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s1Aaa mprudsnt Young Couple" by
1ensy Guy Carleton. This play not
Only advanced Miss Adams materially
but dr0t served to bring forward John
0sVw's niece. Ethel Barrymore.
graceful slip Of q girl. who developed a
great friendship With Miss Adams.
Seljowing her appearance In the Carle-
~ play came christopher Jr.." writ
~ by Madeline Lucette Ryley. in
watch Miss Adams scored the biggest
m Of her career up to this time.
Il remained for Louis ". Parker's
earning play. Rosemary" which was
produced at the Empire Theatre in
1896. to put Miss Adams in the path Of
the man who. after Charles Frohman.
"a more than any other person In the
world to give her the prominence that
che occupies to-day.
Rosemary" was an exquisite COM
ely and packed with sentiment. Maude
Adams played the part Of Dorothy
C~ruikshdnk. a character Of quaint and
appealing sweetness
Just about that time a Scottish nov
elist. James NJ. Barrie by name, who
had blossomed forth as a playwright
with walker London" and The Pro-
feasor's Love Story came TO America
for the first time. For three people
destined from this time on to he In
separably entwined In career and for
tune. II was u memorable trip. For
Barrie II meant the meeting with
Charles F'rohman. who was to be his
greatest American friend and pro-
Queer; for Miss Adams It was to open
the way to her real career. and for
1rohman himself It was to witness the
beginning OF an intimacy that was
perhaps the closest of his life.
Barrie's book. THE Little Minister
had won a tremendous success. and not
having acquired the formallty Of a
copyright In America the play pirates
wore busy with II. Frohman, after
seeing the performance OF Tho Pro-
1ooeor's Love Story" had cabled Barrie
aeking him to make a play out OF THE
Little Minister" Barrie at FIRST de-
elined. Frohman was insistent. Bar
~ arrived In New York, dropped into
he Empire Theatre and found that
yrohman was out.
Why don't you 30 down stairs and
- 'RosemaryT' said Frohman's secre.
M.
IAN right. said Barrie
Do he entered tho theatre and sat in
a. back row An hour later he rushed
INTO the once and cried. I have found
- woman to play Bobbte In Tho Lit
- Ministeri"
WHO Is TT" asked Frohman with Z
Sv4nkle In his eye.
Ute that little Miss Adams who
Vlays Dorothy"
Tho results OF tho partnership OF
Barrie. Adams and Frohman are toe
veil known to need recording. But the
tine came when Maude Adams wal to
appear In the role that, more than al
her other parts combined, would CON-
plete her conquest Of the American
hart. She became a boy. tho irre-
otstible Peter Pan.
A. Peter Par she literally few into O
NV fame. This play Of Barrie's pro.
v1ded Frohman with n of the many
0ensations he loved, and perhaps nc
production Of the many hundreds that
he made In his long career as manager
gave him quite SO much pleasure al
the presentation OF the fascinating lit,
VIZ hoy no never Nou.u pTOW up
The birth OF Peter Pan" was fun o
romantic interest. Barrie had agreed
to write a play for Frohman, and me
him at dinner one night at the Carried
Club in London. Barrie seemed ner
vous and III at ease.
whats the matter?" said Charles.
"Simp,y this" said Barrie. "Yol
: know l have an agreement to deliver
you the manuscript of Il play?"
eyes" said Frohman.
"Well, I have IL all right" said Bar
rle. but | am sure 1t will not Ice
commercial success. 1t is n dream
child of mine and | am so anxious t.
see II on the stage that | have writer
another play which | will he glad L
give you and which will compensat
you for any loss on the one | am s.
eager 10 see produced"
Don't bother about that" sal
Frohman. Il will produce bot
plays"
Now the extraordinary thing abou
this episode is that the play abou
whose success barrie WAS 81 doubtful
was peter Pan" which made severa
3 fortunes. The manuscript he offere,
Trohman to indemnify him from los
was Observation-Disclosures whlcI
lasted only n season,
Great as were Charles Frohman'
achievements In America they wer
more than matched in many respect
by his activities in ENGLAND. lie wa
the II American manage who mad
an impress on the british drama; II
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