The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-17

Dwellers in Salt Lake, the birthplace
of Maude Adams, can hardly fail to be
interested in the group of pictures
herewith presented, for they show Miss
Adams in Peter Pan the new play
in which she has made the second
great success of her career Miss
Adams, be it understood, ha made
more than two successes. but her Bah
bic in The Little Minister" first gave
her recognition as Americas most VIM
/ some actress. and to nothing she has
done since, except Peter Pan" has
such cordial. even enthusiastic. praise
been accorded.
IL is Il coincidence worth noting that
both plays are by j. NJ. Barrie, who
seems to have caught the tricks OF
Miss Adams temperament more subtly
than any other author whose works
she has produced From the gypsy
iahoie 10 the mystic Peter Pan"
seems a FAR cry but it is, not so FAR,
after all. for Miss Adams. The same
charming simplicity, the same direct
ness, the wonderful ability To charm
and hold an audience, the power to
make the imitation seem the genuine.
But Miss Adams art i'm Peter Pan"
IS much more remarkable than her art
in The Little Minister" For. such !
character as Babbie might have lived |
i and not since childhood has IL been
possible for us to believe that there
were fairies. Peter ran" as YOU
know. is 4 fairy play, Peter is a boy
no refuses to grow up. In company
al mn others OF has kind he makes his !
N Tome in "A magic forest. During the /
19iay he takes his children away from
IAS Tendon home and in the forest they
have many interesting adventures.
daring and entirely novel feature
Of the play occurs in the third act
thinker Bell is dying. The only wav 10 /
save him is for Peter 70 find grownups !
who believes in fairies. He turns TO !
the audience and asks all who believe /
IN fairies To clap their hands The
response has always been prompt and !
generous, and Tinker's life is saved az |
7sVery performance. And we are told
[that the people who applaud do 50 with /
tears in their eyes. They actually do /
believe, for the time, Ia fairies. Which /
Us CHEAT tribute 20 the art of Miss !.
Adams and 20 the splendid company
with which Charles Frohman has sur /
Bounded her.
zcomtortably settled al Mr. Frobman's |
sfimpire theatre in New York for The 4
INinter. Indeed, there are those who /
lay that they viii not be permitted TO l
s1eaVe New York for perhaps two wears 1
20 great is the demand for seats. SO /
continuous the interest 1t VIII be a 4
org time, therefore. before Salt Lake
has an opportunity to see Miss Adams
ISnd Peter. The regret over this fact
VIII. however, be tempered by the rec
objection that Maude Adams "our.
zNeude," IL going forward steadily In
Shef profession.
salt Lake Will always be proud OF
her. Those who knew her here when
she was a child and who have watched
4ef career with almost the interest they
would give 10 their own kith and kim
VIII always remember her with kind
IneES and speak OF her with Drafse
There Is no envy here of Aaude Al
r1ns success There are none TO saw.
I knew her when she was a child and
sever saw anything great about her
Those fasteners are easy TO fool "
NO, none Of this spirit is abroad i'm 1
Sst Lake, The only feeling is that (
Miss Adams thoroughly deserves an
he glory that has come 10 her and !
#lnore- On her memorable visit 10 SoIt
Lake a year ago last MAY she showed
hat she IS stin the same sweet whole I
|sone, unaffected young woman of otber
days. Fame has not spoiled her sue
Jess has not made her forget the
rlends OF her childhood. Salt I,ako il
T. fshinR her ali JOY, all happiness now
snF as long az she is spared 20 the pro-
|Iesston she so greatly ornaments