The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-10


 are new oeing published in magazine form.
 MT. Hanshew was native of Brooklyn where he was born 57 years ago. At the age of 10 he wrote a play which was performed by the children of his school. At It he went on the sage and played Juvenile parts for seven years in Ellen Terry's company. After this he appeared with Clara Norris and Adelide Nelson in leading roles
 His perchant for writing carried him away from the stage and in the late seventies he joined Street X smith, the publishers. for whom he wrote a great numbers of continued stories in popular vein. One of the best known of these was "The Welded Widow, He was as- sociated with Norman l.. Munro in the Family storv$Paper." in which he ire .quently had three or four stories appear ing simultaneously. At one time when he and Munro had difference, Mr. Han shew said he would not write for the Family Story Paper any longer; but he continued 10 send in stories under the name of Charlotte May Kingsley" which were published by Munro in complete ignorance Of their real authorship.
 MT Hanshew was rapid and prolific writer and is said to have been the author of more than POO published stories. The Smith and Street business profited greatly by his pen, and in more recent years his stories about "Cleels," new detective creation, brought him many readers His recent etory "Cleek of Scotland Yard" introduces unique feature into the modern novel-it Is illus trated by photographs from the Edison companys motion picture production, in which "Cleek' has been very popular. A number of Cleek stories first became known in this country in the pages of d. shew was a regular contributor. Every month a CleelS adventure appears in Short Stories. and simultaneously the Edison company releases the film
 Cleek. MT Hanshews best known char acter. is typical of his own genial human spirit. MT. Hanshew wrote recently 'I had been heset by desire to introduce l new type of man into detective storles-a man of culture birth. and gentle in- stincts. one who would be free from all irritating mannerisms. above all such loathly habits those of the drug fiend. He would be lover of flowers. of course. He would be full of broad humanity; with high ideals where women were concerned full of charity and tenderness toward the merely erring, but very tiger toward the naturally depraved; and behind 1t all as sharp as a needle and up to the tricks of every type of criminal of the great underworld '
 In these words Hanshew unconsclously deineated himself. Those who knew him all speak of his kindliness. his bubbling merriment his ready sympathy toward every kind of distress and with it all the sharp inquiring mind of tl.e man interest ed in men and in all tlie queer tangles of human affairs. His stories were frequ- nal human emotions and tastes He was indefatigable in output. seeming to regard his writing with the same hole-hearted jubilation that boy looks at his tin soldiers and his baseball init,
 He leaves among all who knew him the memory of a man who had never out grown the charming merriment of youth.
 "BLUEBEARD.'
 "A MUSICAL FANTASY" By Kate
 wggin. Harper Brothers, publishers,
 New York.
 Kate Douglas Wiggin is a name that spells charm and interest.
 Full of delicate humor and delicious wit, every thing she has ever written is delightful and when a new story comes from her clever pen, there is rejoicing in the literary world.
 In the dainty littlO volume entitled ''Bluebird-A Musical Fantasy" the auth or has done a very original and unique Dit or W0rk.
 It is pure fun. This musical fantasy is one of the most delightful and humorous parodies ever written. It's delicate satire will be enjoyed by all readers, and anyone with a slight knowledge of the piano it offers the material for a unique monolo- que entertainment. 1t hits off in humor- ous manner the solemn method of musical experts.
 There is splendid material in 1t for a unique "pianologue' entertainment
 THE FULL OF THE MOON" By Charlotte Lockhart. With illustrations
 by Charles H. Stephens J. B. Lippin- colt company. publishers. Philadelphia
 Caroline Lockhart has written a queer sort of book which is entitled "The Full of the Moon.'
 A certain Miss Van qalbraith, has some money of her own and decides to have her filing"
 Accordingly she informs her family breaking her mothers heart and bringig gray hairs upon the head of her aging father, but none of these things budge her an inch from her determination.
 Out to the frontiers she goes. near the