Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-26

one critical point to another: the leaders. mill
taTy and Official with whose names the history
books are adorned-these are brought together
by this writer in coherent, proportioned
episodes and events OF striking vitality and
interest In this particular story one comes
upon Buchanan Zachary Taylor, Jefferson
Davis and others all alive and performing
each according to his own nature and training
and outlook. Very vivid it an turns cut
to be as here pictured. Livens up the formal
histories, puts the breath Of life into them. A
real debt goes to Mr.. Chambers from average
novel readers for this habitua1y good handing
Of the historic background.
But, that second part of the work. the story
itself, involving inte-racial love and marriage
why, that is something else. That Is, 1t ap-
pears to be something else. 1 wonder why.
Why Caucasian should not marry gypsy,
or an Indian, or another. But he shouldn't.
That is settled. So it takes ingenuity to dis
pose Of one or the other of these two without
serious damage to a virile and highly adven-
turous love experience. gallant man, this
Robert Chambers. Not for him to do damage
to the lady to the gypsy Gitana. SO-wel,
read 1t. It is a dashfng adventure, q finely
spirited projection Of wa- ((which the author
hates, properly, truly poetic love story and
q realistic picture Of the WI of 1s45 between
Mexico and this country.
RADIO WRITING. BY Peter Dixon. Illus
trated. New York: The Century Co.
MOT 30 long ago people wrote books or for
the newspapers. Certainly. For what
else? Then, along with the moving picture
came the epidemic Of scenario authorship.
That had no sooner settled itself TO . measure
OF sanity and useful work when the radio In
tToduced new turn to the art Of composition
and writing. A new order Of literary Invention
has sprung from these two marvels Of modern
ingenuity. In this book Mr.. Dixon tells the
story Of radio writing. The first lesson Of its
HSxa1 Fa~ r h~aAw Tate kEx.n, An~lA Sva
the highest measure "A Very Short History"
opens the story. One that goes back only 10
1920, when IN the Harrington presidential
campaign, political returns for the frst time
took TO the air. special writing system Is
required to meet the new air-carrier and this
the author explains, giving the mechanics Of
writing for the mike" setting out the fuxlda-
mentalS Of such work and moving forward to
furnish the technique Of broadcasting manu-
scripts as distinct from those of more familiar
form and use.
An excellent book, because it is q plainly
practical one, giving in succinct and clear dt-
rection that which Is, at present, the method
Of writing for the radio 1t Is designed 10
train, in q measure, such special writer's. Here
you win learn about the manner Of giving
plays without stage or scenery, about the huxnor
and the brands Of humor that are acceptable
to such wide dispersion. Indeed, here you vim
learn, you aspiring young writer, just about
what to do In order to become . radio con-
LlUutOE n DISSEMINATING DOok CdbCU1h1eO 70 86R
even the routined and settled toward an In
clination to take q hand in this himself And
there Is no time to lose, for pretty soon te1e-
vision wiH be here to set new front 10 the
business Of writing for the radio. In design
this is . text book upon one Of the latest Of
scientific enterprises. In effect it = an cleo.
trifyng disclosure bent upon furnishing ways
and means for supplying the air with enter
tainment for the wide world through, prac-
ticaIy, the 24-round Of day and night. book
to reach out after and to absorb. Practically
instructive toward immediate and useful
end.
MAGIC; Els AFFAIRS. BY Eleanor Mercein
Kelly, author Of "BaSquerie" New York:
Harper g. Bros.
MRS. KELLY in the Basque country Is always
worth while to readers who Ike their
romances to have local habitation. Here, most
fascinating locale, besides and one much IN
the public mind. just at the moment along with
Spa&p itself.
We xave met this Urruty clan before, met It
by way o. Mrs. Kelly's easy acquaintance with
it. This time it is one Nacio. whose difficulties
become tl1eea of che reader himself and whose
ultimate easements sT1ng as much JOY 10 that
reader as they do to <he perplexed and hax-
led Nacio-almost muc& JOY. I think 1t -
the home1ike intimacy of this writer with the
old Andorra republic that charms readers
Of her Basque stories. No suggestion o. giving
information. Of telling the rest Of us abos& tnat
Pyrenean republic, mars the simple going abaut
day by day On her own business Of getting
nearer to the people Of her acquaintance and
affection who are natives of this quarter. a
story? Oh, yes, there is q story In an Of these
Basque tales. And we Ike 1t invariably. 1&ke
1t for the greater intimacy with the people and
the place that IL brings rather than for the
mere run Of the adventure itself. u 3 the
medium. and q beautiful one, for cur greater
personal joy In that oldest and most mac
cessible Of the worlds republics"