Show Great Speech In One Word National Magazine On the occasion 01 Maude Adams three hundredth performance In New York in The Little Minister the scenes of enthusiasm surpassed anything any-thing that had ever been known even at the Metropolitan opera house where audiences have gone frantic over Ute worlds great singers Miss Adams was called and recalled until her audience insisted upon her speaking to them o C I from the stagesomethIng which frightened her so that she rushed trembling trem-bling to her dressing room From this retreat she was finally dragged almost by maln force to the footlights and with one terrorstricken word oC Thanks bowed smiled and vanished ItWas a phenomenal scene for Xew York In these days when its taste runs more to hothouse grapes and lobsters that change color as they die on the broiler to singing girls and pianopIa ers and cynic verse oC Ibscnhto anything any-thing rather than the seriously good It was however discounted later on the event of tiss dams ilUlt performance perform-ance at the Hollls street theatre Boston Bos-ton after a successful engagement oC tw mouths In recognition oC the occasion OC-casion the theatre had been zwofusey decorated and those in authority mad seeral very graceful tributes to the personality 01 the little actress At the close 01 the performance she received re-ceived thirtyfour calls and the annie scene of enthusiasm whicn greeted her three hundredth performance In New York was repeated even to her rush lag to the dressing room and being compelled to again make her address ot one word Thanks |