The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-01-14
FRED'K
WARDE
TALKS
Very Pleased Over His Salem
Reception.
A Club WOman'S Break on
Lady Macbeth.

The appearance OF fIeueIiSA
and his company at the opera house last
Friday evening was the most notable
event of the season in the local theatrl-
cal world. Their presentation OF bel
phegor, the Mounteblank, " was through
ont a triumph OF dramatic art, and gave
the actors, especially Mr.. Warde, OPP
portunity for q great display OF genius
This is Mr.. Warde's third visit to the
Capital City, and he is now universally a
greater layorite than ever. This is due
10 the advancement he has made in his
work by ardent study and by husband
ing his energies.
Converting with a JOURNAL reporter
regarding his visit to Salem Mr.. Warde
fret spoke Of the advantage the city has
in possessing the opera house. ie said:
"a play can now be given here with the
came effect" as in metropolitan cities on
account of the stage environment being
complete. The construction Of this
beautiful theatre is quite in keeping
with the progress OF the city, which, al
though slowly,is evidently sure OF good
foundation" ."
Mr.. Warde, in company with
his daughter and Mrs, Trescott,
walked to the station Saturday morning,
in order, as Mr.. Warde expressed it, ITO
get the benefit Of your Oregon climate.
As for physical exercise" he said,
"there is enough Of that in nights
performance TO do me, Speaking OF your
delightful climate reminds me Of what
beautiful roses you raise here in Salem.
remember once when here before,
walking about the streets, | came to a
garden filled with the most perfect roses
think have ever seen. was expecting
my wife to arrive that afternoon,
coming from across the continent
to meet me here, and wanted to get
some flowers for her. | went into the
garden and asked an old man working
there, If l might have some, as | ex-
pected a lady from the East, He told
me to help myself and gathered about
hundred or 80, and when thanked
him for them, he said, you are gathering
those roses for lady; we'll, if | were
going TO give lady some roses and
didn't get more than that, | would ex-
pect TO get the sack. So please get
some more.
~ then gathered a great number
OF them, and arranged them in my
wiie's room and she afterwards spoke
so often Of the beautiful roses at Salem.
At this moment a messenger brought
Mr.. Warde a telegram, aud after he
had answered it, he said THAT is from
Sacramento, where the Federation Of
Woman's clubs are to give me a recep-
tion." II is on account Of the fact that
while there we play the 'Russias,
which was written by Mrs. Cooke, a
Sacramento club woman. Women 8
clubs are excellent organizations, ex-
cept for the fact that they sometimes
take up such insignificant subjects, and
discuss things which are OF no impor-
tance whatever.
IL remember one such attended. II
was one OF these where you hold a dainty
fragile tea cup ia one hand, the saucer
in the other, and balance cracker on tn,
end of your little 6nger. The subject o.
the day was Shakespeare. Now | hol,
rather different ideas on son'e OF hi
characters, especially Lady Macbeth, t
what most people have. One of the clu
women asked me: "Mr. Warde, don
you think that Lady Macbeth woul
have been more successful in saving he
husbands soul, II she had taught hi
religion?" Truly, the idea of anyon
giving Macbeth a tract, entitled 'Wh
Shall Do to be Sayed?' or anything Ill
that. really was tiresome."
We'll, my visit to Salem has be,
} pleasant to me. / enjoy the fact tn
: / have won what seems to me to be Il
esteem Of Salem people. The place
interesting, also, as some noted actress
once lived here. Misa Maude Hoffms
} WAS a Salem girl, l believe, also, Port
Knight, who has recently obtained n
toriety in her breach OF promise su
With the Duke Of Manchester She vi
with my company for one season, an
Miss Hoffman was also engaged by m
but | released her to go to London
appear in "rhe Sign OF the Cross."
MARIE RAYMOND.