Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-23
AMERICAS" MARY."
Miss Anderson Will Look Like Al
BOY rs Hosn1ind-AbOutH Her
Love Scenes.

In an interview with the suave, smiling
Marcus II. Mayer, n reporter of the San
Francisco Alta California CLEANED good
deal Of gossip regarding Mary Anderson,
whose advent here next week is the topic
in theatrical circles. Regarding her
birthplace, age, ETC., the reporter said TO
Mr.. Mayer
Louisville has laid claim to the ORR
gin OF Miss Anderson, but you do not
seem TO regard to"
ooh, that question has been settled
long ago. l have it from Miss Ander-
sons own lips that she was born in Sac
ramento on the 2Sth day of August, 1859.
She was daughter OF Colonel Anderson,
formerly well known here, and perhaps
she drew her inspiration from Sacramento
river water, which certainly ought to be
good for something. AT any rate she
| drank it up to the time she was five years
of age, when the family removed to
Louisville. Contrary to her custom, Miss
Anderson will make one-night stand in
Sacramento, simply because it is her
birthplace. She is taking considerable
pride in the California productions,
more than usual, even, and that is saving
a great deal, for she is an indefatigable
worker, and is virtually her own stage
manager, for she personally superintends
or inspects every setting and appurte-
nance to her productions. She is very
fastidious about scenery and stage set
tings, and the management is obliged to
transport all its scenery"
MARY IN RosALIND.
elias she overcome her aversion to
well, to pants?' asked the reporter,
making his finish with desperate effort,
not knowing but what Mr.. Mayer might
have become over refined by association
with the pure-minded star.
The manager laughed a little before
replying. "Ah, you rascal, you couldn't
keep away from that, could you? Well,
I'll relieve your mind by saying that
Miss Anderson dresses and acts and looks
more like Il boy in Rosalind than any
actress / have ever seen. At any rate
her skirt does not reach to her ankles, as
you have been informed by some OF youl
exchanges. By the way, speaking Of
Rosalind, Miss Anderson had never seer
'As You Like 1T until she played it her
self in London. A good many OF hei
ideas of the part were obtained
from Lady Martin, the famous old
English actress, who had few
cluulS III lIdl ClluTdCteT. L WANT IC
tell you, too, that a great deal of the STUFF
you have seen published concerning Mis-!
Anderson is either sheer nonsense o.
manufactured out OF whole cloth. She ii
simply bright, intelligent young lady
thoroughly capable OF taking care of her
self and minding her own business, anC
without airs or atfectation. Ii she ha
offended some of the interviewers tina
, have assailed her, it is their mistake anC
not her fault. An actress would be fool
ish to antagonize the press, and she ha
no desire to do so, but still she possesse
sufficient independence to know anc
maintain her rights and have them re
spected by all fair-minded gentlemen"
"They say she is cold on the stage
Marcus, and that she is not warm enough
, in her love scenes"
81 don't know about that. She is t.
my taste, and that she is great actres
! is indisputable. As far rs my experience
goes, Il young woman on the stage to b
= warm must have experienced trouble o
a strong emotion in private life. So ia
/ Miss Anderson's sky has been cloudless
and she has never been in love becaus
: she is too devoted to her art to have tim
Q to taste the tender passion"