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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1932.

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THE CHINA MAIL.

England Learns Of Other Lands

Readers' Adventures In Literature

THE MODERN TREND

LONDON ARTISTS

SHOW CHARMING

WORK EXAMPLES.

Mr. William Roberts Notable Exhibit,

COLOURFUL CANVASSES,

Poetry Has A LAWRENCE PORTRAIT

Slump

Whatever In the year subdued fantasy in Action has robbed us of

BRINGS £1.007.

Interesting Sale At Christie's.

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new poetry, almost entirely. Which Zamons. Archbishop of York, is a pity, for its detached grace of Dr. William Markham (whom heart, its sympathy, its phrase, its Horace Walpole called "that. war- Gefance of materialism, were never like metropolitan Archbishop Tur- (By P. G. Konody). An attractive show of flower!

more needed. But there are collect"pin"), was recalled at Christie's and figure paintings by members ed editions this year of Laurence not long ago because portraits of of the London Artists' Associa- Binyon, D. H. Lawrence, Padrale two of his sons realised goodly tion was held at the Cooling Colum and Sturge Moore. There Galleries, New Bond-street, re are two small reprints - of James Preference There is nothing more exhilara-f of a sensitive youth's attitude to cently. The exhibition was at

of Dreadful Thomson's "City wards his father's 5 second the same time exhilarating and

A slashing portrait by Sir ting than to read a book which, as

Night." Dobells have "issued a Strind restful. This twofold impression new edition of that heavenly poet Thomas Lawrence of the Arch- one thinks, is absolutely up-to-data marriage reverts to

berg. "Prisoner's Base" is was chiefly due to the presence Thomas Traherne, and Constable bishop's fourth son, Lieut.- To the timid atay-at-home reader a realistic and excellently balanced of two pictures which attract a cheap edition of Walter de la Colonel David Markham, who was modern-book which takes him across study of the morbid and healthy ele- immediate attention and which Mare's "Motley. Benns have add-killed at St. Domingo on March 26, continents or to perilous heights is ments

of adolescence. The surfaced one another on the cold Herrick, Lionel Johnson and like a trip in an aeroplane to the liness, the secret revolts and sen- lateral walls of the gallery.

Henley to their useful Sixpenny 1796, while directing an attack One was Mr. Edward Wolfe's Poets John Hayward has cem against a fort near Fort-au-Prince. uninitiated. He is slightly nervous aitiveness of the hobbledehoy age

which are so soon forgotten are here exuberantly happy and colourful, own

piled. Bet down, and this gives an odd The Wife of All," which, brings teenth Century Foetry," and here Academy exhibition in the follow- a new anthology of "Nine Shown by Lawrance in the Royal but enjoys the thrill of his daring, Mr. Alan Pryce-Jones is quality to what might have been at the fresh, invigorating warmth are five new volumes one of those fortunate now writers idealised story of boyish adventure, and luminosity of Morocco to our

"The Captive Shrew," who seem suddenly to have come for Niklas runs away and pitches capricious Northern climes; the

Huxley. upon a modern world ready made his little tent by a lake In the forest other picture was the sedate and This story by a well-known compact portrait of "Mr. and for them; express trains, liners, land." vast cities and throngs, the variety, Swedish author has that quality of Mrs. J. M. Keynes" into the as precision, brevity, and yet im-linear and chromatic arrange- the hard-won freedom of an tonishing era are accepted by themaginative completeness which one ment of which Mr. William with an air of amused tolerance. seems to find only in foreign nove- Roberts seems to have poured all

Not a word is wasted, and his liats. Pryce-Jones's "Spring Mr. Alan

science" and love of Journey" was a witty provocative the unexpected Epilogue with its harmonious organisation affair. Now he has dashed from glimpse of adult years leaves one fundamental solidity." the Near East to South America, satisfied yet questioning. Paradoxically he finds a very young continent, much younger, much

an old master; as a portrait, in Bernard Meninaky's handsome Hastings. Indeed, the Archbishop more promising, he tells us,

"The Summer Flood" by Mr. spite of the very perfect render-Head of a Woman" also shows championed the cause of Hastings, the United States. One envies Goronwy Rees, on the other hand, ing of the sitters features, it is French influence, and suggests and stated roundly that, at him his power of summary, which shows the muddled, wordy tradition deficient in human characterisa in its treatment the slick trial, he had been treated not is like that gift of mental arithme- through which a young novelist tion. The expressionless eyes unctuousness of Derain.

than

Novelists' Struggle.

and

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ing year, the portrait was then much admired. and ""Verse: 2nd Book," Elizabeth Messrs. Leggatt had to give 500gs

Daryush.

in order to win it Laurence

Gainsborough portrait of

"Armed October,"

Whistler.

“The Oratora," W. H. Auden. "New Signatures," Hogarth Press,

(Continued from previous column), As a pictorial composition it has the dignified countenance of abstract elements in them. Mr.

son, William Markham, was bought by Mesara. Spink for 589gs.

It is interesting to be reminded

that this son acted as private secre

tary to his father's friend, Warren

idant

tic possessed, by some people. His here must struggle unless he has an with their empty, fixed look, the More personal and original, gentleman, but as a horne-stealer, awift allusions and dismissals will innate feeling for style. It is unlit cigarettes held between ex- though perhaps not showing the The Archbishop's own portrait by astonish the slow minded. Brazilian simple story dealing with the first aggeratedly stylised liang-like same degree of technical ease, Reynolds hangs in the hall of Christ forests seem to be coloured by Henri confused awakening of youthful fingers-(has Mr. Roberts lately were Mr. H. E. du Plessia's ex- Church, Oxford, and the pietures Rousseau,

romance. Yet through that clumsy been closely looking at Uccello?) hibits, “Backgammon","

The sold belonged to phraseology of the emotions which contribute to the solidarity of Bookshelf. Bouquet," and "Flow- HE and the corybantic monkeys are gives to the English novel its so the composition, but also give ers in a Blue Vase." A delicate, of the Archbishop, up to all the tricks of a Ballantyne porifie quality and a suggestion of the sitters the appearance of somewhat retiring sensibility Mr. E. G. Markham, of Bembridge, "novel for boys. Go farther. In

Still, which abbors any kind of affec-Isle of Wighted Chile, what is not Tyrolean is profound idealism, there comes, not lifeless, mechanical dolls.

without charm, a sense of two young it is a fine piece of painting and tation or attempt at effectiveness. The day's sale realized #4,778. dead. The southern lakes provide

people struggling through youthful one of the most consistent and endowed these simple and in- A Kneller portrait of John Dryden their own castles out of the Lou inhibitions into love, Owen confus- accomplished works Mr. Roberts timate pictures with a peaceful fetched 280gs by Allan Ram above a green, chilly fruit-and-ed by his studious introspection, has ever produced.

lyrical charm. Other paintings say of George, IIL's consort, Queen-- sheep country copied and th-Nest overshadowed by Welsh puri-Among the other painters, Mr. which should not escape notice, Charlotte, 180gs. (Gooden and For), larged from photographs of the

tanism. It is only, in fact, when William Coldstream showed and which by their present low and a small Raeburn purirait of Salskammergut.

these youngsters find themselves on two very successful flower pieces, prices should prove tempting in- John Campbell of Craignore 200ga. an island that Mr. Rees begins to Flowers" and "White Peonies" vestments for picture buyers, (Vicar); discover himself..... Probably his

Keats' Example,

Instead of writing another, travel story could have happened anywhere which in thefr sombre colouring were "Irises," by Mr. Frederick In sale of posgelais at Puttick

and even in their near rhythm Porter, "The Band," by Mr. Mor and Simpson's book Mr. Pryce-Jones decided to let though we would mise the sunsets are reminiscent of the still lives land Lewis, Dressmakers by £2,090, a mall Nym the landscapes people themselves in across Cardigan Bay but Mr. Bees of Braque, though they have Mr. William Roberts, and "Nude" of a female sing bis own mind. "I took the colour does not show much of that sharp,

ing," he tells us, "of three countries tormented quality to be found in none of the French artist's by Mr. Raymond Coxon.

and tried to make a book of it, just the modern Welsh school.

as Keats in a letter announces that

be wishes to do with the colouring

of The Eve of St. Agnes.

One:

turns with eagerness to the results. WHALE WILL DIRECT

Chile, the most alert, the most

modern of these countries, inspired the first story! The theme has ele

Alm ments which might move & magnate. Penniless Cristina is dancing, dancing, dancing in one of those mad Marathons which seem so senseless to the sane, but she has excellent reason... This is the thirteenth day, and she is jaded, automatic, trying to win the money. prize in order to save her sick baby (the baby is, of course, illegiti

ANOTHER EPIC.

Sequel To Notable German Story.

ANOTHER "ALL QUIET.”-

mate). I expected the band at any Mr. James Whale, the English- moment to strike up "I am Dancing man who directed the films, "Tour. with Tears in My Eyes," but it didney's End," "Frankenstein," and not. Mr. Pryce-Jones remains a "Waterloo Bridge," returned to brilliant executant. He drops typo England recently. He is having a graphically into lower case letters month's holiday before going back when Cristina is thinking of her to Hollywood to make "The Road baby, rather like the writers in Back, the sequel to "All Quiet on "Transition," but he never drops the Western Front" into emotion. Ferhaps he is really satirising Chile, or Chile is reveng ing itself on him. Brazil, which seems to hima naive, exotic, oFEE emotional country, Feldtop. E Pryce-Jones a clever little story of the awkwardness :) of a young with funicular.“ rallen cafe has a setting. Ecuador rives 13.

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