LITERARY GOSSIP.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXV, Issue 5134, 28 November 1903, Page 10

LITERARY GOSSIP.

Tho “PalTMall Magazine” has published an “extra,” entitled “A Phil May Picture Book.” It contains all the best cartoons and sketches that great artist prepared for the “Pall Mall Budget’’; and those who wish to obtain a souvenir of Phil May’s work cannot do better for a shilling than, secure a copy of this admirable production. In the “Pall Mall Magazine” for November, there are many attractive ana entertaining articles. “A street at Baverne," from an etching by J. AlcN. Whistler forms tho frontispiece, and in “Master Workers” tho Right. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain. M.P., by Mr Harold Begbie, and “Mr Joseph Chamberlain; the Orator and Debater,” by Mr Spencer Leigh Hughes, appear. “Porlick's Theory” is a complete story by Alayno Lindsay. There are other stories of equal merit. “M;y First Stag—and some others” is ably written by Sir Henry Seton-Karr, M.P. . Messrs Greening and Co. brought out about tho middle of last month a special issue of tho “Playgoer” magazine. which includes line months of September and October. Tills particular issue is edited by Mr S. J. Adair Kitz-Gera!d, who has just resigned his position as special commissioner and dramatic historian to the “Era.” In addition to all the usual features, the punlicatiou contains a powerful article, “Why some folk hate the Stage,” by O. Hanger-Gull; “The Alt of the Actor,” by Justin Hannaford; a theatrical story, “Nero’s Ceiling and Hubert Dawlish,” by Guy Thorne; “Tire Stags History of Rickard II.,” and a.recitation by Mrs Albert S. Bradshaw, a story of Reginald Turner, and “Concoming John Billing!on,” by Gordon O’Noili. “The New Idea” for November Is quite up to the standard of its predecessors in contents and get-up. Miss Ada Cressley, prominent, of course, just now in tho public eye. is treated in a somewhat uncommon way. Her travelling companion (formerly a well-known Australian Presswoman) assumes the role of interviewer, and writes smartly and interestingly about the “common round” of the great contralto. Mr W. Moore adds to this some notes on tho tremendous amount of. travelling and work entailed in a tour such as Miss Cross! ey is making. Photos, specially taken during Miss Crossloy’s visit to Adelaide are used to illustrate the letterpress. Noticeable amongst the illustrations of this issue are some exquisite Hue drawings by Miss Idal S. Rontoul. who supplies the pictures for a short story entitled “Cindrella Re-told for Australians.” Tho frontispiece erf the magazine is a reproduction of part of the musio and words of -Miss Crossley’s song “Rosebuds,” composed by Air Horace Gleeson, a rising young musician.