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Novel Must Entertain .
" Declares A. E.. Newton

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and proved that novel-writing is one
art where women may excel'as well as
men, for she brought to a fine degree
of ‘perfection the best qualities of the
English novel: wit, humor and deline-
ation of human nature.
_ .The novel can be written in many
forms.. The story may be told by let-
ters, as in Pamela, in the first person
singular, as in Jane Eyre and Lorna
Doone, or by the straight narrative
found in most novels. The. methods
for beginning. novels are just as num-
erous; although-the usual ways are de-
scription of character, as that of Far-
mer Oaks in Far From the Madding
Crowd, or. of a situation as in Uncle
Tom’s Cabin.

The possible variety of ‘characters
is as great as the number of people
in the world, although the author can
give them either fully rounded or com-
paratively flat delineations. Many of
Dickens’s characters are flat and sta-
tionary, like Mrs. Micawber and Betsy
Trotwood. Among novels which em-
phasize plot and suspense Wilkie Col:
lins’ Moonstone is a superb example.
Trollope, however, considered it unfair
to conceal the dénouement from the
reader, and he reveals in the middle
of the trial of Phineas Finn that he is

‘”“ to be acquitted. To sustain interest in

’ such cases demands the greatest pow-
ers-of a true artist.

Novels have been written on every
conceivable subject and in every field
from history to industry and art, but
no matter what the subject, there must
be women in the story to make a per-
fect novel. Among love stories Mr.
Newton prefers Trollope’s Dr. Thorne
because of the happy ending that he

‘feels is a requisite for any novel that
is to fulfill its purpose of pleasant en-

tertainment.. Among‘the more recent
women novelists he favors Mary
Webb, whose Precious Bane should be
read by everyone, and Sheila Kaye-
Smith, whose Joanna Godden is a re-
markably robust work’ for a woman
to have written.

Before reading his paper Mr. New-
ton explained that his collecting ex-
perience has showed him one réason
why Victorian novels were so extreme-
ly long, and modern novels are so sim-
ple in comparison, The circulating
libraries in England demanded a
lengthy format of three pasteboard-
bound ‘volumes well printed on nice
paper to sell at’ a standard price.
These were Gentlemen’s books to be
bound in leather as the individual pre-
ferred. The other way in which nov-
els of this period could appear was in
twenty serials, the last two usually
printed double. Thus an author, re-
gardless of the limitations of his sub-
ject, had to fill the required number
of pages,to meet the requirements of
the booksellers.

 

Whittemore Exposes

Byzantine. Mosaics

 

Continued from Page One

ficult for only mechanical means can
be used, Liquids or acids would harm

of the work. Photographs are made
constantly so that there will be a com-
plete record of the work, and when
any mosaic is completely uncovered a
careful tracing is made of it.on linen
with each piece or glass shown. Mr.
Whittemore hopes that students in col-
leges will use these tracings.
Mosaics are made of small pieces
of colored glass set in plaster. First
a rendering coat of plaster is laid on
the wall, and this is covered with wet
plaster, on which a sketch is made
just before the pieces of glass were

 

the mosaics and defeat the purpose |

 

set. in-place. In the figure. paintings

the lines of glass forming the back-
grounds were set at some distance
apart with each piece at an angle,

while in the figure or design itself the |;

pieces were set in a plane with much
smaller spaces between the rows of
glass. They are all set with an eye
to the effect of the light on the trans-
lucent glass, as seen from the pave-
ment of the church more than forty
feet below the vaulting walls in which
the mosaics were set. No two of the
great mosaic crosses set in the walls
are:alike, for with each there is the
variation of each individual artist.
The coloring of the mosiacs is amaz-
ingly beautiful, especially when seen
from the floor, where the full effects
of the perfect use of light in this

architecture is\revealed. The flesh of

the human figujres was set in pieces of
delicately colored marble with the
shadows in ‘gkeen, because pink flesh
always casts a green shadow. In one
of the great figure compositions two
emperors offer gifts to an enthroned
madonna, Justinian presenting the
ehurch and Constantine the city. The
emperors are in their full imperial
robes of purple and the ornaments: on
their heads are. composed of emeralds
and pearls. Greens and blues are of-
ten contrasted with reds and gold in
the costumes and designs to heighten
the rich and glowing color effects.
The excellent portraiture in these
mosaics reveals the effects of the res-
toration of the ikons, while the beard-
less emperors in this and another
great figure mosaic show how accurate
were then archaeological studies, since
these emperors were beardless in con-
trast to the universal black beards
worn by the contemporary Byzantines.
All this work is anonymous, as is
usual in Byzantine art, for the em-
peror gave the orders and his artists
carried them out without seeking for

 

personal glory. As-art these. mosaics
are more like compilations in the as-
sortment of figures and medallions of
each mosaic rather an deliberate
compositions, and tits, too, is in keep-

   
 

 

Renowned, Johieus
‘Favors Greek Play

 

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Lady Macbeth’s feelings were distort-
ed and exaggerated, but in every per-
son there is the embryonic seed of
such an emotion. The expression of
these varied inner emotional reactions
is the greatest and most desirable
thing in life; it frees natural in-
stinets and cramped bodies and it pro-
duces flexible, tolerant minds. Of the
modern attitude in favor of great emo-
tional control .and_ inflexibility. she
said, “I call it the Devil!—because it
is the Devil!’”’ Going along one path,
taking the easy and bigotted way out
of facing life and its problems. is the
“death of a human being.’ ~

Side by side with this infinitely com-
passionate attitude which acting ex-
perience gives one and with which an
actor must work, he must develop a
consciousness. of. the fact that he is
controlling his characterization—that
he is. acting as the understanding God,
Idoking down on the being He is cre-
ating. In.the Greek plays, this qual-
ity is definitely present. You can
never come from a Greek play without
having an infinite pity for the crea-
tures in the world. A Greek drama
shatters your entire inner being; it
tears you apart with emotion; in them
the purging is complete and magnifi-
cent.

The present is the most exciting
time to do work of this sort; there are
wonderful opportunities for a new and
significant interpretation. In doing a

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same way.

part’in a play one adds his bit to that
which has been accomplished by
others; one is linked-to all who have
faced that problem. One’s own sym-
bolization joins the human beings in a
play. No other art can do this in the
Acting is a common art
—everyone participates in it. Every
single performance is to Dame Sybil
like a vase, which has been formed
completely and then thrown away.
Each performance of a play is some-
thing whieh happens for the cleansing
by” being.

‘There is: no experience like being
in a Greek play!” Dame Sybil ended.
“You are going~to have the time of
your lives!” ;

 

French Students Strike
Against Foreign Rights

 

Spreading from the University of
Paris, a nationwide student strike has
been called in an attempt to bar for-
eigners from-the benefits of equal
privileges in professional study
groups. This evidence of growing Na-
tionalism in French universities was
particularly directed against foreign
medical students who were prevented
from attending classes by well-organ-
ized pickets.

The chief demand of the student
strikers is that foreign practitioners
of the medical and allied professions
should be prohibited’ from setting
themselves up in France, The _ pro-
testing Americans insist that they
have no intention of practicing in
France, but they demand their rights
as students. “We refuse to be scape-
goats of the French students’ discon-
tent,” they declared.

The ie hung a poster before
the entrancé’to the medical laborator-
ies which. read:
sion of aliens.”

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