Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-09

the feeling that came over me, but
| wanted to be alone"
eyes," said Mrs. Griffin, Miss
Anderson's mother; 81 saw that
Mary wanted to be alone and left
her there. She stood there appa-
rently unconscious of everything"
"Did you receive impressions that
will be of value to you in acting
Shakspearean parts?"
eyes, oh, SO many. But can't
put them in language. / only feel
them. After left the church we
went out sailing in the moonlight
on the Avon, and all the time we
were on the water swan followed
our boat.
81 saw on the list of subscribers
to the Shakespeare memorial-at the
head of 1.-THE name of Edwin
Booth. 1t sent a thrill of delight
through me-" Miss Anderson CON
tinued, impetUously, ''and oh, Kate
Field has got me intensely inter-
ested in this memorial, and | am
going to play in Boston for it."
81 went in London" she con-
tinued, "the first thing to West.
minister and to the Poets Corner.
Now, when have my own house,
| am going to have a Poets Corner
in one room. But it made me sad
to see Dickens grave. 1t was the
only one on which there were any
flowers. Poor people and rich g
there every day aud leave flowers OF
the slab, and | saw some younG
men, who looked as though they
cared for nothing except to have .
good time, approach the slab ovel
Dickens grave, and, after standing
there a few minutes with theil
heads bowed down, turn silently
away, the tears trickling dowI
their cheeks"
Changing the subject Miss An
derson spoke of some Of the actors
she saw in London, and she saiC
that in her opinion she had seen far
better acting in America. SEe sav
Irving, and while speaking highl,
of his efforts does not regard hin
as the equal of Booth or John Nc
Cullough. OF Patti, whom sh
heard in concert with Nicolini an,
Capoul, she said that she onl
wished Patti would come to Amer
lea because her singing was incom
parable, "but Patti hates to eros
the ocean,"
Capoul, who was such a iayorit
in New York, did not gain Mis-
Anderson's favor at all.
"I am real glad Genevieve War
is going to play here" she said. ("
heard SO much of her in England
and l believe she will be very sue
. cessful here"
"But | am SO glad to get back,
Miss Anderson suddenly added, q
!. she glanced out of the window; "
hope to go back next summer, an
1 really ought not to act SO incel
: sanity as l did last season."
: This led to asking Miss Anderso
. about her engagements, and ST.
/. said: "Well, I suppose that whe
the season is over | shall have aptC
= as many times as ! did last seaso
| open at the Fifth Avenue in /
|, gomar, August -, aud play tv
! weeks. Then | have not mac
! positive dates, bat shall play
Philadelphia and Boston, and the
90 to st. Louis and the Mort
!. west"
v Here Miss Anderson smiled, as
: at sudden thought, and instant
0 explained it by saying, almost sh
i ly: 81 have had all my dress
II made under the direction Of d
i costumer Of the Theater Frauoai:
d therefore they are absolutely VIII
d each part requires"
Il "Then the critics. cannot COT
ment on your dresses this year2s
;" 81 was wondering whether tn
4, would, because / suppose the The
l. ter Francaise eostumer ought
J. know. But the critics have treat
d me very kindly, much more than
d had q right to expect"
3. s'We did not know but you we
T. coming back as the wife Of Lie
Se tenant Fremont"
Here Miss Anderson laughed
ro heartily that it was plain thatt
O. rumor Of her marriage bad Civ
Q, her great amusement why $
rs said. 81 never knew ANYTHING abo
it until l got in the City of Mo
~ treal to come home. Then a &C
Il tleman showed me q newspaI
or containing the report Why