The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-16

II ER%HARDT has taken to singing
Is the praises Of Mau6e Adams. She
but recently referred to her Is one
OF the words leading actresses This
was during the dinner IN London. ont
Of which grew the proposed perform
ance Of Romeo and juliet" with TIE
two great favoriJes ia Che titular roles.
According to q London correspondent
~ the New York Journal, who claims
his information comes from 81 close
friend Of the French actress. Bern
Hardt conceived the idea Of producing
Romeo and juliet long before she
thought of appearing la ~IIamietI' She
cast herse8 Cor the masculine role 1t
was to be a French version, but at
that time Bernhardt fancied no one as
juliet and the proposal was tempO-
rarily dropped.
Maude Adams splendid acting in
Il Aiglon'' in America, accounts -0f
which Bernhardt carefully peruced. re-
Nired II, however, and Bernhard be
UeVe@ she had found a fitting Juliet
m ueO ately after she arrived in Eng
land the French actress. sent for
= Charles Frohman and. coaEded to him
her ides, which the American manager
unhesitatingly pronounced a splendid
one.
Ata dinner given by Bernardo in
honor of FTOnman q few nights ago 1T
the carlton HoteI the subject was fully
discussed Bernhardt said to F'rOhman.
Alaude Adams - one of the worlds
leading actresses and ] can't s. any
one wbo could play Juliet better than
her i want To give an English prOduC-
tion.
E'robman pointed out that Miss Ad-
ans vas at present IN the south of
Trance, resting after her neavy work.
in America. and tha4 she was being
c0ache1 in the French language. He
thought the American actress would be
abe 70 take partsiIl French produc-
r.r Il Irrl-
allow Madame BefHhardt to show her
fun powers in the Datts Romeo, but
the French agrress Beuld not be shaken
from ner idCasof sf -lg an English
English company. and she undertook to
learn her part 10 her own Satisfaction
She has been pro-lded with copy
of the manuscript of "l5OmeO and
Juliet as produced in America. The
unique production cannot be seen be
fore two seasons as both Nine. Bern
har7t and Miss Adams have engage.
ments for nett season. Bernhard is
10 play Theodore in her own theatre
in Paris aud MauCe Adams is under
contract with Friedman to take lead
ing role in New York in a new play by
> III. Barrie. author Of The Little Min
ister,' next October
All arrangements as to date and de-
tails oe the company and OF mounting
nave been deferred IL has been pro-
vIsi0naliy settled. however. that the
dfst be seen. in New York for 100 nights,
after which % VIII appear IN LondoE,
should O run be coEsidereos
Although these leading actresses
-have never met. Nine. Berahardt shows
the deepest interest in Maude Adams
welfare.
Th-orgh 1fr. Frohman the French
actress offered a place in her Paris the
atre entirely at the disposal OF the
American actress ir order that she
might prod-ce "L'Aiglon.s
Mr. Frohman conveyed Nina. Bern
rardtfs kind oner to Miss Adams. who,
however. Willis prOfuse in her thanks.
po.nted out that she had been ordered
to rest and told that III she didn't talse
It she woulG collapse
IL is rather ASTONISHING tO-contem-
plate that Maude Adams. who was dis
tinctIy the hit" of the season. received
less morey for her seasons work than
various other stars Of half the reputa-
ton 1t may be accounted for by the
TACT that Miss Adams 81 as on salary.
while others either shared in the ere
ceipts OF the house or 9Fvned' DER pro-
auctions. It-iE reiiHblE asserted that
Miss Adams recsSre6 sic 600 for the
season Viola Allen cleared $4,000;
Julia MarICwe. $4,000, Henrietta CrOs-
man. 20.000 Ethel Barrymore, $4,000,
Mary bbanneriHg. $4,000, =. r. SOth-
ern. $1,000, and Richard Mansfield $40,
coo. although he did not play Henry
"" for mere gain. Tt is . safe wager
that Frohuan's receipts Cor -LiAiglon''
surpassed those OF any of the stars
named
The Twentv-eight performances Of
The Merchant Of venice, given by
the GCOdwins, brought gross receipts
of sci 900. according to kiaW 81 Elrlan-
eer their managers. although st has
not been stated what the profits
amounted 30.
The Ralph 10. Cumu-ings company
lIft
RageHlPnt last week In ttThe Man From
MexicO.' Wilhe Golfers piece. The
company Is to Leave for northern
coast tour today and will. after few
weeks, return 70 Los Angeles.
Mr. Cummings is building Up strong
organization. He has just added to
the organization the wen known names
of Eleanor Franklin. the F1avia in
rupert &C FIentzau." as leading WON
an Florence Sd clair, the Barbara
FriotChia Of the production of that
play at the New York Academy Of
Music. and Gilbert Gardner one of
Bro2dhursts aDfest comedians Good
people can be secured at reasOna bic
salaries during the summer months
and another reason, perhaps. that Mr
Cummings has been able to secure SUN
lights is the desire of the lights them
neIves TO winter on the coast For two
or clree weeks AIT. CUMMINGS had
Jack Mason and katherine Grey in the
cast Their engagement Terminated
last night.
The ever. welcome. bohemian Grip
runs the first half Of the week at the
sat Palace. Old as it IS Balfe,s
cha~rner sfiu exerts considers bic in
Huencc- among opera patrons Its we'll
known airs, Il l)fNamt DWelr. and
You'll Remember lie. are among The
best in thefr class ever written. and
command favor
For Thursday and the balance Of the
week THE Grand Duchess new TO
a majority Of salt LaSers. wlil be
eadg wien Miss Kir~in in the title
role The tWo should prove a strong
weeks bib.
In SPITE Of the cold weather the
-Nubur-Nirwin company kept the pal
ace syeu filed last week. Nov that