The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-09-21

lFo" Hc NotO ORC flCFTlH.
In q handsome French flat on
West Forty~socond street, elegantly
furnished with doep, wide lounging
chairs, theatrical engravings and
the bric-a-brac collected during q
brief tour in Europe, tho Xera19
representative found Miss Mary
Anderson, tho young American
tragedicnne, residing with her
mother, her stopfathcr Or. Hamil-
ton Griflin) and q numbor Of young
Or brothers and sisters. Her recep-
ton at tho Fifth aAvcnue Theatre
has been SO cordial, and her popu-
larity i'll Now York so assured, that
the family have decided upon max
ing the metropolis their headquart-
ers, and have removed their laros
and penatcs from Louisville. AS we
sat in the tiny drawing room wait
ing a response to our card there
came burst Of fresh, ringing,
girlish laughter then Il plaintivo
matronly voice called out, ooh,
Mary, how could you?" and in u
moment we were in the presence of
M>ry Anderson.
Tall as a Grccian goddess, with
limbs marvellously long anl as mar
ycllously proportioned, and small
head poised upon slender neck,
dark grey eyes-"Irish eyes" and
dark brown hair, complexion us
clear us alabaster, and small, ripe,
red mouth, Mary Anderson has such
delicate features that sheappcars even
more lovely.at a close inspection than
upon the stage. Her face is almost
aristocratic in its clean-cut profile
and slightly" curling lip but her
hands and feet arc republican in
size Her figure, not yet fully de-
veloped, has the uniformed grace of
girlislness her frank, hearty, Off
hand manner at once captiyates the
interviewer ; and, although on the
stage Mary Anderson is every inch
a tragedy queen, in private life sho
is best described us Il reproscn tatiye
American girl, full Of life and spirit,
her bright eyes dancing with fun,
and her rich voice, which brings
tears to unaccustomcd eyes in Meg
Merlles, ready to ripple from con-
versution into laughter at tho
slightest provocation. AS she stands
rcgally before us she holds in one
hand the fragments Of bisque bust,
which explain the cry that accom-
panied her entrance, and she begins
talking in q free, unaffected style
that puts her interlocutor at his
ease necessitates the most rapid
employment Of his shorthand pencil.
MISS ANDERsoN's HISTORY.
"My age 2" said Mary Anderson,
smilingly. 81 am just nineteen, and,
although all the critics speak about
my Kentucky style and height, T
was born in California. I never
cured to mention this" she con,
tlnued, in response to an exclama-
tlon Of surprise, "becausc tho Cali
fornians did not treat mo kindly
when L appeared there young
actress but I have learned better
since, and so have they. $3.50 J"
she cried, running over Tho letters
in q portfolio, "here are offers from
three California managers and con-,
gratulations from q crowd Of people
i'll dear old Frisco, and I am sure
they will be pleased with me when I
go back, this year or next. Louis
vile, however was my artistic birth,
place. There r learned to love
acting and to try to act. No, no."
she resumed, as q question inter-
rupted her story; |'Dr. Griffin is
not my father ! play under my
own name. My father was an Off
Ger in the Confederate service. I
suppose that is the reason why I
have been SO identified with the
South and am always called q Ken
tucky belle.
HER DEBUT ON THE STAGE.
"Mother will toll you," continued
Miss Anderson, after q moments
affectionate pause, "that as Us
child / was always acting--studying
about the house, repeating speeches
from tho plays I had seen or read.
I don't know how the notion came
to me, 7 liked the mems parts the
best, and always wanted to play