The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-08-13
CHANFRAU AND ANDERSON.
Two Actresses Who Are Fa"
Friends.

Mrs Frank Chanfrau has gone abroad
with her youngest son and her sister,
Mary Baker, to visit Mary Anderson in
London, and dispose of melodrama by
her late husband.
She and Miss Anderson have been great
friends ever since the latter went upon
the stage; indeed it was at Mrs. Chan
frau's Varieties Theatre In New Orleans
that Miss anderson made her first success.
II all that occurred during that engage
ment could be told, how it would make
people stare and Miss Anderson laugh;
for, like woman Of genius, she is able to
laugh In her hour of triumph over the irst
f0llies of her inexperience.
Miss Anderson had played weeks en-
Ragement at the st. Charles Theatre be-
| fore going to the rival house managed by
Mrs Chanfrau. A Miss Hunt Of Louis
Vile. XIV, mutual friend of the two
actresses, induced Mrs. Ihapfrau to 20
and see Miss Anderson aS julia in The
Hunchback" She was on the stage as
they entered and" and as ). mrs 0 Gnan-
alton of the lovely voice which filled the
whole theatre" When they reached the
box, and Mrs. Chanfrau saw Julia In
black silk gown, high neck aeJ long
sleeves, with her own hair swelled out
with jute switches and piled up over the
top of her head in q towering mass and her
eyes blackened above and beloy pntil they
looked like two deep holes in her bead
She turned to Miss Hunt and exclaimed
"Is tbie the lovely creature you have beer
raying Gbouts" 1.-THE acting though was
fine" said Mrs Chanfrau, and ! was
eager to see hey off the stage, ! went e
her hotel the next morning, and when sht
came forward to meet me was amazed
and could scarcely believe il was the sam,
, girl had seen the night before. coult
not resist asking her who had taught he
to make up her face. and she said no
body, but that she had seen Edwin Boot
G make up once for Pescara "a heavy vi
lain. sand she had initiated him in max
/. inr m Tor Julia Tue result, however
, was that Mrs. Chahfrau maze az engage
ment with Miss Anderson on condition
> that she should dress her and make up
! her face for each performance. MISS al
derson consented, AID when she apIeare
S at tie Varieties she looked so differen
and SO lovely that the audienls did nc
recognize her on her first entry we
~ they did the expressions Of admiration c
her beauty were tempcstHous.
g Mrs. Chanfrau's conduct toward siste
: artist in this matter was SO handsome tina
ali New Orleans rose up and acknoy
It edged it. A benefit Yves given her on IN
- ground CT her kindness TO sister ana
u Southern actress, and the New Orlear
I'll Club took nearly every seat in the hous
:, Towards the close of the performance q
. unusual compliment was paid her. ~
O. New Orleans GLIB, by an arrangemsi
4 | with the business manager. Clifton y
Dc TayleIIre, had the "snow boxes In II
fiies filled with rose leaves. and a hir
Chanfrau stood in the centre OF the stat
- bowling her thanks the boxes were turnt
. and shower OF rose leaves fell about NJ
III onlyla dpln in them III
effect from the front of the houss WI
e said to have been lovely. I've gathers
c. up three bushels of leaves from the stage
she added, after telling the story.