s THE MICHIGAN DAILY MAGAZINE SUNDAY, MAY 14, 1922
for, while li genius is naturally less about the rt of Lirat, who, by the
© k s a7 Athouta that of Zl, or Proost, or Dan- way, rsmbles the Cludl of Zolec'
del, he bha much in cousmon with all "LO .eure"; and there is an especi-
B o o k s a a iseofAndqual iIstmfr exi r itedoa l o lefucrow s ionist~ is ianr
three. qulidy whatisfar xcehi'a wrg allyheclofulimlrgePaisicitur
"THlE CUTIC AND THElDi)iAHA" leos valuable becasa of this fat. That part of te foreign 'boolks that are cabaret.
By George Jean Nathan acting is not an art has !ong been one being ontantly put into English. While retaining in all this an o-
(A Rleview by ('J D.) of his favorite rontentions, for ex- Miirbeau is in many ways a follower jectively comparable to Zola. Mir-
Our dranmaic critirs are eoning to ample. In the present volunme he again of Zola.tHe uses btoth naturalistic beau injects a ire andI a passion in
serve an important and uniqlue tou- devotes cuch spac to the supp~ort 01fsetods, Iis tory is based on elabor- Iis story tat reoinds one of the
lionoogca in the life o1 that mysterious ao- this isterestisg theor. ate pyrlologicat analysis, and Iis feverish amurs in " ann" and
ica, the General Public. They as- IBut in5 'pit of slhe fasctflat Mr. pates arc crowdedsith msses of ar- Sapho." The story, tos, reesnbles
some thu task of doing its thinkinsg, of Na 'than devstchol space toI a restisg minutiae, Ito 'soe extent these earlier novels,
forming all neressary opinions for it rosssg otlis sot Ieories andsost1 poit It is isothis desriptie abliliy Itht eseialy the formoer.
oqusinpeti ing touth thear.~oo lat sle other critics dolntIre excls.Ino "Calvary" there is a Jeans 2intie is the soss f esroic
Nwtiisalvery i ell,oo ettharewo i amsoount to much loando that In. is pretty hrt war description that mIes parets. Te father has a strong sad-
to do the thinking fr sle critics? (gout himssel, the volume~ contains""Three Sldiers" sossnd like an o- istic strain; lbesother is a vision-
Our newspapers, and putliations of masy prosf'ousnd and discening ohsec- coont of a mnonrskirmish of the S. A. ary wnman, thesbject of strange
ahigher' type-which sould know vationso0n the drama and dranmatic T. C.; there is a picturesque bit hallucinations. Jean inheris the
a criticiosm. Espeially' shen he cocos
better, are everywhere infested withtthqusinojurasicrt-
a species of reporter-critic who, beingInteqoeinofjuraoicrt- A
quit incpabl of rconplihng s 0.0does he warms Inhis ta k. H e
qiindependentothoughoorlformng nanso- tand nitffhis coat, roll' up his leeves
inepnen hogt omig nnr ndpune itote ujet sahigREMOVE THE DANGER
telligent opinion, proceeds to nmash hi. pls ge ioo hesbjct sn hn
ignorance under any one of a number! popslar idol' and ideals right ansI
of well-knowvn devices, left.
he{nughsceefllroHe- le says Ilat "sle keynote of lbe Step into either of our offices and look over our
Whe amng hischerfu brt me- iasjooralistic sttitdo toward
hood of genial asses, esaysts on to the tharis-tgntnotmm" Safety Deposit Vault Equipment -
trivial, literary shoplifters, and klep-lhe tnoakres a pustarguantaronptheYuwilfeaiassnwigyurvlabe"r
tomaniac' o criticism, we discover ayIl a "esra powuria ttawcohe o ichar-tes noigyorvlabe r
few men who run really formsoprig- co' ecil' rthe aynisalm e ichrop -t aeyyu o L
inawindependent opinions basedgonacerise h yia erooia aeydeposited inmour undvdual oxbehind
inal Oi clarhonet tinkngteti brad, a hchlsrsin pres'enting crit-
clahns hnigadaboais fromn expressing their sincecc those massive doors
press such opinions in an entertain- oponions tends seriously to handicap
log fashion, it is indeed a time for ness'andtlvaluable developments of oo' THE COST IS NOMINAL
rootemporary drama. Ilie goes on to
general rejoiing, for a laying o fat- 'o ~a h'pplrble la
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reduce the supply of eal or nake ThhokiwrteinM.Nha'
dangerosinr'adson05 our private usussal eotert'ainsong style. Iils easy1-"
tuck. One may cosont all the really siningsorfq'0aiossstan'gc, smarosimile.,mxuewrhhl riisi h onr ~
one hand, and still asee occsr tacosnrn ai radhmoceru
wotwiecitcioch csstt'oo ingolsmandro founrdas phoss oso hy r isol rr
digits tn spare. Onthis handl of critics U TTrfil o nth Itad ttaS.A
the strongest (perhaps the index) ie' lhowever he carries his clown-
finger is George Jeans Nathan. insg5alot bcyoscsIheloimtsdbof good7
The cief reason for the .uoreas'y aste and I beciece a little restraintA Plc tobig y rfie d
o Mr. ?Nathan is unsdoubtedly the factwulgralenactlhefetv-drnthwhlofhsciiaBssfhs erdoabay.o v-
tha duingthearhle f hs citial sossod geaty os oce horcitctie-Nowhere is the food better
career, now extending oe' a period of nesia yn er stregeprompt
me eighteen year, he has confinedoc1sitynIIeprget haa Nowhere is the service more pop
himself entirely o criticism of tho tcrtcoNahnsalbrhudex
dranma. Through srbstoecializaion sresa smself 01 sdalec, in the jacgon
f nsisl coosedy" bost. mosst radersT T L ' L N H R O
he has becomoe generally recognizes.fes Ii ies ifiiel' ooesr lieUaNard Stree
by his dranatic criticisms in tho fo to sloparightly, sosiqsse way in which MyadSre
oss the theatre, as one of the most," o _seeid ______________________________________
discerning, stimulating, saring, and _____________________________________________
consisently entertaining ariers in Iis lL.R"
field. I JBy Oct.mc Mirboeaus
In his latest book, "The Critic and x (4 Revie' by IL1. 1)S,.) .Society
the Drama" (Knop), he again sets AtooohbVicoyIantns S c t sr n I.. one
forth hie pet theorie. onaestheic jur- o ola hsasvsobeen awisey reasd for a ________________________________________
isprudence, drama as sn art, the place 01000 Is r of years, ansI "Manon tLe-
of acting and the place of tlb theatre, cout" andSoaopho" heave , becone
aso well as expres.sing a few pin- almosot as wel11known a- "Roioso
ions on dramatic criticismo isoAnmr-; trusse" ansd "Unle Ton's.Cisn," theyF R
Ira, rcecot publicaion by Lieber andF O
Mot of the lbeoies ex presed in ILais of "Calvary" nmarks. the first SRN
the first secions of the ook hie ha. r'anslatiosn of a oovel by Octae toi-
put forth again and aga in in diffeent 1heu. It asos str'anoge that MlirbeasuR E H R
articles, but the ideas re by no mean. l hs remaimedso long untranslate Id
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