The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-25

The present generation OF play-goers are apt to think
Eighungly. and the last batch of graduates, fully
fedged in sefassUrance from the so-calIed schools of
acting speak fppanty of the stock companies and
the old stock actor. and yet all
and all that is best and art at this very
the eorious traditiors Of he Sol t ION LOU Il,l
the most prominent actors young and old gracing
the American stage at the present time and YOU will
find that their childhood was srent in me tr1oerare
Of the playhouse. those who still young. while
those well matured in life viii you that they be-
gan their career in a very humble capacity and bv
incessant labor and assduity gained the secure want
age ground they enjoy in the full security Of an
exalted but Weu-earned position.
To these latter belong most conspicuousIy my very
dear personal friends. Louis James and Frederick
Warde. Mr.. Joseph Jefferson, MAJ Goodwin who be-
call boy Boston; the late Frank Navo
dear Roland Reed, James A. Herne, stuart Robson
ALL an. lifetime experience stock and hence their
thorough and complete mastery of everythina. per
tanning TO the technique Of their art.
lt Is 20 the inspiration. through the traditions and
home environments of the stock all of our great
l young artists owe their present prominence and to
the best of them comes by inheritance.
The saying that genius or talent is seldom inner
tied proves TO be falacy profession OF
acting is concerned and to emphasize tnat actors
well as poets, mot made but born" The Iiv-
ing Illustrations are the Bouccaus the Sotherns the
Hacketts the young Jenersons, the Davenports and
many others, while among the young actresses to-
day the two most prominent and the two that the
Lakes own child, Maude Adams.
All these last have mentioned splendid galaxy
OF young American stars are the sons and daughters
building of all that dramatic literature
and histrionic art and reared in an atmosphere
opment Of inherited talent? The most conspc1I-
Gus because Of her great promnence) Illustration
this is one whom / have carried many times I'm nv
arms. both on and off the stage. Maude Adams A
great many cities claimed to be the birthplace of
Homer. So have great many persons claimed To
have first placed MauGe Adams the stage. There
IS no one who can lay claim TO any special distnc-
ton in this matter for 81 perfectly natural for
Maude Adams 10 become actress Cto use a trite
but commonplace expression Tor a duck to swim.
for I'm the stock days when child was indispensa bic
10 the performance Of play why bless YOU soul.
there always married folks i'm the theatre. and
there no occasion to outside of the profession
for either one or half dozen children and hence it
real live baby carried large platter The property
property" baby ready, the absence of which would
ruin the scene. but Maude's mother appreciated
emergency with the artistic impulse the per-
Torrance and permitted her first appearance
Il is. however regarding Maude a child actress
that may justly claim influence in shaping of
her In 1877. in connection with Tom Mcguire
I brought out to the Baldwin theatre from New York
the famous UniOnSQuare Theatre company D-Ennery's
play "A Celebrated Case. had just closed its long
IN New York. The jump Of the company to be
made from New York TO San FRANCHISE direct. but
successful the attraction. then playing the
Baldwin theatre that IL was deemed advisable to
the Union Square company at Virginia City. That
company consisted Of the following famous artists:
James O'Nei Lewis Morrison James A. Herne II. +.
Mac6ay Forbes Robertson (now in Londonl Arthur
Forrest Billy Fitzgerald Harry Brown the two latter
prominently identified with comic opera for several
years past ana some others in subordinate positions.
Tbs ladies were Rose Wood, Nina Varian Mrs. Far