The Washington herald., 1921-06-04
THE HALL AND GRANGE.
REVIEWS

The Hall and Grange" by Archi-
bald Marshall. (Dodd, Mead G. Coz
You begin this novel of manners
by reading of a browsing English
squire whom you may advisedly
emulate as you stumble through the
final serenities of the happy end
ing. Two brothers, OF the British
landed class, disagree as to whether
certain pastures should be turned
into a landscape garden. Follows a
denatured family feud in which
every amenity is observed as befits
mice people" 4 tenuous and neu-
trail tinted love interest threads the
narrative. The eliminating thrill
comes when the villain loses his
last chance of winning the hero
inc as a result of his appearing at
garden party in the wrong habili-
ments and with an imperfect
manicure.
E. P. Dutton & Co. will have ready
next week Practical Hints on
Training for the Stage" by Agnes
Platt, who has had much expert
ence in coaching for the. stage both
novices and actors of experience
who wanted help in the interpreta-
tion of special roles. In the book
she has set forth the methods and
viewpoints and principles she has
found useful in her private work.
wilfred owen, whose Poems"
published by B. W. Huebsch have
been received as the greatest
that have survived the war. was
killed as he led his company across
the Sambre Canal on November 4.
1918. He was" says Middleton
Murry, in a long article on Owen
in the London Nation, beyond all
other poets, dedicated, to the war
By how great an effort of will he
achieved his purpose we may Judge
from the story lately disclosed by
Scott Moncrieff, who was his friend.
Owen was sent home in June. 1917.
because his nerve had failed, and
he was no longer considered ft 10
command soldiers in the field. Not
for fourteen months was his desire
to be sent out again satisfied. AL
most Immediately he won the Mill
tary Cross for gallantry."
Arthur. B. Reeves new story, The
Film Mystery" just published by
the Harpers, has a special appeal
to movie fans. In addition to the
activities of Craig Kennedy, scien-
tifc detective, in running down the
murderer of the beautiful Stella
Lamar, there is a background of
the life of the motion picture stu
dios.
Mr.. Lansing supports-the position
taken by David Jayne Hill, in his
able book on the peace treaty,
American World Policies" (Doran,
when he raised objections to the
inclusion in the peace treaty of the
provision for enforcement of peace.
Mr.. Lansing favored a covenant IN
which the nations guaranteed their
own conduct, or in other words the
exact reverse of Article Y, SO
strongly opposed by Mr.. Hill.
The Heaviest Pipe. by Arthur w.
Patterson (Jacobs). Scads of pirate
treasure cached in the plumbing, of
mystery a full measure and love to
keep all humming.> Chick" Somers
was a lawyer young. without a
ruddy cent. To fame, as yet. he
hadn't sprung, nor could he pay his
office rent. But here's a letter fine
and fat! Old Uncle Bill has hit the
mat and left our Chick, a lot of
Jack" Our hero hastens to the
train, but on the way he meets a
Jane. will you be my husband
temporary" says the poor little fius-
tered fairy, then well dig up some
pirate gold" The girne's story
was not fake and. in the ending. all
is Jake"
Work has been started on the
moving picture Aim to be made
from Fannie Hurst's first full
length novel, star Dust" which
the Harpers have just published. 1t
is expected that the film will be
completed during the. summer.
ready for release in the early
autumn. The success Of the screen
version of "Humoresque," perhaps
Miss Hurst's most famous short
story, was so marked that the
Harpers have put out a special
photoplsy edition of the tale. with
over twenty Photographic illustra-
tions taken, from the Aim.
Kathleen Norris arrived recently
from England where she and Maj.
Norris have been spending the early
spring. After a holiday in Europe
both authors will return to literary
work. Mrs. Norris has a new book
under way.