The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-09
LADY BABBIE" IN GOLD
Proposition Which Goes Ada Rehan
Sixteen to- One BETTER

New York April S.-Maud Adams, whose
Lady Babbe to THE Little Minister" has
won golden opinions everywhere. has in
spired her gold-mining admirers of Salt
Lake City, the place of her birth. with a
desire to exhibit golden reproduction of
her at the Paris Exposition. An agent of
these enthusiastic Utahites is here nego-
tiatng for the designing and casting of a
Efe-size statue of Miss Adams, agreeing
TO furnish gold bullion to the value of
$4,000 for the purpose.
The idea was suggested to the Utah
miners by the person who produced the
Nevada enterprise which resulted in the
classic charms of Ada Rehan being repre-
scented in solid silver at the Columbian Elk
position in Chicago. The sculptor who
furnished the cast for the silver Miss
Rehan 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 a 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. Henry
A Lukaman, whose studio IS at No AS
West Fifty-ffth street. 1t was not salts
factory, and it speedily became known
among the plastic art fraternity that the
people VINO were willing 10 furnish S346,
coo with which TO reproduce Lady Bah
bic" were under the impression chat
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 won are look
ing for glory, but would their names he
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 by glory
alone, and naturally may ne expected 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
10 the attention OF either Miss Adams or
Mr.. Frohman. The miners are not making
a gift o. the $4,000 in gold. Their stipu-
lat.on IS that at the close OF the Paris En-
position the golden Miss Adams ne 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 VIII get out Of L. But be-
sides the sculptors fee, there will he the
expense Of having the statue cas-. The
Gorham Manufacturing company are now
considering a proposition to undertake this
but no definite arrangement has been
made
Miss Adams is in Chicago playing Lady
Bab5ie, She vii return to New York in
about TWO weeks u prepare for her first
appearance at the Empire theayer as Ju-
het As the model must he ready by No
vember l. the promoters are trying "a
make ready for a first sitting Immediately
on Miss Adams return.
one Of Mr. Frohman's rearessrtafives
said yesterday ina, Il the promoters Of
the scheme engaged h->t-cIaSs Scglpfo~
Miss Adams would undoubtedly accent rna
comp.im r., paid her by the people Of her
birthplace. But he thought she would p-e-
fer the statue 10 represent her in the char
acter Of Shakespeare heroine. rather man
in the creation q a modern author. tba
place OF exhibition being Paris. and ,he
tases Of Par.sians being classical inst q
all.
But II Miss Adams should pose as Lady
Babbie that VIII mean a season for her in
that Character at Paris thester.