Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-24
LOCAL THEATRE DOG
Is LITERARY HERO
Bum" lmmortalized in Wege-
farth's New Book-Other
Volumes

Patrons Of the Walnut street Theatre
last season and all those who frequent
NiNon's Grand this year know Bum"
wandering through the lobby nosing into
the auditorium for moment. but prin.
cipally loungng outside or inside Manager
Wegefarth's Office he has been familiar
and welcome sight. A good many more
Philadelphians have read about Bum"
His master, who is something Of poet az
well as theatrical despot. immortalized
him quite a while bacl, in set Of verses
adopted by the State Society for Proven.
tton of Cruelty TO Animals Of which the
following lines are the opening:
He's little dog. with a stubby tail and a
His legs are short. OF the wabbly sort: doubt
Ito howls at night. while in broad daylight he
And be bs'efiRs iIsI IKE tbs 21oow'n, loon ?Eo ,- ,
he's most irregular dog
And now BUN" is literary hero His
life. from the wild night OF storm when he
adopted Mr.. wegefarth to the present
day, is gaily set forth in THE True
Story Of Bum (Sully and IIlenteich.
New York;. 1t includes the record of two
historic occasions when Bum invaded
the stage of the Walnut and brought down
the house.
THE Hunted Woman" doubleday
Page e. Co, New York; is n new novel
by James Oliver Curwood. Of "Kazan"
fame. II is story of an American au
thor and beautiful English woman. who
comes TO the great Northwest to seek her
husband. The American John Aldous, ia
man who would rather fight injustice
.t..
clutches of the suave culver Ram and
the brutal Bill Quade, partners in crime,
and wins her hand under the most pc.
Culiar circumstances, II Is n well.written
story. The authors descriptions OF the
Northwest combined with a good plot
make THE Hunted Woman" an interest
ing, even fascinating, volume.
A new book by the author of "The
Duchess of Wrexe" and The Wooden
Horse" always creates stir in the literary
world, Hugh Walpole certainly stands
high in the ranks OF British novelists. but
it would require more than his latest vol
ume, THE Golden Scarecrow' George II.
Doran Company, New York;, to prove his
right to figure In such company. The book
Is merely n group of pictures, depicting the
lives of few children. There is little. II
any, connection, and even the epilogue,
winch might ne expected 10 Drlng the
threads of the story into some sort of
order, fails to contribute much to the read
er's enlightenment. The authors style is
always delightful and his delicate and
natural portraitures of child life are
but that is about the best and
the most that can be said of the book
"The Oakleyites' George +. Doran Co.
New York; Is book that has many things
to commend it, First and best of all, it is
written by Il. +. Benson, author of
"Dodo" and member of famous literary
family; second. it is decidedly in the
authors best style; third, it is truly
original in its character portrayal. il not
in its plot. The idea of choosing a woman
almost of middle age as ones heroine may
not be entirely new, but it is difficult to
of an author taking such a
chance who could achieve more of a sue
cess than Mr.. Benson has attained. While
there Is abundant humor in the volume
and the lives of the strait-laced people
of q quaint and convention-loving town
are depicted in delightfully."- whimsical
way, 1t Is the pathos that is to be found
in the romance of the big-souIed heroine
that makes the novel n notable one THE
is not merely book worth
1t is one that is worth keeping
and occasionally re-reading,