David Belasco, playwright and manager, has been uniformly successful
with his plays and his stars. A case in point is that of Mrs. Leslie
Carter, who has been connected in a professional capacity with Mr.
Belasco for some years. Stepping from social circles in Chicago to the
stage, she was in the first instance a somewhat indifferent specimen of
the crude amateur actress, but Mr. Belasco detected in her undeveloped
talent, and the rest is professional history. Under his guidance as
tutor and manager she holds a prominent place in the theatrical world.
Her first success was made in the Heart of Maryland and her last and
most notable in Du Barry.