, and see who'd get the most votes. I could almost do 1t out of
 
 Des Moines wrote me last week that he was perfectly obvivious that my heroine was Nazimove; a young lady from Peoria, H., is equally sure that Victory Law is Margaret Ellington; and reviewer here in New York insists she is Doris Keane And of course there are any number of people who think it is Marie.
 Rather a curious coincidence occurred in that connection. You know, in the very first chapter. Victory is bidden to give a command performance before the English King and Queen. We'll. the week that Victory was published Miss Doro appeared in Diplomacy before King George and Queen Mary. at the royal command. As the book was written a year and a half before this event, it could hardly have been forseen.
 And by the bye, while you're all guess ing why hoesnt somebody remember that Victory had a mother who was an actress, too?"