National Republican., 1883-07-07
SHE'S A DAISY"
Many Of Mary AnderSOn's Good Qualities De-
sCribed by One VINO Knows Her.
Gossip About Mccullough, Barrett, JAM
Ruschclk, and Jefferson.

It's all very we'll to tell funny stories
about Mary Anderson" said Bob Downing to
reporter, "but the good things that she does
don't get into print. Sho is the most char
liable woman 1 ever met. don't believe she
ever refused an appeal and she never makes
inquiry to ascertain whether the applicant is
worthy or not The tale of distress is suf
fcient to excite hor sympathy, and she turns
to her maid with Barboe, give this person
FIVE or ten dollars as the story of the neces-
stiles may move her. / remember one timo
when we were playing in New York to big
business Miss Anderson received an appeal
for assistance from church in Louisville.
| think they wanted to get new organ. She
turned to DIR. Griffin and said, Papa, our
share of to-nights receipts must go to this
church : and they did.
Does the fair Mary show any indication
Of yielding TO the tender passion2"
'Not a bit of it. She says she is welded to
her profession, and believe her. She studies
hard all the time. She is always prompt at re-
hearsals, and is as conscientious in her acting
as any one on the stage. l don't believe she
ever thought of man except as friend"
Possibly the doctor keeps too close watch
over her2"
"0h, no; the doctor don't interfere greatly
with her. You know what he is, o nice old
gentlemen, whose pride in his stepdaughter
amounts almost to idolatry of her abilities as
an actress"
"How about Mary's mother? Does she play
the duenna, as does the mother of the sylph-
like songstress, KelloggT'
Not much. Mrs. Griffin is one of the
incest women in the world, and there wasn't
one in the company who did not love and re-
spect her. She is one of the fairest in her
Judgment, too. Sometimes | have known
Mary to complain that something did not go
just as 1T ought to have done during per-
formance, and Mrs. Griffin would take the
part of the company, telling her daughter
that she must not expect tho members to do
as well when travelling on one night stands
as when playing two weeks in a single city.
tell you, Mrs. Griffin is one of the most love-
able women l ever met and the affection be-
tween Mary and her mother is of depth and
tenderness not often found"
" Did the members of Miss Auderson's
company like her, or did she hold herself
aloof from themp
They all liked her, and so far from hold
ing herself aloof from them she always ell
deavored to travel with them. In this re-
spect she is vastly different from Lawrence
Barrett, who, they say, rarely travels with
his company, but either goes ahead of them or
follows them. They tell me that Barrett is
so lofty that the members of his company call
him the Deity, and it is no infrequent thing
to hear one of them say, God will be here on
the 3 o'clock train"
did you ever play with Janauschek ?"
No; never met her until, you remem-
ber, | played one act of 'Othello' for Mr..
Ford's benefit two years ago. She then offered
me place i'll her company for the next
season, but l was already engaged by Miss
Anderson and could not accept. Janauschek
wanted should go to Germany and Austria,
and offered to give me letters to the various
managers, who would afford me every facility
for studying the actors of those countries, but
L could not go. BY the way, that is sad
thing about Mccullough"
whats the matter with him p''
ut is said he is losing his mind, and it is
doubtful if he will ever play again. The
matter has been kept very quiet but his con-
dtion is said to be alarming. He showed
some signs before his season closed, sometimes
forgetting his lines and acting strangely, but
since then he has been growing worse. The
cause assigned is that he and Billy Connor,
his manager, became partners in the st. James
hotel in New York, and John put all the
money he had into the venture, which has
not proved successful OF course every one
hopes that Mccullough will come out all
right, for he is the most royal fellow in the
profession"
Say, Bob, who is the most peculiar actor
you have met with; mean the one with the
most peculiar habits and waysP
u don't know, perhaps John Owens about
answers the bill. always got along smoothly
with him, but there are many who did not.
There is man who has had many strange
vicisstudes. You know he made money
rapidly for awhile and became very wealthy.
Then he gave up the stage and retired to his
farm, Just outside of Baltimore, to take life
OF ease and comfort. The farm was all right,
but he got into mining speculations that
swamped him, and he had to go back to act
ing Jack Studley is a queer old fell
low, good actor, and sociable
and companionable man. Jack tells good
story on himself to the effect that one time
when he was playing in some inland town
after the performance was over an old, white
haired man came into the saloon where he
was drinking his beer and in thin, piping
voice asked, Is this Mr. j. b. Studley? Jack
answered that it was. WE'LL resumed the
old man, l am glad to see you again. l re-
member to have seen you play when l was a
are you, Mr.. StudleyP Jack replied without
turning hair that he was just l06 years old,
The old fellow looked at him in blank aston
ishment and then went out mutterng to him
self, One hundred and six years old; well /
do declare"
"You play with Jefferson next season,
don't your"
"Yos, and Pm going to do comedy. have
done nothing but heavy business for the past
three years, except last season when played
Romeo and Claude DIelnotte with Miss An.
derson, and l want to play high comedy so
can get the light with the shade Then |
shall return to tragedy unless | can get u
play of my own"
Then you are looking to starring posi-
bilites2"
6 wouldn't have the proper ambition if
did not but don't want to jeopardize the
reputation / have made unless | can get
play which will in every way suit me and
which will please the public"
"Do you think you will like being with
Jefferson 2"
81 see no reason why should not have
played with him before and remember his
coming up to me at the wings one night and
saying, Young man, always remember that
you can learn something new in this profess
sion every day. | do as long as / have
played have never forgotten that remark
and have learned something new every day.
consider Mr.. Jefferson the very first come
dian in this country, and shall be proud to
be his leading man."
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