The San Francisco call., 1906-06-24

ance places her among the worlds
greatest actresses. Duse herself could
have played the part no better, think
Every emotion in it is interpreted with
sympathy a breadth Of conception
and a certainty OF technical effect
which combine TO leave upon the mind
very vivid and at the same time a
very beautiful impression" This is
the part in which Miss Ashwel is to
make her first appearance in America
next autumn--chicago Chronicle
Despite the Daily Mails denuncia-
tions in advance. and notwithstanding
many preliminary forecasts OF failure
from certain OF the Dramatic Mirrors
know-all correspondents. / am glad TO
tell you that Beerbohm Tree not only
produced the longpromised adaptation
of Thackeray's novel. The Neweomes
with great success at his Majesty's on
Tuesday, but that also he scored a his
trionic triumph as the grand old colo
mel therein.-From London correspond
ent of New York Dramatic Mirror
New York is to have genuine music
hall. patterned s(-er the finest ones in
I,on.,on and other European cities. II
will cost s1.250,0OO. and will be ready
for opening in the summer or fall of
1907.-New York Dramatic Mirror
Henry Miller suddenly has abandoned
his intended annual trip to Europe. He
finds that all his time will De required
in preparing for Margaret Anglins
coming busy season and in arranging
for the first appearance in English OF
the celebrated Russian actress. Aha
simoff-Lyric Theater (New York;
Notes
Love Poems of Ibsen-
From among the many interesting
bits of information about the recently
passed great dramatlst' Henrik ID
ser. which the periodicals are publish
ing I cun you this extract from poem
he wrote when he was % years OF age
70 the woman he loved and whom he
married two years after writing the
poem. The extract comes from Ibsens
letters. published by Fox. numeid &
Co. and was published by the New
York Sun. The Sun says of u:
..In the thirteen preceding years OF
literary activity he had written num-
her of minor poems Some stanzas
from one of these. penned in 1855. we
quote partly because the poem Is dedi-
Gated TO Susanna Thoresen, whom he
was to marry in 1883. and partly be-
cause IT bears out Ibsen's repeated as
sertfon that although in his literary
career there had been evolution. there
had never been Inconsistency. From
the time he began TO think at all he
seems always 20 have taken tragic
view Of the hollowness Of life- The
translation is by the editors:
The ballroom glitters resplendent-
Already the dance moves fast
Ladies in rainbow clusters
Airily decked go past
High overhead the music
Scatters its witchcraft fine:
Each dancers in festal humor.
Each lamp hath festal shine.
Hark to the ballroom courtships.
Whispering soft and low
All that the moment prompts OF
The dreams OF long ago.
And the ladies smile demurely
AS memory's chart receives
Speeches, impassioned and tender
Nor speaker nor hearer believes
throughout the crowded ballroom
There is naught but gladness ana
mirth:
Not one OF them all hath felt IT.
The weary burden OF earth:
Not one OF them all hath felt IT.
Not one that could ever guess
How. under the veil OF rejoicing.
.Lurks the horror OF emptiness.
All. yes. there is one. one only,
Among so many but one.
Her eyes have a secret sadness;
I read In them sorrows begun
I read In them dreaming fancies
That rise and sink without Cease
A heart that is longing and throbbinr
And finds in this world no peaca