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...author has chosen a difficult task. He attempts to portray the psychological development of a not strictly average individual. His method is to picture, in kaleidoscopic glimpses, Sellaby's attitudes towards--well, towards things. Mr. Benet succeeds rather remarkably well, too, because he succeeds in putting his puppet through a great variety of experiences. Some of the incidents are very well told, and might stand alone as good short stories. But with clever artistry, Mr. Benet has inserted one or two themes into his narrative which serve to unify the whole quite effectively...
...fantasy "Hagoromo", Miss Madeline Brine, as the Tennin girl, will portray the Japanese nymph whose feathery cloak, capable of giving its owner the power to fly through the wind and clouds, is stolen by the fisherman, played by Henderson Matthews. She is unable to return to her native haunts in Tryiyama without it, and finally retrieves if from the fisherman by teaching him the quaint dance of the Tennins...
...throughout history have caused pain, done injustice, and made fools of themselves through too much haste in publishing their work, or too little taste in the writing of it. Mr. Tumulty's recent publication, while not strictly a biography, must be placed in that class as it attempts to portray the character of ex-President Wilson through the narration of various events in his career. It is unfortunate that the work should have appeared at this time. Its purpose, no doubt was good; but personal prejudices are still too keen to permit the book a fair reception; and the writer...
...Japanese "NCH" play, "Hagoromo", Miss Madeline Brine, as Tennis, will portray the Japanese Nymph who, on finding her cloak stolen by a fisherman, learns that she must teach him to dance in order to retrieve it. The part of the fisherman will be played by Henderson Matthews...
...Industrial Court referred to, has been active recently in the state of Kansas under the leadership of Governor Allen. It was established by a state law in an effort to control strikes. Where labor deliberately ties up industries, especially public-service corporations, in order to portray itself as invincible, thereby causing unnecessary suffering among the people, it is time for the law to intervene. Test cases have been brought before this Kansas Industrial Court and several officials of labor unions have been convicted as violators of the industrial court law in wantonly instigating a strike among the miners. Labor claims...