The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-05

f., the children Of PARIS, HE keen sens,
Of the spIrit Dey onu the outwa,u "a,
pearance. is gwen In an artcie
"Ju.es Meyers as an Etcher anu SUI
dent OF human Nature"
A flesh eApre ssion Of the peoples
purpose Ia the Little Theater move
ment is set forth In The People and
the Theater" IL 10 the voice OF the
people In a demand for different and
better things. II started in tiny the
aters in Berlin aud Paris where un'
, know dramausts were given an op
portunity 10 try their plays before
members and invited guests. In this
way many high class dramas have
been brought 10 light which would
otherwise have been thrown out BY
the commercial theatrical manager
OF the day. Building the Architec-
, tural Backbone Of the Nation" shows
q series OF tine pictures with accom-
panying descriptions OF country
houses.
"How Much Land Does q Man Re-
auire ?" translated from Toistoi for
November Strand.
The Strand for November con-
tains the wonderful parable BY Toll
stoi In which he sets forth his own
creed How Much Land Does q
Man Require" Irrespective OF Its
purpose II is a splendid work OF &c
ton and wildly relates how a grasp
ing land shark. striving to obtain a
great estate, wins, in the end. six
feet OF earth. II Is stated that the
story has been especially translated
for the Strand and may never have
been read In America before. Am
b.tions," by May Edginton. is an ar
tistic Tit full OF Temperament" and
much trouble for William. owner Of
a French restaurant. who takes unto
himself a French wife In the belief
that she will lift his load Of respon-
sibility; she does and the entire
ownership Of the restaurant as we'll.
Miss Edg .nton has light touch and
skips with agreeable agility through
this amusing tale. German carica-
lures of "Kultur" by Walter
Emsnuel. are q peculiarly interesting
study At present
University Of Detroit Quarterly has
eloquent tribute to Fr. Cooley by
John A. Russell.
Detroit have again issued their quar-
teriy magazine. in which an eloquent
tribute to the Rev. William Dooley.
by John A. Russell, holds the place
Of honor. The fiction In this num-
Der shows the influence OF the war
upon the imaginative minds of the
students. THE End Of the Gigan-
tic" 10 unusually simple and re-
pressed for q young writer. II is
after the style OF Southey's Battle
Of Blenheim." Two editorials on
timely subjects commend themselves
to all thinking people, The Ballot"
by Frank Kennedy. and THE War"
ny Maurice O'Brien. The Times
acknowledges. with gratitude, the
graceful compliment paid II in the
editorial columns.
American Boy for November has q
message for boys from Cardinal
Gibbons.
All boys should read Cardinal Glib
ions message 10 boys in the Ameri-
can Boy for November. In II he
tells what constitutes success" and
no more wholesome advice could be
given to old and young than this
man. who considers TIE boy the most
important thing on earth. gives out
of a kindly heart Some OF the edi.
torials are stimulating; az for the
stories. no longer being bow. we
do not know. but have a leftover
idea that thev are what be requires
when he takes time TO read.
The Red Book, with stories by J. N.
Barrie and James oliver Curwood
- leading attractions.
The Red Book magazine Is essen
TALLY a story book. II has three
serials and short stories galore.
Probably the most notable in the
November number is Jolly Little
Jim" by j. NJ. Barrie. II is a pa
thetic little story told with nsid-
cradle humor. James Oliver Cur.
wood gives US another OF his vivid
stories Of the north. II is dramatic
and noble In conception and told
with the restraint which IL as a dam
to the food gates OF feeling. Oliver
Curwood is becoming a master Of
literature and we, In this city. have
reason to be proud. wild Youth"
and The Thirteenth Command
ment' go on with a tragic compli.
cation in the former and a semi
tragi-ccmic In the latter.
November Century has articles on
military preparedness and much
interesting fiction.
November Century opens with the
story by Stephen Whitman, Chill.
dren OF Hope" which hinges upon q
100000 legacy and the part II
played In the lives Of many people.
, Eric Wood. author OF the Note
book Of an Attsche," written while