Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-04

,,,,,et IN sneak wisdom, albeit oeoo-
,,,riv m he thought provoking without
reayiness, and helpful without didacti-
cisya." Most OF all, he loves his
feilow-rnen. and would come into fellow
ship with them through thought tnat IS
made mellow by feeling.
Following this introduction. one opens
upon these little essays in literature ana
ife'-and it is all here, and more. be
side the gifts and powers aScribed mere IN
general to the friendly. informal essaSlst,
an astonishnent of long readings looks
out from these little essays Here
too. is a host of folks. the people one
wants to meet, has always wanted "
meet in the easy undress OF 1rlehuiE IN
tercourse Lamb and Stevenson are MI
Burton's own literary kin. And nun
bred other friends appear ana disappear
in gay and happy freedom YOU truls
have something before you. II you nave
not yet read these altogether uelish'iu
essays
OLD %MANORs IN THE COLONY OF
MARYLAND. BY Annie Leahlh
Sioussat, chairman of committee on
historic research. Maryland society
of the Colonial Danes of America
With the inconceivably rapid changes
that are taking place in the face or
things. and with the easy forgetfulness
besetting the majority how are the spe-
ciai fragrance and savors and aromas OF
certain times and places 70 be preserved
to the future? The booklet in hand is one
answer to this nomentous question. Here
Is an invaluable study of such old manors
OF Maryland as lie along the Patuxent
river or near it. This is model in minla-
tIrre of historic research-a compact body
of frst-hand information bent to the
high service of preserving some traces OF
the early institutions of colonial Mary
land It is a concrete compendium Of
social and official immortal affairs. 1t is
a little history of the times-photographic
and clear A service of incalculable value
Hes in work of this sort. Preceding this
study is one on the 'Manors on the Po-
tonac" Following it Will be one on the
"Manors on the PatapscO. The series is
a transcript of lectures given before the
Maryland Society of Colonial Danes of
america under the auspices of the his
toric research committee. y finely pa
trfotfc work.
SANCTUARY; 4 Bird Mnsaue. BY
Percy MacKaye. author of "Tomor-
row" etc. New York: Frederick A.
stokes Company.
Mr. Mackayes bird nlasque is a group
~ lovely woodland scenes that hedge the
common wild birds roundabout with care
,ul protection and care and encourage
rnent on the part of their human neigh
bors. The chief figures here-a bird spirit.
poet n naturalist. a faun, a dryad and
a plume hunter-indicate the movement of
the play well its poetic and sylvan
character. The meaning of this little
masque is open and concrete. It's action
IS simple and beautiful. Its images are
OF nature to make quick and striking
appeal. Its cadences are such as fall
easily into the forms and moids of mem
DRY. These qualities fiji il admirably for
the use of amateurs. giving it by this use
a greatly enlarged influence Incidental
". this masque illustrates its authors
theory that the art of the theater may be
Joined. should be joinedS to a large field
of common daily interests for the sake of
setting these out dramatically and in
fiuentially before the public. thus enlarg-
ing the scope of dramatic art and co-or-
i'nating il effectively with the common
life.
Sanctuary" was composed for the use
of the bird club of Meriden. n. H, in
dedicating its safe refuge for the wild
birds Of that vicinity. 1t should serve
uunberleSs similar occasions. not only to
stimulate interest in the conservation of
bird life. but to suggest and set in train
also other symbolic pageants and festi-
walls whose purpose is to correlate the
significant conditions and facts of civic
Nfe with the art of simple dramatic ex-
preston.
ANTHONY THE ABSOLUTE. BY Samuel
Merwin. author of THE Citadel"
etc. Illustrated by r. NJ. Crosby.
New York: The Century Company.
In a dated daily record of events, An
thony tells his own story. and tells II
in a simple and Intimate fashion that
takes immediate hold of the readers in
terest and sympathy. This upon its sur
face, is the modern instance Of another
mans wife It is the quite modern case
Of a woman who feels the paramount
urge OF her own individuality and her
own work. Here. too. is the husband, of
a not unusual scrt-indulgent up to a
certain point but past that point blankly
unc compromising. and, finally. willfuIly
obstructive. This outer story moves by
revolt. flight. pursuit and the acct
dental rescue of He.oise by Anthony him
self. Then follow their acquaintance,
friendship, love and ultimately their
marriage. But be'.aath this story is an
other one. a bigger and more significant
story-that OF mans complete compre-
hension of the stress and pull of the
woInan's Individuality even as ne is con-
scious Ct his own, and his full support
and cooperation TO the end that she may
achieve naturalization in as free and
unhinde-ed a. fashion as he is following
the pull and stress of his own inherent
individual instincts and tendencies And
II occurs TO one that this is about the
way the thing Will be done. II 1t ever is
done. Cooperation and mutual support
rather than stupid and futile sex antag-
onisnl. or any other anita gonisnl. will
solve tie modern problem for both men
and women. Anthony the Absolute" is
2. fine bit OF symbolism bearing directly
upon current urgency. It's setting in
the east. coupled with Anthonys scien-
tifc research in music and the trained
artistry of Helo!se in singing. give color
and ATMOSPHERE TO this absorbing story.
\ much bigger story than its del.cately
casual manner at first makes clear
SIMPLE SIMON; His Adventures In the
Thistle Patch. By A Neil Lyons
author of 'Sixpenny Pieces" etc.
Illustrated by C. f. Peto. New York
John Lane Company.
With the competent adjutancy of Simple
Simon himself, Mr.. Neil Lyons achieves
clever and amusing satire on human
nature in general. and in particular on
The modern mania OF attending TO every
oody's business but ones own in the gen.
tie and beguiling name of social uplift
ard reform. Simon Is Don QuiXote on
FOOT and brought up to date. picking UP
All sorts Of strayed odds and ends of hui
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