The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-19
Success of a . alented Southern Girl--After a
triumph in England She Goes to Austria:
liza to Support Wilson Barrett.

Miss Maud Jefries. who is going to
Australia TO support Mr.. Barrett. was born
In iSs0. way down South In Dixie" on a
cotton plantation In Ceahona county
Miss. and until she reached the age OF 10
years she had never sean A city or a village
Of amy kind. The solitude of the surround
ihgs IN which she lived So happily was
doubt ess the means OF intoxicating in her
4 n iove or home. parents and brothers which
10 this day IL one OF the most marked of
the SssHy beautiful and worthy traits In
Miss Jeuries' character
Al this period IN her life she Was sent
TO large college Ia Columbia Tenn,
where she remained until her nineteenth
year During her school days all the en-
;ertainments promoted were placed in her
hands 10 conduct. and every week she was
relied upon for ar interesting programme
fer the Friday night concert. Monetary
losses of very serious nature made IL
necessary for her 20 earn her own livinE.
and looking upon the stage as one OF the
,nost likely vacations. she wrote 10 Mr..
Augustia DAILY, and as a result WAS given
work With him in New York
Among the various plays she performed
81 under his mauagersent were ~ Mid.
summer Nights Dream and AS You
Like IT." Il was about this time thar Miss
Jeffrtes first saw Mr.. Wilson barrett act.
and the romantic element surrounding the
plays IN which he took part So delighted
her thss she felt nothing would satisfy her
ontn she became member of his conl-
pany
The outcome of communication to Mr..
Barrett was az offer from him. which Mss
JefEftes Immediately accepted. ard she then
iraGe her frsE tourney IN England PLAYING
variety ~ small parts and undnrStntv-
ias Sosue ~ the larger ones. her first APP
isearauce IN THAI country being at Liver
POOL. Miss tcTTios then went 10 London
starting at ihe Olympic theater. and II was
shortly after HIS that Mr.. Barrett expcrf-
e0ced sogne lltfle difficulty about a leading
Indy. Miss Jeffries received an invitation
"a Mr.. Bsrrstfs home. where - few friends
ha,t assembled. and after dinner she was
asked Ia a casual way IN give the end 81
the second act ~ .'Claudsan." This was
done, those present arranging themselves
round ana forming an audience and a tha
conclusion they all expressed the utmost
pleasure at her performance.
u vas then thas Mr.. Barrett told her re
wished her 10 play leading business. -
She vas 50 utterly surprised az TIE propo~
s'ion iaai she ougst out sabbinx AMI ss3i
she would not do e. for sha ret oa!v fe!t
incapable 81 accomplishing j; successfully.
tat she did not believe n such "furDys -
Mlss IefYries Immediately cable.i hevns %
America. telling her parents thar sac VAS
leaving England Is the next slain. Tna
was iUuchlnx WIKI some ArncrisAn friends
and he sent werd % them % 90 all in rl9alr
rover - dlssUade her 20 accent his OFFER
Miss Jsrrtes' friends Gid nothing but talk
- her az the ADVANTAGES whseh was.id A..
crle 10 her from taking stleh position.
ana eventually. cat &c sheer Desperation.
sas accepted. and 4 nav safety Ne Ssfi
has never regretted IS. she hxa fourteen
heading parts 70 set Fessiy n tn.ee weeks.
and siace thsn she has bCen constantly
VAIN Mr. Barrett. a period ot about seven
years.
Daring thls tire she has played mary
isart ana has Appeared IN she following
rlaHs: HAmles." 'Xeths}ha.s ''Esesa-9e, -
CAFoe." The Masxms1. 'gNolsr -
seaSi.' ''C'l4atteyscn. 'sI~he Ngser'' -~rne
PEOPLES t3al" The AcFcbat." JENNY
th> BsEhvr" ~ Clerical t,rr>r.'' 'sCssE~
Pleasant SINS" Tee i3onsisnan.* ssPha-
saor 10 TIE silver King" The Stran-
ger 'CiAaslsn.' Niyslnisss." ana iasr.
". The S>Sa - the Crsss'' Miss sre-
fries prefers "ttrslufe3Ss' chiefly De.
eaase u deEaTt$ Sosms What from sae
beaten track ihe issefest rot lsjnr sasss..
tf tns love Sc ic3llsS far Virginia htss as
SHOWING the Srees aoye beswlsn father
ssgsa daughter.
fse rvascn A3ss jewv3es Turned her ~.
1asi0a - tAs ssAgs laS.eaa O. teaching.