April 1, 1913. 



REVIEW OF REVIEWS. 



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preached the gospel of the intol- 

 lectual drama. He was one of 

 the founders of the original Play- 

 goers' Club in 1884, and t]irouo;h 

 all the dreary years -.vhen the Eng- 

 lish stage was at its lowest ebl.', 

 and "legs and tomfoolery" con- 

 cisely summed up tlie English 

 theatre, until now, when faint 

 gleams of promise of better tlnngs 

 are breaking through the clouds, 

 he has never ceased, by word and 

 example, trying to place the 

 drama on its proper footing, not 

 as an idle amusement for a vacant 

 hour, but ns a serious and fine art. 

 This collection of lectures, essays 

 and speeches delivered and written 

 between 1896 and 1912 contains 

 his confession of faith, and will be 

 welcomed by every earnest stu- 

 dent of the drama, for few men 

 can speak with more authority on 

 fhe subject. 



FICTION. 



The Kniicc of Vidiiiouds. By Ethel 

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An amusing storv by the author 

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 hero is an original — a man of cul- 

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 have had a fascinating jjower over 

 those who came in contact with 

 him. Tlie Saint of a story which 

 deals in the super-human, angelic 

 or the reverse, suffers a martyr- 

 dom of pain from injuries re- 

 ceived in rescuing the dog of his 

 "best girl." 



The Lure of Crooning Water. 

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The heroine Georgette Verlaine" is 

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Siren. By Harold 

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