The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-22
TALENTED AND POPULAR AC.
TRESs GOES TO DENVER FOR
SUMMER--MISS CARTER
LEAVES TOO.

Pretty Miss Jean Shelby, who
plunged--that Ia the only word that
expresses it--straight into the hearts
OF Richmond theatergoers from the
moment OF her appearance with the
opening OF the stock season at the
Academy OF Music month ago, has
severed her connection with the Luz
Gle La Verne company and leaves
sunday for Denver, Colo, where she
Will have leading roles this summer
with the stock company that is play
ing the Glitch Gardens--the swell re-
sort or the Farwestern metropolis. For
next season Miss Shelby has been en-
gagged by Jane Cowl to support her in
Within the Law" which opens at a
broadway theater in September, and
gives promise of being one of the
really great successes that will be Of
fered little old New York, the COM
ing year.
departure will bring more than a pang
| OF regret even to the occasional pa
irons OF the popular playhouse, who
have enjoyed and thoroughly appre-
ciated the work OF this clever actress.
and to the Richmonders who have
had the pleasure and privilege Of a
| personal acquaintance with this win
some, winning little woman "off stage, =
the announcement that she is to leave
Richmond means the tearing OF heart
strings" AS Mrs. Robt. Livingstone
In "A Woman's Way: Mimi. in the
! Dawn of a Tomorrow; Lady Prirns-
dale, in Lady Windermere's Fan"
and the Lucie Polk OF 1.-THE Lily" in
which Miss Shelby is supporting Nance
O'Neill, this week, Richmonders have
had ample demonstration of her tai
ent, and in the regret that Rich
mond could not keep her, must min
gle the unselfish satisfaction of its
| recognition.
Miss Shelby for the past two sea
sons has been the main support OF
! Rillie Burke. first in THE Runaways,
! s..ld later in Mind the Paint Girl
in which closed last February in Balti-
more, with only a brief rest before
/ taking up the Richmond engagement
lives there when she is "tu hum.
which Is not often, with her widowed
mother. The mother and daughter
maintain a handsome country home
at Bennington, Vermont, where they
| spend as much of the summer as the
! popular actress engagements per-
NIT.
| simultaneously with the announce
| ment of the termination of Miss
Shelby's engagement, came the news
yesterday that Miss Catherine Carter
another popular member of the La
Verne Stock company, had also tend
cred her resignation, effective with the
conclusion of the performances OF
The Lily Saturday night. Miss Car.
ter, who had just finished a long sea
son in Nova Scotia when she signed
with the Academy Stock company
feels the need of rest and will go tc
her home in New York with that end
In view. She and Miss Shelby will
leave on the same train Sunday morn.
ing for the metropolis and the latter
| will spend Monday with her mother
at Albany before leaving for Denver
where she opens Monday week.
| Miss Shelby Is as loathe to leave
Richmond as her Richmond friends
are to give her UP, Richmond PEG.
Pile" she said last night, ARE the
dearest people on earth. They have
been so kind to me that I can never
forget them and their hospitality Tn
coming back whenever the oppor,
tunity offers"
And some day the Richmond friend:
of this talented little woman will bt
prouder to claim her acquaintance
than they are now. and that will bt
some proud.