The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-09
lecture to Kleecamp and sentenced him to
eight and q half years Incarceration in Sing Sing
prison.
MRS. CHANFRAU AND MARY ANDERsoN.
The Louisville Girls First Lesson In Stage
Makeup.

New iork drapnfc.
She MRS. Chanfrau) and Miss Anderson have
been great friends ever since the latter went
upon the stage Indeed it was at Mrs Chan
frau's Varieties Theater, in New Orleans that
Miss Anderson made her first success IF all that
occurred during that engagement could be told,
son laugh; for, like woman of genius, she Is
able to laugh at her hours of triumph over the
first follies of her inexperience
am tempted beyond the powers of resistance
to tell of one incident Miss Anderson had
played weeks engagement at the st. Charles
Theater before going to the rival house managed
by Mrs. Chanfrau. A Miss Hunt, of Louisville
KY, mutual friend of the two
actresses, induced Mrs. Chanfrau to 60
and see Miss Anderson as Julia, in The
Hunchback." She was on the stage as they
entered, and" as Mrs. Chanfrau expresses IL,
Il was wrapt in admiratiod of the lovely voice
which filed the whole theater." When they
reached the box and Mrs Chanfrau saw Julia in
a black silk gown, high neck and long sleeves,
with her own hair sweled out with jute switches
and piled up over the top of her head in tow
ing mass and her eyes blackened above and be-
low until they looked like two deep holes in her
head, she turned TO Mrs. Hunt and exclaimed:
is this the lovely creature you have been
raving aboutlr sThe acting, though was hne"
said Mrs. Chanfrau land / was eager 10
see her off the stage. l went to her hotel
the next morning, and when she came forward
TO meet me was amazed and could scarcely be-
leve it was the same girl had seen the night
before. could not resist asking her who had
taught her 20 make up her face, and she said
nobody, but she had seen Edwin Booth make
up once for Pescara Ia heavy villain), and she
had initiated him in making up for Julia" The
result, however, was that Mrs Chanfrau made
an engagement with Miss Anderson on condition
that she should dress her and 'make up" her
face for each performance. Miss Anderson con-
scented, and whenshe appeared at the Varieties
she looked so different and so lovely that the
audience did not recognize her on her first en-
try. When they did, the expressions of admira-
ton for her beauty were tempestuous.
Mrs. Chanfrau's conduct toward sister artist
in this matter was so handsome that all New
Orleans rose up and acknowledged it. A benefit
was given her on the ground of her kindness to
a sister and Southern actress, and the New
Orleans Club took nearly every seat in the house.
Towards the close of the performance unusual
compliment was paid her. The New Orleans
Club. by an arrangement with the business
manager, Clifton w. Tayleure had the .snow
boxes" in the flies filed with rose leaves, and as
Mrs. Chanfrau stood in the center of the stage
bowling her thanks the boxes were overturned,
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 up three bushels OF leaves
from the STAGE" she added after telling the story