The Newtown bee., 1907-02-08
AN INTERESTING INTERVIEW.
THADDEUs STEVENS DAYTON IN THE
 BROOKLYN EAGLE.

CHADDEUS STEVENS DAYTON IN THE
 BROOKLYN EAGLE.
 abroad for inspirati tion is blind and | There is in this great city, | la it's tremendous energies, in it's every | aspect from the twilight's purple vapor | to the noontide splendor of the perfect | day, in the human floods which sweep back and forth in the systOle and | of it's mighty heartbeats, in a million things, in the tonic air-tn everything there is here the highest to artistic genius that there is anywhere in the world"
 The speaker was SigismOnd De Ivan- owski, the great Polish painter, who for the past three years has called America his home.
 'sMost American artists who study abroad seem to come back home and sigh for Paris and the atmosphere of it's studios, cafes, restaurants and music halls. That is not the air in which genius has its finest develop ment. It is 8 mistake for one artist to search for inspiration among other artists. It is to be found in the great world outside of the studios. One goes maspe for eoMes i9@es men at work upon some great building hearing their shouts as big girder is swung into place, all punctuated with the rattling of dozen steam toeether-all this fills me with energy and enthusiasm. l breathe in power with every breath. Americans are capable of bigger emotions than any other race because uplift and expan- sion are in the air. It is the same thing on the stage here; the actors speak their lines with life and the audiences are less cold than they are in Europe"
 The frontispiece in the Decem Der number of The Century Magazine is reproduction in color of an ideal DOT Adams in her famous character of Peter Pan. Critics have called 1t one of the most remarkable paintings of the year. It was learned that MT de 1vanowski is at work upon series of portraits of American actresses in was asked what method he pursued in making his studies for these pictures.
 s'In the first place., said MT de Ivan owski, "my object is to give in the pic ture, partly by it's background and cos tuning, but principally in the attitude the impression that one would get from seeing the entire play. The picture has to contain 8 suggestion of every possibility of the whole scale of emo tions, but must be keyed in joy or sor- row or mischief or mystery just as the character in the play is keyed.
 'Take Maude Adams, for example. spent several weeks in all, last sum- mer, with her at her beautiful place in the CatSkillS. She posed in the woods for me in costume, but that was mostly to get the physical details of the picture. She really did very little pos ing, for do not believe in making studies from set poses. We climbed about the rocks together in the wind and rain, we played tennis-in fact she amused herself as she would have done had not been there-but all the while I was making innumerable sketches of her in the shorthand that artists use. Then l went to my studio in West | field, N. J., and worked out the picture.
 "At last when it was finished took 1t to her house and placed it where it would be the first thing to catch hel eye when she entered the room. She was of among the hills at the time When she ran into, the room and saw the picture she paused for a moment before it and burst into happy tears. It was the greatest compliment that could be paid an artist, and was one o1 the happiest moments of my life.
 "A mong others I have been at work istely upon & portrait of Blanche | 1 never seen the play and so arranged that she should act the part for me ir her apartments.
 "You remember the scene where shs expects her lover to return from the states and stands watching by the from the steamer. Joy fills her hear, at first but when he does not come she sinks into helpless despair. Wher this scene ended-mind you, there wa, no stage setting, no costuming, onl! the magic of voice and action-l touched my face and 1t was wet witt | tears.
 'I told Miss Bates how >she hat moved me and she seemed most unaf fectedly glad at my praise. AS l came to know her better I found that while not seeking praise she enjoys it like al the rest of us when it comes from the heart.
 "Since then I have studied her in , a variety of situations: watched he
 talking with people other than myself as to bring up different expressions o1 lcountenance. The impression that
 have of her is this: she feels every
 thing vitally, sanely, directly, like real woman. She is interested in ev erythinx you say and do and inspire.
 the same interest in herself and in ev cry detail of her life. Her work is tn, last thing that she likes to talk about She is not jealous of others For ex ample, one afternoon we went to Sc,
 the great Russian actress, Madam
 Nazimova, in 'Hedda Gabler.'
 watched Miss Bates closely to see if
 could detect in anything she satt about NaZimova any shadow of jeal ousy or sarcasm. But there was not
 trace of either. She praised her mos
 warmly.
 ; "Another actress that I have beer
 making studies of is Annie Russell.
 am going to paint her as Puck in
 Midsummer Nights Dream He conception of Puck is different iron
 any other, just as she is different iron
 other people. She is rather a dream
 er-rather an tdealist. She reads
 great deal; in fact, she Is among tn, most intellectual of the stage people
 know. She talks most interestingly
 She has told me much of what sh
 wants to do in the future, but little O
 what she is doing or has done He
 ambition is to play Joan of Arc, t. create an ideal Joan such aS artist.