The Outcry is a novel by Henry James published in 1911. This light comedy was originally conceived as a play. James cast the material in a three-act drama in 1909, but like so many of his plays, it failed to be produced. (There were two posthumous performances in 1917.) In 1911 James converted the play into a novel, which was successful with the public. The Outcry was the last novel he was able to complete before his death in 1916. The storyline concerns the buying up of Britain's art treasures by wealthy foreigners, especially Americans. While hardly a subject of life-and-death significance, James' novel treats the idea in a busy, cheerful, appealing manner.

Plot summary[link]

To cover the gambling debts of his daughter Kitty Imber, the widowed Lord Theign is planning to sell his beautiful painting Duchess of Waterbridge by Sir Joshua Reynolds to American billionaire Breckinridge Bender. Hugh Crimble, a young art critic, argues against the sale, saying that Britain's art treasures should stay in the country. He is supported by Theign's perceptive daughter, Lady Grace. When the newspapers get wind of the potential sale of the Reynolds, they raise a patriotic stink, which delights the bumptious, good-humored Bender.

Meanwhile, Crimble has found another painting in Theign's collection that he suspects is a rarity by Mantovano. (James thought this was a completely fictitious name, but it turned out there really had been an obscure painter called Mantovano.) Eventually, Crimble's hunch about the Mantovano turns out to be correct. Theign decides to donate the Mantovano to the National Gallery and not to sell the Reynolds to Breckinridge. His woman friend Lady Sandgate also donates her family's Sir Thomas Lawrence painting to the Gallery, which unites her and Theign forever.

Key themes[link]

While the controversy in this novel might seem hopelessly remote and trivial, it's seemingly similar to the furor that erupted during the 1980s in the United States, when Japanese buyers were snapping up "trophy acquisitions" in America. American newspapers at the time created much the same stink as the British newspapers in James' book. Eventually, the fuss simmered down due to Japan's own economic troubles.

Although James did not like his adopted country selling out its art treasures to foreign bidders, he was well aware that Britain's hands were far from clean in this regard. He has Lady Grace make a pointed reference to the Elgin Marbles, a sore subject to this day. The novel maintains a sprightly pace and features many appealing characters, especially the high-tempered but basically good-hearted Theign. The conventional happy ending may seem rather insipid, but a book like this could hardly end unhappily.

Critical evaluation[link]

Critics have generally regarded The Outcry as a pleasant trifle turned out in James' declining years. There have been criticisms of the novel's sometimes artificial dialogue and the endless stage business inherited from the dramatic version.

But by and large the book has gotten a pass as a charming comedy, something of a surprise from its aging author. James confessed in a letter to Edith Wharton that such a light, half-length novel was the most he could manage in his late sixties. The Outcry may be no more than an afterthought in the long list of James' novels, but it's an enjoyable afterthought.

References[link]

• The Novels of Henry James by Oscar Cargill (New York: Macmillan Co., 1961)
• The Novels of Henry James by Edward Wagenknecht (New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., 1983) ISBN 0-8044-2959-6
• The Complete Plays of Henry James edited by Leon Edel (New York: Oxford University Press 1990) ISBN 0-19-504379-0

External links[link]

• Introductory note on The Outcry from the reissued New York Review Books Classics edition

Mike Mangini
Mike Mangini during a clinic at the Percussive Arts Centre, Singapore, November 2004
Background information
Birth name	Michael Mangini
Born	(1963-04-18) April 18, 1963 (age 49)
Origin	Newton, Massachusetts, United States
Genres	Progressive metal, instrumental rock, thrash metal, funk metal
Instruments	Drums, percussion
Years active	1987–present
Associated acts	Dream Theater, Steve Vai, Extreme, Annihilator, James LaBrie, Tribe of Judah, Shredding the Envelope, Dave Reffett
Website	www.mikemangini.com

Mike Mangini (born April 18, 1963 in Newton, Massachusetts) is an American drummer, and the drummer for the progressive metal band Dream Theater. He has played for Annihilator, Extreme, James LaBrie, and Steve Vai, among others. He lectured at the Berklee College of Music in Boston and is also known for his work as a session musician.^[1] At his height from 2002–2005, Mangini was famous for setting five World's Fastest Drummer (WFD) records. He also has written two books titled Rhythm Knowledge about his drumming techniques, a practice method for deconstructing and simplifying complex polyrhythms and time signatures. Mangini appeared on the Discovery Channel show Time Warp, displaying his drum skills for high speed cameras.^[2] In 2010 Mangini joined Dream Theater, after the departure of founding drummer Mike Portnoy.

Early life[link]

Mike Mangini started playing the drums when he was five years old. He would practice two to four hours a day and by the time he was nine he was already mimicking Buddy Rich performances. By high school, he was performing in school bands and participating in the prestigious All-County, All-State, and all Eastern United States ensembles.

After graduating from Waltham Senior High School in 1981, Mangini put aside his music studies to pursue a Computer Science major at Bentley University. After graduating Mike started programming software for the Patriot Missile program.^[3] At the same time, he was working on a program that studied the links between the human brain and body.

In 1987, Mangini scored one of his first 'high-profile' gigs - playing drums for the Rick Berlin Band in Boston, where he worked with bassist Philip Bynoe (who would later go on to work with Mike in sessions for Journey's Steve Perry and more notably during Mike's time in the Steve Vai band). He also taught drums privately in Boston during this time.

Recording career[link]

In 1991, Mangini began working for the thrash metal band Annihilator. Mike performed on the drums on several tracks for the studio album, Set the World on Fire. He went on to tour with the band in support of this album up until 1994. In 1994 he was asked to play with the band Extreme, replacing original drummer Paul Geary. Mike Mangini had been friends with noted Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt since the 1980s. His time in Extreme included recording several tracks for their 1995 album, Waiting For The Punchline. During this time, he also made an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman. While on tour with Extreme in 1995, Mike recorded songs for Nuno on his 4-track tape machine. Those songs ended up on Schizophonic after Nuno left Extreme to pursue a solo career.

After Extreme dissolved in 1996, Mike was informed through drummer Jonathan Mover that guitarist Steve Vai was auditioning drummers for his live band. Mike successfully auditioned for Steve Vai's band and relocated to Los Angeles. From late 1996 to early 2000, Mangini was the highly regarded drummer of Vai's live ensemble, which also included bassist Philip Bynoe, guitar wizard Mike Keneally and (in 2000) guitarist Dave Weiner. Mike recorded several drum tracks for Steve's Fire Garden and The Ultra Zone albums. He also rehearsed and recorded Alive in an Ultra World while on tour with Steve Vai in 2000.

Following the initial suspension of the South American leg of the Ultrazone Tour in 2000, Mangini moved back home to Boston and began teaching at Berklee College as an associate professor. He began working with former Extreme frontman Gary Cherone and bassist Pat Badger in the short-lived band, Tribe of Judah. He also continued to work with Dale Bozzio (formerly of the new wave band, Missing Persons), and recorded several more records. Among these records was a Rush tribute record (entitled Subdivisions) and a second full-length album with Annihilator titled All for You. He also recorded tracks for artists Sal DiFusco, Bill Lonero and Chris Emerson.

In 2005, he accepted a full-time teaching position at the Berklee College of Music in Percussion Department. He resigned in 2010 to join Dream Theater.

In 2007, he recorded drums on the album Metal by Annihilator.

At the end of 2010, Mike, along with Marco Minnemann, Peter Wildoer, Virgil Donati, Aquiles Priester, Derek Roddy and Thomas Lang, auditioned to replace Mike Portnoy as the drummer for Dream Theater.^[4] On Friday April 29, 2011, Dream Theater officially announced that Mike Mangini was to be their new drummer.^[5] He has since recorded A Dramatic Turn of Events with the group.

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• Bare Hands (no sticks) in 60 seconds, which he earned by executing 1,138 single stroke notes in 2002, until Glen Caruba broke it with 1,140 notes in 2006.
• Matched Grip single strokes in 60 seconds, executing 1,247 notes at the 2005 Summer NAMM in Indianapolis, IN. Mike already was the 1st person in history to break 1,200 notes when he played 1,203 single notes at the 2005 Winter NAMM Session.
• Traditional Grip which he earned by executing 1,126 single strokes in 60 seconds in 2003, stood for five years before falling to Matt Smith (1,132) in 2008.
• Single Stroke Foot record playing 13,222 hits in 15 minutes and 4,555 hits in five minutes, records that stood for two years before falling to Mike "Machine" Mallais (13,309/4,595) in 2007.

Equipment[link]

Mangini currently endorses - Pearl Drums, Remo Drum Heads, Shure Microphones, Zildjian Artist Series Signature Sticks, Vater Slicknuts

His current Dream Theater touring kit includes:

Drums: Pearl Reference Pure series

5½x14 snare
6x10 mini snare
10" ePro electronic bass drum
16x26 bass drum
18x22 bass drum
16x18 bass drum
16x16 floor tom
9x12 tom
7x8 tom
7x6 tom
8x10 tom
9x14 tom
16x18 floor tom
16x20 gong drum
10" ePro pad mounted on 
    10" Rhythm Traveler shell
12x6 aluminum Cannon tom
15x6 aluminum Cannon tom
18x6 aluminum Cannon tom
21x6 aluminum Cannon tom

Zildjian Cymbals

19" Rezo crash
20" A Custom China
17" K Thin Dark crash
17" K Custom Fast crash
16" K EFX crash
19" Z3 China
18" A Custom Medium crash
18" Oriental China Trash on top
    of 14" Trashformer
20"  20" A Custom Ride 
14" A Custom hi-hats (remote)
13" ZBT hi-hats (X-hat)
8" K splash
10" Oriental Trash splash
13" Oriental China Trash on top
    of 10" Trashformer

Sticks: Zildjian Mike Mangini Signature model (63 grams) _______________________

Heads: Remo, including Coated Controlled Sound bottom dot on snares, clear black dot tom and gong drum batters and Clear Ambassador bottoms, Clear Powerstroke 3 on 22" bass drums, and clear black dot on 18" and 26" bass drums _______________________

Percussion: Pearl tambourine, wind chimes, and ePro Tru-Trac pads with percussion sounds triggered from the r.e.d.box; Vater black and glow-in-the-dark skull-shaped Slick Nut cymbal fasteners _______________________

Mics: Shure, including Beta 98A on rack toms, Beta 27 on floor toms, SM57 on main snare, Beta 52A on bass drums, KSM137 on cymbals, and KSM32 overheads

Discography[link]

Selected album appearances[link]

With Annihilator

• Set the World on Fire (1993)
• All for You (2004)
• Metal (2007)

With Extreme

• Waiting for the Punchline (1995) - tracks "Hip Today", "Leave Me Alone" and "No Respect"

With Steve Vai

• Fire Garden (1996) - tracks "Bangkok" and "The Fire Garden Suite"
• G3: Live in Concert (1996)
• The Ultra Zone (1999) - tracks "Jibboom", "Windows to the Soul" and "Here I am"
• Alive in an Ultra World (2001)

With MullMuzzler/James LaBrie

• Keep It to Yourself (1999)
• James LaBrie's MullMuzzler 2 (2001)
• Elements of Persuasion (2005)

With Tribe of Judah

• Exit Elvis (2002)

With Dream Theater

• A Dramatic Turn of Events (2011)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Official Myspace website
• Official Rhythm Knowledge website
• Chix n' Stix Myspace