+ Bookm 51:476 Je ’20 700w
“Mr Guiterman has a virtue beyond the virtue of the average humorist in verse whose quips and laughter after a little grow tiresome; that virtue is his unfailing humanism. The humanist in him has made him sing on occasions with all the fine fervor of a truly inspired poet. These ballads help very largely and convincingly to show us this very little-thought-of side of Mr Guiterman.” W. S. B.
+ Boston Transcript p6 Mr 3 ’20 1250w
“Displays pleasing variety in the matter of subject and form.”
+ Cleveland p51 My ’20 40w + − Dial 69:211 Ag ’20 80w
“In ‘Ballads of old New York’ a delightful idea is somewhat disappointingly worked out.”
+ Ind. 104:65 O 9 ’20 50w
“Arthur Guiterman is a perfect master of his trade. He has a genius for mirth, for seeing the funny side of life, for throwing a fantastic light on everything that happens. ‘Ballads of old New York’ is worth its price twice over.” B: de Casseres
+ N Y Times 25:132 Mr 21 ’20 1300w + N Y Times 25:286 My 30 ’20 1650w
“The versatility of the author’s pen is evident in the variety both subjective and metrical, of the different ballads and interludes. The book ought to be among the most popular metrical offerings of the season.”