The New York herald., 1921-10-30
Authors Works and Ways

DO I, but anyway we'll have some
| CIGARS
II don't smoke" said Waugh.
And / don't smoke" said Heming.
We'll, this is a great joke" said
Symons. Il don't smoke either, but
l thought you fellows would at least
take cigar. Say. you eat, don't you?
because I've ordered lunch"
1t Is indeed a curious fact how
things run in pairs. Here are two bits
of statistical data about two best seller
books by two best seller authors:
One year ago October 23 Sinclair
Lewis's Main Street" (Harcourt-
Brace) was published. It's sales in the
United States already total well over
100000; in addition numerous editions
have been sold in England, Canada
and Australia; it is being translated
into Swedish: play made from it by
Harvey O'Higgins and Harriet Ford
is at Broadway theatre; and further
more, the title its characters and it's
scene have found their way into daily
speech, newspaper headlines, editorials
and Sunday night sermons. The pub
fishers estimate that at least fifteen
carloads of this book have already
been purchased.
| Following on the heels of the above
comes the announcement from Dou-
bleday, Page & Co. that since 1913
| 164 copies of Gene Stratton- Porter's
books have been sold an hour, assum-
ing >(says the announcement) that all
the book stores in the world keep open
| 70 hny,rc Inc lt fhis mn
says the report, Mrs. Porter's "Her
! Fathers Daughter" is going into the
hands of readers at the rate of 1000
an hour. which exceeds by a half Mrs.
Porter's own previous record.
A festival, given by the BooEmdn, will
extend through the week beginning
| November and ending November IL.
| Every literary celebrity jE town is go
| ing to be corralled for the effair. which
will be held at WanamaKcrs audito-
rum. 2:30 p. M. ever day. On Mon
| day there will be a skit based on Rose
Macaulay's Dangerous Ages by
| George Kaufman. in whin1 Broadway
stars will shine. On Tuesday Henry
Seidel Candy will talk on the young
writer's of to-day and what they are
doing. Haywood Broun will talk on
the ten best fall novels. Margaret
Severn is going to dance in a bur-
lesque of "The Cruise Of the Kawa."
Saturday, November ~, is set aside as
children's day.
Archibald Marshall is prolonging
his stay In this country to work upon
his book Of American experiences.
which bear as a title Here and
1 There in America" Some author
ought to write his Impressions Of these
British authors upon viewing America
and Americans.
Seeking local color. Alice Duer
Miller spent several days at the
| Womens Prison in Auburn, N. Y,
while engaged in writing her new
story. "Manslaughter." As result,
we are told, some Of the most inter
esting characters in the book are lit
orally drawn from life
With simple ceremonies the removal
of the Unite. States flag and a few
words Of appreciation Of :he work of
the poet Alan Seeger, tablet was u l.
yelled last week to mark the building
on Washington Square where he lived
The tablet designed and executed in
the Lamb Studios. has been placed be-
tween the centre windows, in a posi-
ton where it can easily be read from
| the street
ALAN SEEGER,
| Poet,
| Born June 22 1855.
Fallen for France July 4. 1916.
Lived in this house 1911-12.
Affixed 1921 by The Writers.
Through the generosity OF an old resi-
dent.
This marking Of the building sup
plements the presentation last spring
by The Writer'S, Mr.. w. A. Roberts
president, OF tree which, through
the cooperation of the Park Commits
sioner, Mr.. Gallagher, was planted in
Washington Square on TIE opposite
side Of the stree. from Sixty-one,
where the taplet las been placed
On November the Schoolmen's
Club of Newark. NJ j., will unveil on
the front wall of the Free Public Ii
brary in that city a bronze tablet to
the memory Of Stephen Crane, born in
Newark on November I. 1871. In he
evening of The same day n meeting
wall be held, at which tribute to the
achievement If Crane will be paid by
Hamlin Garland and Jther distin-
guished men of letters. The commit
tee on arrangements for the evening
meeting consists Oh DIR. Lyman Whit
ney Allen, DIR William ]. Dawson, DIR.
Joseph +. Folsom, Nathan Kussy,
Seumas OBr:en, William Hamilton
Osborne. Leonard J. Robbins Harrison
f. Webb, pre- Iiden. OF the schoolmsn's
Club and Max j. Herzosrg, literary
editor of the Newark Eveping Neics
Mr.. Herzberg, who is acting as chair
man OF the committee wit, be glad TO
receive any expressions of opinion on
Crane, TO be read at the meeting.
Cranes achievement ms n pioneer is
lauded in the tablet inscription, which
reads:
Inscribed TO the memorv of