The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-10

ing. combined with one of the rarest
and Ioyeliest personalities that a wo-
man ever inherited. have won the first
round of a six years fight. Maude
Adams is now dominant And last
Monday night her earmine streak of
glory at the Empire fheatre seemed TO
give the lie to Byron's glory definition;
Something, nothing, words. illusion.
wind.
Miss Adams future just now appears
to be an enviable one. The obstacles
that she will encounter are evil friends.
insensate advisers. the demon of ego
mania and the peculiar uncertainties
elat honeyeomb the mimic world. She
viii overcome them, / venture 10 pro-
pheSY. and she viii so higher. While
this little lady will never make the
world grow pale" (Which seems to be
the aigu OF each toileT today), ii viii be
her mission to pleasantly titiiiate and
entertain that world. There will be no
Barnhardt or Duse laurels for Maude
Adams, but for many years TO come
ghe VIII be able to offer theatre-goers
mirthful. pathetic and utterly feminine.
Hers is dainty art, imbued with the
cream of refinement and everything
that is pretty, cameo-like and brie-a-
braey. Her charming gifts are many
Of them innate. Nobody can rob her of
them. She will probably be initiated
until she is sick of herself and afraid of
her own shadow. But Miss Adams
need not be afraid. Her success in
THE Little Minister" was founded
upon the rock of hard work
PlayWrights Will love TO fit her with
the creations of their brain. THE Lit
tie Minister" l should have said. must
have been written for her by one who
had seen ller since she started. but j.
lovable girl of his book, without refer
ence to Miss Adams. and her manager
saw the possibilities of the part ANY
role that is bijou, archly feminine, girl
ishly efferVesceut and plaintiVe viii
suit this eif-actress. Let her avoid the
Juliets and the Ro5alinds and the Fee
doras and the Candles. Let her listen
to those who know better than she
does, and Miss Adams Will remain with
US and her art Will grow even more
subtle. The lights and shades viii be
even more exquisitely contrasted.
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The articles which have recently APP
peared = The Herald regarding the
last resting place of Julia Dean Hayne,
and correcting the erroneous state
nents made in New York papers as to
the date of her death. have awakened
widespread interest in the gifted
actress ny David Muir Of New York,
writes the editor of this column stat
ing With what interest he has noted
the various articles concerning Mrs
Hayne, and giving other items concern
ing he" career. He says the date of
her death given by The Herald. March
8, 1868, is undoubtedly the correct one;
that she died at No. 231 East Thirty
ninth street, New York, and that her
funeral took place from Christ church,
Fifth avenue and Thirty-fifth street.
the ediffce being filled with mourners
Her body was removed to Port Jarvis
about FIVE weeks later. Her son. whose
stage name is Wallace Shaw. is a MEM
Der az the profession and is said by
Mr.. Muir to greatly resemble his
mother George s. Waldron, Mrs.
but his wife. Isabel Waldron is a New
York actress
Mr.. Muir sends the writer several
charming pictures of Mrs Hayne taken
at various periods in her life. and some
of them beautiful reminders of the
actress as we knew her in Salt Lake.
The LONG talked of benefit for the
kindergarten cause in which local
singers are to give a one act operatta,
THE Rebellion of the Daisies" and the
Salt Lake amateur players are to re-
peat the successful SNOWFALL" comes
eff at the theatre Friday evening next
Popular prices viii prevail, and the de
serving cause added to the bright pro-
gramme ought to draw big house We
advise the ladies in charge to properly
boom the affair-things don't run
themselves in these days In the opera
Mrs. Kate Anderson. Mr.. Goddard. Mr.
Schefd ard a chorus of children will