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fi February 27, 1926 WINNETKA TALK 23 T is a rare tribute to Ashton Stevens that the exacting people of the theatre hold him in as high regard as a critic as the public itself holds him. "What does Stevens say?" is on everyone's tongue after a first night, actors and theatre-goers alike. There is good reason for this dual respect. n a long and brilliant career Stevens has never fooled the public. His criticism of a piece is known to the end of the land as honest, intelligent, constructive. Stage people love him for his helpfulness, his gentle- ness, his scrupulous fairness--even when the acid of his criticism burns deep! Stevens' daily column in the Herald and Examiner is but one of many striking features which make that newspaper such a widely accepted source of informa- tion, entertainment and education. at does STEVENS say?