New-York tribune., 1921-12-22

The minutes of Mrs. Glare Sheridan's
piquant meanderings to and fro in
America, recently an animated feature
Of "The Metropolitan Magazine" are to
be bound by Messrs. Boni & Liveright
in the spring. There is nothing in lit
erature more chatty than these spright-
ly memoirs, and they provide for the
wondering outsider an intimate motion
picture of American men of money and
of letters while engaged in converse
tions with an alert English woman Of
the world. Stephen Leacock
announces via the jacket Of Robert
Benchley's volume Of smiling feuille-
tons, "Of All Things!" that it is su-
perior. "The appearance Of Benchley's
first book" the professor says, sis an
event in the history Of literature not
equaled since Milton produced his
Paradise Lost" Mr.. Benchley, who
is the dramatic critic of Life" just
| dotes on that sort Of thing. Professor
Leacock continues exultantly and with
accuracy to say that eff Shakespeare
was only alive he would recognize in
Bob Benchley friend and an equal"
One suspects that the modest Mr..
Benchley, reading those affable rap
lures, did not get that far, Meantime,
in the absence of Shakespeare, he seems
happy enough on first nights to be
friendly with Samuel Shipman and the
Hattons.
John Peter Toohey, an eminent MEM
Der Of publicity's corps d'elite, is to
have a book called 'Fresh Every
Hour" published in the spring by
Messrs. Boni & Liveright. 1t seems
an infelicitous caption to a series of
stories about theatrical press agent;
but titles, they say like women and
princes, are most successful when in
sincere. Mr.. Toohey's tales are about
an impudent and ingenious gentleman
OF unnecessary occupation, entitled
Jimmy Martin; and they are good
enough to have been popular in "The
Saturday Evening Post" In
case you are interested in Herman
Melville, mariner and mystic, you will
find rich and eloquent biography of
him among the Doran enterprises. The
author is Raymond M Weaver, an in
structor in English at Columbia Uni
versity. Ii yfu are not interested in
Melville you will be in Weaver after
you have read page or two of his
history of the author of "Moby Dick"
Rabbi Lee ]. Levinger, in "a
Jewish Chaplain in France" Can output
of the Macmillan Company, tells of
his experiences with the 9th Division
IN battle, bivouac and hospital. 1t is
a persuasive personal narrative, and
1T speaks understandingly and with
sympathy of the stern business of war
A sturdy chapter at the end treats of
the Jewish soldier and Of ti-Semitism
K " 4;
Francis Hackett, pioneer editor of
"The New Republic" and one who is
soon to withdraw from that enliehten
ing periodical, supervises for the Mac
milan Company a beguiling book of
the imperishable tales of Hans Chris
tisn Andersen. children worship he
roes and heroism," says Mr.. Hackett,
because they feel the need of heroism
snd want to be heroes themselves"
The volume is edited by Miss Signe
Toksvig, who, if one may be permitted
to identify her in the vernacular, is
Mrs. Francis Hackett. Francis Hackett
quits "The New Republic" next spring.
for the more remunerative purposes of
fiction. Mr.. II. G. Hanna writes
that The Tribune's mention of Mr.. Will
sons sulky umbrage upon golf course
was Wilson personifed" Mar
guerite A. Salomon and others, while
approving of this columns suspicious
of the Tumulty memoirs. recommend