The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-23
MRS. WIGS AND
MERELY q. Mary Ann.
Miss Madgc Carr Cook Tells OF
Her Daughter, Miss Eleanor
Robson.
FROM CONVENT. TO THE STAGE
FROM CONVENT T0.. THE STAGE
Miss Robson Averssd to Going
on Stage-Her New Jerome
Play a Success.

6 a 4 . & n H.
The wonder OF all wonders, in the
theatrical world. is to hear one star.
speak in terms of affection and admira-
ton OF another star.
Such an occurrence is almost l,npar-
aileled,, but it happened III. Richmond yes
terday. when Mrs Madge Carr Cook.
4 the great and only and delightful Mrs.
I Wiggs,,' spoke Of Miss Eleanor Robson.
1t is true that the lovnble and lovely
(AIercly) Mary Ann is Mrs. Cooks
daughter, but that makes the praise no
less notable.
Mrs. AIadge Carr Cook, With none of the
distinguishing marks of MRS. Wigs
OF the Cabbage Patch, as she appears
behind the footlights, but looking very
like her charming daughter. told a Times
Dispatch man of the wonderful run her
play had enjoyed for three seasons. There
have been no such bugaboos as empty
houses and cold receptions. but each
town and city has outdonc itself In ap-
plauding the delightful characters of tho
Cabbage Patch.
The story of the run the play has en-
joyed is littlelshort Of marvellous, for the
same people flock to see 1t who were
critical and doubling years ago.
Kind Words for All.
Mrs. Cook had words of praise .pr her
q fellow players. and. in fact, seemed as
kind of heart as the "optimistic lady"
she nightly enacts.
Tommy the small boy, who is kid
mapped hy "Lovey Mary is all that a
youngster can be- said Mrs. Cook.
Every one In the company is devoted
TO him, and, 10 tell the truth. he has his
way when he is on the stage. He talks
10 all of use. and we have to answer him
even If we miss our lines"
Not long ago, / forgot to take off my
wig. Not onc.of tho company noticed
my mistake, 6ut when Tommy came on,
he arched up TO me ard said loud enough
for all the audience to hear: Take Off
Nour wig ard I did. .Lovey Mary Is
a cousin of Miss Taliaferro. who was
with us when we We're here last. She is
very pretty. Do you not think SOP
How do YOU like your daughters new
piay?h Mrs. Cook was asked
Well, / can't tell you. because
heven't seen 1t. suppose you mean THE
Girl WHO Has Everythlng?' but that is
no longer her new play. She9piayed for
the frst time on last Nonday night IN
Portland Maine, the comedy written for
1,er by Jerome Is. Jerome, Susan In
search of a Hushand.' l hear that it was
very successful.
May Give Up Mrs. Wigs.
This fact that cannot see more of my
daughter is causing me TO think of giving
up Mrs. Wigs. The managers want
me 10 stay, but have not yet decided
what shall do.
Miss Robson is getting together a
repertoire of new plays, and that means
long stops in New York, SO I may stop
with her
Does that mean that she will not come
TO Rlchmondg asked the newspaper
man.
Shell come if she can said Mrs.
Cook. FOR she is devoted to Richmond
and the people here She has often told
inc that she thought Audrey Miss John
ston's heroine, Was full of great possibili-
s tics and alive with romance She said
tile playwright was at fault
rs 1t true that your daughter did not
K care to go on the stage?"
YES. the story is quite true. She MAJ,
gery much opposed to the plan. and when
she finally consented 10 play it was. as
she thought, only Tor short time She
came straight from a New York convent
5 q san Francisco and joined the company
fljn which | was playing. Since thai
.# debut Of hers We have not played 10.
scthersa
The call hell rang, and Mrs. Cool
rnshci 10 her dressing room to becom,
once more the sbig hearted kindly Mrs,
< Siggs, the friend not only of tho deni
zetis OF the Cabbage Patch, but or al