The evening world. Newspaper, November 14, 1903, Page 9

‘Wiss Maude LAO" z, @ Wonhattals Tegtre Actress- Worship Reaches Its| Highest Point in the Mad Way Women Worship Maude Adams—All Feminine Hearts Aflutter When She Comes to Town—Miss Adams Recipro- cates the Affection of Her Augiences—The Story of a ‘Night’s Rehearsal. —_—-— ‘HY do women rave over and adore Maude Adams? What spell has she woven around the hearts of her own sex that the theatre is crowded with women wherever and whenever she plays, and that the feminine community is in a flutter all through her engagement? i She ‘s undoubtedly the most popular American actress, and beyond dispute she has the most Joyal and most loving host of followers. ~ Up goes her name on the bills and the whole town ficcks to see her.e Up goes the curtain on her play and thousands of hearts throb with the words, the movements, the caprices and emotions of the actress. Not a ‘word is lost, not a look is missed; not a smile or tear or pang of joy passes which is not shared by her sisters in front. No other actresa sways them as Maude Adams does; no ther actress thrills and inspires and wins and rose-chains them with her art and sharming personality as she does. r Pd s * a a Cd VEN with the clome of the performance their worship does not cease. A supplementary tribute ig.paid at the stage door, On the first night of “The Pretty Sister of / —— Vg 1a, Frost poate ee, S: 4. Harmeny Brookly/y Jose,”-at the Empire Theatre, women rushed from orchestra chairs, family circle and gallery around into Fortieth street and waited at the stage en- trance half an hour to see Miss Adams pass out, Every night since Miss Adams has walked from the stage door to her carriage through a lane of admiring women. Only in London, where the public loves tts actor, are such scenes witnessed. And all this because Maude Adams is shrined in the very hearts of her own sex, Cad ad a as wt al ELDOM is there found @ more potent blending of ability and personality than exists in Miss Adams, Either of these rare-quallties pos- sessed by her would alone suffice for triumph-mak- ing in another actress, The combination of the two} | to such striking fegree in Miss Adama renders her unique. Her personality charms; her art com- Dletes the conquest, ~ But the real secret of Maude Adams's extraor- dinary hold upon theatre-goers {s that she gives back to her audiences in full measure the affection and adoration they lavish upon her. She believes In her audiences and takes them with a smile and a hand at her heart into her confidence, She plays, she sings, she dances, she weeps and laughs and weaves the ever-varying mask of emotion with an earnestness and sincerity which seems born of an Intense desire to be and to do to the extremest limit of her genius and physique all that her audi- ences expect of her. There {s not a lax or listfess moment for “i Adams in any part of a performance. Her devotion to her public sometimes places a tremendous tax upon her bodily strength, but that is not deemed by her sufficient cxcuse for diminishing or neglect- ing it. She works on and on, though circumstances threaten, and come what may. rd as s rad Rd as N instance of this was furnished last Monday evening. The Empire Theatre was closed for the night, but the stage was alight, and from 7 o'clock until after midnight Miss Adams and her company played ‘‘The Pretty Sister of Jose”—some of the scenes over and over—to an audience of just two persons. | The auditorium was dark, save for a rim of sub- | dued lights at the back. In tne gloom on one side “It would be simply impossible,” here with them again.” ot the theatre and about the middle of the or- chestra sat Charles Frohman. On the other side of the houge, in nearly the same row, sat the nov~ elist, Mrs, Frances Hodgson Burnett, who wrote “The Pretty Sister of Jose.” Mrs, Burnett was in a etreet sult of black, witn a large black plume- carrying hat perched quizaically on the side of her head. The actors could not se) this small but merci- lessly critical audience, except by shading their eyes from the footlights, or when Mr, Frohman, IN A SIBERIAN PRISON. Leo Deutsch, a Russlan bolitical exile who mas Geen permitted to return to ‘Ne home, tells ir a cecently published Dock, “Sixteen Years in Siberia,” tales not only of suffering, but of ‘enient freatment by his jailers. In Siberian prisons often the harshness of the dis- cipline was considerably celaxed. On one occasiog, to the vast amusement ef the prison authorities, ‘Deutsch peared before the governor with his ring, . Di We have aay will answer Bend eample of nt wernor was-afrald of a visit from| quarters, YTHen if an inspection’ 4s made you will be wearing your fot ters?’ he asked, laughing. “Of course, replied Deutsch. “You see, I've come to ITNESS) Oct. AMOND DYES) Direction book and DIAMOND DYBS, Burlington, Vt. — emer ee RE "i ‘edi wks eat eats your own Dyeing at Home. |GOOD LUCK WINNING HEART WITH YOUR BIRTHSTONE. 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Slen “Tt contatnos | cada cau teupitine in death: AEE Tonnes ROBERTSON, a8 Douteoh’s bag was stolen. It containec } icases communicate with Gets, 100 Work) f°! RSL @mong otf articles of a convict's at- 4 ernie | LIG! AT n Amusements,, Tt EEA ‘ fe, eer ete, GOODWIN. 9c hiDseMnne N itats, Wed. aT a'y, ) OERTRUDE. PASTOR'S “HEE i ee To-day Mantattan ie MEeMHACKETT. Biseue Ar : eanaacoal KEADERY OP MUSIC, Vath ot, A Inine pi. eS ee hmeap'a Greatest Hone zat [paul he BES PVTENDS sug id. J Ven Studdiford pi, Square Millward: ch," a ‘A Clean Slate,’ CASINO Wines ERMINIB, .25, Me | PRINCESS «xnie BELLEW ei Fey,, Fat! 3. MAUDE ADAMS ADDS DANCING TO HER ART. AN EXPRESSION FROM MAUDE ADAMS. what | feel toward my audiences or to describe my happiness in being back 13 Pla = HERO MAY LIVE TO FUCHT ANOTHER DAY calling a halt to ‘the performance, walked down | be desired Mr. Frohman’s “No, no, the aisle to the orchestra rail and told them they had fo go back to the beginning of a certain scene and do it all over again. Cod rd a rd ws rd OR five hours the dress rehearsal—for that's what it was—went on. Stage manager, elec- triclan, scene men, were summoned and in- structed one after another. Pepita and Sebas- tlano fought their love duel with relentless repe- |titton and energy. Miss Adams sang and danced part or parts which were not being wished. For five hours Miss Adams, all aqui company was being drilled in the pl part. concerned the performance could bay 38 smoothly as it did at the opening evening; but tor the sake of the ot! said Miss Adams, “for me to express | | ness” she was there crowding a week' into one night and acting with all t! and power at her command. PEPITA PRAYS THAT HER BULL FVGHTING no! that won't do at all!” would be heard and the manager would Go through a box to the stage and himself act the excitement and inspiration of the play, worked on with the others, going over and over a scene with unabating epirit, while gome minor member of her Miss Adams was perfect, and so far as she was meet the requirements of certain changed “busi- SATURDAY. EVENING, - NOVEMBER 14, 1903. OFF i Y geo Daly S Es , Wersgret Le were moved to cheers (unusual demonstration tor’) an Empire audience), by the surprising torrent’ of passion would hardly belleve that this fragile © young woman enacted that same scene tea Or eleven consecutive times on Monday evenitig, 80 that Jose might properly disclose to her the news of Sebastiuno’s departure; or that the singers at the back of the stage might drop to the right key | the Spanish glee they were singing; or that two” or three difterent bits of “business” might be ~ |tried. And rach time Miss Adams acted that” ® climax with all her heart and soul and strength and voice, her face more warm with each repe-” tition, but her power never failing and hef cour ~~ age and readiness never flagging. s rd a ws Cad a ARD, trying work it was but work which was | splendidly rewarded by Tuesday night’s tri~ done as he ver with the aying of his @ progressed on Tuesday hers and to 's hard work he intensity = as as rd ss se a umph, a triumph so sweeping that it's fores as tirelessly as if the theatre were packed with HOSE who saw and wondered on Tuesday | seemed to frighten the shrinking creature of com people. Just when the lines seemed to be run- evening at the outburst of emotion which | trasts—shy girl and admirable artiste, ; | ning smoothest and the acting to be all that could leads to the climax of the third act and CHARLES DARNTON, — ri | Amusements. Amusements. Amusements. | Amusements. : H iB. sal Se <3 i Ames abt hs, NEW EMPIRE THEATRE. 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