The sun., 1916-09-17

intends to have US think.
KEEPING UP WITH THE LIT.
ERARY GAME.
DR.. Edward ~stilgebauer. author Of
the German novel Loves Inferno"
which pictures war with such realistic
brutality that the book has been for
hidden in Germany. raj born in 1858
At Frankfort. the Main, where his
father was an Evangelical Lutheran
minister. He studied German philoso-
ply. literature. history and %philology
at the Universities Of Lausanne. Mar
burg, Bonn and Berlin. For a while
he served in the army at Munich. then
lcctured at the University of Lausanne
in medieval. classical and modern
German literature.
Later DR.. stllgebauer was editor Of
many illustrated papers, such as Eur
GAten StMnde and Fur Ale Welt. He
stayed in Berlin for Ave years. then
removed 4 his native Frankfort, and
then to Switzerland. His fame was es-
tablished In Germany by his novel
"G8tz Kraft" which appeared in 1904.
and since that time he has written
many successful works Of fiction.
In answer to inquiries Mitchell Ken
nerley announces hat "Spectra,' the
first collection OF poems by members
Of the Spectrist cult. will appear mex
month. II will contain poems by
Emanuel Morgan, the founder OF the
school. and by Anne knish. inter-
prefer, who contributes also TO the
preface.
Many poems have been written about
flying machines. but the poets have
discreetlv remained on solid earth
while they wrote. II remained for
George Sylvester Viereck to write a
poem while he was actually riding high
over the earth in a monster airship.
as the guest Of Count Zeppelin. The
poem II called "I-ove in a Zeppelin
and Is included In the collection Ar
maseddon and Other Poems" just
published by Mitchell Kenncrlcy.
six days OF the Irish Republic
dealing with the recent rebellion in
Dublin. by l.. G. Northumberland. is
announced by John ". Luce and Com
,ar, rTha a,yhpr xr.n, Il, n,h1,,, v,,En,,
the outbreak occurred. and remained
as an observer n later a participant;
in the capacity OF a hospital volunteer
His account indicates that the CEN
sorcd press reports received here dur
Ing the rebellion gave no adequate
idea OF its extent and character.
Yiddish drama Is to be introduced tc
English readers in a volume of one &C,
plays to be issued this month by John
W. Luce and Company. under the title
six Plays OF the Yiddish Theatre
The authors represented include Pin.
ski, Ash, Hifschbc!n. and the late Solo,
mon J.. Rubinowitsch. The editor an6
translator is DR.. Isaac Goldberg.
Do c~oauthors often marry? FouI
Of Henry Holt and Company's author,
have reached the altar by way Of pub
~licatlon In recent years. Some years
ago appeared the novelette, THE Run
away Place" and the authors Walter
Prichard Eaton. the dramatic critic
and Elise NJ. Undcrhill. were marricC
shortly after the publication Of III,
book.
And now the engagement Of thu
authors Of the American prison play
|, Punishment has Just been an
nounced. They arc Louise Burleigi
OF Cambridge, Mass. and Edward Hall
Bierstadt Of New York. Miss Burlcigi
!, ia a great-grandniece OF the famous
7 publisher Ticknor. and OF Horac,
Greeley. After graduating from Rad
} clihfe. where she specialized In drama
under Prof. Baker. she was for tw'
years on the stage. which she left I,
: write plays. Mr.. Bierstadt Is both
/ playwright and a writer on thu
3 theatre.
Collaboration after marriage seem
to be more common, as in the cas-
Of the Williamsons. the Egerton Cas-
: ties and others.
= Owing to the fact that the recen
English novel where the Pat
Breaks" by Capt. Charles de Ores
pigny.' has been widely ascribed t
Florence l.. Barclay. her publishers
: G. +. Putnam's Sons, write to say tina
the book was not written by Mrs
q Barclay.
At the same time the Century Com
a pany. which published "Where tn
. Path Breaks" sends In an announce
ment saying that the authors are G. \
= and a. NJ. Williamson. 1t is small won
Il der that not one reviewer susperte
the real authorship. for the usual vii
3 hanson novel Is n happy-go-luck
4 travel story. whereas this last boo
Ia an emotional tale OF wal agains
n a background Of mystic philosoph!
The book has Just been published l
England with the names OF the al
= thors printed on the title page.
George Creel, author of "Wilso
and the Issues" just published by tn
Century Company, has made a recor
for himself not only as a polite,
y Journalist but also as a political r,
y former. In 1909 he went to Denvt
as an editorial writer on the Post. an