Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-11

cess. SchcrchcZ3dc. as she was known.
"mblaZoneh her name on the worlds
nan OF Fam" 10y weaving "a verbal
, romano every night for a thousand
nishts-and another ono.
/ Florence Smith Vincent has benton
ina record. She has written n story
I " hhS Tor thousand DAYS and n
,, nrc" more. ana shc is still writing
'hc'h 't the same rate. IIhat point
"t industry. however is ,Imn.t ,hc
sore point of similarity between IN.
TWO romanccrS
Schcrchezadc had her same audi
ence OF one hlaso old king every
h'Eh'. while Mrs. Vincent has an
audience of several thousand chill
"reh every evening. Schcr.hczadc
r"l"'cd tales Of passions tattcrcd and
~ airs mat seldom see the light
"' DAY In printed form and never
pubiiciy. Mrs. vincent's stories are
~ i%r publicat ton" and indeed are
r""''Sncd seven days II week and in
a." entirely proper newspaper.
VI courses. Mrs. Vinccnt'e, audiences
would not appreciate Schcrchezud..s
stories. but individual parts Of the
audience Will grow up and doubles.
tastes VIII change. Rut now
wv! rove the stories that Mrs Vim
cent tclls--all about tho littlc fnll,
VINO inhabit the water. IN. air. m.
trees ana the nclds-hirds and bees
an" h"p-toads and wcascls. and an
WAT sort of creature. Sh. has 200
or more or them ny characters i'm no.
stories Most OF them she met AZ a
ll''ie girl playing on her grand
'"'hcr farm. growing to know them
very Wei under the tutclaage of /,
naturalist aunt.
When she grew up Mrs. Viuccn,
w"vc this knowledge into ,,Ics ,h.,,
she told to children Of the crowded
settlements Of New York Then. ar
''r Shc became editor Of the wom,n.s
i''t" OF the New York Evening TcIe-
gram. she hogan 10 write them So
,hht the Riddles OF tn. city Nigh,
n"oM something about the JOYS AMI
interests OF life in the country.
Now u number OF these stories are
complied in "a book called "Io,cr.s
Adventures in Mcadowlaud." F,,a.
'rick ~ stokes. New York publish.r.
This is a charming story for ,,,,-
"ren. book that viii d.liuh, ~,
parent" who wish their younrs,.,.
l" grow up with Il knuwI.duo nr ,r,
,"'c Tor nature. After reading {, an.
h"S feeling that it's author Inns haI
great deal OF fun writing her No.
count" OF her small hcro's cxp.ri-
forest ~ ''''
Peter she sends adv.n,urtpr ,,,o
,n'""""' where he learns from
sam spider OF the shortage nf flt.s i
Spiderdom and tn. rest,l,un,
preaching famine. meets p,wdI.,.
'h' LUXE Of Rc"vii!c. and IL br,u,.b.
I" trial before the Queen. ,.o..
battle with Hincr. tho rav y.u,,,
Gun hetil". rides with tho Flame
N"reh 'pt'S on III" Moon Moth cx
~, 49,, Encounters the Dragon with
W." Thousand Eyes. etc.
The real hoys and girls who ,,
inrth with this mak"-h.!i.vc nov t.,
TINS sur" enough land of the on,
u""rs VIII form friendships with m.
nv" hcIh folk that vii! prove warm
WINE IN the years to COM. An
'"'i"chtaI!y. so delicious is IN. I'M.
NOR :" vivid the chnracterizntio,.
'h"' ne story cntcrtains the grown
"PH almost as Wei as the youngsters
NEW PLAYS FROM OLD TAtrs
hy Iiarri", $. Wright. rh. Mac.
milan Co. New York
MISS Wright made these ,I.
'"r the New York library clubs win
Mhlc" she Is connected. All or them
nave been acted successfully. Th.v
arranged for the simplest pos
sun" reproduction The spocrhcs
follow the original text o., ,ho
au'h'niic translation very closely.
seniors settlements. clubs. and other
amateur groups Will be lc,rufr,.
L"eI'Sh OF III" best tradition while
'heF practic. these plays. Among
~" 'itics ar" Aucassin and Nicolcttc.
nm Ir"Er"se. Tn. birthday OF
me inianta. an old ballad for Hal
low""n. tn" Princess Who fIid Unr
Sh""s IncMG:nr folk tale. fairy
;di" ana history. they mr.. nd,n,cd