| Show MAUDE ADAMS OWN VIEW OF PETER PAN K A ISS MAUDE AT Al MA has lits an another anI MISS M I other oth sue alc cess to her credit In Barrios comedy council of or Peter leter Pan Ian Pa Her acting of o it lm has brought u ii l holiday holta crowd Ini na n ui Christmas to the tho Empire theater sir ls weeks ahead of ot time Just Miss Adams Al II iS came to tl ii pate thu Ihu calendar in hl timis way Wi ay and amid 1111 her In II doIng it I site she explained time tho other afternoon to a 11 New Ness York reporter One OM afternoon last year ear fald said IM Adams while I was playing laIng flue Hio Lit Littin tin hut In und and Op o 0 to uto Thumb ib at nt tho th l theater Mr r Frohman coil call called cd ed to have hate u ti I talk for to I my 1 coming season 1 I OI Ho lIe Io told mo li 1 lie humid had As 3 You Like If it I In hut mind for fr me 1 also aho an un another other Shakespearian play pl and amid au one of or time the old ole He lit lt salt said hu hi ht would woul on oil 01 the following afternoon show elicit me mime II tome of the scenes In the tho Shakespearian Plays antI and we wo QUill could then decide deckle upon the work in which I would appear Ipe Meanwhile he hl gave mo me tIme the manuscript of or Peter Peler l Pan nn il to tl read because It was wasa It a piny pin by b Mr Ir Barrie I J read the th Play piny tIter going home amid was Wil ao so completely won WOI by b the char chir actor IC I 1 or of o dear Peter Ieter amid ro FO thoroughly interested h d awl anti thrilled by his imis hiI numer numerous ous OiS adventures that lint I fell ell In iii love with whim him hint nt iut lt once In the Ihl evening when I t saw Sl Mr 1 im I rohlan itt it lt the th theater I Isaid said The Tho Shakespearian plays idas and time the old comedy that we WI sose of or n nil tl nilI light Ighut I but bUI I would like hiko le to play piny Peter Pun Iun That Is II how hun I 1 come to be he net ac Ing In II another r Barril play pin this season but that Is 1 not alt all al of 01 the tue the story COlo I TUB 1 Time The Th season before lost last when whon I was In I London Mr lr BarrIo said to 10 me le one I A character which is In II my mind mindI I propone 1110 P to make a I play pia idt of ot anti ami that character has come cOle to my mind through you 01 I J thought no more moore of oC time the the remark un until 11 til tl I J was rending reading Peter Pan time the after afternoon neer noon I 1 have havo already spoken of nt when it came hack back to me inc II and I seemed ut at once to 10 feel Ceel and understand III Its lf mean meaning ing In For tor I 1 rend Iud Peter Peler Pan laum and amid was fully conscious of all al the line hue Ile III In which I had hall previously appeared tare and an of oC nil ni the flume lino plays pius that lund hid hl been pro vm for Cor mo me It I teemed that nothing I Ilund lund had ever read lead before nothing I 1 had ever eer Imagined anti no lie 10 play pil Ida In II which I had ever appealed app ared had hirl appealed to ma muis maso metO so Ito tO strongly or Inspired me nie with wih such full tull and mund nd direct happiness and with such uch anxiety to appear in It livery lvery line lino ot of It thrilled me and UIl UH UK I passed from I scene to un mimi affection for dear Peter Ieter Pelf grew and ald took lok hold haiti hol l of oC me mo until 1 I was perfectly wrapped In lii a I spell arc II of oC desire to 10 be ho Peter eer Pan Pal himself For l ol a 11 moment I must ac acknowledge knowledge that I was waa aH disloyal to tt dear Lady LIh arid and nn to the well wel beloved Mr Mu I Frohman I believe paid said noth ini II to tl Mr Danle Bammie about my anxiety to piny Peter jeter until lie lue met him hll last spring In London After the meeting ha lua sent Benl me mae word that Mr In reply to his lila statement had hind said I Whether or II not Miss was nl to play via Petar Pan I did not know but 1 I am ant Im going to tot toINI t send end INI her lice word that It I wn tune she sho who In the time writing of nt the iula And n co so what was wall in my uny mini mind with regard to the tho play phI the part and myself was really rell true trume truet I t am amui so 50 0 happy hp to 1 think that all 1 the tue people 11 who go to the theater and an who into loved Babble of or The Little Minister are arc now nul going to love Peter letor I 1 have hac this lr t hil feeling from Crom ruin the wonderful recep recell reception tion which hums has hUl been given me mile In the ton part tumid and I am nm especially happy anti all glad on out 01 that great Ireat genius Mr 11 Account the which Time The Little Minister hat had In Now New York Is ts to tobo tobo tobe bo be duplicated lucre here her In Peter eler Peter Ieter scorns to Inspire tho the same Hare love lovo In ii I the hc public that Hubble did I know kumow klO this be Lie because l cause e I have havo already received a mm I great many delightful letters about Peter Petel Pan anti and they the are oro nil 01 written In ium the time Inn name saml sweet affectionate mind vein vell In imi which the numerous let letters letters letters received by b mo une during tho the many times I played it were Ce written wrilen Peter Pan Palm It U may mi seem strange for formo mo sue ml to say ly Is I the most mOlt charac character ter ler that I have hate over ewer played Peter keeps me mile over ever so 10 busy bus from 8 S until U no net lot from Crom S 8 to 11 II 1 but iv II deal later titan than 11 because Teter r rdoe 1001 doe doea doel not mint leave len me 10 when the play piny In Iii It over He Ito le clings to mo mime nB almost through ovel alt all my m waking hours hour und and In he lie is III with mo me mons I memis ns mis ni much on tho time street and II in the homo lionie 11 as am ho Is H on the time stage He lie is I a 1 charm charming ing companion at nt nil 11 tImes for Cor there Is II the perpetual of ot youth In lii all ni hit his achievements antI and an of oC Joy JO and amid nl life le throughout his luls character MUST PLY LY DANCE AND SING SUO HU G GI It Is IR the tho most satisfying part In Imi that I WI could fall to the lot of oC oCon on an actress anti on there Is I repayment him hint himIn himIn of ot the trouble anti work of or acting In thai thu gratification and happiness which such ludl a n creation Inspires You see I e eter Pe lt Peter full for tor playing ter given glO Cul opportunity with feeling aunt and alel also milso with comedy ami Is In hut every een way a 1 part that requires require the fullest attention of oe the time actor In III it addition to this hula Peter teter must ml t lly uly 11 Peter Ieter Ieler additon must dinco and amid Peter must t ring Ing Ing Until I appeared In this play I luau hUl never sung stung on the stage with nn nuu UI orchestral accompaniment oCI When it I came to doing doln this thu at the tho last lust Monday Iona evening for tor rind and I Imay It was Ial x t moment me mite IC may hint add It still Is 1 Then there thero was waK the nil all fl Important question whether I J was really going to tolly lly II or not nol On the opening night the theone theone one tune thought that thua I tilled my may mind almost 1110 t tto to the exclusion lon of oC everything else elite el when I was WUI about to ray ay a ice eo me moo thy lly I wn waR that I 1 might not fly ly Suppose SUPpo e I fly lly ly what would woul happen That was trIms WI rent real excitement I tell tel yon YOI That trouble I t got over however but It made mull way Wi for Cor another I hud hail hUl to 10 remember that a um 1 way nay M down 1011 there thele In Iii Inthe II the fourth act otter lighting n a I hand to hand with the pirate Hook I t wits was WIK to run nun to the upper deck grab graba rn a it rope and swinging out on oil 01 It was to 10 kick I him overboard I knew that thet Hook would be there nil all 11 but nil all al through time the tie scenes leading up to that particular performance my mind kept about that rope rore nail and I s It weil went on from fromn Crol one onu timing thing thin to another throughout the time play pin until un 11 I 1 was WI nt sit It Ins comfortably seated In my little house on the time tree tre tops top tOJ where without speak peak peakIng Ing imig II a word wor but bul sImply w a a golb with my lay handkerchief to nil all ni tho the peo INO people plo In the tIme theater I looked down upon their h end on delighted facci ll amid nd felt fott fel that all ni that I hid had hoped hopoi mid HIl pray prayed prayed ed 11 for Cor and wished regarding Peter Pan Ian Inn lint had hll been accomplished and amid that flint once I more I was a meeting my m admirers ex cx in a I Barrie play CROWNING IO This is moment loment of or triumph t ri phi If IC I f you 01 will all wil I permit me to cal U It I so 10 In tim the life lre Is I very err little littie lle understood by tho time pub public lie lic Ic The lenco sees gees the time play and amid feels Its 18 own delight with wih what la is Io said anti and done conc but it does docs pot not understand that the time actor too must bo he delighted antI and that It I is 18 a ri moment mom nt of ot the tha most intense In lii the players life lite lo when time the delight between h himself or herself her elC and und the audience IH Is I mutual These that make male life mire are lre tIme the moments le enjoyable for tor the tho player anti munt 11 they ore are lre time the crowning moment of oC his career It I Is quite quie wonderful too after lel ono one has haR gone Rono gol through all Il ilm tho tim that dear ilear Peter Peleo hula has hiS to 10 sit ll up tip In I little hou on the tree Iree tops tOI among the the fairies and let tho thu such spell of ot the whole story permeate one A eerie I feeling Is IH experienced II und unc without knowing why wl one on Imagines every everybody holy body bOIl In hum front as its I well iseli wel ns to lS the tue whole world at lit laige believes In lii loves the fairies A curious thing In lii connection onne with dear demur Peter leter Pan Is tho time fact that three yours ago HO I played Napoleons a Hon HOD LAiglon LA igloo wilI tili I i e now non In the 1 hue fourth net netI lel lelI tie I II I Impersonate the father time the groat greult Na Napoleon Ni Napolain polain polon himself Perhaps considerable fa is J added to 10 tho time Interest and beauty of or Peter Jetem Pan Pui by bythe bythe the time earnestness and sincerity with which every eer member of or the lh company plays his hl hiI or OI her character There a I pirate In time the piece that go through his work olk with the tho same sime il 1 I spirit and ammil s that he would If Jf ho hue Were WelO a I real pirate on ut board a n real pirate ship and amud not lol one olle of oC f the time young women Impersonating the boys In the play that does not enter with Ih full boyish zest unit and Ind spirit acter sill Il into the time delineation ot of her hor char character ehU HU D ANIMALS I There a it I lion lon crocodile or om wolf on oIl the tIme that does docs not muot believe sin sincerely that he ht Is IH reilly realy what he lie hI IH is II pre pret t to be b The Time other othel night mm t the boys hO who play 1111 time the wolves that are ar huddled together for Cor n II moment or so 0 on one 1110 side Hide of or the tho Ihl stage got tangled up tip and I 1 heard one of oC thom them say RIY That hunt black wolf wol fellow got In iii front of oC me ame so I play Ilia ila my amy lY part vart And the tho crocodile seems as 11 eager and ami hungry for Pirate Hook Jook nil through tho the play piny as 11 If I he were ier Ir n it 1 genuine saurian Inn ian amid mil luau had III a full ul sized saurian no tutu fO petite I it e C eI CI I have imae endeavored In iii this matter mater to give some Idea of oC the tIme doubts anti and dim un nl that tilled my mimi lY mind when I 1 first In Peter teter Pan I may have made mado It I plain that the time part palt Is 1 not nn mimi easy ens ono one to play plo ila owing to tho the great variety arlel of work that Is to be he done domme and ont to the of oC keeping I c ones thoughts going In Itt so Ito 10 many directions The was 18 not mint lot so 80 easy ens of oC course to a I novice In aerial and amid ns as asI n I hlo already saul lahl singing with nn nut 11 orchestral was waH nn on experiment ment which I J laid serious mule nils nilsA A NEW E TEST fEST These however may mi all al be lie accepted as 18 time the least of oC dear delI Peters troubles The Timo one ole supreme test of oC nerve Ieno came caine to toward toward ward time the end of oC tho time third oct net ot of tIme the play pin when hen the fairy Tinker hell Dell lel lies lIell dying nod when it I becomes necessary to ho get Iel time the audience to express Its i be bf belef lief hief lef In fairies in order to 10 wave save Tinkers life le Now It Is a mu 1 situation absolutely ah new to the tho stage to 10 suddenly make an ni assemblage of or people a part port of oC the tho play ploy and amid Ind to call mi upon them to respond with the time slime same s the time trained actor would take up his hili cue Nobody could possibly pO llly forecast what the time effect of or such a I thing was waR going to he be You 01 oum see lee when nn un actor Ictor talks to an nn another another other actor upon the stage there is sure to be a it I replY In either or words wor But when an nn actress steps down 1101 to the time footlights and nl says flays clap your hands anti and wove inte your 01 handkerchiefs If I you 01 would woud save Tinker Thither lIeu Bell there thero Is no 10 means In the world of oC knowing what tho thu people ople on 01 the tho other side ot of tin thu th footlights Cool mire lire going to do You expect them thel to t clap chap their hands and wave handkerchiefs hn but if Ir th their they dont do scene it how are you OU to go So on with your our WHEN WIEN TILE MOMENT MOM T CAME CA I That critical moment In the tIme play piny pin al nl alKO a aEu KO RO haunted my may mind mimI I J thought ant thought thought thou ht of or It I until tho time situ 11 arrived Finally when It came come somehow or other brave with the In Iii of oC beautiful words supported by b a Il thoroughly sincere belief bele In lut time the potency of the charm charl which I was WOH Invoking I 1 stepped I down downto dowl to the lights amid nn spoke the tha lines Ther was WIS u a pause It seemed to me mc mea Inca a 0 long Interminable pau pama e nod 1111 I churl shuddered tiered dered Then all at It once tho the wonder wonderful wonter ful fil il thing happened In n n ii 1 moment everybody became an run 11 actor In imi 11 the time play pIl The Time house hous broko Into the tho olph that I had hollo called for or ortho they timey tho Oel their handkerchiefs and Tinker Hells Bells tell life was saved It vas lUI glorious a n happy hoppy a n tri trl triumphant tn moment for tor me mae and I believe that the experienced time the same mo great measure of or delight In Iii II it that I Idid IdId Iii did ii 11 |
