The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-10-23
Amusement Notes.

The New York World of late date con-
tains long Illustrated article-the pictures
being personal and taken in various atti-
tudes-about Miss Maude Adams. who
was here in Salt Lake, and whose career
is known to all our theatre goers In that
city she is now playing the principal fem
mine role in John DreY's company in
1.-The Masked Ball." at Palmer's theatre.
Little Miss Adams awoke on the morning
after The production of the Masked
Ball'' aud found herself famous. She
had made tremendous stride not only in
her art but in the favor OF the theatre
going public. Her acting, and especially
the tipsy scene In. the second act, has been
the talk Uf the town in boudoirs, in the
clubs and at Delmonico's.
Although Miss Maude Adams has made
2 hit only second TO that of Mr. Drew in
1.-The Masked Bal" she is still unaffected
A H0Tld reporter found her presiding over
the tea-tray in her rooms, which overlook
the knlckerbocKer club, on Thirty-second
street, near Fifty avenue. She made the
usual statement that she had no hobbies.
Miss Adams WAS born in NoVemb Der. 1872
at Salt Lake city, although San Francisco
claims her, as she began TO play there She
bears the stage name OF her mother, Mrs.
Annie Adams.
Her first appearance on the stage came
about in q rather odd way,n said Mrs.
Adams. Il was at that time leading woman
OF the stock company at the Salt Lake city
theatre. We were playing piece called
The Lost Child My daughter was at
that time nine months old. As luck would
have it. shs was unusually oDstreperous
that evening. and the nurse had brought
her to the theatre TO see if ] could ouiet
her. AS il happened, the child who an
peared In the play was missing, and the
stage manager was frantic. In the midst
of his despair, the nurse brought in Maude
The stage manager made no explanations,
but simply grabbed the child from the
nurse and put her on tray. and she TINS
made her first appearance on the stage. We
sil expected her 10 cry. but she laughed at
the lights and croweG at the people in the
most approved fashion. Her fathers name
was Kiskadden, aud he boosted of his con-
nection with the Ewlngs and the Shermans
Of Ohio. My side Of the family comes from
the old John Quincy Adams stock. though
o. COURSE laughed the mother 1--WE have
degenerated terribly by gcing on the stage.
nay daughter never went to a dramatic
school ard has never married, thank good
nessi
''Ste played her first part when she was
about 5 years OF age. ] was PLAYING with
J. Il. Emmett and be needed child to take
q certain part. he he'd been particularly
unfortunate and finally begged me to allow
Maud to assist. / wss reluctant. and her
father said, i won't have the child making
fool OF herself
1--WE were at dinner ut the time ana little
Maudie grayely laid down her tiny Knife
and fork and replied: 'ril not make fool
Of myself, papa This won the day. and
she played until l put her in school.
where she remained until about four wears
ago."
Miss Adams wears some very pretty and
striking costumes In 1.-The Masked Sail ~
all Of which were made here. Conspicu-
Gus among them is the little Colunbine
gown, whose many ruffled skirt, with its
curious points Of laVendar and green. vies
in point OF originality with the fiower-like
yellow waist.
"I can't see how my part can amount TO
very much, i" laughed Miss Adams s'since
spend so much of my time in my dressing
room changing costumes
Fer own mother takes the part of her
mother in the play or the stage they APP
pear like sisters, as Mrs. Adams is remark
ably youthful Ia appearance for the mother
of young woman of twenty
Four years ago Miss Adams became a
MEMBER of the Lyceum company. She
was afterwards loaned for the origin al
production Of "a Midnight Belpi in
which she made hit as the sweet voung
New England school girl. She then ioiped
Charles Frohman's forces, and made q
success in the irgenue role with the stock
company in 'Men and Women.u Last
season she played with her usual success