National Republican., 1883-05-15
AN AMERICAN ACTRESS.
Miss Andcrson's London Engagemcnt-A
Tour OF Germany.
Neto York Herald.

Oh
Ne,0 York Herald
On the twenty-ninth of the present month
Miss Mary Anderson will leave New York
for an extended tour abroad. AS has already
been stated in, the Herald Miss Anderson will
play during her absence an engagement at
the Lyceum theater, London, under the man
ment of Mr.. Henry L. Abbey. Miss Anderson
was in the city few days since, and in con-
versation with a reporter Of the Herald ex.
pressed herself as anticipating her visit
abroad with great deal of pleasure, not alto.
gether unmixed with certain amount OF
| anxiety AS to her reception in London
81 will commence my engagement ut the
| Lyceum theater on or about the first Of Sep
tember" said Miss Anderson, "and / look
forward to it with no small degree of anxiety,
/ assure you"
"Will you take your own company from
here or have English actors to support you ??
"The first idea was to have an American
company play with me, but that has been
abandoned. The company, 1t is now decided
will be engaged in England. / will, however
take over my own stage manager, and us he
has been with me for years and knows thor.
oughly all the stage business have adopted
in the plays of my repertoire he will be great
aid in rehearsing the people"
| You will visit the provinces after your
London season, of course?"
"That is not yet definitely settled, but in
all probability l will"
"1n what play do you make your English
debut?"
"Well, as matters stand now l think In
gomar will be the play. like the role OF
Parthenia very much and / should like To
debut in it there"
"There was report some time ago about
your playing in Paris"
ooh, no. do not intend to act in Paris,
and yet l have had great kindness shown me
in repeated requests to act when was over
there before Sarah Bernhardt was exceed.
ingly kind, and, indeed, urged me TO make
an appearance, graciously volunteering to
render me every assistance in her power in
the way of theater, rehearsals, &c. But
decided not to do 80 then and l will adhere
to that decision for the present"
"Then England is the only place in which
| you intend to actW
81 won't say that, but my course in that
matter will be determined upon later. may
visit Germany and make tour there, play
| ing with German company. But, as l said
before, there is nothing positively settled
about it,"
when you are abroad you will add Ia
your repertoire by the purchase of some new
playsp
mo; don't care particularly for new
plays, but l do love old ones. l would like
| to appear in some of the classics, and later on
in my professional life 1 intend to devote
much attention and study to them, with the
idea Of acting in them"
"Will you remain long away?'
7" i shall be absent for about two years,
perhaps longer. Certainly / will be fifteen
months away, but in all probability L will
not return for two years, L do not intend to
act during all that time, however. L will
take some rest, for / feel that need IL. ]
have worked very hard for eight years, and
the wear and tear upon ones system and the
anSieties of professional life such as mine
are much greater than the public has any
knowledge Of love art, and l shall study
much and try to learn much in the art cen.
tors of Europe learn much which 1 can
bring to my aid in the practice of my pro-
fession. Every days study and experience
teaches me how much there is yet for me to
learn. l had not tho advantages of long
apprenticeship in which to study slowly and
carefully the rudiments of acting, playing
small parts and advancing slowly, and as
sure you it is great loss not to have had the
advantage Of such an experience. l study
hard to reach perfection, and WILL while
away from home, neglect no opportunity
that will tend to improve me and better lit
me for the profession have chosen"