The San Francisco call., 1906-06-24

admirable reading matter, but cutting
long extracts from Mr.. Winters pub
liShed essays and reviews and reprint
ing them as his own reflections on re-
cent Shakespearean performances in
that venerable but unsuspicious town.
The only alterations made by him in
the original text consisted in the sub
stitution of one name for another-Mr.
Bensons. for instance. for that of Sir
Henry Irving. or Mrs. Benson'S for that
of Ada Rehan.. and so on He stands
now in most forlorn, almost pitiable
plight, but it should be remembered to
his credit that he displayed good taste
in his pilfering. He could appreciate
the subtle charms of fluent, clear and
musical prose.-New York Evening
Post.
The following is list of new books
which will be of interest to music
lovers:
Brahms BY ]. Lawrence Erb. E P.
Dutton & Co.
The Life of Johannes Brahms BY
Florence May. In two volumes. Lon
don: Edward Arnold.
Theodor Leschetizky. BY Annette HUI
lah. John Lane.
Life and Letters of Chopin BY Moritz
Karasowski Scribners-
The Story of Organ Music. BY c. F.
Abby Williams. Scribners-
College Songs Compiled by H r.
Waite Oliver Ditson Co.
Twenty Songs by stephen c. Foster.
Oliver Ditson Co.
Deutsches Liederbuch fur Amerikan-
ische studenten- Boston: d. c.
Heath Co.
Mr.. Benson. on the whole. seems to
have surmounted the many obstacles to
a successful representation of the his
torical plays of Shakespeare at the
Stratford -on-Avon festival with large
measure of success The task was a
most arduous one, and was dictated
solely by artistic zeal. as there was
never the least prospect OF its being re-
munerative- An enormous amount OF
rehearsal had to be done. and the pa
tience of the stage hands was sorely
tried In his speech before the curtain
after the third part of King Henry
W." Mr.. Benson said that he had just
overheard one OF his scene shifters re-
mark. Thank goodness, There's an
other confounded king deadr'-New
York Evening Post
Concerning Ellen Terry.
Any reluctance Miss Ellen Terry may
have in appearing in alice Sit by the
Fire" for her farewell American and
Canadian tour should be dispelled when
she realizes the effort which is being
made by Sweely. Shipman & Co. in as
suring her hearty welcome
Plans are on foot by which petition
of such magnitude as never yet was Of
fered to any foreign celebrity win be
presented to her. Many people will be
asked to sign this petition TO request
farewell tour. President Roosevelt.
the Premier. the Governor General OF
Canada, the Mayor OF New York and
other cities, and distinguished men of
letters will be asked to ign It,
The delight of seeing Ellen Terry in
the Barrie comedy, and the pleasure of
having her pay another visit to this
country is worth any big effort that
may be put forth
The newspapers have already re-
sponded grandly in helping along the
movement--NewY York Dramatic News.
Some accounts of The Shulamite.-
recently produced in London. have been
given already. Miss Lena AshwelPs
performance In it. which is to be seen
here next season. evidently made a
profound impression upon Hamilton
Fyfe, who has undertaken the task Of
filling Mr.. Archers shoes in the Lon
don World Office. He writes: IN one
act OF Mrs. Danes Defense Miss Ash
well moved her audience with sure
and simple pathos. In Leah Kleschna'
she lifted almost into the region Of
tragedy a subject which certainly did
not show any tendency TO soar Of
itself. But she has never had a part
in which her especial gift could ind
such free scope as 1t finds in the part
of Deborah Krillet II Is not too much
to say, that Miss Ashweirs perform