The San Francisco call., 1896-05-17
ALL WON FAME.
Eight American Stage Beauties Who
Have Achieved Distinction.

Eight American Stage Beauties Who
Haye Achieved Distinction.
The New Y ork World gives an account
OF the eight actresses who won distinction
in New York last season:
Maxine Elliott, the most regaliy beau
tiful woman on the American stage, has
advanced in her profession with remark
able rapidity. She was born in Rockland,
Maine, aud played small parts in f. S.
Wizards company. Then she played in
The Prodigal Daughter Diplomacy and
"A Woman of No Importance, steadily
advancing, With Augustin DAILY. Miss
Elliott made phenomenal progress in her
art. She was admirably placed in The
Transit of Leo as Olivia in Twelfth
Night and Widow Stephenson in Two
Escutcheons. She last appeared in "a
House OF Cards at the Fifth-avenue Thea
ter, and now goes to San Francisco as
leading lady with the Frawley stock CON-
pany. Incidentally she will obtain q di-
yorce from her husband.
MARY Hampton's stage career has been
brief but brilliant. She played Ruth Clay
borne in a special matinee of Louisiana
at the Madison-square Theater in 1891.
She was the iEgenue in Merchant and
played in Jack Royal of the Ninety-sec-
ond.' For two years she has been playing
Rosamund in Charles Frohman's Sowing
the Wind company on the road, and has
won much praise and popularity every
where. She played Barbara in 'Marse
Van at the Empire Theater last year, and
is considered one of the ost promising
leading ladies of the present day. Miss
Hampton's real name is Smith, and she is
a native of Louisville, KY. She has been
twice married, her last husband having
been Actor E. ]. Henley. from whom she
rnd n hno
gagged matrlmonially every few months.
Miss Hampton is tall and graceful, with
dark hair, soulful dark eyes and regular
features.
Isabel Irving, leading lady of the Ly-
ceum Theater stock company and one OF
the most photographed young actresses OF
the day, was born in Bridgeport, Conn.,,
and made her debut with Rosina Vokes in
The School Mistress in February, 1887.
For SIX years she was member of Angus
tin Daly's company, playing with that
organization in London and Paris. Re-
signing in March, 1894, Miss Irving was
promptly engaged by Daniel Frohman for
his road 'Amazons' company. When
Georgia Cayvan left the Lyceum Theater,
MISS Irving was promoted to the position
OF leading lady OF the stock company. She
has appeared in the principal part in "A
Woman's Silence The Amazons,' The
Case of Rebellious Susan 'The Home
Secretary and The Beneht OF the
Doubt. Her best performance is prob
ably Princess Flavia III The Prisoner OF
Zenda.' Miss Irving is blonde beauty
of the fragile type, and is noted for her
gowns.
Amy Busby, sweet and dainty, was born
IN Johnstown, n. Y, January 19. 1874, and
played Grace Harkaway in London As
surance' with Helen Barry at the age OF
l5. After further schooling with Miss
Barry she Joined Stuart Robson s company
1or two seasons, and then played impor-
tant parts with w. II. Crane. Following
tins engagement she joined Richard Mans
field's company, and her admirable per-
tormancc of Louka in Arms and the
Man attracted the attention Of Charles
Frohman, to whom she has since been un-
der contract. Miss Busby has since given
a sympathetic performance in The Fatal
Card and new type of adventures in the
recent production of Charles Coghlan's S
Madame She also appeared in Bur
NAH and The Law of the Land during
the season just closing. Miss Busby was at
one time the wife of Aubrey Boucicault, but
secured divorce a couple of years ago.
She is very pretty girl OF graceful figure,
and affects blonde wigs on the stage.
Julia Arthur, who went to England two