LITERATURE, MUSIC, AND THE DRAMA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7270, 7 March 1885, Page 4 (Supplement)

LITERATURE, MUSIC, AND THE DRAMA.

Thb Teteran actor, Mr. William Creswick, b writing bis life, memoirs, and adventures. During last month Mr. Arrowsmith sent Oat 190,000 copies of " Dark Days," by Mr. Conway. Mr. R. Bosworth Smith is now preparing for publication the popular edition of hie Life of Lord Lawrence. Three Turkish journals have been suppressed for criticising the Imperial Palace domestic arrangements. Mr. Arthur GiJman, thewriterof" AHistory Of the American People," is getting together the materials for an early American history, which he will name " Tales of the Pathfinders." Mr. Irving Moetyn, the war correspondent, U about to write his life. The book should be interesting, for his life has been full of adventure. The history of the Rothschilds ia being written by a member of the house, who is well known in Paris for his literary tastes and talent. The first edition of Mr. Hamerton's volume of/essays, entitled " Human Intercourse," is exhausted, and Messrs. Macmillan have a second edition in the Press. Mrs. Napier Higgins' account of " Women Of Europe in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries" is making progress, and Messrs. Hurst and Blackett hope to issue the first and second volumes early this year. The fourth edition of "Objter Dicta,"* book which has drawn some attention in theatrical circles by its out-spoken utterances concerning the English stage, is about to be published immediately. Under tbe Alleyu Trust a sum devoted by the proprietor of an old theatre in St. Luke's to the maintenance of almshouees in bouthwark has, with exceptionally good fortune, grown to £4000. Miss Helen F. Hetherington ("Helena Gullifer") author of " Trust Her Not," and a vast amount of periodical literature," is engaged on a new novel, the scenes of which are laid in Germany. The old organ of Wesleyan Methodism, the Watchman, ceased to exist at the end of the year. In its place is pnblished a new paper called the Christian Journal, edited by the Rev. W. L. Watkinson, Wesleyan minister. In Berlin it is absolutely obligatory on every cab-driver to insiet upon the payment of his fare before arriving at the theatre, all delay and blocking at the entrances being thae avoided. The advantages of this regulation will be ea.sily apparent. The American papers announce that Mr ■ Thomas Hngheu (" Tom Brown") has undertaken to write the lifa of the late Mr. Peter Cooper, the American philanthropist, at the request of his family. An autobiography prepared by Mr. Cooper has been placed at bis disposal. Daring a recent performance Irving was stopped by an outbreak of fire upon the stage. The audience nearly gave way to panic, but were reassured by the actor's coolness, Henry posing u gracefully as possible, and looking on while the firemen put out the flames. Miss Ellen Terry also showed great presence of mind.

A new weekly newspaper haa been published under the title of "The Lady ; ft Journal for Gentlewomen." It is to be eauentially English in ite character, and will represent an attempt to treat fashions, and all other matters in which ladies are concerned, from an English point of view. The ,projeot has excited much interest in society, and has strong support from many ladies of position. The «ucoeßa of Mr. J. L. Nye'e " Anecdotes ;<>n Bible Texts : Epistle to the Romans," has , led him to decide upon completing the New Testament in a similar manner. There will be six more volumee, of which the copy for the first two, on the Epistles to the Corinthians, and to the Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, and Coloseians, is bow in the hands of the Sunday-school Union Readers' ■