The death of Mrs. Patrick Campbell removes from the British stage one of its greatest act-esses. Few of the ornaments of the profession who made their names at the end of last contury possessed such a versatility or enjoyed such '8 popularity as Mrs. Campbell. Her Shake: spearean performances were classic: her drawling room and social roles were perfect, and she heart-throbbed bitterly or tenderly in melo-Jdrama as well as sparkled in comedy. She started her career by joining the Anomalies Dramatic Club in 1806, making her first public [stage appearance at the Alexandra Theatre, Liverpool, _testing ground for many stage Tuminories. She played in three Shakespeare plays before she appeared on the London stage at the Adelphi, but it was not until she appeared fat_ St. James's in 1603 as Paula Tanqueray in IwThe Second Mrs, Tanqueray" that her reputation became established for it was one of her most successful parts, and one which she was repeat in afler-years, After association with Forbes-Robertson, including a trip to Berlin where Mrs. Tanqueray and Shakespeare vied for favour, she leased the Royalty in 1900, two years later making her first American tour. Later, she played with Sarah Bernhardt and made' three more tours of the United States where her fame was as high as in London, Mrs. [Campbell continued her stage activities until shortly before the war when she retired Jeav~ ting a Jong and distinguished heritage of suc-Jeess to her daughter, Stella Patrick Campbell, Iwho never challenged her mother's reputation four certainly did credit. to her name. Mrs. 'Campbell's most sensational success was probably in "Pygmalion" when as the cockney Bower girl picked up outside Covent Garden land transported into high society she shocked the Lord Chancellor and propriety in thorough IShavian' manner by her remark larawing room scene "Not b—likely. [Bernard Shaw beamed: the Lord. Chancellor frowned: "The Times" thundered, but the shock soon wore off and audiences applauded even as they did when the cinema version was shown {in Shanghai recently.
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