Life, 1899-06-01 · page 7 of 26
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# Page Analysis: Life Magazine, Issue 459 This page features a profile of **Charles Egbert Craddock**, a writer of Tennessee tales. The text discusses Mr. Sothern's theatrical adaptation of her work "The Sunken Bell," praising the translator's ability to convey the original's meaning clearly. The cartoon shows a domestic scene where a man asks a child for a kiss, but the child refuses, saying "Oh, I'm so busy, Uncle George! Why don't you get Emma to kiss you?" This appears to be gentle satire about social awkwardness or romantic pursuit—the child deflects the man's affection by suggesting he seek it elsewhere, likely commenting humorously on courtship customs of the era. The page also includes a "Fresh-Air Fund" charitable appeal for children's welfare.
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free, Who writes bold tales of Tennessee,’ And asks no odds, although ashe, Sho wrote E.C.,” the American fate of “The Sunken Bell” as a play, it certainly deserves considera- tion as a literary accomplishment, In Mr. Meltzer’s translation the play has been clad in a poetical guise of easily flowing English. Its earlier acts read smoothly, and it is not until toward the end that the translator seems to tire of his most difficult task. In the main, he conveys a distinct meaning, and the obscure places are doubtless due to the original author and the difficulty of bringing clearly to the minds of our CHARLES EGBERT CRADDOCK, ATS off to Miss Mur- And long wo called her “he.” And while hor tales wo lauded much, Wo overlooked the woman's touch, It seldom happens thus— “I'm Charles Moro praise to her, and less. . tous! race the mysticality of the German. The author may well congratulate him- self on having found a translator who is not only in sympathy with his work, but who also has the understanding necessary to bring it to a scholarly and successful accomplishment. It is understood that Mr. Sothern is to produce ‘*The Sunken Bell” on the blage next scason, As an acting play— but that is another story. _Afetcalfe. “WELL, EPVIE, WON'T YOU GIVE ue A Kiss?” “on, I'M 80 BUSY, UNCLE Gzonor! WHY DON'T ‘YOU OET EMMA TO Kiss You?" Our Fresh-Air Fund, O his charitable readers, Lirr again pre- sents himself in bebalf of the children, The farm at Branchville, with its orchards, its brook, aud its clean beds for two hundred occupants, is all ready for the summer, This season we need your aid more than ever before, as last summer wasa painful struggle, Hard times, combined with war, checked the flow of funds into our Fresh-Air coffers, and left us in poor condition for these coming months. The number of children we send to the coun- try depends upon a liberality that bas never disappointed us— except for good cause— and we ask you now to give as fréely as you can afford. We want you to have a good time yourself—for it is Lirr’s endeavor to give you that for a brief period once a week—and we ask you to contribute a few dollars now and then towards a good time for others. To the children of the city, two weeks in the country means a heap of fun. Vera Biackman. Helen Blackman. Total...