The New York herald., 1922-03-19

chance object which has nothing to
distinguish it from the rest of the
litter.-FroDt the London Nation
and AthenGUR."
Henrik Ibsen at Oxford.
CUDDENLY l caught sight of the
~ placarded announcement: The
New Theater, Oxford. (By permis-
sion of the Vice-Chancellor and the
Right Worshipful the Mayor.) The
Oxford University Dramatic Society
presents The Pretenders,' by
Henrik Ibsen." / rubbed my eyes.
What feudal times doth this old
city still endure that its choice and
master spirits must seek worship
full permission to rub intellects with
their rightful kin? And then / re-
fected that perhaps young inno-
cence was not so ingenious as /
had supposed. Had not its choice
for this particular years perform
snce fallen upon The Pretenders"
of all plays! Had it not "twigged"
or "rumbled," OF whatever the cur
rent idiom may be, that this is
Ibsen's greatest essay on kingship,
his most resolved exploration into
the responsibilities Of governance?
1t is his sternest, grimmest glori.
ficatiOn Of that hard condition,
twinborn with greatness, which has
irked so many self-centered rulers
to no more than gentle melan-
choly. What infinite hearts ease
must kings neglect, that private
men enjoy." is a purely selfish
lament. Every one must 60 who
is too dear to the King.' cries
Haakon, banishing in single self
mandatory swoop both mother and
mistress. Here, in a nutshell, il
the philosophy of kingship. Kings
ARE to consider not how jolly a
thing it is ito sit three steps above
the floor but how best they may
fulfill their trusteeship and serve
the common kinghood. Ibsen blares
this nineteenth century thought
through thirteenth century trum-
pet.-From Young Oxford and Old
Ibsen' ia the Saturday Rerielc."
The Original of Wilkie Cobb of
Daudet'. "Sapho."
MONE of the newspaper refer
~ ences to Cora Pearl-pub
lished in connection with the death
of Duval, the millionaire caterer,
whom she drove to make an attempt
on his life-mentions her distin-
guished parentage. Cora Pearls
real name was Emma Crouch, her
father being the composer of "Kath
leen Mavourneen" and "Dermot
Ashore" On Mrs. Emily Crawford
revealing this fact in an obituary
notice published in the Daily NeUs
a correspondent wrote. Il have
read with interest the account OF
Cora Pearls death which appears
in your paper. She was unques.
tionably the daughter of Frederick
Nichols Crouch; l knew the whole
family and went to school with the
younger girls in 1S54-5. Emma, the
CllhfQnf nf
about IL years of age, and appren.
ticed to milliner in Regent street.
From thence she disappeared and
was never heard of by her mother
until about year before the fall OF
the Empire. Mrs. Crouch went over
TO Paris to see if the notorious Cora
Pearl was really her long lost
daughter, and found her living in
great splendor. From the Man.
chester Guordi0R."
The Peculiarities of Shelley.
TN Shelley politics, atheism, love
and poetry were all mixed up
together. A touch of neurasthenia
added to the confusion. In so far
he was only one OF the more inter
esting specimens of humanity.
Nevertheless, his eccentricity is a
tale that grows in the telling:
granted he never could swim, he
was good shot and loved pistol