Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-05
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yourself tho man OF the hour. John
DOS Passos. author of tho much dis
Husseu Three Soldiers" tasted the
sweets and tho bitternessc, Of IL This
week when he arrived in Now YORK;
lot the hrst time since tho pubIica-
tioh or his hook. lie has had his
very hrst glimpse OF the book since
~ was accepted for publication. He
mad not oven seen what John Farrar
pad dono to II in editing 1t. More
than onco In the course of tho next
hour no had to look TO Mr. Enrrar
to receive confirmation about points
In the book. There were seven lady
reporters from different papers, but
unfortunately they were far more In.
tcrcstcd In what Dos Passos thought
about the success OF the Three Sol.
dicrs' than they were In the thrill
Ing story OF his adventures in Rus
sia and Turkey and Persia. in-cruys-
ing the Syrian desert and being
nearly murdered there
Some people liked afr waddinx-
ton of Wy"k" and some found 1t over
drawn. but there can be no DOUBT
mat The Life aud Death Of Harriet
. Frcan" is written In May Sincinir's
best manner. The story IS the trag-
edy. the comedy and tho pathos OF
the nicely behaved" Refinement
I was distinctly 'bcforc-the-war yIr-
tue IL is the principal virtue OF
the F'rean family. Indeed. as time
4 passes even young Harriet prefers
those evenings at home with her
! father and mother and volume OF
4 the poets 10 the amuscmcnts enjoyed
! By most people OF her own age. Har-
rict rises TO the supreme .rS. Of nice
behavior but ether her sacrifc. 4.
worth II to her or 10 any ono else
is 81 matter that is handled with tho
necuiiar ruthicssness snd insight Of
Miss Sinclair. The wages OF sin may
be death. but curiousiy enough thx
wages Of nice behavior as IL appears
10 MISS Sinclair are scarcely likely
| 10 rhiSe the standards n. behavior
among her readers.
4 Daring Experiment.
| II ~ unique and Interesting idea
! 10 collect the three novels and two
Ehort stories which John r;alsworthy
has written about the Forsyte family
into one volun" called "'The Fotsyt.,
saga" il naturally mahes large
| hook, about loo pages In ALI u s
certainly evidence OF Mr.. Gals
-vor,hy's own faith In the story as q
whole. for smch publication naturally
VIII Interior" with tho rhle- OF the
individual volumes now included in
tho big book The Awakening" H.
the only ono likely not to suffer. ana
that - the result of the delightful
! appearance of tho book rather than
shc subject matter. Few novelIsts of
| our day have dared make Ia. .x-
pertinent Of writing so many novels
/ about one single family. In M
! GalSwor,hy's case one book has FUR
there! she Interest IN tn" others. hut
IL Is scarcely method 10 he recon-
| m"nd"d to young authors.
II has tccn something OF a dread
i full revelation 10 americans who had
| enjoyed the famous Maraot Auto
/ jtiography," which her husband Is
j quoted rs having hoped could no, be
worth the money his wife had real
ES' from its publication. 10 discover
MAT our interest In the anecdotes Of
that hook should have given Mrs
.isuui,h so peculiar an idea OF Amer
lean taste. 1t is related ON good au-
thori,y that the early lecture APP
pcarances OF tho ''lady with the SER
penis tongue" had their element Of
mutual revelation and tina, she dis
covered IL was not so entirely simple
IA matter to sell the States" Amcri-
cans are eag"r and enthusiastic and
they have given a warm welcome 10
many different English lecturers. so
/ warm that GONE OF those lecturers
have not realized that we could stili
retain the power Of criticism. One
wonders whether Mrs Asdu:,h viii
relate as eagerly In England tire
s;o"y 81 her American tumbles as she
| eOld here the story OF "Dandclion.'
The man who has Tough; his way
up from the depths Is always a big
story 10 us. i'm FULLY is himself
quite conscious OF the tremendous
odds which surrounded him from the
time when 49, wind howlcd when
tie was born" Ia the day when his
first novel. Emmett LAWYER" was ac-
| copied for publication. One does not
4 need 10 he told that such n novel Is
i su,Obiographical You could not
have fought your way from the cor
/ ioding. Observation-Disclosures at
~ atmosphere OF an orphan asylum. made
u name as prize fighter and then
discover that the lure Of beauty was
too strong to be resisted without
being absorbed in your own story
Jim Tully's st, - is IA big human in
terest story. through the first chap
ter he is still fighting his way TO the
power Of expression. hut once his
material gets him in fun swing En-
NETT Lawler" takes hold not TO let
go.
A New Cnrus0 Hook
While the papers are still full of
Caruso II Is quite fitting that n new
Caruso book which ~ genuine god
send to Gingcrs should be published.
"Caruso and the Art OF Singing" by
salvatore Fucito and Barnet J. Boyer,
VS. singers book. Fncito was Ca
rusco's coach and accompanied. lie
says OF this book: 1.-TWO considcra-
lions prompted me to write this book
on Enrico Caruso's art: first, the de
sire to pay my tribute to the memory
of fiiend and Il great artist, and.
second. the hope that ! could pass
on to all who are concerned with the
art CT singing Caruso's method in
breathing ard producing tones. his
vocal exercises and his views on
vocal technique, his ideals OF singing
as well rs his practical advice to
singers. have dwelt on his life
only in 30 far as 1t was closely re-
lated to ms art. and I have cssayed
10 get down some of his rccollections
he was so fond Of telling. When
ever have quoted Caruso / have
= endeaVored TO recall as nearly rs pos
slbie the exact words he used" 1t
scarcely needs emphasis to suggest
mat singers and would DO singers
must lie eager indeed for this prpc-
t1Cal advice from The exncrInp,o of