The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-30
MISS ADAMS
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INTERVIEWS
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HAS a FINE NEW YORK HOUSE
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VISITOR NOE ESCAPE.

At lastfwe shall see Maude Adams
In "Chantecler@ on Feb. u at the
Grand Opera House in Faltmont. a
single regret only isF In store Tor tis.
Once the final curtain has fallen On
sChantecIer's" iAyllic .Moodland Eseepe
Maude Adams passes out OF the sight
Of her public. Noiones mas ever Thought
OF hearing that she mas lost diamond
rings or husbands. No one has ever
glanced over press agents stories OF
how she visited San Francisco dives.
AS yet, she has kept clear of inter
views concerning her ideas as to the
stage as career for ministers daugh'
tiers. She neither recommends hair
tonics nor pianolas on the street car
signs. Nevertheless the questton OF
where she goes and what interests
her after her CHEEKY goodnight isl
heard at the stage door is but a nat
ural one on the part of the thousands
BY whom she is admired.
1t is in New York that Miss Adams
really has her home somewhere up.
town" NeyeB;befofs has buIIdipg
become SO saturatedswltA the person.
ality, OF its owner. From the moment
you enter bergfome YOU feel re1etted
in It her mlld asceticlsm. Even the
hall reminds you of the .retfeaR Of
some old time scholar. The furniture
for instance is ancient and simple.
But as you look at it you feel that
there is something more in 1t than
mere furniture. Every object had
fascination of its own, a,touch OF ro-
nance. For Miss Adams with her
delicate taste, has gathered art treas
ures from all over Europe and Egypt
and has merged them into restful
harmony with, one another against the
background OF dark green, her favorite
color.
Beyond the hall is the library, a
small square room, furnished with
New England simplicity, lined should
er high with heavily laden book
shelves, yet as replete with her own
personality and versatility ast7isSher
work upon the stage. Here, there and
everywhere rest memories Of her
travels. Inalone corner is sword
curiously chased and with alihflt Of
strangly modelled. silver, on the top
shelf sQuats n humorous Egyptian
idol Worked on the wall is an illunl-
mated detail of some medieval eccle.
siastic fresco, such as might be seen
in a Florentine Chapel. High UP,
close to the ceiling, hangs set Of
etchings, showing the progress OF
1.-THE Little Lady's" tour from Egypt
to the East of Francl, the garden OF
cathedralss sa -
1t is in this room that Miss Adams
studies her parts, maps out the
schemes Of her productions, answers
her volUminous mail, reads, talks and
rests; for hers is busy life, though
she never gives the Impression Of be-
ing rushed to DEATH Yet more than
as scene Of activity she loves this
room as a. place Of reflection, since it
is from books that Miss Adams has
caught her greatest inspiration. There
are books on geology, books on cleo,
trical devices. books on early romano.
esques, books on rragmatic philos
ophy, countless editions Of Shakes
peare and then-humor, But before
them all, given the place OF honor ana
within reach OF her study chair are
the works OF the two. masters, Her
bert. Spencer and Emerson.
Across the library is her own, pri-