The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-05-29
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Two Actresses who Are Fa



Mrs. Frank Chanrrau has gone abroa
with her youngest son and her siste-
Mary RGker. TO visit Mary Anderson /
loncon. aud dispose OF melodrarnA b
her late husband.
She and Miss Anderson havo been rZryr
friends ever since the latter went uuo
the stage. indeed it was at NrFs Char
frau's Varieties Theatre in New Orles1
that Miss Ander>on made her first success
II all thatoCCurred during that engag
ment could be told, how % would mai
people stare and Miss Anderson laugh
for. like a woman OF genius. she Is able
laugh In her hour OF triumph over the firE
follies of her inexperience.
Miss Anderson had played q week eT
GGgcmcnt at the St. Charles Theatre b.
fore goirF 10 the rival house managed b,
Mrs Chnnfrau- a Miss Hunt OF Louis
willie. by, mutual friend OF the tw
actresses. induced Mrs. Chanfrau 10 3
and sec Miss Anderson As Julia in g III.
HuncEback" She was on the stage q
they en- cred, d" ana. - md az Mrs Ghan
frau expresses IL. % I was wr.pt is admir-
ntion OF the lovely voice which filled The
whole theatre - When tuey reached tn
box, and Mrs. Chanfrau saw Julia in 4
black silk gown, high neck and hnnl
eeves, vith her own hair swelled olft
with lute switches and piled up over tht
eyes blRckened above and below until thEy
looked like two deep holes in her head
she turned 10 Miss Hunt and exclaimed
" Is this the lovely creature you have beer
raYlnC about The acting though wss
fine" said Mrs. Chanfrau. q and II v~ns
eager TO see her of the stage. went q
her hotel the next morning, and when she
came forward to meet me ] was amazed
and could scarcely believe IL was the same
girl had seen the night before. I could
not resist asking her who had taught her
70 nuke UP her face, and she said no
body. but that she had seen Edwin Booth
make up once for Pescars1 IA heavy VII
lain),r and she. had initiated him In max
ing up for Julia p" The result. however,
was that Mrs. aChanfrau made an enEace-
ment with Miss Anderson on condition
that she should dress her and make up %
her face Tor each performance Miss Ah-
derson consented and when she appeared
at the srletIes she looked so different
and so lovely that the -audienca- did not
recognize her on her first entry When
they did the expressions OF admiration 81
her beauty were tempestHous. r
Mrs. Chanfrau's conduct toward 8 sister
Hrtist in this matter was 50 handsome thhi
al NcW Orleans rose up and aCknoEEl-
edged II. A beueft WAS given her on the
ground OF her kindness TO a sister and 3
Southera actress, and the New Orleans
Club took nearly every seat In the house
Towards the close of the performances an
unusual compliment was paid her Thg
New Orleans Club. BY an Rrranremeht
with the business manager. Clifton W
I6yleure, had the ' snow boxes In the
flies filled with rose leaves. and as Mrs
ChRnfrau stood In the centre Of the stage
bOWing her thanks the boxes were turned
and shower Of rose leaves fell about her
until she stood ankle deep In them The
effect from the front OF the house was
said to have been lovely 1--WE gathered
mp three bushels of leaves from the stage =
she added, after telling the story.