January 1, 1923

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THE FIT-UP

THE business of the drama being to create illusion for the public, it follows as a consequence that the dramatist must rid himself of all private illusions— learning to survey his dramas, and more especially the actors and actresses who portray them to the public, from a standpoint of the coldest, most critical, most businesslike detachment.

By GILBERT FRANKAU20 min

RAJAH OF AGH BUTHAL

THE Rajah of Agh Buthal strolled through the gem-studded doors of his women’s quarters and the two black guards, with scimitars drawn, bowed low as the huge doors swung together. In the sunset glow, the fountain-splashed garden, in which he stood, seemed to nestle like a raindrop amid the encircling, craggy mountains. By R. T. M. SCOTT19 min

Girding for the Fray

ANOTHER session of Parliament is lifting its head over the horizon. Yet a week or two and the cannon's roar will cause Rt. Hon. W. L. M. King and Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen to crawl into their Windsor uniforms, the gaily-caparisoned Governor-General will read an “address from the throne.” By J. K. MUNRO15 min

WOMEN and THEIR WORK

TELLING 32,000 CHILDREN WHAT TO READ

Wonders Accomplished by Lillian Smith, B. A., Head of “The Boys’ and Girls’ House”—A Development of the Toronto Public Library By GERTRUDE E. S. PRINGLE14 min

An English Girl—God Bless Her!

Mrs. Barlow is the winner of the First Prize, $100, in our "War Bride” contest. These are stories of sheer grit and British pluck. The others will follow By DOROTHY BARLOW13 min

BUSINESS & INVESTMENS

STOCK MARKET INDICATIONS WARRANT FAIR OPTIMISM

THE past year has been one of steady progress, with a general steadying movement in all lines of business. Conditions seem also to point to a continuation of these happy auguries during the coming year. At least such are the indications as far as they appear in the records and prospects of the stock and security markets and business conditions generally. By A. M. MUNDAY10 min

WHEN THE QUIZZER WAS QUIZZED

Here are two actual tests — one recently set by a professor for his students in psychology; the other evolved by these feminine students in psychology, stung to the quick, when they failed. Which set of questions would YOU prefer? By E. J. PRATT6 min

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