The Washington times., 1930-01-21
GLEANINGS
AND
SCREEN INGS
BY ANDREW z. KELLEY

which has greeted the William
Gillette revival has led to re-
newed efforts to induce Maude
Adams to make q farewell tour.
About a year ago Producer
Charles Wagner promised that
this season he would sponsor
an Adams farewell engagement.
Mr.. Wagner was evidently TOO
optimistic.
A New York. producer brings
us word that the latest offer,
$150,0O0 guarantee for 3 80
weeks season, with private Pull
man for the tour, failed to
arouse the slightest interest.
Miss Adams, in her 58th year
proposes to stay retired.
One reason why producers
with a pot of gold and alluring
promises of printed fame and
public acclaim fail, is that
Maude Adams was and Is, an
actress who cares not one whit
about publicity. She never con-
Sented to q newspaper inter
view and only the most inst
mate friends ever crossed the
portals of her dressing cooln
While she was q Frohman star
she never ate a meal IN a
public dining room. Always she
preserved the mysterious illusion
between player and audience
which she regarded as sacred.
It was in william Gillette's
play, "All the Comforts Of
Home" that she made her first
appearance under the Frohman
banner. This was in the au-
tumn Of 1890. Her greatest
success was attained in James
NJ. Barrieis Little Minister"
which had it's first performance
in America at the National
Theater on September 13, 1899.
She has been in retirement
since 1908.
A woman Of wealth, happy in
her quiet philanthrophieS and
devoting all her spare time to
scientific research, there is not
at this time the slightest evi-
dence that she viii reappear on
the stages to trifle with the ar
chives which niche her as IAN
actress Of tremendous personal
charm, of great talents and of
noble character" ~.
Much gayety at the Arlington
Hotel last where 1.-THE Vaga-
bond King" company tossed a
honeymoon supper for Archie
T. KeyeS, comedian Of the
operetta> and Carmen AgraZ,
solo dancer, who were married
yesterday afternoon. Wed, If
you please, without letting the
press agent Of the troupe know
q thing about it. He finally
forgave them when he discov.
cred they had found their way
to the photograph galleries Of
the newspapers llnaided.
Roger Gray, who is a sort of
second comedian in "Hit the,
Deck" on the Keith screen is
the same comic who caVorted
on the BelasCo stage in the
same musical with the Charles,
Emerson Cook company a sea.
son ago.
There is the Boston version
Of Strange Interlude," which is
the Eugene O'Neill play with
some Of the naughty words de-
leted. But Washington will
again have the unexpurgated
edition. It passed the b. c.
censors originally without
change.
Mr.. otto H. Kahn, Wall Street
1nagnate and pillar of the
Metropolitan Opera Company,
IS also one Of the principal fl
Iancial sponsors of the Ameri-
can Opera Company. now play
ing at Polls. In incloSing his
check Mr.. Kahn said: Opera
In America ought to be sung in
English and by American ar.
lists, and American composers
ought to have their innings"
About Wesley Eddy'S troubles
with the Consolidated Orchestra
Booking Exchange, which an
official subpoena says will be
threshed out in the Municipal
Court today, this department
knows a abSolute1y nothing.
Wherefore a summons to be a
witness for the plaintiff gene
rates more than idle curiosity
and so I'll be there. ~
Which reminds me that Mr..
Eddy's appearance on the
Palace stage this week was
supposed to be introduced by
o Movietone reel in which he
was the talking star. They
tried it out at the two Satur-
day night shows and then
abandoned it for the surprise
entrance now q feature Of the
stage revue. The movie took
the edge off his personal ap-
pearance. ~.
You may believe it or call
It applesauce. but George White
Is not denying that he hopes
to have Clara Bow as the star