Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-30

day and the "Senaih' Adams whose
pictures appear on this page Time
has not only stood still with her for the
past 20 years-it has reversed ITS
wheels and rolled backward. Seated
at the home of her friend, Mrs. Isabel
PITTS yesterday and converslng AMI
ntatedly wish the writer Of old the
atrical memories IN Salt Lake, MISS
Adams-she viii never be anything but
"Miss" to her friends here, II there
were a dozen Maudes-seemed not 10
have changed whit from the breezy
busting actress and business woman
who, years ago first brought to SAT-
Lake the then reignng success, the
Two Orphans" cast it. rehearsed 1t,
staged II and produced 1t with her
self in the role Of the blind girl, and
made a success that old timers say has
seldom been duplicated in the annals
Of home theatrlcals,
but that event belongs to the later
period OF her Salt Lake experiences
Some Inaccurate statements OF those
experiences have been printed since her
arrival here. and II may be as wen to
correct them. one especially grotesque
announcement was that she made her
first appearance in Salt Lake In the
play of the amber witch" which, by
the way, was not produced here uli "
years after her debut
II we'll remember" said MISS ADAMS,
reminlsoenily, that first night that |
appeared on any stage, Inc date was
July 25. 1865, and the play was "The
Ponies Lawyer" many times after
wards produced under the name OF sol
nm Single" a Yankee who was the
central figure In the play, on that oc-
casion n Was filled by w. c. Dunbar
and Margaret Clawson was the other
lady In the cast. IL remember Alright,
there was n farce produced the same
night in which Sarah Alexander also
appeared. had had some experience
ms n recIter I'm the Salt Lake schools,
especially In the Tenth ward, where Mr..
willis taught Another OF my old teach
ers was Mr.. Trip, and 1t was az his
SCnODl lliul III ~ INV eh''' . $500 Wv
Miss Belle Kimball
IN 1865 the famous actress, Julia
Dean Hayne arrived in Salt Lake, and
ain of us beginners then had rare
chance to see what acting really was.
NV first big part Cat least the one that
stands GU, strongest in my recollection
was that OF Geraldine IN the play OF
Green Bushes," Mrs. Hayne appear
ed as Miami. the huntress. After she
left | acted for several years with the
Deseret Dramatic company among my
associates being such well remembered
names as David Mckenzie, John ).
Lindsay, John Il. Calne, II. b. Claw"
son, John c. Graham Phil Margetts,
J. NJ. Hardle, Al Thorn, Jo simmons,
Henry Maben, Robert Neslen, Nellie
ColbrOok. Mrs. NJ. c. Clawson, Sarah
Alexander and many others.
'1n 1869 married James II, Kiskad-
den, who was In the First National
bank here. / went east for short time
to visit relatives and returned In about
1870 or Il, resumng my place with the
stock company here and acting TIL
about 1874. That was the time when
Jean Clara Walters, Miss Carter, Mr..
Cogswell. and others played here, ana
/ left with Miss Carter 10 go to Ne
yada. For the next several years | act
ed large part of the time on the coast,
returning occasionally to Salt Lake
City / brought THE Two Orphans
here for the first time, and 1t was pro-
duced with q home cast. ] do not re-
member all those taking part, except
that | think Mr., Lindsay was the
Pierre, and a young lady named Miss
Lee Of Tooee county, made a strong
hit in the part Of Frochard.'
Another important event. which was
q very pleasant one IN my history
continued Mrs. Adams, was u revival
OF 1.-THE Two Orphans made with a
company Of amateurs here In the fall
of 1879. II was a benefit rendered me
by the citizens Of Salt Lake and the
management was entrusted TO Mr. John
S. Barnes, since deceased, and Mr..
Whitney, then an employe Of MCCor-
hicks bank. now business manager Of
the News" | remember that the city
was crowded with dramatic talent Of
high order and II was decided that ey-
cry person in the cast except myself
should be an amateur. | think Dellie
ClaWson was the only one Of the COM
pany who had ever appeared on the
stage before Gov. Wells made his first
appearance In the part Of the doctor
Bishop Whitney was the Jacques. John
u. Spencer the Pierre, Dr. j, Y. White
the Picard, James Ferguson (whosc
stage name was W. y, Harris played
the part Of the old woman Frochard.
Laron Cummings was the Cheyalier
The play made great success and out
OF that performance sprang the Home
Dramatic club, which Ia 1850 produced
"Thp n nance Of a Poor Young Man.
and followed with many other plays. as
you know, lasting tll 1924, when MIR
Wells left the stage TO go into politics
J. however only appeared with the club
once or twice more We produced To-.
gether the play Of divorce In which
Maude, then n child OF nine, sang
Pretty ~ Picture and THE yellow
Gal that Wnked at Me- Another play
which we did together was "Coraue,'
something on the order Of "Forget-Me.
Not"
MIR. Kiskadden died I'm 1852, while
Mrs, Adams and her daughter Maude
were here on visit His remains were
brought 10 Salt Lake and Inferred In
Mount Oliyet, Since those days she
has visited here occasionally her moth
d, en- and several brothers and sisters re-
daughter Muude became "a famous star,
she has spent most Of her time with
her In New York, but latterly has been
acting with Ethel Barrymore In "Cous-
m Kate
one purpose Of her visit ahead Of her
daughters coming engagement was IN
see her relatives and Old friends, and
10 act as a sort of advance guard for
her daughter, In explaining that Il viii
be impossible for her 60 accept social
attentions during her visit To Salt
Lake, She states that Maude was
long ago notified by her physician that
she must either give up her profession
or her friends hence when she IL act
ing, the strain ON her nervous system
Is such that she Is forced TO take the
greatest care Of herself and decline an
social attentions of whatsoever char
actor While her health is good az
present. she once had 10 take n seasons
rest at the order of her physician,
and II Is only by taking the best Of care
Of herself that she Is enabled to do
proper justice TO her cXaotlng roles.
Whether Miss Adams viii appear In
more than one play here Is uncertain