A perfectly charming chronicle of the chief features and phases of the metropolitan theater within the past few years. The point of view is wholly unprofessional, and the text, unweighted by the responsibilities of the first-night critic, is intimate and familiar.
The Fugitive: A Play in Four Acts
By John Galsworthy
60 cents net; postage extra
This is the tragic story of a woman who tries to escape from the bondage of social conventions. Clare, the heroine, strikes the key-note of the whole play when, in the last act, she says to the young man she has never seen before:
“You see: I’m too fine, and not fine enough! My best friend said that. Too fine, and not fine enough. I couldn’t be a saint and martyr, and I wouldn’t be a soulless doll. Neither one thing nor the other—that’s the tragedy.”
It has a deep significance when taken in connection with the feminist movement of today.
Mural Painting in America
By Edwin H. Blashfield
Illustrated, $2.00 net; postage extra