The Washington times., 1915-02-07
Mdude Proves Romance OF
American Farm Lad
By GARDNER MACK.

sttution Is the most sacred thing ne
owns. And cyril Maude's constitution,
at the start of his career. Is Responsible
for the very strange things that befeli
him.
His constitution was weak. He was
sent on q long sea voyage to help build
up the robust body that distinguished
| his family. ON his return he seemed 10
he IN fairly good shape. and began
stud wing for the stage But the con-
stitution still needed several amend
| mcnts. anu when this became plainly
evident he was sent to Canada. where
he went to work on his brothers farm.
near Toronto.
He did the work Of the usual farm
hoy. and this work in a very short time
restored him to the most healthful state.
| in both mind and body. He did not
wait until he returned to London TO
make his debut on the stage. but hur-
ried to New York and secured 1oo
aedian. who was organizing a compah!
! to tour the Western part OF the United
States
Stage Debut In Denver.
Maude made his first appearance on
any stage in Denver. Col. as servant
IN Fast Lynne" On the tour of the
Bandmann company. which progressed
as far as the purse Of Band,nann helo
out. which happened to be as far as San
Francisco. Maudc played the most un-
usual lot of parts. He developed dis
like for Hamlet on that tour from
which he has never recovered. He
plaved the parts Of Marcellus, Bernardo
Rosencrantz, the second grave digger
and priest In each performance OF tne
immortal tragedy. and he told me tha'
anyone who could watch Daniel Band J.
mann as Hamlet from quintet OF
/ t,iQ continue
to have any respect for the play at All,
was of a sweet and conhding disposition
wholly unsuited to battle with reai nte
. Arriving at San Francisco ana tne
! end Of It's resources simuitaneonsiy .nt s
Bandmann company dissolved. Through
: the aid Of John z. Keliard. who, nae
, also been in the company. Maude made
. his way back to the Atlantic coast anC
to England. He went to London snt
5 Immediately secured a situation with
company producing THE Rubber O
Life which was a glaring failure. Al
ter touring the kingdom for ehor
time he returned to London and In sep
. tembcr 1887. made his first success IL
I the city as the Duke of Courtland II
! Racing From that time on Mr
Maude's success has been brilliant.
A student Of the stage. a man wh'
believes in doing thoroughly everythinl
e that is to bc done. Mr.. Msude give
: his characters and their surrounding
: more attention than any other Londo'
u | produccr-actor. lie has his own thea
! ter. built upon his own plans and u
- this he produces plays OF a most IN
y usual variety. Characters or the KIN
!, Sol Smith Russell, Nat Goodwin. WI
, liam II. Crane. and John Drew hay
u made famous in this country. Nj
Maude does in ENGLAND. He excels j
- old men. is unusually good In purel!
| character part. and delights both him
SELF and his audiences in what is calle'
. la straight" nart-one without make
r up or other extraneous aide.
ol Real Story of "Grumpy.''
~ At the present time Mr.. Maude IL devot
: ing himself almost wholly to Grumpy.
y a curious combination Of old man an
i complicated character part In which
played twenty-five weeks in New Yorl
four months in Boston, and four month
|. in London. The play. curiously enough
c was In his possession more than tw
d years before he considered putting
G into shape to be acted. He did not bt
J., lieve 1t would be a success and In tn
his judgment was sustained by sever,
e experts of the theater. Just before h
C started for this country last year-an
IS by the way, this Is the very first tol
d made since that memorable enGagemei
l. with the Bandmann Company-he pr
duced "Grumpy' for a trial In Glasgow
1t scored a tremendous success. And
- has been scoring tremendous succe
ever since wherever 1t has been Raye
1t is
But then Mr.. Maude Is expecting
tell that himself when he makes h
bow before the people of Washingte