The Washington herald., 1921-06-04

Company (hate Douglas Virgins
American publishersD that they had
sold over 100000 copies of Re
becca." These figures, added to
Houghton Mifflin Company's $4,000.
make an interesting total. espe-
cially as the book will undoubtedly
be selling steadily for years.
II. de We're Stacpoole's latest novel.
sulphurously entitled satan" has
just appeared under the Mcbride
imprint. The hero. after whom the
book is named, is not, as might be
supposed, the person about whom
Milton wrote his well known epic
but a youngsterf who has a Machia-
velian habit of using other people
for his own purposes. The action
takes place in the West nIdies. chiefly
aboard the good ship Sarah Tyler,
and concerns, among other things.
sunken treasure and a red-haired
girl named Jude.
The sequel to Jeffery Farnors ro-
nance, Black Bartlemy's Treasure"
which was one of ne most popular
of last autumn's books. will be pub
lfshed in October. IL is to be called
Martin Conisby's Vengeance"
Perhaps the hundreds of thous-
ands of readers who are now en-
joying Mrs. Eleanor II. Porter's last
novel. Sister Sue" JHoughton Mif-
fin Company will he interested to
know something OF the back ground
from which the story grew. Mrs.
Porter herself was "a talented musi-
nfa sn nj nd aTNN-
provise before her feet could reach
the pedals. For fifteen years music
was her principal interest. She was
a student at the Boston Conserva-
tory of Music and studied for sew
eral years under the instructions of
Mrs. Long and Geraldine Farrar.
She sang in many concerts, and at
one time took the leading part in
The Pirate of Penzance." Even
after she had turned all her talent
into writing she took a great deal Of
pleasure in her music.
Miss Anne Morgan, first vice presi-
dent of the American Committee for
Devastated France. has written to
every member of the association.
more than 5000. urging them to
read Andre Tardieu's book. The
Truth About the Treaty" She says
II contains the final authoritative
word on subject vitality important
to every American: she deplores the
attempt that is being made TO alien
ate America from France and con-
cludes: Each one of us can be re-
sponsible for the spread of The
Truth About the Treaty" which
means the truth about France. Read
the book ana then talk about 1t"
Bobbs Merrifi published the book
late in April.
In Prof. Edward Alsworth Ross
book on The Russian Bolshevik
Revolution" which will be one of
The Century Co.'S May publications.
ne tells, say the publishers. how
Lenin at first attempted to obtain
permission to enter Russia through
territory controlled by the British.
The British refused 20 allow him to
proceed. and ii was then and only
then, that he Began the attempt to
go through Germany. Far from be-
ing welcomed with open arms and
supplied with untold wealth as a
bribe to demoralize the Eastern
front. the negotiations were difficuft.
the conditions strict. The recor;
pense required was the pledge to
use his great influence with the Rus
sian revolutionaries to secure the
return of number of prisoners
equal to the number of persons in his
party. Through Germany his train
went without contact with officials
or people except through the Swiss
intermediary who lad conducted the
negotiations for Lenin.
Thomas II. Dickinson, the editor
OF chief Contemporary Dramatists,
Second Series" reads hundreds of
plays ana has interviewed scores of
dramatists in preparing the first and
second volumes OF this series. Aside
from sociable conferences he has
held with many of the dramatists,
he refers to a midnight confsb with
Bernard Shaw in the marketplace of
Glastonbury. England. &c. b. S.,
while, recognizing himself as a
chief dramatist," wanted a dollar
volume for himself. and the deal
was not closely Deals were made
under varying circumstances. Sacha
Guitry was In his bathtub. Eugene
Walter was In bed with grippe and
couldn't protect himself. (He is
usually > capable enough.) John
Drinkwater. too. had bad cold and
wore a flannel around his neck.
Georges de Porto Richie gets nervous
when he talks to strangers and his
wife had to do the talking. DIR.
Dickinson left Fiume just before
Capt. DAnnunzio entered. and was
not at that time able to interview
hin, on dramatic matters.