The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-05
Bullion Worth $4,000 offered by
Admirers in Her BirthnIace


NEW YORK, April 4-Maud Adams,
whose Lady Babble in 1.-THE Little Min
lister" has won golden opinions every-
where, has inspired her gold-mining ad-
mirers of Salt Lake City, the place of her
birth, with a desire to exhibit a golden
reproduction of her at the Paris eXDosi-
ton. An agent of these enthusiastic Utah
ties is here negotiating for the designing
and casting of a hfe-SiZe statue of Miss
Adams, agreeing to furnish gold bullion
to the value of S346,O00 for the purpose
The idea was suggested to the Utah
miners by the person who promoted the
Nevada enterprise which resulted in the
classic charms of Ada Rehan being repre-
sented in solid silver at the Columbia
exposition in Chicago. The sculptor who
furnished the cast for the silver Miss Re-
han is r. H. Parks, of Chicago Mr.
Parks is well known in the West, but as
he, In his statue of Miss Rehan, estab-
lished his fame on silver basis, the pro-
motors of Miss Adams golden apotheosis
have come to New York to find a sculptor
who swears by the gold standard
Their first interview was with Mr.. Hen
ry A. Lukenan, whose studio Is at No. AS
West F'tfty-ffth street. 1t was not salts
factory, and 1T speedily became known
among the plastic art fraternity that the
people who were willing to furnish $685.
200 with which to reproduce Lady Bah
Bile were under the impression that a
sculptor ought to be glad to do the work
for glory.
Owing to differences of opinion on this
point the enterprise is hanging fire. There
are plenty of young sculptors who are
looking for glory, but would their names
be satisfactory to Miss Adams and
Charles Frohman? There is grave doubt
on this point, as Miss Adams and Mr..
Frohman have long since ceased to live
for glory alone, and naturally may be ex-
pected to insist that the most popular
young actress of the country is worthy of
the chisel of the most famous sculptor
of the country
The enterprise has not yet reached a
point where it could be formally brought
to the attention of either Miss Adams or
Mr.. Frohman. The miners are not maxi
ing gift of the S346 900 In gold. Their
stipulation is that at the close Of the
Paris exposition the golden Miss Adams
be turned over to them to be cast into
the melting pot and reduced to coin of the
republic. The loan Of the precious metal
will be well repaid by the advertisement
which the state of Utah will get out of it.
But, besides the sculptor's fee, there will
be the expense of having the statue cast.
The Gorham manufacturing company are
now considering a proposition to under
Jake lIilS, out no QeInltc arrangement has
been made
Miss Adams is in Chicago playing Lady
Babble. She will return to New York In
about two weeks to prepare for her first
appearance at the Empire theater as Jul
Het. As the model must be ready by Nov.
l, the promoters are trying to make ready
for first sitting Immediately on Miss
Adams return.
One of Mr.. Frohman's representatives
c.0fd {l@4
the scheme engaged a flrst-class sculptor
Miss Adams would undoubtedly accept
the compliment paid her by the people
OF her birthplace. But he thought she
would prefer the statue to represent her
In the character Of Shakespeare's heroine
rather than in the creation of a modern
author. the place of exhibition being
Paris. and the tastes of Parisians being
classical first of ALL
But If Miss Adams should pose as Lady
Babbie that will mean a season for he,
in that character at Paris theater.