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BOOKS
MELBA'S REPROOF "TO WOLSELEY.
NAME THAT CONVEYED
. NOTHING TO HER
SIGHT READING...
THE CHINA MAIL.
A "ONE EVENING" BOOK,
reader will find it difficult to tear bimself away from its pages until. he has followed to their conclu-
SHAKESPEARE AND SPIRITUAL LIFE.
John Masefield's
Romanes
AFTER READING ANCIENT CHINESE POETRY,
At dawn I came away from my
home in the hills. The birds were singing, buds
were opening, My home that is covered with the soft falling petala of the cherry-trees.
sea,
I travelled a long way toward the For many days the sun passed me
by and came again.
the see;
...
People are everywhere, and um- brellas, cars, and signs;
SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1925,
BOOKS AND READING,
GEORGE WYNDHAM'S
"LETTERS.
I am pegging away at Plutarch; although I shall make a hash of it, I am most grateful for having been made to read him through, word for word. It is, after the Bible, Shakespeare, and Morte d'Arthur, the biggest book in English prose, full of wonderful things; most beautiful, and
turn.
From 10 to 12 at night I road # novel. As I cannot manage new ones. I am making a steady onslaught on the old, G# Blas, Sir Charles Grandison, and Tom Jones. I like Gil Blas, and this confirms me in my idea that it is dislike in the plot which I so
I hate a plot, modern novels. only wanting to be amused and in- without unravelling terested conundrums,”
#
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"Have you ever read Peacock's
Castle Crotchet
and Maid
The mayoress is gension the results of the diabolical misled by his own heart; he is But the beautiful sea is forgotten Thel. It is very wonderful and Vinced of the folly of modernity'
The King immediately replied: Certainly! gerally presented to me, so is will be
a novelty.
"
Wilkie Collins, the great Vitoriuta hovelist and opium taker, Fiss this story told of his midiction
The whole Worker of art, literne[ to the drug- fure, Stage, the Bar," the Services) and what hop" seems 14 ive Junehed, dineil or conversed with Sif Squire Basterofba
In is bek, "Empty Chairs." "Dohur Murray, Les. No, he "Boole
back at his pushlife and recalls; the personalities of those who inve been the guests of himself une hist wife."
Mme. Me-Ban, the famous sopane, figures.ns the lisüling zhameten ful a gentle reproof so a great field-t marsial. Sir. Squire sag
.
Collins once left the Engadine, and found himself, to his borrer, without my Hand an inbin ate friend represented themselves in be doctors, so obtained Brein elamists at Foire, and after wurde Busle, the muximum supply, the Swiss law allowed, nout so reached Paris without the catastrophe follius escribed in alamming Words,
my table Wilkie Colling, George Critchett, ad Sir William Fergusson, the eminent Victorian I was roll of a terril to rebell
surgeon, were present, logether, Wolseley brought upon hunceli |
Sa Pleorge Critchett told Sir when he took my M-- dewa William hut Collins had conifled ty dinner, not having caught her in the dose of laudanum his fook made When
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every night, and he asked. Sir dected berat table and dewilliam it it was not, more Hran Voted himself tofa Larming lady on his other side, when I knew "nough in prevent any ordinary
person from awaking. well.
TO
After a time he asked-as w *Fergusstas replied that the dese rather bis balat, de lemnly, opitim named would suffice
Ekatki menwho sat round the
table.
"who is my other neighbour?"
*Surely you
kerow Mime Melbe, was the answer.
Only howord of lur: never mes her before ( did not ended! her name when I brought her
down de conveyed nothing to
1116.
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"Melba... quietly asked. To thon am speeking ?
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UNSPOKEN OPINIONE
The consciousness of having re-
fecten seriously and conclusively on important, questions, whether spiritual grients
tiene socia! BDSwed Wolseley:" and scrrived the dignity while it does not lessen ply. " pm afraid the name con-humility. In this sense, taking veys nothing to me."
thought eun, and does, add a cubit
THE SINGS NOVELTY,
-CONCFTHIS
of King Edward, whom it stature. Opinions which we may not feel bound, or even Squire knew "intirmalely, there are
press on other turally several onerak, permitted to The host, perhaps,
people, are not the less forces for" provincial mayor, who, after twing! being intent. They shape ideals, himself preschted to his Majesty, and it is ideals that inspire con- said, mervously "Max I present | your Majesty in the mayoresk 2*
duct.
LORD MORLEY. .
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I
behind this .curtain of humanity.
"I have just read The Book of beautiful. I ponder and I can shall return home to the bles- not ponder, and yet I live and love.' That seems to be all we soms and the birds, There I shall see untrammelled can any of us say; only some say it in many words and some in few."
makes no
A book which holds interest Lecture, 1924, was on Shakes- and yet can be finished in the peare and Spiritual Life. It is course of the evening without
The published by "Humphrey Milford excessive concentration, Investigators" is just the thing to (28.) fill in those hours between dinner and reasonable retiring hourstitions," says Mr. Masefield, "but. "Shakespeare had many super- which have a tendency to drag is belief was in himself: out of when it is not possible to fix up that self he made his system, the usual hand of bridge.
Light it may be gruesome it which moves us all profoundly, certainly is in parts, but the whatever creeds' we profess. In Now I am here and cannot find strong, and amusing, turn by Marian? Peacock was Shelley's.
that system man is warned, like Casar, but follows his own Fate: he is tempted, like Macbeth, but is ordered, like Hamlet, but acts by his own wisdom. He is ruined by his own generosity, like Lear or Timon: he loves much and is little forgiven, like Antony: he is of a passionate credulity, like Othello: but in all these shapes man lives and dies by what is Main interest naturally centres strongest in himself. Only in the round the adventures of this last of the plays is there a spirit interesting madman but subtly of beauty, and that spirit is not interesting in its development is served by the artist, but serves the growth of intimacy between the artist, and is kept to service. the two "Investigators only by the artist's will. Napthali Hopps, self-constituted The images of his bellef walk the
diagnoser, character
and world still like the only realities." Hermione Packer of U.S.A.,- who have made a "corner in bruins" and formed a partnership to solve the mystery of a Bower and its master. Almost needlesh to say the partnership continues after the mystery is solved and the villain brought to justice,
experiments of the villain Dr. of the plot who reduces murder to fine art and excises portions of the grey matter of the brain in order that speech shall be no longer associated with thought in his victim's actions.
-ER.P.
DEVONSHIRE CROWD.
Holelim.“ By Eden Phillpotts.
Hutchinson. 7. Gd "The Investigators," J. S. There is enough material in this Fletcher, published at 2s. byt make twenty novels, and John Long. Bada Norris Street, Mr. Phillpotts deraands a combina Haymarket.]
tion of retentiveness and mentad Engibly from those who would enjoy
iv.
SOMEBODY,' '
My heart is sair dare na tell- My heart is sair for somebody
I could wake a winter night For the sake of somebody.
Oh-hen, for somebody! Oh-bey, for somebody! could range the world around, For the sake of somebody,
I
Ye
powers that smile in virtuous
love,
Oh, sweetly smile on somebody? Fraeilka danger keep her free.
And send me safe my some
body."
Oh-hon, for somebody! Oh-hey, for somebody!
I wud de--what wud I not! For the sake of somebody.
STARTING TUESDAY NEXT THE WORLD'S FOREMOST CHARACTER
GEORGE ARLISS
with
ALIC JOYCE
in
ACTOR
ROBERT BURNS.
THE GREEN GODDESS
(la Ten Magnificent Reels)
George Arliss, Alice Joyce, Harry T. Morey and David Powell
in Distinctive's Production of
THE GREEN GODDESSTM
Distributed by Goldwyn Gommifuřitam
♫
To the list of superb Dramatic, achievements of motion picture history add." THE GREEN GODDESS".
Seldom has a great photoplay spectacle been so masterfully handled. Throbbing drama movs swiftly along aald gorgeous sets and vast mobs of people. The intensely powerful story of this drama has not for one moment been lost in the profusion of towering temples and glittering bazaars, the gorgeous palace interiors and the crowds of picturesque natives.
It played to record business for two years as a Broadway stage play. It toured the world as god of the most successful road shows in theatrical history. It has been mad Into a gigantic spectacular photoplay with a strong cast.
WATCH FOR IT
WORLD THEATRE.
Redeli is only a smil Devon- shire fishing Village, | Bat author's network of impressions" is far and comprehensive" epangli to haul in most of its inhabitants.
No sooner does the rockde-catch; ing, majestic Jane Shears compel imur attenton tean we are switched to the threescornered affair of Milly, Arthur Pink, the grower's clerk, and Johny Stamp
In the middle of
Hornby Horsford and his cute. Mr. Ambrose Pipehin, with the Dowager Lady Gailfid hard on heels, arguing pseudo-intellectaml absurdities with the help of Rhoda Denting.
this enter the Rev. Canon Floratio
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Not content with this galaxy. Mr. Phillpolts next presents a delicious piece of characterisation in soured old woman-later, Josephs Parable.
SCREENLAND
→THE GREEN GODDESS.”
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shores of unsought isles where the waves will sing to; me of peace.
-FLORA LAWRENCE MYERS.
BIRDS AS PROPHETS.
"Walter Raleigh-Prof. of it. at Liverpool-put me on the track of Hoby's Courtier, a 1561 trans- lation of the Italian Cortegiano. The fourth book is the most state ly and beautiful exposition of the Platonic philosophy of Beauty which I know of. Spenser does but versify it in his "Hymne.'"
have not
Annu
and Byron's 'Creeky-Peeky." Crotchet Castle shows that we are. no more modern and no less con-
than were sensible people. one hundred years ago. Using elec tric lights instead of wax-candles difference to good Books, good company, good sense, and good fellowship, and these, ‚'after all, are most of life that is
worth enjoying.”
read Karenine yet; from what I hear it seems a melancholy, upsetting sort of book, like Fumée. I have been rather plodding away at my books about Voltaire, Rousseau and Diderot, and the middle of the last century generally, and have just finished Ockley's Surucena 5- they were very fascinating people; like all people thoroughly It is very odd how differently in earnest, their lives give great a book reads at different times. I pleasure to those who have no- am now reading and devouring thing to be in earnest about. At Marcus Aurelius that I have read least I think this is the great before and liked rather; now I charm about early Jews, Chris- can't rut it down, and next to tians, Saracens, Turks, Buddhists, you he is the best comfort 1 get etc., and all the other early re- of a severe and heroic sort. ligious or political people, that There is no nonsense about him, they knew they were right and or fake sentiment, and his manli-every one else wrong; whilst we kiteness, is refreshing, and 1 like the only know we
are wrong and way he goes on hammering into think everybody else is too. For one that man is a 'social antinal"" novels, I have been reading Adam Bede und Dizzy's Coningsby, and French ones which always make me uncomfortable."
All best things that befall men come from us birds, as is plain to all reason; For Hrst we proclaim and make known to them spring, arid the winter and autumn in
season;
Bid sow when the crane starts
clanging for Afric in shrill voiced emigrant number, And call to the pilot to hang up his rudder again for the season.and slumber And again thereafter the
a
re-appearing, announces change in the breezes. And that here is the season for shearing your sheep of their spring wool. Then does the swallow
Give you notice to sell your rent
coat, and provide something light for the heat, that's to follow. Thus are we as Ammon of Delphi
For,
Be
unlo you Dodona, nay ... Phœbus Apollo.
as first ye come all to get auguries of birds, even such is in all things your carriage, the matter a matter of trade, ór of earning your bread, or of any one's marriage. And all things ye lay to the charge of a bird that belong to discerning prediction, -Aristophanes, in "The Birds."
Ha
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"Walter Scott extracted secrets from oblivion so as to endow what
is with the charm of what has been and to put us in case to expert the future. He strikes a full chord upon Time. It is, only the greatest the keys of
musicians of humanity who thus past and make it a herald of enrich the present by fealty to the
eternal harmonies.”
"In the morning from 10 to 2
Lecky's new I read history, have finished volumes, and am just finishing volume one of Green's English People, which I have not read since I left Eton.
["The Life and Letters of George Wyndham," by Col. Guy Wyndham and Prof. Mackail. 2 vols. £2 28.]
DEAR LILY OF DELIGHT.
O lovely lily clean, lily springing green,
Oliy bursting white, Dear lily of delight, Spring in my heart agen That I may flower to men.
-John Masefield.
WORLD THEATRE
□ □ □ □
TO-DAY #I MONDAY, 5.15 & 9.15 pm.
A MAGNIFICENT PHOTODRAMATIZATION OF KATHLEEN NORRIS' FAMOUS NOVEL
"BUTTERFLY”
LAURA LA
with an all-star cast headed by
PLANTE, RUTH CLIFFORD, NORMAN KERRY, KENNETH HARLAN,
Isn't it true-the more you do for some people the less they appreciate it? You'll see one of these creatures, a fascinating, selfish, lavable little imp, stir up some tremendous drama when you see "BUTTERFLY" which is an entertaining drama you must not miss. -
also
that they are in reality hopeless prisoners and hostages for three of the prince's brothers who are to be put to death by the British govern- inent for n political murder, Treated witly save courtesy by the. Rujali, they are revertheless given to understand that they are us demned to die. The fanatic peoplo, The Green Goddess" is coming! [of the kingdom have so deminded, Tuiled us the outstanding art There is no alternative—except for"! achievement of the screen, rethe woman. She may live if she garded by critics;, us, a. perfect will become a wife of the Rajah. pieturization of the famous stage The Rajah pronises to bring to siccess which rm for two solid ¦ his palace the woman's children if years on Broadway, this photo she will yield. She scorns his Arama will be seen as the World offer. The major and the scientist Theatre on Tuesday, "for a run of discover the Rajah is in communia 5 days. George Arliss-the world's tion with the outside world by wire- greatest character actor has the less. They bribe the English feuding role. The part of the servitor to send a message of appeal, heroine is taken by none other thin He betrays them and is throws into Alice Joyce, Back on the screen |-8. manniainnbyss. The Major after anal too long absence, seizes the instrument and starts especially for this work. In sup-1 frantically sending an 80S. port of these two celebrities are is caught and slain by the Rajah. David Powell, Harry T. Morey, Once more the potentiate offers Jetta Goudad and Ivan | Simpson, marriage to the Echutiful English The photoplay was produced by woman. Again he is scorned and Distinctive Pictures Corporation. the final decree in issued for the Sidney Oleott is the director. expeution of the woman and of the
Like the stage play, "The Green scientist who loves her. Goddess in reen form instantly "At this point in the picture -caught and held the attention of "The Green Goddess? achieves the Broadway for a long run at the greatest pitch of love interget und Sam Harris Theatre, New dramatic suspense ever nelieved in York, where the world premiere a photoplay. With fanatic mobs Look place on August 14. By reason storming the palace demanding of its plot, love story and ghly, their lives, the two victims tre led inelodramatic action, The Green to a chamber in the temple, mystic Gode answers every demand for and fascinating in its terrible full evening's entertainment in beanty. How the two are rescued the theatre. Starting with the swift and the scenes in which this resete XXX dight of an airplane over the are depicted are superbly done Himalaya Mounkins the drama pieces of motion picture photo. her feet by a self-sacrificing older In San Diego, wliere Mrs. La Plante worked to support her two never for a minule loses momentumgraphy.
altended the until it thrilling climax.. In a The Green Goddess" is the "Butterfly" is the story of an children, Laura manner of speaking, "The Green work of William Archer, noted older sister who sacrifices every. Washington grammar school and Goddess" starts and ends with a dramatic critic and anthor. It was thing in order that "Butterfly," San Diego High School. During smash the crush of the aviators in first presented as a stage play by the younger sister, muy achieve suc- this time her violin lessons started,. the opening episode and the crush Winthrop Ames at the Booth cess with the violin. The older and for two years she studied.
Hit by Hard Times. of bombs in the rescue scene at the Theatre, New York, with Mr. sister works hard, economizes and end-seenes never to be forgotten Arlisa in the same rôle in which he by picture goers.
appears in the screen version, The Green Goddess douls with Broadway revelled in its splendor, the adventures of a British Major thrilled at its mystery and jumped (Harry T. Morer), his wife (Alice at its climax, and then laughed at Joyce) and a scientist (David ita cynical flip at the end. Follow Powell) who is in love with the ing the metropolitan run came a woman. In a break-neck flight over year in other big cities. the highest mountains in the world, they crash into the Kingdom of Rukh, whose people are NOTA shippers of the Gremi Goddess,
זי
"BUTTERFLY:"
sister.
JACK DEMPSEY
In
SO THIS IS PARIS "
(The Fourth of the wonderful "FIGHT and WIN" series)
sacrifices personal plensuite in life Then financial conditions becamer as well as material comforts in order such that during a visit paid by that money may be spent on violin Laura to s cousin in Hollywood, ahe decided to leave school and go ons for "Butterfly.
This was in this late. She evan steps aside when she to work. loves a man, in order that the summer of 1919. She started extra · younger girl, who is infatuated with work in film studios,
And him, may gain her desire.
For four years she worked very after all this sacrifice," "Butterfly" hard-the first two years at extra forgets all that her sister has done work and bits," with a few- for her, and plunges into a whirl comedy leads interspread and with of fast living.
many disappointments along the Ruling this principality is the No older sister to sacrifice for Miss La Plante, who plays this route..: For music, her hobby, she Rajal (George Artiss) educated in her-nosoft barth in life and role of "Butterfly" was intended has no time to-day. Now that she England and France, a weird com- La La Planter who plays by her mother to be a violinist and has achieved high rank in Universal." bination in whom civilization and Butterly the girl violinist into gain a broad education in music. pictures and is making sufficient "RIFUMINE" are forever in conftet: the Universal tewel film vorsios. That way when they were living in money to suppert-the-mother-she-
smooth mat of the world to out, Kathleen Norris great novel, to St. Louis, where Lanre was born apenda so much time in pictures, ward seeming, he is at heart as be shown at the World Theatre in 1904. Because there was no site Imen't found one chance for cruel and cunning as the snakesfo-day, han still ahead of her the money to spare for it, Laura's spare time to devote to muse. which crawl in a mountain achievement of her musical apply musical education with loft lib cast, which was directed by kingdom,
tion. In the picture she portrays with her mother, and Violet, her Clarence Brown also Expecting uid to continue their the role of f a girl who has fame and younger sister, they moved to Norman Kerry, Ruth Chifford and Sight, the three English people and success as a violinist almost laid at California
Kunneth Harion',
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