| + + | Am. Hist. R. 10: 658. Ap. ‘05. 1270w. |
“Regarding the new essays, they serve to emphasize the value of the research work which Mr. Rose has done in the British archives, and to prove that in spite of the great number of scholarly studies of the Napoleon era, large deposits of unused material still exist.” E. D. Adams.
| + + | Dial. 38: 41. Ja. 16, ‘05. 1520w. |
“Mr. Rose’s essays are marked by the same wealth of information and carefulness of statement which appeared in his book. He does not dogmatize for the sake of amusing his readers by a sharp saying, and inclines to caution whenever he ventures to put forth a generalization.”
| + | Nation. 80: 135. F. 16, ‘05. 470w. |
Rose, Mrs. Mary. Women of Shakespeare’s family. [*]50c. Lane.
“This book is largely made up of suppositions, as indeed might be expected, so little beyond names and dates is known about Shakespeare’s mother, wife, and daughters ... and it is only fair to say that Miss Rose has been careful to do her best with the few facts that she has to deal with.”—Spec.
| + | Spec. 94: 520. Ap. 8, ‘05. 130w. |
Roseboro’, Viola. Players and vagabonds. $1.50. Macmillan.
Nine short stories founded upon real incidents met with in the author’s life upon the stage. Humor and pathos, episode and character, are combined to show the life of the real player folk behind the scenes. The first and longest story, “Where the ways crossed,” is the pathetic tale of Darley, a young Englishman, who found his longed-for chance to play the hero in a burning theatre. “The embroidered robe” is a character sketch of two would-be actors, “Her mother’s success” makes an unworldly mother the centre of a troupe of very worldly actors, “Potent memories” is all pathos, “The clown and the missionary,” all humor, “A bit of biography,” tells the story of a ten year old boy who forsook his adopted home for the stage. “Our Mantua maker,” “A marriage de covenance,” and “A glimpse of an artist,” complete the volume.