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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-06
AN ENGLISH SCHOOLMASTER
WRITES A FARCE COMEDY

American novelists must envy their
English brethren who have only to get
a lot Of guests in country house and
set them at cross purposes to make an
entertaining story. Out of every dozen
light British tales six are sure to be
about what happened at house party.
The Rev. Cyril Abingdon. headmaster
of Eton College, has taken the easy way
to make humorous story by putting
his characters in a country house and
having part of them pretend to he what
they are not in order to enable the host
to get as his guest an American girl
with whom he Is in love. He calls his
tale Through the Shadows" thc Mac
milan Company. He has an unmar.
ried girl pretend to be married in order
to play the hostess. He has brewer
pretend to be retired East Indian
civil servant in order not to offend the
mother of the American girl. who is
an ardent prohlbitionist. And he has
young Englishman pretend to be a
distinguished spiritualist in order to
induce the mother Of the girl to bring her
daughter with her. Then there is an
forces himself into the game of pre-
tense. The most remarkable thing about
the book is that 1t Is written BY
clergy man and the head of one of the
great English public schools. II is as
il the head of the Hill School of Potts.
town should write farce comedy hold
ing prohibition and spiritualism up TO
ridicule. Mr.. Abingdon has written his
comedy with brightness and sparkle.
but the wonder Is that he should have
done it at all.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-06
"A FAMILY MAN"
John Calsworthy's Play About
the Brutal, Domineer-
ing Male '......

John Galsworthy has done so much
that was fine and sincere and work
manlike that IL has always seemed n
almost every instance. a cry for re;
form, a much too definite purpose
and an unartistic tinge Of propaganda
to intrude in his plays.
That fault. i seems to us, cast q
shadow on THE Mob" on Strife
and on Justice" Extraordinarily good
acting. plus the very definite literary
qualities Of Mr.. Galsworthy. often OBJ
liberated that defect in stage presenta.
tions. but when the plays were read and
pondered over the ever recurring nav
was noticeable
In "a Family Man" (Charles Scrib-
ner's Sons), there Is almost no preach
ment and surprising preponderancee
of downright good drama over avowed
purpose. To be sure. the theme may
not be OF the most pregnant, and the
whole thing classed as a study In char.
acter rather than a perfectly hewn and
shaped play, but the whole result In
closely knit. unerringly written and
thought provoking drama, built around
a new addition to the literary gallery OF
supremely selfish people.
The wrapper speaks of the play ms
showing the breaking away or young
women from the old order" and again
as presenting ian English middle class
family disrupted by the revolt Of won.
an against the domineering male OF
course, "A Family Man. can be classed
as doing both these things. but there
have been much more clearly limned
exponents Of the Newer Womanhood
on the stage than either Athenc or
Maud of this play. and whatever
breaking away" ia doRe serves only
the more clearly to bring out the traits
of John Builder. egotistical, heavy.
handed. proud Of his dominance and
living entirely in himself.
This is the supreme merit Of "a
Family Man." and whether or not the
characteristics Of John Builder, who, in
the course Of the play. is hailed before
magistrate for beating his grown
up daughter. >"come bit thick" to
American readers for plausibility. is
after, all matter Of opinion. Nobody
can deny that there are John Build
crs" and still less can any one deny
that Galsworthy hns ACCOMPLISHED that
rare feat, the construction Of a power.
full and compelling play around a single
character. "a Family Man" is by
no means the least of the author s
achievements.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-06
"YOUNC BOSWELL"
Prof. Tinker's Fascinating Book
About the Biographer
! Of Johnson

There. have been Johnsonians for
years who have been interested IN
everything they could find about the
Great Chan. If it keeps up in the
way it has begun. there will soon be
a considerable company Of Boswellians.
Professor Chauncey Brewster Tinker,
of Yale University. has been doing his
best to increase the number Of Boswell.
ians. He is editing an edition of Bos.
wells letters and to prepare the way
for them he has published young Bos-
well' (Atlantic Monthly Press. a fas.
cinating book about the famous bioz- :
rapher
But before Tinker there was a man
who insisted that the life of Johnson
was not a life Of johnson at all. but
life Of Boswell. He said that the
ambitious and somewhat vain Scotsman
had conceived the idea that the best
way to insure his own fame was to Ell =
twine it with the fame of man nd /.
mitted to be distinguished and that while
pretending to write the life of that man
he was glorifying himself. As this
can neither be proved nor disproved it
may stand as nm interesting and enter.
tanning theory.
Professor Tinker does not indicate
whether he holds it or not. He docs
admire Boswell, however. and con .
siders him an underrated man. He has
had access to lot of hitherto unpub-
lished material about him and he finds
evidence to support his theory that Bos.
we'll was one Of the most astute men
of his time. He set out in life with
distinct purpose and he pursued that
end with consummate skill. This book
Exhibits how he did it. 1t is full OF
interesting side lights on the literary
and political life Of the eighteenth cen :
tury. For example. the story of John
Wilkes fight for his right to seat in
Parliament Is told in connection with
the story Of the way in which Boswell
made the acquaintance of Wilkes. His
most discreet and diplomatic letter ask :
ing Rousseau for an interview is given.
q letter which was written with the
deliberate purpose of fattering the van :
ity of the man and drawing him out.
Rousseau succumbed and Boswell had
many conversations with him. And 20
1t goes for chapter after chapter. The
book is one which every Johnsonial,
will find intensely interesting and it
will enlarge the number of Boswcllians.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-06
A BID FOR A THRONE
The German Crown Prince
Book About the War Is an I'm
portant Political Document

The evident purpose of the memoirs
Of the Crown Prince of Germany"
Charles Scribner's Sons) is to prove
that the man is neither so bad nor
SO stupid as he has been painted and
that he is ready to wear the crown at
any time. For this reason. If for no
other. 1t is an important historical
document.
There will be wide disagreement with
the former Crown Prince when he says
that Germany was dragged into the
war by Austria Hungary and forced
by the enemy nations to defend her
self. This is the view that was fos-
tered by the Germans through all the
years Of the fighting. The former Crown
Prince justifies' It by reporting that In
his travels before the war he found
the world arising against Germany,
while the German statesmen seemed
to be unaware of what was going on.
He says that the enemies Of Germany
took advantage Of the Serbian crisis to
start the war.
When he says that the German
statesmen were unable to understand
the psychology of the other nations, he
is able to cite abundant evidence to
prove it. Indeed. he says he tried II
convince Won Bethmann the day be-
fore England declared war that the
English would join the French. but
Won Bethmann insisted that the Eng
lish would remain neutral.
Much Of the book is devoted to
criticism Of the blundcrs Of the Govern.
mcnt before and during the war. 1t
,.o. o., ,,onL avI ;pcnnnotout that m o
military commanders had to interfere
in civil affairs to keep things going.
As to the conduct of the war. he
insists that the retreat after the first
battle of the Marne was a mistake. tfe
says the Germans had won and ought
ITO have pressed their victory. He ex.
plains that his failure before Verdun
was due to n snowstorm which delayed
the attack till ten days after the date
fixed for It, and due also to the failure
of reserves to arrive when they had
been promised.
Page after page is devoted to ex-
planning how he advised this and thar.
but that his advice was rejected. Events
proved that what he wanted done was
wiser than the thing that was done.
All this is for the purpose of suggest
ing TO the German people that the for
mer Crown Prince is much ADLER than
those who were misleading them dur
ing the war. He says he holds him
self in readiness to serve his country
whenever it summons him. The mon
archy. according to him, Is what Ger
many needs. and he favors monarchy
of the British style.
Incidentally, he pictures himself as
n dutiful son to his mother and a
model husband. suffering because Of
his enforced separation from his wife
and children. The book purports to
have been written at intervals between
the spring Of 1910 and the autumn of
1920. It is not explained why a year
and half passed between its com.
pletion and its publication. Perhaps 1t
was thought that an earlier issue of
it would not have helped the German
mOnarchists.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-06
REMY DE GOURMONT WRITES
"NOVEL SANS HYPOCRISY"

"A Virgin Heart" by the French
dmorist. poet and critic. Remy de Gour.
mont, has been translated by Aldous
Huxley. the young English purveyor of
tina passionate and is published by
Nicholas l.. Brown. who is making
available for American readers some Of
the exotic and erotic products Of the
foreign literary schools.
This highly readable novel without
hypocrisy" begins like treatise on
the coleoptera and ends like a fairy
story. Chapter discloses the hero, aged
forty. watching the amOurs Of two
keep from falling in love with the hero
inc. aged twenty, the daughter Of an
old friend. Chapter NVIII ends with
the statement: "She had found in
marriage the attentions which her ma :
ture demanded which in view of the
intervening DDS pages Of cool eroto-
mania. seems improbable. One wonders
whether NJ. lie Gourmont ever heard
Van and Schenck sing "Ain't Nature
Grand?"
1t is not likely hypothesis. for
the comedians of '"The Follies" incline
TO take passion all too trivially. There
is nothing of this attitude in "A Virgin
Heart which. though attentive to its
problem to the point of gravity. Is
deftly written, with .lightness Of
touch that suggests George Moore. in
his second period. How appropriate
by the way. to have Aldous Huxley
as translator. and how he must have
enjoyed his task. His Englshing of
the French text is marked with ease
and sympathy. though he does permit
one character to say: "Rah :" atoning
for it with an "It's me" coming from
the proper person. The very Young
will probably find "A Virgin Heart"
slightly old -fas hioned. but for middle
aged readers of twenty five or twenty
six it will prove intriguing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-06
THE REAL COWBOY
Prof. Rollins Study of Western
Type Interesting but Dis
,> illusioning

/ The Amalgamated Association of
Writers of Western Thrillcrs probably
will give Philip Ashton Rollins a vote
of heartfelt thanks for postponing the
publication Of "Thc Cowboy" Charles
Scribner's Sons) until at least 097
''thrillcrs. teeming with supposed cor
rect atmosphere" had been put on the
market. Not that Mr.. Rollins has any
particular grievance against the draw
ing room realists' who attempt to put
the tang of the West in their stories
while sitting in steam heated fiat on
Chestnut street.
His STORY Of the Cowboy" is the
historical recording of the beginning and
growth of that really typical Amer
lean character. his habits, dress. sports.
slang, his work; in fact. everything
really connected with the cowboy as
the West really knew him before he
left the ranges for the studios of Holly
wood.
The Cowboy" may disllusion many.
but it's perusal will afford an intimate
glimpse of the man of chaps and spurs.
And Mr.. Rollins says there amt no
sich animile as "twO-gun man. Is
it possible that Zane Grey. Al Terhune
md Il. NJ. Bowers and the rest have
just been Kidding us?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-06
NEW BOOKS
General

SCOTS MAfM'cS Rev FOLK? 4ors T. r Da'ssn aas
SsIn%e sss% p ,h: essssmsy We: sp
y.r 9 ThSh Sir
considerable body OF critics and Biographical
Series q ,ss bss, eoi
lection5 Of literary classics eHtsnt.
New YORK: Macmillan COMPANY.
The professor Of English at Cornell dis
pSsS tTom new Snss
F4eaa.n M ss the ss, or s n.%
New Ye4k ESsriss x Ms% ssriener Hsss@:aas son:s
,Ss New Yo9k Park has %r
ten an authoritative work on phases Of anil
me The qs' hs''S 'rt' ii sa 'mssS 'so%
photographs and drawings,
GEORGE TIDS 6t 6EYAS tESAsYpvIH ANP IHF coTsT1TT.
ton Aiva Konks. PhtisdeIphia: VII wi.
liam J. Campbell
The fascinating chronicle ef Dublin lad
t,csl ~ Of Pennsylyania both in the later
Co!Gn;al and early s,,,s Tcrodi He sue
structure Of he ccmmoGwealth; HIS career
ranged from 1881 TO lIVl, ana ne he'd many
important offices. including that which was
then known as Pres dent Of Pennsyivania
DR.. konkle has written an authoritative
monograph. which shows much illumination
on the shaping and development Of consti-
tutionalism In Pennsylvania.
Fiction
THE MASTER OF, BALI.ASTRAE Edited
by Henry Seidel Candy. New York;
Charles Scr!bners Sons.
A now volume In the practical and WELL
edited Modern Students Library DR.,
Candy. of the Yale English faculty and edi-
tor OF the New York Evening Post Literary
Review, has written a capital Introduction,
which illuminates Stevenson as fct ontst
as well as attends admirably to the special
work in hand
STORIES, BY Arthur Schnitzler. New
York: Nicholas l.. Brown
collection OF the stories by an author
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-06
More Traprock BurIesoue

A new book by DR.. Walter Il. Trap
rock. author of "The Cruise of the
Kawa." will be published by Putnams
early in the autumn. 1t will deal with
another Kawa cruise. this time to the
frozen North. The explorer rather cx-
pccts to reach the Polc--in his book.
The new volume will be similar in form
to the famous South Sea burlcsque, the
salas of which, the publishers an
nounce, already have passed the 10, 900
mark
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-06
"Amerlcan Fiction Greatest"

Before leaving the United States sew
eral days ago, w. l.. George, after a
bWsy time answering reporters ques-
tions. made the following statement ::
American fiction is the greatest in the
world. for the modern American author
has courage, faith and hope. lie has
no charity, for which, in literature,
there Is no need
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-06
Edna Ferber

Miss Edna Ferber and her mother.
who sailed for Europe early this spring.
are now at Nice. and expect to spend
the summer on the Continent. Before
she sailed Miss Ferber left with her
publishers the manuscript of n new
which they will bring out in the au.
tumn.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-06
Oreutt and the New Pops

When William Dana Orcutt. author
Of The Balance was studying early
printing in the Library at Milan, sew
enteen years ago, he became pleasantly
acquainted with young priest, the as
sistant librarian. Recently he saw a
photograph in newspaper which caught
his eye because he Immediately recog-
nized the face. The young priest of
Milan was Achille Ratti, the new Pope.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-06
Biography Of Caruso

The authorized biography of the late
Enrco Cnruso is being written by
Pierre V. X. Key. formerly musical
critic of the New York World and pub
Usher of the Musical Digest, New
York weekly newspaper, with the col
laborntion of Bruno Zirato. who was
secretary TO CarusO. The book will be
published by Little, Brown & Co., Bos.
ton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-06
"Robin" comlna In August

Readers Of THE Head of the House
of Coombe" are clamoring for the book
which continues the story Of Robin and
Donal. Mrs. Burnett has recently COM
plcted the work Of getting this COM
panion volume into final shape. Stokes,
the publishers. hope to have Robin ready
for the public the last week of August.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-06
The Largest Sale Of a Single Book

Speaking of best sellers-'Main
Street" 'If Winter Comes" ITO the
Last Man" and other novels which
run into more than hundred thou
sand-Harper & Brothers hold the rec
ord for the largest sale of a single book
ever made. This was an edition Of one
million copies Of ben Hur.' There
is still steady demand for Ben
Hur."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-06
F R Sd D.

Volume after volume continues
to be published on psychoan.
sIysis, about psychoanalysis, re-
ferrins to psychoanaiysis, or
influenced by psychosnalysis.
VIII her these books be
scientific, semi = scientific, or
merely novels with . strong
psychoanalytic infusion, Freud 10
the one name that 10 continually
invoked. Even the best selling
books on health or glands or
nerves find IL impossible to get
far without referring to Freud.
We are just issuing the 18th
edition Of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-06
I7ocKTloNS
). GERALD o'DoNovAN

a, GERALD o'DoNovAN
r.J,.llv this novel; which we
t",;sve to be the finest we have
s,.r .s., published, is being rseos:
ss;..d ss. a. the great work Of ar.
.n., n IL. Louise Maunsell Field
= ny .hs Nsw York Times, D. Ken.
~ J. Lsrb in the Detroit Nes0s,
4 .Svis Lewisohn in The Mcfion'
iiis.~siiyn ! Jones in the Chicago
ts.sc;os Post, the NcW York
sr..,oid. ETC., are unanimous in
~ truly wholehearted praise
q n, v:sor, dramatic intensity,
and artistry.
The Detroit News calls II "A
,..einating novel, superbly writ:
-. a dramatic and
moving mo- story of two young
girls
B0NISLNERIG4T
euAasos,y = NEW YORK n,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-06

who Is better known on this SIDE Of the At.
authorized from the German and is by o. r.
Theis. who contributes a scholarly introduc:
tion analy1ing Schnitzler as o thinker and
writer. The book contains. among its gems
of short.ietter fiction. The Murderer and
The Blind Geronimo and His Brother"
COLLIDE GREEN. BY Samuel Merwin. In.
The story Of a modern. self assured Amer
ican Eirl. shrewdly observed and sympa-
thetically. set forth by q trained hctionist
Has rich vein Of humor and human un-
derstanding.
ADR1ENNE TONER BY Anne Douglas
sedswick. Boston, Houshton-Minhn
An uncommon book. remindful Of Henry
James In Its content and style. Interpreting
the reactions Of a typical English group to a
amonE its conservatism. The picture OF
does not seem very characteristic OF
American women q. we know them on this
side OF the pond
HIDDEN GOLD. BY wilde Anthony. New
York.: Macaulay Company.
a thrilling story OF the turbulent west.
written with much vgor.
THE RED CAVALIER. BY Gladys Edison
Locke. Boston: PAGE Company.
An exciting and aliorins romance ~ the
vendettas. treason to Brahma. a domtna ting
old English gentlewomar. lovers and sleuths
move briskly enough through the battling
plot
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-06
Danes Like "Lovey Mary"

"T.ovey Mary" by Alice Ilegan Rice,
has Just come out In a dfth edition In
the Danish translation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-06
AT THE FREE LIBRARY

Books added to the Free Library. Thir-
teenth and Locust streets. during the week
ending June ]
Miscellaneous
Greene l.. S.---'School Shop Installs ton
and Maintenance"
Meynell Alice---'Second Person Singular
and Other Essays"
Fiction
Ankers. Jens-''Two Dead Men"
Chekhov. Anton-"Cooks Wedding and
Other Stories .
Glasgow Ellon---"One Man in His Time. "
Groner. AuRusta-'Lady in Blue"
McCarter. NJ. H.---"Homeland.
Maurois. Andre-"General Bramble.
Pertwee, Roland-'Men Of AFFAIRS
Thomson. Edith--''Afterglow.'
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-07
Park City Factory Basketball League
Park City Factory PinochIe League

nained in the Johnson circuit there is little doubt that he would have been transferred to New York in 1903, when New York took the place of Baltimore. McGraw's coming to the Giants saved the National League in New York, bolstered up the weak era in baseball, for in 1903 peace was declared between the National and American Leagues.
 John T. Brush, who had owned the clubs in Indianapolis and Cincinnati and had purchased the New Yorks from Freedman, brought McGraw to New York and started that reorgani- zatton which converted the Giants in to real power. In 1902 McGraw could not undo the errors which had been made under the management of Smith and Foge1 but there was a big change for the better.
 In 1903, building around ChriSty Mathewson, Joe McGinnity and Jack Cronin, pitchers; Roger Bresnahan, catcher, and Dan McGann, first base man as nucleus, McGraw developed valiant fight and finished second to the Pirates. In 1904 the Giants, un- der the virile leadership of McGraw, won the first pennant New York had rie, still alive at 73, over on Staten Island, repeated his success of 1888.
 In 1905 the baseball world rang with the praises of N1cGraw. for he
  the Giants, but led them to their first world championship in the famous series with the Athletics, which saw Matty pitch three shutouts- In 1921, having won seven pennants and beat en the record of Connie Mack, Mo Graw led the Giants to victory over 1he Yankees. The winning of the pennant was truly a great personal triumph. Only. McGraw could have pulled that club to the top after the Pirates had piled up a lead of seven games and appeared headed straight for the flag.
 During the last week there has been considerable conjecture regard ing McGraw's plans for next season. There is great interest in his inten- tions as regards leading his club from the coaching lines or the bench Last season he managed the Giants from the dugout, and we will say that he will lead them again this season from the bench.
 We learned yesterday that Mo GrawS name is not among the 40 which have been sent to John Heyd- Ter as the reserve list of the Giants. This means that McGraw is not eiigi- ble to don a uniform and go -on the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-07

A Western paper recently printed a picture of Joe Cans and Joe Wa1cott in the ring at San Francisco before the bell rang for the great 2o-round draw they fought.
 Do you think any lightweight of to- day could hold Joe Walcott to draw? ~
 Kid Lavigns got Walcott when Joe was at the top of his form and not only stayed 15 rounds. but gave Joe a hiding to boot Of course Walcott had to make weight. Do you think we have one today who could do it
 Frenk Erne stopped Cans when the latter was at his best, He also out pointed Lavigne. Can you name a lightweight of today who could do those things?
 Some say we have better fighters not appearing in public.
 In those days the fighters had to go 20 and 25 rounds and often fought to finish. There /ere no ten and 15-round things. One or the other usually lost by a K. O. Then they had to fight every inch and still keep bit back for the 25th round Clabby Given a Benefit in Australia.
 Jimmy ClaIbby, who has retired from the ring and entered the mar riage ring. was given a big benefit show at Sydney recently and grabbed off quite a few buckets of jack
 On the night of the benefit many appeared, among them be- ing Dal Hawkins, Jim Barron, Dave Smith and CIabby himself
 Corhett, the Wandering Minstrel.
 Jim Corbett, the actor, who was