Evening star., 1933-05-21

man. who was born above a butcher shop ID
Brooklyn keep 1t Holy is Sunday IN tho
life of Linny Mashek three weeks after sh2
has come to New York from the home Of he4
parents In Hartford. The title story, toward
the end Of the book is an interesting socia4
satire, beginning: "Muriel IS name you capnOo
trifie with She herself was like that" Thefe4
fore Muriel goes to Mexico with her husban0
on business trip to take good care Of hint
though he has told her that she can't possibly
90 and that the firm will not pay her expensea
Miss Ferber's appreciation Of the many type4
of New York life, from that of the taxi drive4
to that of the millionaire, recalls o. Henry, bug
her method of treatment is quite different fron6
his-less episode less dramatic, more analytical
TWELVE FAMOUS PLAYS OF THE RESTOs
RATION AND EIGHTEENTH CENTURY,
Introduction by Prof. Cecil A. Moore Of tho
University of Minnesota New York: The
Modern Library.
nURING the Puritan Revolution and the Cronn
- wellian age, the London theaters ve11
closed, actors suffered hard times, and th4
pleasure loving were obliged to seek serious
occupations in harmony with the prevailing toni
of the period. When Charles II came to the
throne in 1860, to the joy of the faithful a6e
herents of the House Of Stuart, the pursuit q
pleasure again came into its own. The thea
tiers were opened and additional splendors y
the way of costuming and scenery were proe
vided. Dramatists wrote plays Of exuberant
fancy and of wild sensationalism. without any
Of the dignity and restraint OF the earhe{
theater The introduction to this volume, h&
Prof Moore gives the theatrical history OF th4
period with some criticism of the drama u
general and Of individual writers. The play
wrights whose plays are selected for reprintin&
are Wycherly, Dryden, Otway, Congreve. Vanx
brugh Farquhar, Gay, Garrick, Goldsmith ana
Sheridan Two plays each OF Congreve an4
Sheridan are given and one OF each OF IN
others. The Modern Library, by the pubhcae
ton of this book, does service to all vh4
enioy going back occasionally to earlier pertod4
and adding to their knowledge Of the hfe q
those periods through the drama written thexk
BALANCED EMPLOYMENT. By L. S. Chad
wick New York: The Macmillan Co.
THE author of this book Of practical economics
] whether workable or not is different quesA
tion) has been salesman foreman, superinten6e
ent general manager, president Of manufacn
turing companies, and writes from vaTie4
experience. His opening statement will probably
be accepted by all who have given any though
to the present economic situation: During he
past two and one-half years Of business deprea4
sion have gradually arrived at the conclusao!
that we, as a people, have progressed so rapidl1
entangling ourselves in a mass Of detail 30 con
fusng as to cause to completely lose ouR
sense of direction. It seems to me as though
it is about time for some Of us TO get back q
simple basic facts. The purpose Of thi9
book Is to attempt to explain, in simple wortD
that are understandable to all. . few Of The
simple basic laws under which We live and
also to clearly show just why it is necessary
to improve our economic laws at the same tamf
that we expand our standards of daily hfe.s
The central idea Of Mr.. Chadwick-his suGp
gestion for the securing Of balanced employs
ment-is the control Of labor hours. Reduction
of hours Of work for employed workers and
forcing employers to hire more help from among
the unemployed, at the same rate per hour.
would. he believes improve the situation. Thi1
is not q new idea. We have heard a good deaQ
about 1t Of late under the caption Of the sixb
hour day and the five-day week. Some Of A1
Chadwick's comments on other questions ar&
epigrammatic. "The great national pastime ID
America is the game of getting into debt
Labor, the most important word in the EngY
nsh language" "Depressions are certainly NOT
innovations" ''The green-eyed monster Feaa
is our greatest depression maker" 4