The San Francisco call., 1906-06-17

called the galaxy of beauties that
used to hover around Anna Held when
that actress was in her early prime
There was Vivian Blackburn-she OF
the starry eyes and the deep. deep
! dimples; there was Nita Austin. de-
mure and piquant; Jane English. tall
and blonde a Vikings daughter.
Ann Archer. the handsomest Jewess
who ever invaded the club district.
and more bewitching girls than one
could count in column of the News.
If it's the mission of art to bring
beauty into the every day affairs OF
life Miss Held certainly is an artist.
for she scattered more handsome dam
sells through the town than any other
star L can recall at this moment
Helen Ten Brock in New York Dra-
matte News.
Louise Leslie Carter ended the sea-
son at advanced prices by dividing the
week between "Adrea" and "Zaza." The
latter piece retains it's popularity won
derfully. "Adrea" the Belasco-LonR
tragedy, despite it's strength in spots.
did not catch the populace Mrs. Car
ter is capable of great emotional in
tensity. but TO be emotional and tragic
are two different things. The star
audiences by her long waits. Aside
from William Shay, VINO took Charles
A. Stevenson's place on short notice.
the cast and production were excellent.
New York Dramatic News.
The Shuberts' announcement that Miss
Lena Ashwen. the London actress. will
sensational drama. The Shulamite."
has aroused a great deal OF interest.
for during the past six or seven years
Miss Ashwell has been one Of the most
conspicuous actresses in London. Fine
actress as she unquestionably is. the
actor-managers and playwrights OF
across the water doomed her into an
absolute fad A playwright who wrote
a play containing emotional role oe
any intensity almost invariably de-
manded that Miss Ashwell should cre-
ate the role and as she was a free
lance. playing only special engage
ments. the result was that for the last
few seasons she has appeared in more
new plays than any woman on the
London stage.
Reports from London have IL that I'M
The Shulamite." in which she is to ap-
pear here. Miss Ashwen has at last
found a really big emotional role II
is stirring play laid in South Africa,
and Miss AshweH plays the role OF a
Boer wife who falls in love with a
fascinating Englishman. She and her
lover. who has left wife in England.
conspire to murder the old Boer. but
after the deed has been committed the
Englishman, overcome with renorse.
deserts the woman and returns TO his
wife in England. The Shulamite.~ ac-
cording TO the London reviewers. ranks
even ahead of Pinero's His House in
Order as the most powerful play oe
the London season
Two of Miss AshwelPs greatest sue
cesses in London have been Princess Yo
San in Belasco and Longs The Dar-
ling of the Gods and Leah in C. NJ 3
McClellan's Leah Kleschna.'
The Shuberts win have at least ten
new theaters next season. most of them
in cities where heretofore they have
not been represented Those now be-
ing built for them are the Mary Ander-
son Theater. Louisville, Ky: the Julia
Marlowe Theater. Chattanooga, Tenn-z
the E H. Sothern Theater. Denver.
Col: the Sam S. Shubert Theater KAN
sas City: the Sam 8 Shubert Theater.
Norfolk, Va: the Shubert Theater, Gin
cinnati o.: the Shubert Theater. Utica.
N Y: and houses In Richmond. Va.
Lexington, KY, Atlanta, Ca. Toronto,
and Montreal
Arnold Daily will not connne himself
to Bernard Shaw plays all next season
as he has for two years past. He will
go on tour in the autumn in a Shaw
repertoire composed Of Arms and the
Man." Candida" You Never Can Tell
"rhe Man of Destiny" and How He
Lied to Her Husband. but later win
produce four new plays none of which
is by the brilliant but eccentric Irish
author. These win be shown first dur
ing his annual New York engagement-
and then will be taken to other cities
IT. DaIxr Ca41n 1n6 Fr.~ L.
Mrs. Danes Defense" play thar
has just become available for use bv
stock companies. is this weeks OFFER
ing at the Empire. and It's Characters
are admirably suited 10 the several
members of the Empire company. The
title part has proved one OF Katherfna
Grey's chief successes. and John Creir
as Sir Daniel Cartaret. IS at hin bast-
Good husiness.-The billboard