The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-10
BEHIND THE SCENES.
Story Of Maude Changers Sue
cessful Career.
FAME OF THE SUPERB Artistic.
a. n. Palmer Tells Of Her Growth and
Deveiopment--Ths Weeks Amuse-
ments-Dr.matic Notes.

euka8emknt IN this city on Wednesday evening"
recalls several Of the most notable dramatic sue
CESS known to the New 70 sraee. and with
which n beautiful woman and superb artistic
has D. en- prominently Identified. Particu. arly,
with the famous st0tk company OF the Unisn
square theater, when Mr.. A. n. Palmer was
manager OF that dramatic temple, is her name
most pleasantly associated rs leading lady OF
the nuest ems smbie OF talent ever gathered to-
sEether in America. There was ara Morris,
kafe ciaxfons Sara Jewett. Rose Eytings Agnes
Booth AID Maude Harrison, ali of whom have
sihcs become stars " III the exception OF the
TWO last named, who are still with Mr. Palmer's
comfHny and were here in Seattle with that
organisation short time since. As q souvenir
oi the old Union Square which was destroyed
by hre two years ago, Mr. Palmer Is about to
Issue o book containing 3 finely engraved cut
Of each member of the old company, with . fac
sirnile Of his or her autograph underneath. It
VIII also contain brief sketch of the PROBES.
sional career OF each ARTIST The book has not
been published yet, but tire PosT-IHTELLIGENCER
has been enabled to secure the advance sheets
OF Miss Changers career as the lam as actress
has told 1t In her own charming manner.
- WAS born at Middleton. Conn. but ! had
lrdly reached the estate of young womanhood
when abandoned the village for the city. /
oid not triug with me q y ambition tor the
stage. but somehow. fr,n the very beginning of
my life in New York. was constantly urged in
that direction.
ITO be frank about it, I suppose my friends
knew 50 little about the stage that they cons d.
cred good bocks-my only gft--were sure pass
Port 70 snecsss. soon found myself under the
instruct on Of the gifted Fanny Morant The
'Annranths,' an amateur club, gave occasional
performances 1T that time. aud made my semi
pubic debut as Julia In The Hunchback,' at
performance given in New York
at the theaEer Of the Union Lesgue club was
"a 96or Ill
brought me TO the attention of Mr.. Palmer, and
one day. by appointment, went down and re-
cited for him. Ny little career had filed me
with self-confdvnce that perhaps was not ius-
tilted in any great degree. At any rate got
through the recital with perfect seltcomposnre
couldn't do the same thing now. in fact am
frequently almost unnerved by the sense Of re-
sponsibility on first night Mr. Palmer gave
me the promise Of emplayment Thus my way
to the stage was not difficult Ny list assign
ment was the leading part ia Mrs. Shocks D az.
A Woman's Heart wes later in the .Ge-
neva Cross and also in the cas's that intro
duced Clara Morris TO the stage Of the Union
Square. During the run of Led Astray' was
advanced 10 the leading part. owing TO the FL
p 50 OF Rose Eytinge This was indeed sub
sfantfal honor appeared in the ereat run of
The Two Orphans and was loaned By Mr.
Palmer to play Lift Emily in the play Of that
name that George FaWcett Rowe was doing ct
DO tbs thester. At the close Of that engage
ment I left the Union Equare to 20 to the Globe
in Boston for much larger salary. appearing
in Giiberfs Broken Hearts.' The next season
I was leading lady with John Mccullough. who
talked me into starring on my own account
which / did, Rosalind and Juliet being the
principal paris In my repertory. The next sea
son / was called 10 Wallack's ana spent season
there in New York and went with the company
TO California
EThs fore part Of the next season barley
CampbelI's MY Partner was produced At the
Union Square and WAS selected to play the hero
inc on the stage that had been the starting point
OF my career Ny Partner was q historic
success. ana especially memorial TO all d.
rectly concerned in it. Mr.. Campbell bearing
In mind my i'd, nifty with his 6rst great sue
cess. enlisted my services in other ventures /
sppeard In the production of bis play The
Galley . ave. wi b which he made his FIRST sub
stantial money. For my services was to re-
ceive share Of the profits, and my own re-
ceipss frequently ran up to 81 SEQ week af-
terward appeared In his Fairfax and other
plays. The Galley Slave made Campbell He
had been knocking about for years, and In
good luck or bad he had the
same CHEEKY spirit and congenial WAYS
he was the jolliesr of authors and a most COM
panionable man with everybody about the the
alter. ready for a supper and bottle of wine,
and he always contribute anecdotes and rem
1niscenceS as q relish. WneH Mr.. A. T.. Gunferg
Two Nights in Rome was produced at the
Union Square, was once more called upon to
appear in the leading role ct my old dramatic
homestead. / may fairly cay brought good
fortune to ]. K. Tillotson, the author Of the
Planters Wife, He came to me with this play,
which he wan ed me to read 1t had been on
the road with Joseph wheelock, Charlotte
Thompson and others. but without any partic-
ular profit. Iselected Harry Lacey for the lead
Ing part. and the opportunity brought that
Young actor into prominence, and ali concerned
10 the production of The Planters Wife made
money out Of it. / afterwards brought out
Tllotson's Iynwood, 'Queena.' and las.
Sc son his Two Lives at Niblo's My assucia-
tons with thu Union Square theater were OF the
most pieas ant nature am now preparing for
my tour in Inherited under the direction OF
Nj. W. n. Wilkeson. / purchased the play in
Paris year ago. having seen It's ORIGINAL pro-
duction there, and think it gives me the strong
est emotional role have ever appeared in"
Miss Granger will present Inherited"
Wednesday and Thursday nights, "The Creole
Friday, and Camille" Saturday.