The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-10

New York. July 9.-(Special)- miss
Maude Adams has begun series Oh con-
ferences in this city with Charles Froh-
no, rrenaratory to her rehearsals for
"chanteoler.' Miss Adams is going TO
make her annual pilgrimage to Ireland
before beginning rehearsals, however
Miss Adams recently closed her longest
tour in the northwest. For 80 weeks she
nlayed continuously in What Every
Woman Knows" with the exception or
. single performance of GAS You Like 1t.
under the auspices of the University Oh
California
The receipts of this tour were equal 10
those of David Warfield In sIhe Music
Master" TN
meet lanes M. Barrie and, it is reported,
she NAV meet Edmond Rostand. the au-
thor of .-ChanteclerN Miss Adams Will
NAV the title role-that of a COCK Inc
3rst American production of the famous
harvard play will probably be given late
in October or early in November.
Madame Nordica has become a near
lsuffragette. IN addition TO expressihs
views upon the great question she III,
ther believes that the stage Is the only
men and women Owing to the contln-
mons performance in the divorce court OF
many of our best known actors and &C
tresses. perhaps some one may ARISE TO
take Issue with the singer
Al anv rate here are few gems culled
| FROM, Madame Nordica's expression upon
| suffrage:
| .wrhe stage is the only place where men
and women stand on perfect equoii.s'
where there is true comradeshlp-
.If the same opportunities had been
c,yar IN women to study law and medi-
cine as have been given them to study
| for Grand opera. there would be Just as
many good women lawyers and doctors
| today as there are grand opera singers.
"After having worked as man and
de a success T find myself a non entity
In all the affairs of church and state.
"For the sake of their children, women
would he more conscientious than men
are in politics
.Do YOU suppose That IT women hao
| the vote we would permit the conuluohs
that exist In New York today
"The bitterest opposition to the sur
,raqe movement comes from the retail
tenor interests and the army of people
allied with the saloon trade,
.o,, whole social system Is founded on
conditions that existed in the stone age.
when man took what he wanted by
| force" at .t'
1--WE are going to make you good' we
are going to insist that our boys i've as
clean. pure lives as our girls DO that
h,,shands have as high an ideal of the
sano,ity Of the marriage tie as wives
,n,,a and convince you that true happi-
nass will only come to you men when
van NAV the game fair with our SEX
/
.r.ho, Tow former wife of George NJ.
cobar Is coming TO this city In the fall
from Paris she will appear first In vaude-
| ,.;,lo Miss lew loft IT," rH"@n''''e sta""
70 study grand opera abroad, but stories
which have filtered in told more of her
, Nd costumes upon the boulevards
| than Of her vocal achievements. She has
been abroad about three years.
| scrbe Firing Line the successful novel
nv Robert w. Chambers. Is being drnu''-
lived and will be presented in the fall by
Alfred Aarons Mr.. Aarons expects to
send out four road companies stimuli
tareors,v covering every section OF the
United States.
.orhe Struggle of the Strong" play
written by Mrs Porter Charlton, the
california woman who was murdered in
Ita,v will be produced for the first time
here next month by Corse Payton. If the
plav goes well at the Academy of Music
| Il will be sent upon the road. Mrs. Charl-
ton. after writing the play. Gent copy
of 1t to her brother here. asking him to
try and sell It, All the producers re-
fused 1t until Mrs. Charlton was MUIR
dered in a dramatic fashion, then all put
| in fabulous bids. .H9
Nine Melba will sing in the Metropoli-
tan Opera House and In Chicago next
season for at least one engagement be-
fore she retres. Negotiations between
Andreas DIPPED, in behalf of the Metropoi-