| Show AMUSEMENTS Maude Adams has agreed to play Juliet In French in her lour with Madame Sarah Bornhardt In ° Romeo and Juliet According to tho original arrangement Bernhardt was to show her versatility by touring America with Miss Adams and playing Romeo In English the entire company to speak that language but the French actress sent word to her manager that sho found It Impossible to learn tho English book Mr Frohmun at once wrote to Miss Adams of tho situation und I received this message in reply r Charles Frohman Empire Theater Now YorkllI do It In French Whos afraid MAUDE ADAMS I Jn this way the dlfllculty was mot and the tour will not be abandoned The company com-pany will bo selected Paris and a mini her of performances may bo given In that cty I 1 am not afraid lo have this American girl appear In Franco In French said Mr FrOhman In speaking of tho matter Sho has never failed us yet nor will aho even under such trying conditions a o It is said that On the Qulot tho comedy which Mr Collier is presenting I this season was originally intended for Nat Goodwin by Mr Thomas and was In his posHe < i lon for several months certainly cer-tainly Whether It was because Nathaniel wan then being worked by ii strange ambition to be a tragedian or from some other cause certain It Is ho did nothing with It and when one day Collier confided con-fided to him that he was In sore need of a play Goodwin told him of this one which then born the title I of Kldgway of Yaleand aid It would lit him like a glove and offered Jo turn It over Collier examined It accepted the offer arranged with Thomas who made some low changes dropped the scholastic tithe for the slangy On the Quiet and entered into hisklngdom of success Ho is no Imitator of anybody J Ills methods arc all his own and quiet und gentle and undemonstrative that 1 > 6 never seems to bo making an effort a Tho Theater has a two nights rest before be-fore Collier begins his engagement with a Christmas matinee Tim salo of seats begins today 5 Whose Baby Are You 7 begins a thrco nights abut Christmas matinee engagement engage-ment at the Grand this evening Tho piece come with the reputation of being an exceptionally good jarco and Is expected ex-pected to tak6 well liiSait Lake 1 Gen G SBurton Georgo D Pypor and H G Whitney have been appointed a committee lri arrange and manage the JSmmft Lucy Gates bcncflt concert on January th a a e Tho usual good crowd enjoyed an excellent ex-cellent programme by Holds band at tho Grdnd theater last night |
