The courier-index., 1919-07-18
THE MAGICIAN
lCollier's Weekly

Ono &c tbe fine satsfactions of life is the recolec-
ton of great artist in his prime IL makes ile"e W,
ference whether the performer was s.d'esi = 80
actor military hero or singer III she uay u -
childhood the old people kinded anew the Joy u LIS
with the memory of public performances OF Wmch 'iey
hd boon lnclxv witnesses With one it may nave peeh
nanio1 webster st Bunker Hill; with another Jenny
Lind at Castle Garden, Pagannl playing aiis
Hene and Berlioz that genius Tor KING ac'ins' ie
Prince of Wales at the Brevoot House. Due VI. D.
who DE fortunate enough to and hear the fIeSr
dart tbis summer will have Renaissance 10 stoie
away that will be worth more than wealth 10 soo1ne
their closing days For Mr. Wilson IS at once Tie io
most statesman of the world and It's greatest 81 us
We know Of no enjoyable treat than 70 mean nl.
81 anv time But now he to US at the very peah
If his fame his SKILL his self-confdence wearing as IL
were the sheaves of victory in his buttonhoe.
Having heard him than once, we can assure
the adoring public that they will not De disappointed
in his Interpretation of OF the most stupenuous
events in history. They will hear the very Top hoes
To av that his power of statement is marvellous Is 10
ove him the faintest praise In our time no one has
approached him platform speaker he mas all the
arts and graces natural or acquired by long pfac.ce
His opponents and rivals are badly matched against
him. Lodge is cold Borah violent; hnox Talks IKE d
LAWYER pleading case Bryan is mere ballad singer
The president beguiles the intellect and sootnes Tine
senses of his hearers Always himself at ease, ne
never creates in his audience the dsqmeufg appre-
hension that he may strike false note. he mas the
sbel canto but always in complete control he Is DIS
certain of his cadences good singer and apparent
" Indifferent to them No matter how carefully pre-
pared his speeches have been they sound eXtemporane
Gus and effortess He exhibits none of the extrava-
gances and overemphasis of the popular orator, but
speaks as if in pleasant and familiar but earnest con-
versation with his audience, whom ne wishes to con-
vince of something which has deeply impressed itself
on his soul Orderly, convincing logical, blandly hui
morous he yet continues to suggest strong feeling
managed by stronger mind If you admit single
premise always carefully yelled, you are lost as an
opponent In any case, your antagonism, however
alert when he begins to speak, eventually is soothed
to sleep by the grace of his eocuton and the melody OF
his voice His speeches sound even better than they
read In hearing him you wonder how man in his
position dare say much in reading him that ne real
" said so little.
The league of nations may be very good thing
or very bad guarantee perpetual peace or threaten
perpetual war: ennobe democracy with world mission
or degrade it to the level of wicked European creeds
free us or bind No matter The opposition to it,
rapidly fading now, will entirely under the spell
of the lyrical Interpretation to which many hundreds
of thousands of Americans will listen this month"; and
the tour will be recorded of the most important
musical and political events in history.