MATTHEWS, (James) Brander, Amer ican author: b. New Orleans, La., 21 Feb. 1852. He was graduated from Columbia in 1871 and from the Columbia Law School in 1873, he was admitted to the New York bar (1873), began to contribute to the magazines in 1873, later turned wholly to literature and in 1892 was ap pointed professor of literature in Columbia. In 1899 he became professor of dramatic literature. He was a founder of The Players and Authors clubs, of the Dunlap Society and the American Copyright League, and of the Columbia Uni versity Press. In 1889-91 he was president of the 19th Century Club. He was appointed to French Legion of Honor in 1907. Elected to American Academy of Arts in 1908. Presi dent of Modern Language Association in 1910 and of National Institute of Arts and Let ters in 1913-14. He wrote several dramatic works, among them 'This Picture and That' ; (A Gold Mine' (with G. H. Jessop); (On Pro
bation' (also with Jessop) ; and (Peter Stuyvesant' (with Bronson Howard). His published volumes include, from an extensive list, the following: 'French Dramatists of the Nineteenth Century) (1881); (In (with H. C. Bunner, 1884) (A Secret of the Sea, and Other (1886); (Pen and Ink' (1888) ; (American Literature' (1896) •, (A Confident To-morrow) (1898) ; 'The Action and the Word' (1900); of Speech: Es says in English' (1901); (The Development of the Drama' (1902); (Moliere: His Life and His Works) (1910); (Shakspere as a Play wright' (1913); (On Acting' (1914) • (The Oxford Book of American Essays) (1914). He is perhaps best known for his critical papers, marked by keen analysis and a style of much distinction. Some of his earlier writings ap peared over the signature ((Arthur Penn.*