Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-04

musical comedies required good acting as
well as singing and dancing. Then the
librettists stopped writing such parts as
you find in recent musical plays. Now the
parts are wretched. A. best the actor reads
a few lines and sings a song. 1t is mostly
| the voices of the chorus that carry through
number in a musical play and acting has
become a secondary matter for few singers
can act. have known but two who could.
"In drama it is different. Fellow players
are far less in number and the settings are
more natural. ] had been so accustomed to
open stages and taking long steps that
would land me on the other side of the
stage that 1t took me several nights to get
my bearings in The Prince Chap Every
now and then l ran into chair before
knew H."
Mr.. Scott has had ample opportunity to
study the vantage points of both the must
cal and dramatic field, as his career began
seventeen years ago. His first experiences
were upon the dramatic stage playing boys
parts while he was still a boy himself just
out OF school. From the first he was given
speaking parts. To be sure, his first man
ager left him penniless Ia the west But
ever since that first year. said Mr.. Scott
II have had no trouble
Daniel Frohman gave me my start. |
was playing in Caprice at S15 per week
when the management of the play changed
hands On being told that Mr.. Frohman
was the new manager l felt that my end
had come. At the next rehearsal Mr.. Froh-
man came to me and said:
w no dEN SOu'
Scott
What's your salary?
Fifteen dollars gasped, ready for the
cold water
az have been watching YOU said Mr.
Frohman, and from now on your are 70
take the comedy part and your salary Will
be $35.' "
MAUD ADAMS MOTHER.-The rare dis
tinction of grand old woman of the stage"
so long and afrectionately accorded 10 the
lamented Mrs c. H Gilbert whose last
appearances in public were In the play espe-
cially written by Clyde Fitch for her and
appropriately entitled Granny" seems
likely to fall to Mrs Annie A. Adams. who
is cast 10 the role of the aged matron in
the Augustus Thomas comedy. AIRS. Lef-
fngwell's Boots"
To look/at Mrs. Adams placid face the
beholder would imagine her far from being
grand old woman" in the literal inter
probation Of the words. 1t Is only from the
! standpoint of her long stage career that
/ she becomes grand" and "old' in the eyes
| of the theatrical world. To further note
! her light step and vivacious manners the
| stranger would never believe her to be a
woman SO old IN years to be grand
also, yet II is an established truth that her
| connection with the stage has already
| passed the half century mark, and that she
| has played a variety of characters in every
| city of Importance in the Union, were the
list to be accurately compiled. which would
| be impossible. since many OF the records
| have gone out OF even her own recollec-
| ton.
| Mrs. Adams modest demeanor has fur
| Their concealed the fact from general knowi-
edge that she Is the mother of that cele-
| brated American actress, Maude Adams In
| 8 measure the daughters familiar features
can be readily discerned on the maternal
| countenance and there Is, moreover, strong
| evidences of an inheritance of dramatic
| genius, When asked recently regarding
| the date of her reported contemplated re-
| tirement from active life Mrs. Adams re-
piled. with a merry wink, I'm not half
| through yet
| GRAND OPERA IN WASHINGTON
| Arrangements have been completed for a
short season of grand opera in Washington
during the month OF March. Four perform
ances will be given at the New National
Theater. by the company from the New