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Show H 1 1 Literary Notes. 51 H if )00'c W1'ittcn by a newspaper woman and an H! m J I actress, handling the comparatively unknown !ll 'i r realms of mystery behind the scenes of theatrical I . lifo should be of unusual interest to the 'book- 1 i! I blase, and such a literary- vacuum has been filled 1 1 fc 1 and well filled by the beautifully attired joint HBHll venture of Victory Bateman, a successful Ameri- gP 3 ! s "I can actress, and Ada Patterson, a newspaper wo- !f ' I man of unusual ability and a contributor to the 1 1 s I New York Journal. The name of the new-born ; 1 1 ' J "child" from the pens of these well-uquipped j young women is "By the Stage Door," although mi'T tho storiettes contained between its pages carry HlHiifi ! tno rea(er wel1 inside the stage door, even into Hill I ; I tho inner temple of the green room and then a HnP f step further into the true, womanly heart secrets mj 8 of the strenuous lifo labors of a bona fide ambi- ! ,' tious actress, ll The stories are not only well written with an nnm ' - observance to details unusual in the average news- IHErfj i '! 1 paior school of dash and brevity, but they are, it Hftfi j i ( is claimed, real picturoH of tho up and down ex- HHtf V. 1 J periences of well-known actors of today, and while IHii' v' ! fictitious names are substituted, it is claimed by Kf,!' H the knowing ones, that the portrayal of each char- IHjjl?; M acter is so exact as to leave no doubt in the minds nil I i j of its readers just who is who are where it hap- Hflrli ' pened. Certain it is that the charming fondling HSt'l l which these daring young writers have cast upon lli 1 ,1 the waters will grow to robust health and goodly Sk! I It proportions among the lovers of unique book lore HH I j throughout the land. The real proof, however, of HVt I ll its certaIntv of succ s 1Ies in tne fact that every BS I IK 1aBe wil1 benr tlie stamn of approval for genuine- HHj ' jj ness and accuracy from the great army of stage KB i People who are indeed the best critics of them- BK t s ' f selves. Annie A. Adams, mother of "our" llli II j Maud Adams, has written an introduction to the B W I l ! stories and places upon the charming tales the H lr I ' 1 ' stai"I) of unequivocal approval. A long life and Bill r I many editions may be safely predicted for "By B 8 ii I 7 ' tue Stage Door." The book is being published by B lit! t (y- the Grafton Press of New York City. B jj f j ' ' J "'The Romance of Leonardo dc Vinco, the Fore- B 1 1 runner," the second volume of the historical tri- R ill ' II l0gy ontitletl "Christ and Anti-Christ," by Dmitri BlUl If Merejkowski, has just passed from the hands of Bliii! 1 tl10 translntol' Herbert Trench, and its jniblish- Bf!fj i ers G- p- Pntnam's Sons, are finding a large de- Hjlj&jf mand for this clever exposition of Italian study. BUI! l " BmII . "A Prince of Good Fellows," by Robert Barr, Hpi ','!! is a well-written story describing the life and ex- RIWl ' periences of James V. of Scotland. McClure, Phil- RfcdlJf 1 i llns & Co of New York are handling its publica- Wmm ' tion. Hi 41 w HBK" ll John Keudrick Bangs has written some good Bill I 3 ' 1 m things in the past, but nothing better than "Olym- H' ! W Piftn Nights," a charming compilation of non- H f 1 ' w sense quaintly told. Harper & Bros, are the pub- Mf C. i " h Ushers and report a satisfactory sale already B 1 ' I Mt guaranteed for the unique tales. Bi i'i 1 BlH'ii m A uew e(litin of "The Adventures of Marco Bljs j , H Polo, the Great Traveler," edited by Edward Ath- B 1H I I H erton, and containing many quaint illustrations, is B I jj 1 iust leaving the hands of D. Appleton & Co., New B W& liS York. HIhN 3 H I I ' m "Taylor on Golf," with many useful hints, im- Wb f ' S pressions and comments by j, h. Taylor, English Bt I'll m professional and open champion, 1894. 1895 and B! T 't m W 1900, wHl prove a usoful addition to the library of BIiL J 11 H a overs of the fascinating "sport. It is published Bflttll tl H by D APPieton & Co., New York. |