The sun., 1916-01-23
KEEPING UP WITH THE LITER
AIRY GAME.

Booth Harrington has been spend
ing a fortnight in New York attending
rehearsals OF his new play. THE Ohio
Lady" lie went Friday to Columbus,
where his play will open. His leaving
town recalls an anecdote Jesse Lynch
Williams tells:
After THE Gentleman From Indiana
had made its hit. and Mansfield put
on 'Beaucaire.' and that made hit.
said to Tark one day Now, nope
you're going to stay in New York for
a time His reply was a most charm
ing satire upon himself: Oh, I'll stay
here till get ii all nicely spent.
The co-author Of 1.-THE Ohio Lady In
Julian Street. one OF the leading au-
thorities on preparedness" Ever since
the appea rance OF his Roosevelt book.
THE Most Interesting American" Mr..
Street has been much engaged conveying
luncheon parties out TO oyster Bay, but
hs IL taking time to attend the premiere
OF his play in Columbus. After his
return he will divide his time between
national defence activities and work on
his new "Nbruad at Home" an ac-
count OF recent travels through the
South.
Mary Roberts Rinehart. who is pack
ing to go to South America, confesses
that she IL victim of wanderlust. Last
summer sne visited the European war
zone. getting through to the actual front.
Unfatigued. as soon as she returned
she went on fishing trip into the
Canadian Rockies. where she rode
more than 800 miles on horseback
| through the mountains. Mrs. Rinehart
is extraordinarily active; she is an en-.
| thusiast at fishing and dancing. and
| regrets that she will have to give up ice
skating while in South America.
| Because OF her visit To the Rockies
| last summer Mrs Rinehart is in posses
| sion of a new name. She was n guest
| OF the Blackfeet Indians. and in the
| fall, learning that the tribe was IN need
of provisions. she personally interviewed
| President Wilson in their behalf 1r
their gratitude the Indians took her into
| their tribe under the name of Pi-ta
| mak-au. which means Running Eagle.
| and ever since they have been sendins
her gifts. Between the Indian stun ant
| war trophies says Mrs. Rinehart. "I
work in study so cluttered up that
can hardly turn"
| Arnold Bennett's new novel, "Thes.
| Twain" may be described an in
| ,ensive' novel. yet il was finished be
| tween times while the author was work
| ing as recruiting officer. Daily he gnv'
his regular hours 10 recruiting and I,
| political journalism, but Contlived L
| accomplish as much OH his novel as d.
| most novelists who are writing ex
| clusively. Some years ago Mr. Bennet
gave this formula for success at writ
ing: Regular hours OF Work-detach
ton
other English noyelists well known II
this country are doing their bit" 70
their country. Patrick Ma Gill. sutho
Of The Rat Pit" Who before enl 8;
men, was q librarian At Windso
Castle. recently was invalide9 hom
from tine French front. During 6s fur
Tough he was married to Miss Nnrssre
Gibbons. grandnicce OF Cardinal 9Th
bons. After the ceremony ne rejoine
his regiment at the front
Hugh Walpolc is at present with tn
Russian Fed cross. lie Is the cousi
| Of the Earl of oxford and sori uf tn
Bishop OF Edinburgh, but is not fond q
| society.
II Compton Mackenzie. who made man
| friends while he was ia this countr
three years ago at the time uf the sta :
| production OF "tarniN j. servin
with the ROYAL navy,
W l.. George is serving as an office
| ' ~" .'''''s '' '',s He'
novel. lhe StrahIers Wedding wa
receillF puoi'snen' ou' MT George doe
not ln,ehd I" 90 more writing uh'
after the war
! John Maseneid. VINO used 10 was
glasses oenind Ne" YORK nar. mas re
; turned 10 th's country 10 NE the Sues
OF hohor ~ elaborate u'hhers. Az on
OF these the other DAY aho'her Gues
/ II lNt a
told the poet that ms o'u empower re
learned 10 draw uarN beer All rlght, bu
he never couhn mix cocktail Nj
Maseneiu - not annoyed al these reco
lect'ons' Wheh ne hrst arrived IN IN
country, hine'eeh years "'d and penn
less, he TOOK 'he nrs' Jop ne could mn
HANDY man III niue hreehwlch VI
lage MOTEL sometimes ne was aske
- m'nd MS emp,oEers panE' ana ne di
II, ana uln II well
Don't buS iarni IN connecticut
you want 10 accomplish much wriflni
This Is the ahNlee OF Eleanor Ho,
bralnefh' author OF Iegeen' VII