New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-18

and as artificial as the method employed Dy Mls'
Anderson to delneate it. Between what Is arti.
fclal and what is artistic there Is divergence oi
which this accomplished young actress has yet 10
measure the full extent. Her defects, however,
are chiefly defects Of training, while her talents anu
capacities arc her own. Moreover, Miss Anderson
found herself in the position OF having 10 pi"S
Pauline to a Claude MelROte who is simply impoS-
sible The burly vigoT Of Mr. j. III. Barnes mlgn.
be of service in other characters. AS the lover Vi
Pauline he was what he has been justly called Dy
English critics, ponderOus and ludicrous mistake
A frst-night audience at the Lyceum has long
been reckoned the best which London can produce
That which greeted Miss Anderson, although
Americans were numerous. was less rlch III ceiep-
rites of various kinds than has sometimes peeh
SEEN But il included the Prince and Princess vi
Wales who ACCOMPANIED by Prince Louis of Bat
tenberp and attended by Colonel Clarke, occupied
what is called the royal box Their interest III 'no
theatre is well known, and their presence aV
some early performance of every important Peoo
may be expected with certainty. Both the frriou
and Princess had seen Miss Anderson in lngomar -
shortly after their return from the Continents with
degree Of interest which they had sgnifed at the
time and which proved keen enough to induce them
TO witness her first appearance as Pauline. nave
not mentioned the Prince of Wales among the
critics 7 suppose he would be the first To disclalm
the title but his experience in the dramatic WORM
il wide enough TO MAKE his opinion valuable one
irrespectiyely of the social weight which any oplh-
ion from such n source carries in London.
At the end of the third act the Prince sent for an
American whom he knew, who was among the au-
dience. Attached TO the royal box is small draw,
groom. and here it was that the Prince received
his visitor.
81 tbouqbt." said His Royal Highncss, that yol
might like TO know how delighted the Princess anu
are with Miss Anderson's acting. We saw her as
Pdrthenia and admired her and now we think hci
| more charming than ever as Pauline
To which the American answered that he was
sure there was nobody whose good opinion would
be more priced in America than that of the Prince
and Princess of Wales Then the Prince continued
"You know we should bo sure to like her because
she is nm American but if she were not we should
still call her n capital actress"
Without undertaking to repeat verbatim the resi-
of the talk may say that the Prince went on TO POM
ont what he thought the best in Miss Anderson
acting He spoke also of the visit OF Mr.. irving
and Miss Ellen Terry TO the United States VI
hope" said the Prince, they will find as many
friends and admirers there they have left behind
them in England"
Just then the door of the little drawlng-roon
opened and on the threshold appeared vision o.
white loneliness known to Engshmen as the Prln
cess of Wales The Princess spoke of Miss Andcr
son in words nearly the same az those when ti'
Prince had first used adding gracefully and ga
ciously that il pleasure TO say so to one %
Miss Andrrson's countrymen. And that, thinK
was all of this conversation which concerns Tho
American public. So much of IT AZ l have gwen
was. it may be presumed, meant to be given and Il
the criticisms quoted earlier in this letter are Toe
harsh will serve To redress the balance. CIV. s.