Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-21

beach and canyon resorts IL would be
almost folly to din theatrical events
into their ears at this time although
two weeks more will see considerable
of a change in outdoor enjoyments
and the people viii be returning to
town and that means that indoor
amusements must be provided and
with the theatrical season once inau-
purated. the lake resorts viii have to
ray goodbye until next year.
John Drew and Isabel Irving have
struck the popular chord In Califor-
mia and the presentation there of
Rosemary has been before large audi
fences. Miss Irving is spoken Of by
the press as being pleasing and fit
substitute for Maude Adams in the
role created by the latter in this very
successful play which will be seen
here September ., g. and 4.
Speaking of Maude Adams the Daily
News. n. v, of recent date has the
following to say Of the charming
Maude. in whom Salt Lake people are
SO greatly Interested.
vantage of unbounded persistence in
the balance against pathetic difficult
ti,a When she first crcpt noiseless-
ly into the Frohman set she was re-
garded as rather n doubtful precinct
with about half the votes counted.
She came into the office one rainy
morning humbly carrying small
umbrella for her intrepid little mother,
Annie Adams. Mrs. Adams pleaded
the cause of her plain small daughter
whose deep and searching eyes were
fastened upon the Intensely interest
ing top rail OF revolving chair, and
when She heard question addressed to
her 1t seemed the speakers voice was
over in Wechaukcn somewhere, so
far away 1t sounded. Maudc Sulped
and whispered that she had danced
and sung and tumbed about III farce
comedy longer than necessary for the
development Of genius and then arose
TO the fearful vibration Of a
please, sir. let me try
She tried and almost everybody
thought she was one of the mistakes
of Daniel; some even went 50 far as
to say ou
Maude was pale and emotional
creature with out even a complexion
in excuse for total absence of physi-
cal attention. Her neck was scraMhS
and her arms We're too long, but her
fierce liltlt Ull ~ ilflNhi anu ~ =
Lost Paradise reused people on watch
10 pepl into the dawn NJ Sreculls
e1uipped personality. Then lid MISS
Adams begin to grow. Physically she
unfolded into flower Of distinction
and attractiveness perfectly SUI gen
eris and piquant. Her ngute deNSl-
oped her face took upon its unhealhy
thinness a GreuZe delicacy OF bloom
nnd intellectuality.and from determi-
nation to let the perfume of hergent-
" blossoming mind perNadc hef IN
ferior personal charms Maude ADAMS
aAs Gene TO he considerel IN IN" ''S'
of an extremely fascinating Sount W,
man of certain indescribable stA'e
quite as captivating as beauty She
Is original and Intelligent, her talent
rs one Of mind and manner rathet
than fire and spirituality. she mas no
genius at all that has ever beeii sun
Snitted to test: she is simply brave
line, talented woman. Boosting the alb
solute confidence of a plucky manu-
ger and Judge Of dramatic gitts. She
has weathered through the gale OF
affectation which came near running
what charm there might he in her act
ing. and she has gathered ar"uhu her
"A goodly battalion of admirers.
She IL one Of the loveliest characters
aiming women of the stage, She II
quite the hest dressed actress III the
world, and these negative qualltles
cover a multitude of positive deholeh-
cias Sh,. has cuura gcouslyarrayeN care
ful study of her chosen art against
feather,velght talent for the stnge,lhat
great and all-drVourinE havet- 81 gen
jus She wells the lack of LOFTY gtts
with the sweet truth of Womanlhess
and blows upon the enbers OF ihlut
talent the breath Of fine impulse ana
spirited Imagination. 1t is not possible
To predlct either triumph or cnlamlty
for her AS one OF those shooting stars
20 likely to sink into the blue OF
obllvlGh after n vivid ilush. 1t depends
entirely upon the plays shc presents
II she tries Shakespeare she ought TO
collapse by all precedent and right oil
reason because Shakespeare Is Tor gen
ius, not adaptability. But If she brings
fresh plays Drumming with modern
ity trifes of comedy ana emotion she
ought to succeed and would DC II ue,
light'ul tonic to destroy the seniie anu
historical importations OF Mr.. FROM
man to ease the appetite for the sens
uuus and impure. the miasmatic, un,
natural and erratic, Miss Adams VIII
neither Nrithe nor snort nor Wallop tne
stage with her Paris wardrobe IN a VAN
endcavor To- convince weaklinss lhat
crotomauin IS genius and Mysteries hut
nervous trouble but liluminativr art
Really. Mis- Adams VIII he forced INTO
the stellar chariot to take the very
amusing but enormpusiS lucrative po-
Bltion left vacant while the gymnastlc
Ncthersulo is making up her mind
whether she shall race back after the
easy money OF America OF chase inc
gentleman She meant to marry ana
did not, or get her to nunncry, or
start a milliner reform shop, or build
n floating palace for ingeniuS Amerl-
cans qrone to slobbery ,despulrS ana
iufantile spasms Of joy oyer Camille
in six tantrums and a neck-fall. MISS
Adams Is not near enough the chaste-
ly brilliant goal from which shines the
adorable Lady of the Camilllas
Modjeska or Duse give, but to take TINS
NoOlly and sutfocatlnE emotional work
of Dumas IA a sort OF general proNlu.
cr Of comparison-since II is what VIII
draw most money delivered. anyhow
1T IL safe to say Miss Adams VIII ne
Infinitely superior to the squirmydole-
fu and spectacular English woman,
though II IL to he hoped Miss Adams
viii not feel called upon to disturb Ar
mand's nervous old papa this season.
What win no doubt prove late SUM
mer attraction will he the recital 10 ne
given by Miss Helen sherman, assist
rd by Mrs T.. Il. Hamilton and Miss
Cecilia Sharp at the Congregational
church next Thursday evening MISS
Sherman has developed contralto
voice Of great power and her Seltr-
tons given at the recital IN conJunc-
zion with Miss Macintosh at the Con-
Erctional church some time time ago
ARE most pleasantly remembered ana
her temperance on Thursday next rs
being pleasantly anticipated ny the