Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-21
The Success Of Mary Anderson.

London Letter IN Philadelphia Bulletin.
Miss Mary Anderson's success as Pauline was
qualified The picture could not have been love-
lier fairer figure never wore the costume OF the
Directory, and her face, with its frame OF hair ar
ranged with cunning carelesSneSs and but slightly
adorned, was simply beautiful The performance
however, was disappointing For herself am
amos. convinced that she is incapable OF carrying
an audience with her on a torrent OF passion OF
pathos- Musical enough regarded as an organ OF
speech. and disclosing the most careful culture her
voice lacks tears There were passages In her act
Ing notable with her first with the Prince or
Como where her ripping expressions OF love for him
alternate with her raillery OF Cousin Dumas and MN
Beduseant and Giaris, which were charming These
pasSageS-with one exception. and that was
wherein the perfldy OF her husband is disclosed and
She Is Frustrated with mingled grief and shame
were precisely the phases OF the impersOnation
which demanded high ana deep and headlong in
cahulary yet to be naturalized in ours that may be
applied In a negative sense 10 Miss Anderson She
is not magnetic actress There Is little or no con-
taglon In her manifestations OF emotion. To read
the LADY OF Lyons" would he to feel more syrnpa-
thy with the heroine especially when her love FOR
Claude U1umphs over ali other feelings than one
experiences at the sight and sound OF the sentiment
as expressed by the actress. Tomake one compari-
SON Miss Andersons Pauline is not patch on that
OF Mrs. Kendall However. IL is a pleasing and In
terestlng representation, refined, physical, beauti-
ful and mentally intelligent, and is certain TO
about the reception bestowed on Miss Anderson
last Saturday night. IL was enthusiastic. Calls
and recalls were the order Of the evening.
THE New TINE DECLARED ILLEGAL The first
from cflanf,e time
occurred In Boston yesterday. On the 18th instant
a notice for the examination Of poor debtor was
issued from the Office OF the commissioner OF insol-
vency. IL was returnabe on the goth Instant at .
O'Clock la The forenoon. According TO custom the
poor debtor Is allowed one hours grace. lie APP
peared before the commissioner at 9.4s O'Clock
standard time, but the commissioner ruled that it
was after 10 O'Clock, and defallted him. The case
viii probably be brought before the supreme court
DEATH OF IDA LEWIS SIsTRR.-MIss Lewis. sister
OF Ida Lewis ''the Grace Darling or America" died
yesterday from consumption. She breathed her
last at Lime Rock lighthouse and within sight OF
the boats used by herself and her sister In res ulng
many persons from drowning.
DEATH OF REMARKABLE WoNAN.-Mrs SedoniA
p: Wagner, widow OF Peter <. Wagner, at one Jime
editor OF The New orleans Delta, died In that city
friday night, aged IS years She was sister OF
Gen. John l. Lewis, and she knew all the promi-
nent men OF New orleans for the first half OF the
century. She met Wilkinson and Bun at her fathers
table, was one of the maidens that strewed came
las and Jasmlnes In Jacksons pathway through the
Place dArneS 10 the cathedral on his victorious
turn from Chalmette She danced with Lafayette
when he came here In 1875, and was for years Q
queen OF New Orleans society.
Isaac Groff got into q cob-crushing hopper az
Lancaster, Pa, YESTERDAY, while 1t was In rapid