The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-05


 'Baby Mine" when that play was still in it's infancy in Chicago.
 Dining with half dozen friends ons evening he waxed warm in his praise of his new production that those present found pleasure in decrying the merits of this play.
 The sporting blood of MT. Brady was aroused and he offered to wager an even- ing suit with each member of the party that Baby Mine" would repeat it's Chi cago success both in New York and in London. Being equally good sports, they took him up
 On last Thursday, after reading the newspaper cablegrans telling of the en- thusastic manner in which the woriu metropolis had received Margaret Mayo's play, Mr. Brady wired his half dozen friends that the clothes were his and saying that he would send his measure ments by special delivery.
 Boston has received Leibler & Co.'s pro- duction of erhe Fourth Estate" which will appear at the Shubert in this city for one performance the latter part of April. with open arms, judging from the follow ing from the Review, dated February 24:
 This play, which all of the craft ad- init comes nearer than any other news paper play in giving a faithful DOT trayal of the inside workings of big metropolitan daily office, both mental and mechanical, opened last Monday evening to a big house of cheerful en- thusiasts within. and one of the worst snow storms of winter without
 Manager David c. Towers, represent- ing Liebler & Go. with the show, says that he never saw an audience more quickly appreciative of the more subtle points of the play which have such an important bearing on the development of l the story. Hugh Ford who staged the drama, met the company here for an overhauling rehearsal on Sunday. Without single exception the news paper critics were full of praise for The l Fourth Estate not only as a well con- structed and, highly interesting play, but as faithful depletion of newspaper life as 1t exists behind the scenes of news paper office. The word has passed around i, that the play has made good here and the demand for seats for the first two weeks of the engagement has bean enor- mous' The makeup which Robert Edeson uses in turning himself into an Indian IS copper rod which when prop erly applied, gives him the famous bronze tint He Is conceded to be the ideal type to enact an Indian on the | stage.
 John Prescott does a Mexican with Robert Edeson in Where the Trail Divides" which never fails to bring down the house. He is so profane that every other word he speaks almost is an oath and he explains 1t by tho fact that he learned 1t from his boss on the section.
 Joseph Rawley has to leap from sano- | f R,n n i,tA f.4ot i.,s ,t formance of Where the Trail Divides as he doubles in two roles, playing . drunken cowboy in one act and min ister in another. UlA-r
 Robert Edeson's new play. Where the Trail Divides" Is remarkable for tha fact that while all it's characters are westerners. but one wears the schapps and sombrero so long associated with plays of the country west of the Great Divide
 Robert Blossoms greatest hobby is the American Indian and he has an Indian room in his home at Sag Harbor. l.. l.. tha is entirely fitted out with Indian trophies presented to him by people who have seen him in his various 1n- dian plays.
 Cordelia Mcdonald, playing with Rob- ert Edeson in Where the Trail Di- vides." speaks four languages and once taught school in a. New England vil- lage.