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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-05-14
Spanish and italian Books.
Surveyed by ARTHUR LIVINGSTON.

PirandeIlo and Nicccuemi-'The New"
Theater in Italy-Pirande.lo' Tales
Annie Vivanti and Elizabeth Rib
ins-Two Spanish Co,umnists-A
Strong Story by Ibanez-
AIow that London critics have
IN taken rather enthusiastically
to play called ''Six Charac-
tiers in Search of an Author" by
Luigi Pirandello. it is more than
probable that some American pro-
Queer may be tempted by this inter
esting effort in the new Italian style.
what Italians mean by such new
ness" can be made clear by con-
trast between this play and "Aci-
DALAI the most recent publication Of
Dario Niccodemi.
Nieeodemi's Latest Comedy.
Niccodemi. born in Livorno. an
emigrant to Argentina. returning to
Italy triumphant by way OF Mime.
Rejane's theater in Paris, is the Be-
lasco. so to speak, of the Italian COM
mercial stage. To something like our
broadway production" he seems
content to confine the remarkable
talent he showed in his earliest plays
OF these we have seen two in the
United States: The Shadow (Om-
bra). with Ethel Barrymore. and
Remnant" (Scampolo), with Mary
Nash Such comedies are all exam
pies of what the Italians. with COM
prehensible eagerness to put the
blame somewhere, call French
plays" in plot. involving some varia-
ton OF the bourgeois triangle. leav-
ing interest to depend in large part
upon brilliant and risque dialogue.
There is no question Of Niccodemi's
mastery OF this conventional FORM
His comedies literally TEEN with
clever lines.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-05-14

Of an Argentine cowboy. torn be-
tween alcohol and superstition, we
find Ibanez returning from the pro-
lix novel to the compact character
portrait that is the strength Of his
very best work.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-05-14

of human nature to connect it with
the busy universe outside.
We signalize Gel prestamo de la
defunta" (The Widows Loan) to
those critics who think that Blasco
Ibanez is about done. In this figure
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-05-14

However this may be. Annie Vi
vanti has succeeded in lifting an oc-
casional cause celebre" into litera-
ture, separating herself, by a con-
siderable interval, from those writers
who turn the passions exposed to
public view in the law courts into
serial thrillers. Some time ago, il
will be remembered. Elizabeth Ro-
bins electrified the Anglo-American
public with a serial novel called MY
Little Sister"-a moving tale of the
white slave traffic which fell admir-
ably into the uplift spirit prevalent
just before the war Under title of
"Naia Tripudians" (the Latin name
for an East Indian cobra) Annie
Vivanti gave this story an Italian
dress in manner that smacked fla
gravity of plagiarism. We were so
ungallant as to call attention to this
apparent borrowing in the Roman
Epocd; whereupon the author of
"Naia Tripudians." in reply. justified
her use of Miss Robbins's theme ON
the ground of its social urgency.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-05-14
A Comedy Still to be Written.

Nothing could be more unreal. for
Instance. than that the characters of
. story should suddenly step forth
into ordinary life and attempt TO ad-
faSl the fictitious existence with
winch an author has clothed them TO
ths facts of the normal world Artists
pride themselves on attaining a more
aDproximate consciousness OF the
-thing in ITSELF than Ute. with ap
IT'S hypOcrisies and compromises. can
possibly have. Is this claim well
foandede Pirandello. with surprising
Ingenuity. introduces six charar' es-.
who have lived a story. into the false
environment OF the drama They az
pesr on the stage as cr,ucs OF the
manager and OF the acjors who
woald reproduce their experiences.
In this comedy. which he cleveriy de-
scribes as still 10 be wr.tfse. two
realities. IL not three. are at once ST
fnts conflict: the Characters as they
actually were COR as they thought
themselves to be) and the same char
acsers as the world sees them.
II be quite just. one must note
that this idea. strikingIy original as
u here appears. is not wholly new.
sHx Characters in Search OF an Au-
thor- belongs to the lineage OF Cal
drrsais Life Is a Dream" and il
p<ns,ic motive is bewiIderment. the
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-05-14

n New lneater nat 10 NOT New.
The very strength of six Charac-
tiers in Search of an Author" suggests
a query as to whether anything fun
damentally new can come from this
passion for novelty that is noticeable
both in Italy and France. In the
latter country writers have been try
ing, with a more or less deliberate
eye on the American market, to adapt
our novel of action to French usIs. in
plots where something concre.e Is
happening all the time. They have
invented accordingly wild East"
asia, Tunis, Morocco). correspond
ing to our wild West" peopling
these newly discovered territories
with maidens who may be ravished
only after such adventures as are IA
miliar TO any frontier romance. But,
aIasi Strip these new tales of the
mechanical element in plot and we
have nothing left but the trite bou-
doir sentimentality of the old school.
So the Italian "grotesque" is but a
new sauce for very old dish-the
conventional emotions that arise
from conventional views of the vari-
Gus social relations. One may rist a
general affirmation. indeed The mid
die classes of Latin Europe seem to
have learned little or nothing from
the war, and by reconstruction they
mean simply a return to the stable
premises of life that obtained before
1914. II then their writers come out
OF the war period with no new aspi-
ration. no new criticism of life, how
can there be any hope of a really
new literature? Nothing but money
is in flux in bourgeois Europe And
the poetry of money. unfortunately.
was written a hundred years ago.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-05-14
Pirandello's Latest Tales.

Meanwhile. in two rather extensive
volumes, Pirandello has collected the
thirty odd stories-"Tales for the
Year Long" (Novello per un anno)-
that he has been issuing in as many
months. Six or eight of these tales
are of high order for characterize
ton or incident-figures and situa-
tons of italian rural life which re-
fleet as Pirandello himself says ''the
too great bitterness and the too scant
Joy with which / have ever looked
upon the world" III fumo" (Smol<e)
is a story of greed. chicanery and
vengeance, in the SiciIian sulphur
region. II FORTUNATE" (The Lucky
Ones) and ''yisto che non piove
CIV .ather permitting )
are satires OF rustic clericalism. Pr
ranfello's mastery of tragic or
comic situation C-Formalities." "Old
Frie-ds." The Bat" GEOGRAPHY $
Womb BE- examples in this collection)
are doubtless equaleG by some
others among the test Italian au-
thors; bu. there are few who COM
bine invention with his sprightly
'ronical witticism and his clear Wis
ualization of the Italian peasant
type. In this latter respect verga
only is his equal. An example OF
Pirandello's hest writing in this re-
6ional field-io it he owes his emer-
gene TO a commanding position in
contemporary Italian letters-is for
tunately available IN English in Mr.
Goldbergi rendition Of "Sicilian
ZINES" G.umie di Sicilia). published
by I.nca
Anri. WANTS Witty Stories.
II 'Ginis'' talso collection OF
tales). Anri. v1vantj. in tho full ma
'urity OF her years.. is suddenly
adopting a manner that is frisky. "a
say the least. There are two stories
herr which may be caIlet, perfect
7 tfOttt stlig iEdSbIdD4t St40OlttS Ol
measurement; though their themes
in The unadulterated spirit of I.atir
saye;y. d. qor admit Of summary In
English. Nevertheless ~Beransere'.
Engagement Party" (vigilia di Ma
talel and I'll tenebroso amore'
/ (which. with a gratuitous allusion Z,
Bajzac. might be rendered 'Un,
renebreL>c Affaire'D are rapid. roll
licking farcnA worked out with sur
prise on SURPRISE. and with no posi-
bilities of laughter left unrealized.
During Carducci's life time. Ami,
yivanti used to be famous as the only
woman writer of whom that sturd.
defender OF the social k:erarchie:
could find a good word u SAP. and II
the sonnet entitled TO Annie hs
was repGted to have insured her an
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-05-14
Two Spanish Humori.ts.

The Improbable Doctor Gel
Doctor InverosimiD of Ramon Co
mez de la Serna gives this interest,"
ing Spanish author the opportunity
for collecting essays with a wide
range of playfulness; where humor.
fancy. seriousness and deliberate
nonsense arc juxtaposed in o some
what bewildering fashion. This won
der-working doctor is something of
a Sherlock Holmes. diagnosing dis
eases ard finding cures from the OBJ
servation of symptoms not commonly
known to medicine. though they are
well known to satire Here, really.
we have the devire OF a newspaper
coiumnist for systenatizing his crit
icism of the foibles of daily life-the
Archie of Don Marquis or the Diary
OF F. r. A. a more compelling speci-
men of this type of Spanish humor
may be found in the recent volume
of Julio Gambia. la rama valera
(The Globe-Trotting Bullfrog). an
assemblage of the articles that ap-
pear from week to week in the great
liberal daily. FL Sol.
Gabriel Miro. in his s'Nuestro
Padre San Daniel Daniel the
PropheD, makes one of these studies
of Spanish regional life (the village
OF Oloza) which are as colorful and
characteristic as they are insignia
cant in content With these curates
and chaplains and humble believers
one steps into the Europe that never
changes, that forms a little ancient
world quite apart by itself with only
the common weaknesses and impulses
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-05-14

sense of confusion which the mind
feels in its effort to grasp its own
conflicting impulses and emotions in
a maze of things that are not what
they seem. This is mood. more
over, prominent in much of the Span
ish literature of our day. Good ex-
ampies of it might be cited both from
Unamuno and from Perez de Ayala.
though noteworthy. in this connec-
ton. is the fact that PirandeEo does
not read Spanish.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-05-14
The Reaction Against the
French Play.

To escape from the French" play
Italian writer's have in the past
turned TO other foreign models such
as Ibsen and Strindberg. and with
considerable success. it must be ad-
mitted. in the case of Roberto Braeco
and Z. A Butt. Or more frequently
they have restored to a native tradi-
ton the dialect regional play of Col
doni. GaIlina and Libero Photo.
which Salvatore di Giacomo. to men,
ton only one among many. has re
adapted in a truly modern way.
The post-bellum twist given to this
search for novelty has been the in
.yention of the so-called 'grotesque.'
Ia the finer nuances OF sentiment
this term. which is taken over from
ths old esthetics of painting. means
the frightening or exagseration OF a
given feeling till it produces its oppo-
site effect The comic. that is. de-
rises from an overcoming OF the
tragic, and, vice versa. the tragic Is
produced by an exasgeration of the
comic. Along the broad lines of plot.
however. the "grotesque" implies
simply detachment from reality. as
reality is ordinarily understood with
q rree rein given to fancy. ingenuity.
fmagination.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-05-14
The World of Foreign Books

Immortality she was not, as a writer.
likely to earn in her own right
Plagiarism of an American
Best Seller.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-05-14

Pirandello and Nicccuemi-The New
Theater in Italy-Pirande:lo's Tales
Annie Vivanti and Elizabeth Rib
ins-Two Spanish Coiumnists-A
Strong Story by Ibanez-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-12-21
A SAFE TEST.

For those who are in need of a rem
edy for kidney troubles and backache,
it is good plan to try Doan's Kidney
Pills. They are strongly recommended
by Mineral Point people. Ask your
neighbor
Beu Tonkin, plasterer and stone
mason, lbs Spruce St, Mineral Point.
says; Il had a bad attack of kidney
complaint and / got so | could hardly
get about | thought at first it was
rheumatism. My kidneys were disor-
dered and the secretions passed too
frequently. Ny back never let up pain
ING and it broke my rest at night One
day friend recommended Doan's Kid
ney Pills so | went to the Rexall Drug
Store and got two boxes. | used them
as directed and they cured me up sound
and we'll have been telling people
about Doan's ever since they cured me
Price 80 cents. at an dealers. Dom
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr. Tonkin had. Foster Milburn Co.
Afgrs.. Buffalo. N. Y.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-12-21
THE SOCIALISTS THANKSGIVING
DAY PRAYER

Editors note: The Socialists organ
in Milwaukee. long ago, denounced the
Christian religion, and Lenine and
Trotzky closed the churches and de-
prived the people of the rights of wor-
ship 10 Russia These outrages in
spired this article
Oh, Lord, we do not know that Thou
art, nor do we care whether Thou art,
but we will admit that Thou art a Su-
preme Being, else we invoke the wrath
of christian men and women by our in
fidelity
We thank Thee, Oh Lord, such as
Thou art, for the manifold blessings
we enjoy. even in our degeneracy. We
thank Thee that our cause has tri-
umphed and that our crusade against
civilazationn and social order has
achieved new victories. We thank
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-12-21
DAVE ROSE AN EDITOR


Nearly every person in this section
knows Dave Rose. or knows of him. as
he was born and reared in our neigh.
boring town, Darlington; has been
mayor OF the states metropolis, and for
years and years has been noisy on the
public platform as Democrat Well,
what of him! Simply the fact that he
has launched out as an editor His
sheet is headed The True Democrat"
and the first number appeared the first
week % this month. It's snappy like
unto his speeches But he has history
TO buck ia bis.elrorts to prove that the
old Democratic party, which he is aim
ing to revive, rs the only party that
can save the country from going to the
bow vows. Let's think, diden't friend
Dave shout at one time: Party be
damned ?"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-12-21
HARD RIDDEN BY INSPECTORS.

We were told by the operator of
cheese factory the other day that he
had been visited by many state officials.
OF course they all draw salaries and
draw mileage and expenses when they
travel. The state pays them; the tax
payer gives the money to the state to
pay them with. First came the SAM
tary Inspector, then the health inspec-
tor, then the fire inspector, and so, one
followed another until he had received
visits from nine state inspectors. Each
one Of them draws salary; each IS re-
imbursed for his expenses; each is a
burden upon the taxpayer. Why could
not the work Of all or several have been
doubled or multiplied so that 1t all
might have been done by one or per-
haps two inspectors As all business
people of the state know to their dis
gust, cheese factories are not the only
institutions pestered by the non essen
tial inspectors.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-12-21

Thee that believers in our creed have
subdued nations and turned their peo-
pies backward toward barbsrism; have
established rspine and lust and murder
in the places where Thy name was
taught and have served The blood Of
innocents in gobleis ia honed from hu-
man skulls at our sacrameufs. We
thank Thee that Thou didst raise up
from the loins Of the masses one, who
we have Amounted as Saint Lenin, that
we may worship him in the fullness Of
our hearts. Yea, great is Saint Lenin !
Milwaukee True Democrat.
Why not add: Yes, and great is
Berger.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-12-21

ppm Glad Pm One" Said Agnes.
Uncle Peter had spoken of Uncle
Samta's lavishness in far countries
Edith voiced ii when she wanted to
know If IL would be of any use for
them TO expect anything that Christ
mas, whether or not they were to hang
up their stockings. You'll put your
foot in it If you DO" said George mo.
She won't" said Uncle Peter: II have
had a special delivery letter from
Uncle Santa, saying that he has had
his eye on this house for the last
twelvemonth, and that this will be one
Of his stopping places because from II
so much of service for others has been
going out. He says that you are his
gardeners, and that you have planted
so many seeds of kindness that lot
Of beautiful things viii be sure to
come up. That is always the way, he
says; in fact it is the way In which
he got rich himself"
This was very pleasant assurance
for the children. II made them think
Of a happy mistake that one of them
had made when they were having war
gardens all over the town. A certain
Mr.. Peso had been appointed by the
mayor MS inspector of gardens for the
whole place, and one day Betty point
ed him out to a friend with whom she
was walking. "There goes Mr.. Rose"
she said; hes an expecter of gar
dens :"
When the children had been re-
minded Of Mr.. Rose they also remem-
bered what Betty had done at their
last Christmas party; stalking heavily
and p0mpOusly down the room, she
had said I'm Mr.. Atlas. who holds
up the world" So one OF them stood
on iiptoe, threw back her head and
threw ont her arms and said: I'm
Uncle SANTA Claus, who LOids up the
world Wen done r. cried Uncle
Peter that's just It'll"
There wasn't any disappointment in
the house the next morning. "Dld you
get aIl that you wantedY' asked
Uncle Peter. Yes" said Mary
Were you at all Disappointed
No said Mary. When Mary said
Goodness her mother said, "You
shouldn't say goodness, Mary" ezra.
clouS ~ said Mary. But Mary was too
excited to have "a care for her ex-
preSsions. in describing the situation
afterwards she said: II was in a per
feet stupor Of excitement"
Uncle Peter had a present. too.
After all the rest had been made
happy Agnes brought out parcel
and when Uncle Peter opened II there
were too big books that told over
again the story OF all that America
had stood for and accomplished This
made him very glad indeed, and he
asked them TO write his name on the
ny leaf and TO say that IT was from
his Young Americans. Then the
christmas party ended with verse
OF oar national anthem, heartily sung
snd followed by all the other vsrses
with hurrah for Unce sam instead
Of an amen
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-12-21
Uncle
S ANITA Claus
BY Christopher G.. Hazard

10, 1922 Western Newspaper Unions
sSTELL us story. Uncle Peter"
1 said the children. MS they
climbed over their kindly relative one
Christmas eve. "A story" repeated
Uncle Peter, affecting surprise but
willing to draw upon his neXhaustihle
stock "well have you ever heard of
Uncle Santa CLAUSE" "Oh you mean
Uncle Santa Claus y exclaimed Jack.
NO | don't" said Uncle Peter ~
mean the old man with the plug hat,
the blue swallowtall coat. the striped
breeches; the old man with eyes like
stars and smile that never comes off
excepting when somebody is treadng
on somebody else; the old man with
the striped flag, whose headquarters
is up in Alaska; the biggest Santa
Claus there is "All right. then,
answered the children, "tell us about
him"
We'll" said Uncle Peter, 'he has
his hands full just now and Is doing
all he can to fill the hands OF others.
The air is so noisy with wireless cries
and clamors, there are so many hands
reaching orc over the seas that he is
almost distracted Ever since he got
back from the great war he has
been repairing its damage and renew
ing the prosperity that it spoiled And
long before that he was in the Christ
mas business. He surprised China by
refusing to accept the great sum OF
the Boxer indemnity He let the Gu
bans have Cuba when he had made
them free, and many thought that he
had right to take that fair island
for himself He is working hard mt
his task of making America truly
American, a sober, Industrious, en-
lightened, prosperous, happy, Christ
masy nation"
I'm glad I'm one of his American
children said Agnes, when Uncle
Peter had concluded; with which SEN
timent all the rest agreed.
A little cloud of doubt had arisen
on the Christmas sky, however, as
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-12-21
SOMEBODY MUST PAY.

There is one cogent argument against
canceling European debts to the United
States. hey can't be cancelled; they
can only be transferred. Loans to
foreign countries were made out Of
funds derived from sale of Liberty
bonds in this country. II Europe does
not pay back the money she obtained
from the proceeds of these bonds, it
mnst be raised by federal taxes imposed
upon Americans,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-12-21
BADLY SPLIT UP

Just after the recent election voter
was asked how he and his family voted
"Weu, said he. I'VE were badly
split up. voted the democratic ticket,
the baby was wet. my wife was dry,
and the dog voted the socialist ticket. =
But how do you know that the dog
voted the socialist ticket" the quest
Toner asked. "Well. he just sat up on
his launches and howled
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-12-21

SEVERAL of the National Banks Of
this state have started action to claim
exemption from payment of city and
state taxes, basing their claim that
they are not subject to local taxes If
this does not entitle them TO be com
munity suckers, tax-dodgers and non
essential citizens, what doesf
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-12-21
Local Overflow.


Pay less aud dress better Buy
your clothes Of G. Varlin
MIR. and Mrs. Andrew Grange re-
turned Sunday from visit in Milwau-
kee
Miss Laura Scott of Monroe was
guest of Miss Shirley Goelz last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wnfred Bloom enter
tanned fourteen friends with bounte-
Gus dinner and supper at their farm
home Dec. 10th.
Mr. and Mrs. N J KietFer are
home from three weeks stay in Texas
on business and pleasure. One week
was spent at the Rio Grande Valley and
two weeks with Mr. and Mrs John
Kieffer at Marshall, Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Froh re-
turned to Blue Mounds Thursday, &C
companied by her mother, Mrs John
Goldsworthy, who will visit there,
Mrs. T. L. Pagel was guest of
Mrs, H. L. Jolly at Darlington Satur-
day.
Mrs. Alvin Tyer left Saturday for
Chicago to visit her daughter, Mrs
Reuben Harris.
Theodore Smith returned to Chica-
90 on Saturday, accompanied by his
mother, Mrs. Mary Smith, who will
spend the winter there.
Mrs E. j Engels returned last
week from a visit with her daughter.
Mrs Joseph Logue, 10 South Wayne
and with her son in Bellville.
Darrell Regain spent Friday with
his son Frank at ST Joseph's Hospital
in DodgeviIle and reports him getting
on as well as can be expected
Miss Florence Ross came on Friday
from Detroit. Mich, to spend the hoIi-
day season with her mother, Mrs. l..
A. Ross
MIR and Mrs. Fred Farnsworth
of Chicago were guests at the home &c
DR. Charles Ross during the past week,
Peter Stendebach arrived last week
from Grand Rapids, MINI, to spend
the winter with his daughter Mrs
George Tonkin.
C. c Godsworthy departed for
Chicago Friday where he and his wife
will spend the holiday season with their
daughter, Mrs j. J Colmer.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cox left Saturday
Tor visit with her daughter, Mrs. S.
s. Wilson, at Hazel Green.
Mrs. David Brown returned last
week from a three weeks visit in Chic
ago with her daughter, Mrs. William
Bowes.
Mrs. George Harker and Mrs.
Walter Humbert Of Waldwick were
guests of f. J. Davis Thursday and Fri
day.
Willard Johnston is home from Chi
cago, where he graduated from the
chemistry course at the Chicago univ
ersity,
Gerald Salmon and wife were call
er5 at the Sidney Murrish home at
Dodgeville the other day.
Mrs. John Gorgen, Jr., and Mrs.
Fred Branger were visitors at Darling
ton one day last week.
GAINESVILLE business men purchased
200 Christmas trees to line the business
streets of the city The Chamber of
Commerce bought the entire shipment
and sold them to the business men at
cost.
For a high quality smoke ask for
THE Little Don"
) Cents
Canaries, guaranteed singers, at