Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-15
MARY ANDERSON.
A Brief sketch of Her Life.


A beautiful, graceful girl was Miss
Mary Anderson as she walked down
Twelfth street from the Cathedral, yes
terday, jaunty silk and fur cap on her
head and the rain dripping from her
Japanese umbrella. And still more at
tractive was she as she sat in the parlOr
of the Mcclure House, the folds of a soft,
grey dress falling in graceful lines
about her and exhibiting, rather
than concealing the contour OF her hand
some form. Her light chestnut hair
| lust rippled on her brow and was gath
cred in a stylish couture above.
"She didn't love to be interviewed, y
she said, with the iaintest OF smiles as
the reporter waved his hand depreca-
tingly. "They always made her say so
many things that she really never
thought OF.
Her voice was singularly soft and
melliAuous, recalling wildly the words
OF Lear
..Her voice was soft and low
An excellent thing in woman"
| and showing the careful training and
meditation it had received.
81 like your Wheeling people and
will always remember their kind recep-
ton of me. | never played to a more
appreciative audience than that OF last
night. 1t was pleasure to exert my
SELF | felt enthusiastic and felt that |
was communicating it to them.
"Why did YOU not respond to the call
the night before"
81 remember how was received upon
nv first visit here, and thought the call
was faint The last time | was here |
was called out after the first act, and |
| remembered it. Oh. ! have good
memory. On Friday night | did my
best TO work my audience up to the
proper pitch, and kept telling Mr.. Law
renee we must get them aroused. We
never fail to receive recall after the
scene with the Secretary. But then last
night made up for everything
The reporter minated there was
| a great desire 10 know her exact age, but
he was unwilling to ask il. She replied
| she was twenty at the beginning OF last
| August and was born in 80. The
! Golden State OF California was her birth
place. 81 was dug up with the other
| gold" is her wonted reply, as she shakes
| her chestnut head. She removed
to Louisville when quite a child
and her nativity is generally
accorded to the Blue Grass State.
! Her father. Col. Anderson, was killed
i'm the Confederate service, and shortly
after the civil conflict DIR. Hamilton
/ Griffin, his brother-ln-arms, married
! Mrs. Anderson. I'm 1873, when Miss
! Anderson was but ii years old, many
persons of influence and distinction
urged that she should be placed upon
the stage and her mother yielding a re-
luctant consent, a regular preparation
| began.
On November p, 1873, she made her
! deb,d at McCauley's theatre, Louisville,
as Juliet" Her success was so marked
that it was decided to cast her destiny
before the footlights. She visited Paris
andrunder the pupilage OF Sara Bern
hardt made marked improvement.
Especially did she learn the art Of dress
ing, so important to a stage appearance
from this European celebrity. Upon her
departure from France, Bernhardt pre-
scented her with gold pencil set with
pearls, and which was exhibited, with
manifest pride, to the reporter yester'
! day.
Returning to this country, she opened
the season OF 1876 at Louisville, st.
Louis and New Orleans. Her repertoire
now comprised outlet" Blanca
and "Evadne." She essayed
"Meg Mcrriles," and in spite
of Cushman's celebrity, at once created
a critical iurore. Then sheadded Lady
Macbeth" and Pauline" and afterwards
"Parthenia" and Julia finally coming
out, the last season, with the "Coun'
tess" in Glove"
"I shall probably play Love when
return here next season. concluded
Miss Anderson, "but | am afraid tine
scenic effects, the thunder and light
ming, will appear little ridiculous Oh
your stage"