The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-26
ADJUSTMENTS.
Some Great RosaIinds of the Stage.

Some Great Rosalinds of the Stage.
 For a hundred wears and more after
 Shakespeare's day his most delightful comedy, 'sAs You Like It." slept How
 ever, one reckless 'adapter" ventured to
 put forward a comedy founded on the
 lines of the masterpiece. He called It
 Love in a Forest. and in 1t he sum- marily swept Audrey. Phebe Touchstone'
 William and corin off the stage, while to fill the ensuing chasm he interpolated va- rious scenes from other plays. In TAO the genuine version reappeared at Drury Lane Theatre. London, when Mrs. Pritchard assumed the role of Rosalind. Next fol- lowed in l7i2 a greater Rosalind, as imper- sonated by the morally fragile, but histor- icaly gifted Peg Woffington. There fol- lowed in rapid succession such world famed artists as Mrs Dancer. Mrs Barry, the strangely prudish Miss Macklin, who refused Ito allow a surgeon to remove tumor from below her knee after tight gartering had brought that affliction upon her; Mrs. Siddons, Helen Faucit, and doz- ems of others achieved fame. But of the later Rosalinds. one alone stands pre- eminent. Adelaide Nelson. Other heroines of Arden crowd the scene-it were impos- sble to mention every ambitious actress, or would-be actress who has appeared in this favorite role-and playgoers with more or less vividness recall as Rosalind, Fanny Davenport. Rose Coghian, Mrs Louise Pomeroy, Agnes Booth, Annie Clark and the peerless Mary Anderson, who appeared as Rosalind for the first time at the Shakespeare Memorial the atre at Stratford-on-Avon, August 29, 1885, six weeks before her appearance in the character on the American stage.
 Most of our early actresses in this role were of English birth or descent. For many years the most noted stars on the American stage were visitors from the British theatres. But today reciprocity is recognized. and while the English players appear here, the American players carry their interpretations to the home of their cousins. This afternoon and tonight at the Jefferson theatre theatre patrons are to be introduced to a new Rosalind. a native daughter of the south, Miss Eliza beth Kennedy, a former Atlantian, who is meeting with success in this role.
 Lady Rose Daughter at the Jefferson
 Charles Frohman is to present at the Jefferson theatre tomorrow night, for the first time here. George Flemng's drama tization of Mrs. Humphrey Wards popu- lar novel, Lady Roses Daughter He is to introduce the play with Miss Fay Tlux rfc o.,1 4t.z rftt-- atre company of New York.
 The phenomenal sale that largely marks Mrs. Wards book should materially aid MT. Frohman in his exploitation of It's story. No modern work of fiction scarce ly approaches the aggregate number of copies of the work her publishers have disposed r her to date, and this evil dence establishes the fact that the au- thoress has succeeded in fascinating her readers beyond peradventure. whether George Flemings dramatization has taken up the thread of Mrs. Wards success to the satisfaction of those readers should be determined tomorrow evening. Miss Fleming has acquitted herself creditably with other dramatizatlons in her native England, and moreover scored as the | author of the novel entitled "Kismet, This dramatization of Mrs. Wards mas terpiece might reasonably be regarded as | Miss Flemings most ambitious literary en- | deavor since it can be no ordinary un- | dertaking to vitalize or clothe with utter | ance and living pictures what is already | accepted by the intellectual world as an | example of perfected literature
 MT. Frohman has so seldom erred in pick- | ing his stage winners that the public has | never hesitated to abide by his judgment | beforehand, and in this confidence the in- | defatigable manager may be said to gain his battle more han half right from the | start.