The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-15

October 18. 1880. appearing afterward In ~ ne !,
Wife," Margaret Elmore In Love o"I umnch
and at the California as julia III Ino hu"
back" She was then 20 years OF age. .,nc
Since then the lady has confined her actihs
almost entirely to London and farIs.
WHAT THE FRIEND SAYS.
In character,zinp her London production OF
al he Scarlet Letter" as failure says psristan
houn's friendly correspondent, tnG fa,aIre :.
correspondent makes very natut d. III . yar
SION Of that play produced within the same
week which "was failure" ana w1ic T,,s s"u va q
to win the approval OF the critics. t hs va
not Miss Ca!houn's. On the contrary, nj " I'd
an unqualified success. b0th a6Iissi s%n2tcate
financially 1t was not "backed Dy ~ nv
of Americans" nor did any synalcase, ~ smc
one else. lose money upon h It recent triumph
as kate" in Hannique's "IAtG IN rnort recent
at the Odeon in Pafi; or by her sun IN
conquest OF the Partisan cfI GIoEneiII;s Andre
her presentation of Miss ColuGlli0 tn Snc
maoue" at the Coincide FraDcaise. M .t 81
cess or Miss Calhoun IN zine Scalios dions of
was the more marked because ooH.' had nroyen
the play In less competent nanus hau o b,o 80
disastrous failures; but 10 the nIen ~ o. or
corded her by LOuGon critics, canno' i''"'A =
dissenting voice. -, rotsd shon1d
have stated that Miss Calhoun played d Ions
and unusually successful enlightenment do L GOV
ing lady the Haymarket ihealeL u 40 ~ nj
that she was associated with ana hDdleu III dli
OF E. s. " lizards London successes, nolo than
dividing the donors by her spienolu PEI
Torrance OF Vashti Define IN the gdeat pay
with the aid of her friend Lady ArchlOaio
Campbell carried out the Idea Oh ah outn,d an
performance OF "As You Like IT," WIN the
praises OF which all England rang ana Wnlcn
has since found many lmitators both IN Eng
land and America; that she supported 20
Quen as leading lady Tor season, achieving
success after success, and that she was Sc
lected by the management OF the Odeon TO
create the leading part in LArgent dautrul,"
the wisdom OF which selection was fully proven
when the press of Paris, London and Cont
mental Europe gave her acting unstlnted praise.
PRESS COMMENTS.
Said LIE Petit journal: Miss Calhoun, whose
rare qualities re sgnaled by Vctorlen Sar-
dou and by Lecone de Lisle Will contribute
powerfully 10 the success OF "PArgent d'autrul"
"a real American interpretS this role with
rare originaiity."-Le emps.
"And now Dom for Miss Calhoun!
Miss Calhoun played the role OF Kate with
most original SAVIOR She reaped braves in
HAS brilllancy aud infinite skill."-Le
Figaro.
woman and as an actress. Ii Is the
rising of new star."-La Grande Batalle
"Her success was complete."-La France.
"her success was Immediate ana eXtraor-
dinary."-Daily Telegraph (LOudon).
IAN American on the boards Of the second
theater OF France Is aSsurrdy the attraction of
the new cOmedy."-Nleuwe Roterdamsche
CouIant.
Miss Calhoun has been welcomed by the
Paris critics with chorus OF admirati0n."-
Era Uondon).
And so with LIE Gil Bias, they all join in CIV
Ing first praise TO Miss Calhoun"
In fact, Miss Eleanor Calhoun has met with
extraordinary success both IN London and
Paris-her Partisan engagements being particu-
larry noteworthy and unique. She Is an Ameri-
can OF whom Americans may well feel proud; a
Californian in whose success as an artist OF the
first rank in her chosen profession Callfornlans
should take a deep interest. Under the man
agement of Hugo Gor 2, who directed the sue
cessiu London tour of Eleanor Duse, she Will
tante, she IN de starring tour OF the Southern
State, under the direction OF the veteran mana
ger John T. Ford, When she comes America
Will accord her the warm welcome that her
brilliant talents so richly m TT, and California
will receive this gifted daughter with open
arms. a FRIEND.
San Francisco, July ~. 1894.