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Show LOVING 11" 1! I is rani pi Pretty Testimonial to Genius j f j by Loyal Friends of the j f; the Old Days. Y ft v ,iH Gov. Walls, In a Felicitous . , ! Little Speech, Presents tho I 'H Token of Remembrance. j; j Graceful Besponse of tho Little Lady f ii Incidents of the Day Great V ij ' I IH Outpouring' of People. ' 'iTO PRETTIER scene has ever been t - jH presented on thc stage of the Salt jh- ' H kl Lako Theater than that which j-.' 1 ' was enacted last night after the vL ! i curtain hod fallen on the last act of jX- 'H I , IH "The Little Minister." It was a scene j. j ' IH from real life, and, as In the stage plav 2. ' " , ll which had preceded It. Miss Maude Wf- 1 i jH Adams was the star. There was prob- 1 ably more real feeling exhibited In this y. tjH little side play than ln the other, and j , j jH If Miss Adams ever suffered from stage , ' ',H fright It was when she responded to a r t ' ! presentation speech made by Gov. He- I i bcr M. Wells. uil I ! The occasion was the presentation to tk I 1 IH Miss Adams, by her theatrical friends j jlH residing in the city of her birth, of a I, fH magnificent loving cup. At the close of t t ,M the regular performance these friends Ik ji jH appeared on the stage and. after they h, l!y had greeted her, the Governor proceed- j , 1 od to do thc honors. Miss Adams was ;v, I iH visibly affected. Her stage assurance 3; i ! ! was gone. The actress who moves au- gl i j JH dlences by her portrayal of characters ,j i ' 'H other than her own was for thc mo- A I, ment her real self, surrounded by her ;W . home friends. Her art was forgotten. -j- j.! jH "I cannot make a speech" she be-; I .JH gan, when the Governor had concluded M his remarks. 4i , lH "Don't say a word," Interposed Gov. : IH Wells as he grasped her outstretched lH hand. "Don't say a word." "But I shall say." the actress re- J, Vm sinned, somewhat reassured by the .f '( Governor's hearty manner "I must say . H how much I thank you all for this lM handsome remombrancc, and so much ( more for the motive which prompted It. for I know that deep down In the bot- f ; jH torn of this cup Is the affection you , j IH hold for my dear mother." ' j I Miss Adams in Tears. j '', Miss Adams said but a very few if, j words more, for there were real tears i in her eyes and she evidently did not cure to trust her voice too far. After m , j shaking hands with all who were pres- ft' ; , cnt sho escaped to her dressing-room. ; The presentation had been arranged 'Z-. j by the old Home Dramatic club of this jf, ' city, tho members of which are all old 'R : friends of Mrs. Adams as well as the U I JH gifted young actress. The cup Is a fe beautiful one. suitably engraved by Paul J. Ouellette It is of silver, lined S'; with gold, and stands about ten Inches in height. The cup itself is upheld by ; three walrus tusks which rest on a sii- ver base. Tho ornamentation Is quite , chaste and plain. On the front is en- , graved: "Maude Adams, , From Old Theatrical Friends. - Ii ll Salt Lake City, May. 1301." .j w i1 The remarks made by Gov. Wells up- I HSI on presenting the cup to Miss Adaina 4v ,; Haj were as follows: K ,i Mv Dear Miss Adams:-I am highly rf , honored In being chosen to represent oifr ; t this occasion a few friends who knew ou r U and loved you and soma of whom acted f u with you on this very stage when you Jv i wore but a little child and your genius 3te , grcss along tho path of greati ess; A , hai led to world renown. V o have noted . HH with pleiSsuro and with nrhlo your or- w denlnfr round of triumphs, and with . KCiimneatlBtoctloii wo have come to look Vinmi vftur marvelous career not as in..- . ionriVi-wWch means to lla.sh awhllo and Sbu r Mr oh comparable to tho S V clor'oin steaclv splendor of a fixed star In , ' fho umiumborcd thmament of the staKO. g W we come you back to your earliest home tlio ? Pined of your l.lrlh. to this o d ft r lh " "Ar so dear to us all. because of Ua W j Imotlicr's first appcaranco on any stage, .ind wo welcome you back to these early nsBocIntlona with tlio consciousncHs of our misfortune In that your visits, llko those of nnfrels, are so fow and far between. In remembrance, however, of this, your llrat visit slnco tho world lay at your feet, and as n Blmple token of our nffectlon and oHteom, I am requested to present to you this cup truly a lovlnp cup wo choose to 'all iti-for we wish It to represent tho feeling toward you with which our heart i re overflowing. Our hope Ifl that It may remind you, wherever famo and fortuno may lead you and whatBOovcr now glories await you, that no ono In all this world will wish more earnestly for your wolfaro or moro exultantly rejoice In your victories than those who In tho past have been and in the future will bo happy to be remembered is your very warm friends In Salt Lake. In tho box with Mrs. Annie A. Adams, tho mother of Mlsa Maude Adams, during dur-ing the performance, were Mrs. Barnabas Bar-nabas Adams, Miss Adams's grandmother; grand-mother; Mrs. Isabella Pitt, Mr3. Sprag-uc and Mrs. Walker, friends of the family. , , Among others who occupied boxes ot nnl fr-a V.A wn E HrtlniCS. I and Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Harris; Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Walker rnd Mr. and Mrs, L. II. Farnsworth; Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Sam-uel Newhouse and party; Mrs. Jean-otto Jean-otto Easton and Mrs. Hcber J. Grant and party. Gov. Wells and Mrs. Wells, Gen. and Mrs. C. S. Burton and many other prominent society people were In the magnificent audience which Ailed ev-try ev-try part of the Theater. Hard Time Getting Here. To get to Salt Lake on time the special spe-cial train bearing Miss Adams and her oompany had quite a novel and exciting experience. To begin with a washout on tho Denver-Pacific line prevented tho train from being taken over that line to Cheyenne, so the Union Pacific management had it run .as a special out to Julesburg to catch No. 3. But accidents will happen, and It came to pass that the locomotive broke and, al-' al-' hough a stiff run was made, the train '.vas missed at Julesburg. Then the ITnIon Pacific made up for the delay by running the train over the main line to overhaul No. 3. With a light train and a fine engine the special flew over the rails and No. 3 was caught at Green River, when the theatrical cars were attached and brought Into this city. Mlsa Adams did not go to a hotel, but Joined her mother at the home of Irs. Pitts on South Main street and there rested all the day, denying all callers owing to the fact that the long journey and the work to bo accomplished last evening demanded a good rest, little Treat Behind the Scenes, Itcred her dressing rooms at the Theater last night, however, she was decidedly mi i prised and realized at a glance how warm would be her reception In the city of her birth. Under the direction of the company several clever women had transformed the two well known and equally well worn dressing rooms on the stage reserved for the star, into dainty boudoirs. One was in pink and the other in del blue. Crepe tissue had been hung all over the walls and was draped about the celling and the effect was beautiful. To a person acquainted with the former aspect of the rooms the transformation was complete. Added Add-ed to this were hundreds of flowers which loving hands had worked all afternoon af-ternoon to set in place. "My Lady's Bower" it really was and when the actress entered she could not speak for a moment so complete was the pleasure and the surprise. This was a little remembrance re-membrance on the part of her own company, and the thought, on the night of her homecoming, was graceful in the extreme. |