Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-05

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I oNDON, Dec. 22.-By this time,
Pauline Chase must know quite
a lot about fairies. Must believe
in them, too, and possibly has
shrewd idea that two or three of the
particularly benehcent kind were In
attendance on her when first she came
from America to this country. little
over FIVE years ago.
And one must admit that this Ameri-
can girl has pretty good reason to be-
lieve in fairies. with whom, by the way,
she has become acquainted through her
friend j. NJ. Barrie, who is the most
prominent authority on these little folk
and their ways. His play Peter Pan"
Is simply full of them, and by now Paul
Inc Chase must be tolerably familiar
with this piece, for after appearing
in London during two holiday seasons
as one of the children therein. she is
now playing the part of Peter himself
at tie Duke Of York's, and, as Ameri-
cans may already have heard, giving
an uncommonly charming perform
ance of the boy who wouldn't grow
up"
1t may be stated, too, that the APP
pearance of polite Chase" as / heard
ner referred to by Ellen Terry last
night, in the star part of Peter Pan, "
is by the express wish of Mr.. Barrie
himself, and has the hearty approval OF
Charles Frohman, who has just pro-
duced the piece for the third time as a
Christmas offering. SO with three such
distinguished hackers and believers as
the most famous of English actresses.
the most prominent of American mama
gers and one of the most famous of
living British authors, there can be no
question that Pauline Chase Is for-
tunate girl and has reason to thank
her good fairies, or her lucky stars, or
whatever agency is responsible for her
quite remarkable success.
1t Is just possible by the way, that
that success is due to nothing but good,
hard work In addition to a particularly
charming personality, for when first
Pauline Chase came over here she was
practically unknown and the subject OF
no special booming in spite of the
fact that she already had made a little
hit at nome as the Pink Pajama Girl
of the Liberty Bellies"
And now she Is the favorite protege
of the great Barrie and has Ellen Ter
~ as her ardent admirer. How has
she done it2 / confess l don't know,
but so far as Barrie is concerned, there
have been proofs enough of the es-
TEEN in which he holds the fair-halred
little American girl. He first noticed
UtE Wutll sic WtS NhOSNi " PANy -
very small part in the original produce
ton of Peter Pan and the next thing
one knew he had chosen her for the
part OF Columbine In his curtain raiser
"Pantaloon" which was done before
Alice Sit-By-t Fire" She did this
WELL too so 1t was no surprise to find
her playing ono of the principal boys
In Peter Pan" last year. but probably
few people expected to see her entrust-
ed. u year later with the part that
Maude Adams is now playing In Amer
lea, and which has previously been filled
in London by Cecilia LOTUS and clever
Nina Boucicault.
But Mr.. Barrie's faith is more than
Justified. and IL the stage announce
nent was untrue, the other night, and
he was "in the house" he must have
been nightly pleased with his charm
ing little protege's triumph.
AS for Ellen Terry's delight over the
same event, / can speak from personal
observation, for / had the luck to sit
lust behind her at the first night OF
Peter Pan" and no one could have
been more pleased than this great act
ress appeared over the success of her
little friend, "Pollle." as she frequently
called her. Miss Terry, by the way,
was accompanied by her new Ameri-
can leading man. James Carew, while
among those TO whom she expressed her
delight at Pauline Chase's acting was
w. s. Gilbert, who sat near at hand and