The sun., 1909-02-07

Barrie. He was still full OF his success.
When he met Barrie his first remark was
the uppermost In his mind:
"Well.'it was great triumph last
night
TO which Barrie simply said:
hear you are q good oricketer; will
you ooAhe>and play with us to-dayS
There is matinee to-day and
ought TO be there answered the actor.
'Oh. surely they will let your under
study go on, was Barrie's rejoinder.
Just as characteristic Of the man Ia a
story they tell Of an actor in whom Barrie
had absolutely no faith, but who con-
stantly annoyed him with petitions for
n part In one OF his plays. Letters, tele-
grams and personal appeals were forced
upon the shrinking playwright by this
actor. The climax came when tho actor
telographed Mr.. Barrie:
"'The actor whose part I have been
understanding is sick. | play the part
tomorrow night
Barrie simply telegraphed back four
-'Thanks for the warning
'Of course Barrie has little to do with
stage people of the stage; but he has
the fondness OF father for Gerald Du
Maurier, the son Of George Du Maurier
the artist, Tor whom he always felt. as
he now does for the son. deep personal
regard. Young Du Maurier has played
In England. as Miss Adams has played In
America, the chief part in all Of Barrie's
plays. He feels fathers interest in
the young man and gives him very
free hand In interpreting his parts.
Most people are surprised at the state
ment, but IL is a fact that Barrie has Wis
tied America. He wss over here just
thirteen years ago, while his novel The
Little Minister was sill the craze Of the
English speaking world of books. He
said he came over just to shake hands
with few friends. It was a short visit.
He spent a few days in New York. few
in Chicago and Milwaukee. and then hur-
ried back to England That was the first
time / ever met Barrie. had had cor
respondenoe with him ahQpt dramatizing
his story of The Little Minister had
sent him a check as lAs advance pay
ment. but the prospect Of his doing the
work grew simmer and simmer Then
when he got TO New York he came into
my Office TO return me the check. He
could see no way Of turning the novel
into a play. However. i persuaded him
to keep the check and asked him IL he
would not go 10 somo play that night.
Finally he went TO see Rosemary which
was being played by John Drew at the
Empire Theatre. saw no moro Of Bar
rie until just before he was sailing. Again
he walked into my Office. but very hope
fully this time.
4 shall turn the little story into
play for you, he began WITHOUT any pre-
amble. IL you give me the little actress
to play the part whom saw last night
That actress was Maude Adams, and
you know the rest.
Il suppose the intimacy Of understand
ing between these two artists in differ
ent and yet the same walks Of life is
quite without parallel in the history of I
the modern theatre. They understand !
each other in a surer and finer way than
anything that could be conveyed by the
most Illuminating OF words You get just !
q little OF this. for example. in Barrie's
saying Of Maude Adams's Peter Pan:
When Peter took fight from my fancy
he found haven in the spirit of Maude
Adams.'
After her tour last spring when Mics
Adams sailed for Dublin, simply cabled
Barrie. She is in Dublin and then he
joined her there. For a week they Wis.,
tied the various historic spots. For ex-
ample. one day Barrie was to take Miss
Adams 10 see Phpnix Park From fire.
quent walks about it Barrie knows its
history. the legends and the supersti-
tions OF the place as intimately AZ il they
were scenes set down in one Of his own
books. Player and playwright had their
in the little garden behind the
house Miss Adams had leased from an
English family outside OF Dublin. There
was tea and little chat-but only a lit
tie one-for Barry was set upon doing
the park first Of all. From Milltown TO
Phoenix Park is literally the rocky road
10 Dublin. Barrie sat on one side OF the
jaunting car and Miss Adams on the other
The garrulous native driver between them
interrupting with his you
zee it was this way did nearly all the
talking. It's TO Phoenix Park. you are
going. is il? Well. III tell you about
Phoenix Park A little o! this and Mr..
BARREL had lost his position as Miss Adams's
guide
a very modest man, Barrie. although