The Indianapolis journal., 1884-04-26

Two or three days after my professional matinee
1 received some eight hundred letters from one
and another A handsome tribute. indeed.
The absurd stories which have been invented
appear to be innumerable Who, for instance,
could put credence in a report that Miss Ander-
son is only working to make fortune, and then
she proposes to-take the veil having, like a
good and dutiful Christian first provided for her
relations! Yet this is fair sample of the re-
ports now in circulation, and even III print.
Throughout my public life I have been the vic
tim of thousand unpleasant paragraphs 1t is
stated that Miss Anderson this 1T is rumored
the other We understand this and believe
that-until / really, never dare to take up paper
without the fear of seeing some SANDER about
Miss Anderson Some of Miss AndersOns s
admirers have gone as many as dozen, nay,
even score of times to see her in Galatea. At
once report is spread by some kindly spirit
that each one of these admirers is engaged to
Galatea. Il speak to some one. The next day
hear that we are to be married, and everything
is settled for us both in the most matter-offact
way. Why daily some kind friend-yes, anony-
NOUS friend-sends me newspaper clipping,
every line of which is venom. don't read them
all, of course. They disappear in my waste
paper basket, which needs to be very capacious. "
The mania for marrying Miss Anderson and en-
gagng her to bachelors and married men alike
will probably go on in spite of her disclaimer
II may be- as Punch said, Mr.. Gladstone or the
Master of Balliol, Lord Randolph Churchill or
Mr. Toole the Archbishop of Canterbury or the
MaharaJah Dhuleep Singh; every one is fair
game. Il maintain, and maintain strongly,
that an actress should be known beyond
her own immediate circle of friends as
an actress, an artist and nothing more. If |
choose to get married, that is my business and
nobody elses." ''Well, Miss Anderson, fame
has its unpleasant side" "Yes, and this is a
very unpleasant side to it. Why according to
your papers have been marred-ah! how many
timesl-and / receive bushels of proposals by
every post" At this moment huge basket
wi 10 cuh aSE O
atame with yellow blaze of daffodils and jon
quils-was brought in and put by Miss Ander-
sons side, one of many Of the handsome floral
tributes which are laid at her feet. Most of
them, however, find their way through the mar
row stage door at the Lyceum, where they are
often enough left by the trembling and proba-
bly, unknown admirers 'AIy favorte color my
favorite flower the lovely daffodil.n
Il really feel intensely sorry at the thoughts of
my departure. Indeed, l scarcely realize it yet.
But have my autumn season to look forward
to, and really want quiet. 1t is not only the
theater but the social whirl; but oh! such hard
work. Routs, shows, teas, dinners, drives, calls,
receptions-one after the other, day after day.
L seldom get to bed before 2 o'clock in the
morning, and come down to breakfast-well,
never mind. But. alas! this delightful round of
pleasure and work has to be paid for, and now
| am suffering from seeplessness for the first
time in my life" Although Miss Anderson
comes from the land of cocktails and pick
me-ups she declines a stimulant and desplses
an opiate. In fact, the work has been very
hard and she is looking forward to her holiday
with no small degree of pleasure 'it will be
really feast to me. After Saturday take a
few weeks rest; l then play three weeks at
Edinburgh, and shortly after that hope to go to
Venice. Yes, l thought of making stay in
Rome, but my friends warn me of the fever, so 1
have determined to postpone my visit there for
time. In September hope to open at the
Lyceum for an autumn season, probably in
Romeo and Juliet possibly in The Hunch-
back but that is a matter we have not yet
settled"