The Critical Period in American Literature by Grant C. Knight; University of North Carolina Press, 1951

Theater audiences in those years had the chance to see such stars as Ada Rehan and E. H. Sothern and to smile over the little known Maude Adams as she stole the show from John Drew in Fitch "Masked Ball".

Maude Adams capitalized upon the liking for sentimental romance by giving, in "The Little Minister", one of the magical performances in the history of our stage.

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