The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-09
Charmed With the Prospect of
Maude Adams as Juliet to
Her Romeo.
TWO YEARS FOR HER TO STUDY.
VIII Perfect Herself i'm English
and Commence the Season in
November. 1Mc-Origin
Of the Plan.
BY CABLE.

SPECIAL BY CABLE.
London. June ~9-,CopyriSht. 1901. by the
New York Herald Company.)-The an
noun>ement that Nine. Bernhardt would
play Romeo to Miss Maud Adams's Juliet
was the talk of theatrical circles in Lon
don yesterday. The divine Sarah. whom I
saw after the third act of 'L'Aiglon." was
disposed To talk freely about the matter.
"lf l can learn the part Of Romeo in Eng
lish.' she said in English, Il will expect to
play with Miss Adams.
"You see l am stout" she added. throw
Ing back from her shoulders the cloak
which concealed the manly makeup of the
young Eaglet. Il could not play Romeo.
you see. to any one but a small Juliet. and
Miss Adams has exactly the fragile figure
for the part. But 1t Will all depend upon my
learning the lines in English"
Have you seen Miss Adams in .L'Ai
glon'?"
Charmed With Miss Adams.
NO. but In The Little Minister I saw
her. She Is charming and should con-
slider her an ideal Juliet. She Is Just as
petite and delicate as one could wish for
the part"
when VIII the season commencey"
" 49, Id WIZ XIV
me abundant time to study the part in Eng
fish. and | hope that then | shall be perfect.
1 would be delighted to play before an
American audience in English, especially
with Miss Adams"
How do you find London audiences after
your American trip"
Just as kind as they were in America:
that is, everywhere except Philadelphia. In
New York. Chicago. Boston and everywhere
else. people were kindness itself to me. and
IT is the same in London. I hope the re-
mainder of this season here will be as
pleasant as the first week. then I shall be
charmed. Afterwards I will study English.
1 look forward with delight TO the prospect
Of my next American trips"
Origin Of the Plan.
Mr.. Charles Frohman. whom / saw after
wards. explained how the proposed combi-
nation originated. Mr.. Grau and he were
discussing Miss Adams over a luncheon
with Nine. Bernhardt. when both gentle
men agreed that she would make a Juliet
equal to Nelson. II only a Romeo could be
found to play with her.
Il will play Romeo" interposed Nine.
Rernhardt. adding: in English, too. II you
give me time to study the part"
Upon the word, the two managers pro-
ceeded to discuss the terms. They suggested
the possibility of a Romeo I'm French, with
an English-speakins company. similar to
Salvini's Othello, in the event of Nine.
Bernhardt finding Shakespeare's lines too
difficult. That suggestion was. however.
dismissed and as an alternative Mr.. Froh-
man volunteered to have Miss Adams study
the part in French. Will a French company.
A third suggestion was alternate produc-
tons in English and French. which would
mean, Of course. double expense. but, as
the principals would be such powerful at
fractions in themselves. the additional cost
might not be an insuperable difficulty.
Mr.. Barrie's New Play.
The London rights of Mr.. Barrie's new
play. for which there has been the keenest
competition among London managers. were
yesterday secured by Mr.. Frohman for Miss
Adams. This means that the play will not
be seen in London till after its production
in America. Mr.. Barrie himself is largely
responsible for this arrangement. as II was
his wish that Miss Adams should be the
first to present the character to n London
audience