New Britain herald., 1926-02-09

Galsworthy, The Show
 Garick, The Lying Valet
 Gibson, Kesrel Edge
 Gillette, Electricity
 Hamilton, New Poor
 Harvard Plays. 47 Workshop Herford, Whatll You Have? Howard, They Knew What They
 Wanted
 Kaufman. Beggar on Horseback Kelly. Show-off
 Lincoln. Managers
 Lonsdale, Aren't We All
 Marriott, One Act Plays
 Martin, Smilin' Through
 Masefield, Trial Of Jesus
 Muro. The Rumor
 Nelson, Day Before Commencement O'Neill, Beyond the Horizon O'Neill, Desire Under the Films PhillpottS. povonshirc Cream Pollock. Enemy
 Thanhouscr, End Of the Rope Thondike, Tragedy of Mir, Punch Turgenev. Plays
 Nane, Outward Bound
 Walker, Kings Cireat-Aunt Sits on
 the floor.
 Zanewil. Too Much Money
 Just opposite the main entrance Of the library hangs the Drama Calendar, a weekly guide 10 thea trcal and musical entertainment.
 A group of representative New y r< theatre-goers form the Play 4ong committee which reports on all new productions. Their opinions are embodied in reviews edited hy and unprejudiccd comments. It's purpose Is 10 help you select the plays which you want 10 see. The Calendars articles are grouped un- der new productions--in the foreign thoatre--theatre guide-openngs-- on the sCreen-muscaf comedies and music of the week. The latter is especially good, listing all the pro- Erammes of the artists appearing In New York for the week.
 The Drama magazine, one spon- sored by the Drama League of RIllfIltI lS one Dl lIlN lllDSL ltGI bI'' magazines in the drama field. It Is made up of articles about the stage. playWrights, actors, new departures in the theatre world and occasionally few plays. Bound with Drama is The Little Theatre Monthly which Is particularly concerned with the amateur theatre. There are nume- erous suggestions for clubs or groups who wish 10 produce 9 play,
 New Books
 Trial of Jesus by John Nascfield.
 Mascfield is now at the height Of his artistic powers, consequently the play is not q poor one. Where it eX- cnls is in the realism of the scene, which. tho ancient, might easily except for custom and ceremony he one of modern times during the Great var or in Soviet Russia. Tn" trial is imprcgnatcd with the breath of today. The reader is easily made an eyewitness of that subtle iron ical. credulous thing, the feeling Of race against an individual. 522~-M 37 ii.
 Man With a Load of Mischief by Ashley Dukes.
 X romantic comedy Of manners, the scene of which is laid at way side inn in in" carly nineteenth century. Throughout thc play there is a struggle between sincerity and intrigue. A nobleman with his ser want. lady and her maid spend n night at the inn. The play las a flavor and an air, demanding eN- pnricncod and discriminating acting 1t is good reading. S2@-p5S.
 Panchatantra. translated by \. W. Ryder.
 A book of ancient fahl|s and par ablcs translated from the fiv" books In Sanskrlt. Originally ines" stories were intended as 2 guide 10 right living for three royal princes of inc Vale of Kashmir. After two thou sand years of. uso both for the source material and entertainment, they are still as fresh in spirit as when ;htv were written. .c--P19. Dramatizlng Child Health by Grace T. HalloCk.
 A usablc, well organized contri- button to the field of child health Improvement. Contains chapters on the writing. and producing. and odu- cational values Of dramatics, and in addition a number of plays dia- logues, singing and dancing Cam"s and other uscfrl material. 799-H 1E,
 Corncrstoncs of Auction Bridge by Carl Ehlcrmann.
 An exceptionally clear simple treatment which is free from the usual confusing complexities of bridge tactics. Ky it's carefully graded steps with each basic princi- pic repeated, illustrated and sum- marized in terse slogans easily re- mcmhcred the beginner advances on sure knowledge Of what he is do- ing 10 the playing Of a consistent game. a75-Eh ,.
 The Language of Advertising by John Baker OpdyCkc.
 The authors aim as stated in tho preface is three fold. "to inform, to interpret. to inspire" His book is a successful fulfilment of that aim being an Illuminating and very readable exposition of the chief facts Of modern publicity 659- Opla.
 Principles of Decoration by Rich ard George Hatton.
 A clear, concise treatise on flat decoration. The test is as lively and interesting as the illustrations arc profuse and varied. It explains the subtle as well as the obvious ele. mcnts in decoration and proves that vecful things can also bo beautiful