New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-26
MARY ANDERSON as "GALATEA."
From The London World.

Without attempting any comparison between
Mrs Kendall and the young American actress II may d ny
original rendering OF Gdlaied AS the velvet curtains
% as of classic beauty IL seemed hard to believe that
such sculptuTa forms, the delicate FEATURES he ie arms
marble The Gradual awakening TO lfe the JOY and won
der OF the bright young creature 70 Whom eAstenCo
still mystery, were charmingly Indicated ana when
ing draperes with her pretty brown hair lightly powder
ed She satisfied the most fastidiousy critical sense OF
beauty GaIatea as Miss Anderson understands her.
ststuesque but Gaiatea Is also woman po r,cs
CHARACTERISTICS of her nature are innate modes
y and Refinement which, though arnpTo 9nniss
enough In daughter of the gods When she loves II IS
without any airs and graces she 6as os an h w.
cause She must rather than because she WILL because IS
the condition Of her life solAe o. the naive REMARKS ire
Anderson delivered them with consunmate grace ana
proved sufficiently that innocence not stupidity
The first long speech at sn s1ify rendered. and
ELECTED a burst of applause, which vas repeated at III
teryals throughout the evening Her poses were always
grateful, sometimes strihngly beautiful. ,, , Ana,
Miss Anderson has the true sense Of rhythm aud inc
cearest onunciaton; she has deep and musical voice.
tender infection She has seized, In TINS instance, upon
the touching rather than the humorous sac Oh Don XII
the pure and innocent girl who Is not III 20 i've UPON VIZ
world She is only not human because she Is SUPERIOR 70
human fOy she cannot understand SIN because ~ - 50
sweet; she asks TO be taught fault but the womany love
and devotion and unselhshness are an tere VIII ~
aud Incorporating characters. The hrst anu st w.
were decidedly the best in the latter especially MISS
Anderson touched true pathetic chord and fairly eeeo
the pity and sympathy OF theaudience. WIN u
gentle wonder and true dignity she meets
The gradual dropping away of illusion, the eLa i
ling Of her unreasonng faith the cruei SUMS,
when her spiritual nature misunderstood and ner
actions mlsinterpreted, she Is Jared by the rough
contact OF commonplace facts and rued and wounded
BY the strange and cynical indifference TO her suerngS
OF the man she loves. At last when she can bear no
more, yet uncompainng to the last like flower broken
On Its STEM shrinking and sensitive. she tOtters out Win
one loud OF the expression OF her agony Bliss
Anderson poet; she brings everything 70 the level OF
crown refined and artistic sensibity; and the result
Is that while she presents with picture OF ideal
Eomanhood she must appeal Of necessity rather TO our
imagination than 10 our senses and may by some persons
De considered cold Once twice she dropped her voice
as TO become almost inaudble and occasionally forced
her low tones than quite agreeable but wbeth-
IN speech In gesture In delicate suggestive bypay,
ntr performance ts essentially finished. One or two
pte actions may be noted such the instructive recOl
* alarmed modesty when PNnditon bames her for say
things that others would reproye her expression
troubled wonder IN find that II Is possible 10 say
tniog end mean another"