Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-06-11
MARY ANDERSON.
The Close of Her Second Season In
London.

London.
"Walsingham" in recent London letter
to the Boston Herald says
Miss Mary Anderson, of course, in
cludes Parthenia in the round of imper-
sonations with which she Is bringing her
second season at the Lyceum Theatre to
close. Her temperance in this char
acter, acknowledged to. be her happiest
effort, and the one in. which she wisely
chose to mike her bow to London audi
ence, has been greeted With the most un-
bounded demonstrating of favor, en-
tirely deserved. Parthenia remains, es il
was in America, the character Of all
others in which she is we'll equipped at
every point her GOODNESS even is in har-
mony with type which she realizes to
the life, and there is evidence of study,
united to spontaneous expression, from
first to last. She is the Greek girl who
charms and subjugates the barbarian I;
everything is artistic, everything in har-
mony, everything in proportion, so that
equal praise is due to her expression of
each feeling she is called on to portray.
Parthenias love is virginia. and
the reserve always noted in Miss
Anderson's manifestations of af-
lection, and fatal to the illusion in
some other characters, is here positive
advantage. She has been seen this
season in all the parts which she has
played in London from the time of her
first appearance two years ago next Sep
TENDER, revivals of "Ingomar," "Pyg-
malion and Galatea," COMEDY and
Tragedy" and "The Lady of Lyons
having supplemented the ''Hunchback''
and "Romeo and Juliet" In the opinion
of the present writer, her relative success
has been obtained as follows. First and
greatest as "Parthenia," next as
"Galatea," next as Pauline" next as
outlet" next as "Clarice" in COMEDY
and Tragedy" and last and least as
Julia" which was never felicitous
assumption of hers and should be dis
carded. As "Claricep she earns much
applause by tours de force, but the per
sonage of polished French comediennt
of the olden time eludes her. In "Par
thenia" and "Galatea" she shines, il
Pauline" she realizes the type of char
| acter.
American audiences will find Miss An
derson much improved, not only in dress
but in distinction; her talents are un
questionably more matured, though il
certain characters she sometimes carrie
the London besetting sin of self-restrain
too far, and occasionally underacts. DE
spite reports to the contrary, the attend
ance at the Lyceum Theatre continue
excellent; the boxes and stalls, as at al
serious theatres, show some falling of
but the cheaper parts of the house, iron
the dress circle TO the pit and gallery, mr.
invariably well filled. Still, with tn
money Miss Mary Anderson can make il
America or the English provinces, it
scarcely likely that she will again under
take to remain two seasons in succession
; in London, where profits are largel
swallowed up in the cost of big produt
tons. AS Parthenin, Miss Anderson
unexpectedly well supported by MI
William Terriss, who makes up in vigo
: and SAVIOR faire what he lacks in statur
, for n part so associated with tall an
burly men MS "Ingomar;" indeed he score
n considerably more genuine success i
this character than in anything in whic
, he Inns appeared with our fair country
woman. He is rather n heroic and whit
: is called n ''manly" actor than tendt
= swain before the footlights, md his "lngt
mar" is on that account more satisfnet0r
. than his "Claude Melnotte,n his IS
Thomas Clifford, ''Pygnalion, /" or eve
his "ROmeo," in some scenes of which
sucll as the defiance to Tybalt, lie is q,
cellcnt. In "lngomar" we do not ask ft
subtlety, tenderness or great poetry {
conception, and Mr.. Tcrriss is so brusqu,
$ spirited and forcible that the spectator
: quite as satisfied ms though he were 81
n feet high and broad in proportion. n
: other night Mr.. "Jack" Barnes, who III
: arrived from New York, occupied SET
o to view the efforts of his successor
!, "Ingomar." Possibly this nerved M
Terriss up to do his best, for he acted
; well that Mr.. Abbey personally congratl
:, lated Him.