The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-18
Charles Darnton in New York Evening
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World.
 @HE success won by Maude lU Adams on the stage is the re-
 suit of sheer hard work. Hers is the sort of genius talthough sne shrinks from the word) which has been defined as an infinite capacity for talk ing pains"
 If an outsider were to go behind the scenes of any performance in which Miss Adams appears he would find her between acts, not in her dressing room but on the stage, directing the setting of the scenes or giving careful ana kindly hints to other members Of the cast upon a point of importance in the next act. As long ago as last July, on inc eve of her performance Of "L'Aiglon" in the Greek theatre of the University of California-an event Of sufficient importance to crowd out of her head all other plans-she was busily at work designing the costumes she now wears in "The testers The second act costume particularly--one that suggests the cap and bells of the lester anu yet IcldiHihe thOf picturesque spirit of 18th century prince of Francois the result of over 50 different plates. representing as many different drawings.
 The scenery and the light effects of such a production as "The testers" are invariably the product of many months of quiet experimenting by Miss Adams, always guided by frequent consultation with Charles 'Frohman.
 Miss Adams is coming right on:' sang out the stage manager at re- hearsal this week.
 "Oh, is she?" came the merry query from the body of the house. T don't know whether she is or not"
 And Miss Adams scrambled out of a row of chairs in the rear of the house, from which point she had been study ing the effect of the lights.
 Besides all this she has patient ear and helpful mind for the questions and difficulties which are constantly brought to her by the various depart ments of each of her productions With an easy versatility she has been seen to pause a moment in her instructions to the musical director while she de- cides with the business manager of th7 company point that has suddenly arisen and must be as suddenly set tied.
 Miss Adams is never too busy to be kind. This was strikingly illustrated one evening not long. ago when, after rehearsing for five hours, she stepped into her dresisng room, where her din ner was waiting. A friend who had just come in from the street mentioned that 50 or more young girls were gathered about the stage door waiting to see her come out.
 Well, then," remarked Miss Adams, turning from her dinner and putting on her coat and hat, T mustn't disap- point them."
 What are you going to do?" asked the friend.
 "Oh, I'll just walk to the corner and back It will take only minute, and then the girls will go home instead of standing there shiveripg in the cold. poor dears."
 And out she went through lane of little admirers, saying Good evening;' right and left. They were all there when she returned few moments later and then 1t was Good night" as the virgin saint of the stage door girls went back to her cold dinner and five more hours of work.
 Good night, Miss Adams;" answered her little friends.
 And good luck with your new play" added one.
 "Thank you" said Miss Adams. throwing a smile oyer her shoulder. Her fondness for children has made one little girl in particular very happy. Augusta Schind1e, an unusually brighr youngster, who is going on H." and who was one of the wolves in Peter Pan," is Miss Adams inseparable com panion Where Aliss Adams goes she goes, and where Miss Adams lives sh Q lives-think of that kiddies! Miss Adams found" Augusta In Buffalo a year or so ago, and she has kept the child with her ever since. The high