New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-11

The Century Company will shortly
publish Representative American
Plays" edited by Arthur Hobson
Quinn, of the University of Pennsyl-
vania. the first attempt to include IN
one volume a collection Of plays illus
trating the development of our native
drama from its beginnings to the pres
ent day. All the plays in the collection
are the work of native Americans, ana
all have had actual stage presentation
by professional companies. brief IN
PRODUCTION to each play will explain It's
significance and give biographical
sketch of the author, with selected
photography. The stage directions IN
the earlier plays are printed as origl-
nally given. Among the authors in
cluded are William Dunlap, John How
ard PAYNE, Nathaniel Parker Wills,
George Henry Boxer, Steele MacKaye,
Bronson Howard, Clyde Fitch, Percy
MacKaye. Augustus Thomas, William
Vaughn Moody and Edward Sheldon.
Drama League Plays
Two new volumes OF this series are
announced by Doubleday, Page g. 20;
One, Washington Square Plays will
contain THE Clod," "Overtones,
"Eugenically Speaking" and "Helen's
Husband" The other will present
translation of a Spanish drama, NAL
valoca," by Serafn and Joaquin Alvarez
Quintero.
Buddhism Popularizcd
The Messrs. Putnam will publish
next spring "Buddha and the Gospel OF
Buddhism" by Amanda Coomaraswamy,
D. Sc. The object Of this volume is 10
provide the general reader with
scholarly but not too technical intro
duction to the whole field OF Buddhism,
and to this end, following record OF
the life of the Buddha, there VIII be
GIVEN a full account Of the Gospel Of
Early Buddhism, including discus
I sion of Nirvana, Karma and Reincarna-
ton. and the relation Of Buddhism to
/ Hinduism. Analogies will also be
drawn with the religious thought OF the
West. The development OF the Ma
havana OF Great Vehicle" of later
Buddhism will next be considered, and,
| finally. the expression of Buddhist
doctrine and the Buddhist view Of life
in literature and art. This section OF
the book will be illustrated from photo
graphs representing the great scnools
of Eastern sculpture and painting
| There will be, in addition, eight Illus
trations in color by Abanindro Natn
| Tsgore and Nanda Lall Bose.
MIR. Powys's Lectures.
John Cowper Powys, the author OF
"Rodmoor" and Wood and Stone" has
been lecturing for the last month IN
Chicago and other cities OF the Midole
West. He returns to New York on NO
yember ii to begin course OF SIX
lectures on English and American
authors in Carnegie Hall. william
HeinemGnn, Of London, has competed
arrangements with Mr.. Powyss amer
can publishers for an English editioh
of Wood and Stone"
Margaret Deland, Lit. ID.
Margaret Deland, whose new novel
"Tbe Rising Tide" was published a
few weeks ago, has just received the
degree of Doctor Of Letters from HUT
gers College.
The Mission of the Synagogue
A series Of sermons on "The Syna-
eogue in Modern Life" by the Rev.
II G. Enelow, rabbi Of Temple Emanu-
Ell. has been issued in pamphlet form
by the Bloch Publishing Company, OF
this city. IL is as an instrument OF
social. of communal as well as OF re-
ligious betterment that Mr. EneioW
calls upon his people to support their
churches and extend their functions,
but here and there he looks backward
and gives glimpses Of religious history
that add 70 our stock OF knowledge. ne
Jewish religion, he points out, has been
in the main a laymen's religion, and
the synagogue a laymen's institution;
when the Temple was rebuilt, and sac
rifces and the sacerdotal polity were
restored, the synagogue continued
alongside il all, without priests snd
sacrifices, as place OF prayer and
study and contemplation. "hen
the Temple was overthrow :: i
hardly any part OF its sacerdotalism
was taken over into the synagogue.
Throughout the centuries the synA,
gogue remained laymen's institution"
Eat and Be Something
To the Eat and --" series, inau-
curated by Vance Thompson, there Is
now added Eat Your Way 10 Health"
bv Robert Hugh Rose, NJ. D. New
York: Robert ]. Shores.)
Addresses on the War
The Pennsylvania Society in New
York has nearly ready for publication
"The United States and the War" con-
tanning two addresses by its president.
the Hon. James VI. Beck. and addresses
by Lord Bryce and Rear Admiral Peary.
A note by Theodore Roosevelt is also
included. The book has been edited By
Barr Ferree. director Of the society,
who contributes an introduction.
Coningsby Dawson
Slaves Of Freedom" by Coningsby
Dawson, was published last week by
Henry Holt e. Co. Although Mr.. Daw-
son has lived in America for many
years (his father. the Rev. W. J. Daw-
son. is pastor of Presbyterian church
in Newark. n. u. he Rhs born in Eng