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CHIMNEYPIECES AND INGLENOOKS. By Guy 
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239 pages. Price, $1.50 net. 
The decided revival in the interest taken 
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In “Chimneypieces and Inglenooks” Mr. 
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A Boox Asout Rosgs. By S.: Reynolds 
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“He who would have beautiful Roses in 
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ON THE ArT OF THE THEATRE. By Edward 
Gordon Craig. Chicago: Browne’s 
Bookstore. Paper boards; 8vo.  Illus- 
trated; 296 pp. Price, $2.00 net. 
Seldom has a more stimulating book 
than “On the Art of the Theatre,” by E- 
Gordon Craig, reached the desk of the pres- 
ent reviewer. The author says therein 
that he dedicates the volume to the single 
courageous individuality in the world of 
the theatre who will some day master and 
remould it. Mr. Craig’s distinct purpose in 
the book at hand seems to be the promul- 
gation and unfolding of his personal the- 
ories concerning the art of the theatre. 
“We are not concerned with what is to 
be effective,” writes Mr. Craig, “and what 
is to pay.» We are concerned with the 
heart of this thing and with loving and un- 
derstanding it. Therefore approach it from 
all sides, surround it, and do not let yourself 
be attracted away by the idea of it as an 
end in itself, as costume is an end in itself, 
of shallow management or any of these 
things, and never lose hold of your deter- 
mination to win through to the secret, the 
secret which lies in the creation of another 
beauty, and then all will be well.” The 
reviewer recommends this book to the art- 
ist-reader, especially for the chapter en- 
titled, “The Actor and the Uber-Marion- 
ette,” in which Mr. Craig urges the neces- 
sity of the artist gaining complete control 
over his materials, the result thus being an 
intelligent statement and a work of art; he 
must never leave anything to chance, be- 
cause the result would be a premature or 
haphazard statement. One will not agree 
with Mr.:Craig everywhere throughout 
the book, and now and _ then—perhaps 
often—will disagree with him decidedly. 
Nevertheless, it is a book worth reading. 
