Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-30
THE FAIR MARY ANDERSON.
She Arrives Last Night and Disnp-
points the Ieeportcrs-Dciigh
with Salt Lake city.

Last nights Utah Central train brought
to this city in her own private car and
surrounded with everything OF a luxuri-
Gus character, except newspaper re-
porters, the charming Mary Anderson,
whose remarkable beauty and perfect
modesty, together with her accomplish
ments as an actress, have humbled the
elite of the greatest nations in their devo-
tons of admiration. Her manager,
Henry Abbey, as well as the entire troupe
were also on the train, and were dis
tributed on their arrival between the
Walker House and Valley House. Miss
Anderson was met at the depot by Cen
eral McCook, an old and much admirered
acquaintance of the lady's, and in COM
pany with her brother, Mr.. Joseph Ander-
son, and the leading members OF her
company, took rooms at the Walker
House.
Quite a number of the party, after they
had got located in their apartments, took
stroll around the principal streets, and
were particularly struck by the appear
ance of the tabernacle and temple.
During the evening the Herald and
complishment and improvised ingenuity
to obtain an interview with Miss Ander-
son, but all to no purpose, and the scribes
were obliged to content themselves with
a squirt at the countenance of the private
secretary, Mr.. Abud. This morning, al
most Immediately after Miss Anderson
had finished breakfast, General McCook
drove up in front of the ladies' entrance
at the Walker House with Post am
bulance, and Miss Anderson met him at
the door. After Il few moments spent in
side, the lady emerged in company with
the General, also Miss Bartell and Mr..
Matthews of her company. The party
took seats in the ambulance and were
driven around to u. G. NJ. l., President
John Taylor's office (she did not enjoy
the luxury of a personal interview, by
the way, the Temple Block and several
other places OF interest, after which they
returned to the hotel.
Miss Anderson expressed herself as
delighted with Salt Lake, and was pro-
fuse in her compliments. Around the
Walker House steps, both as the lady
left and upon her return, a crowd of eager
gentlemen pressed forward to get n
glimpse OF Mary's reported loveliness,
and among them were gentlemen of dis
tinction, who would dislike dreadfully to
be suspected OF making an unusual eff
fort to obtain view OF the lady's back
hair
Mr.. Anderson, the fair Mary's brother,
is a quiet, ordinary-looking gentleman,
who appears to worry himself about
nothing. A DEMOCRAT reporter, in an
effort to interview the gentleman, was
himself beset in turn with questions
oh l,n Of nr,,
like matters, in all OF which Mr.. Ander-
son displayed the characteristic Ignorance
of the easy going tourists. Among his
questions he asked whether Brigham
Young had died last year, and, "Of
course the Mormons do not believe in
Christi" The gentleman was much
more clever, however, in giving informa-
ton. He stated that the misunderstand-
ing in relation to Mary's birthplace had
grown out OF the circumstance Of her be-
ing taken from Sacramento to Louisville
when she was but six months old. She
spent most of her youth in Kentucky,
and appeared on the stage at
the early age OF twelve years, assuming
roles of Importance when not more than
sixteen. 1t was during her earlier days
in Louisville that she became acquainted
with Governor Murray-who, by the way,
was too indisposed to meet the lady last
evening, and called at the hotel this
morning to pay his respects. Miss An.
derson knows very little OF Sacramento,
her birthplace, but is greatly attached to
it, as we'll as to America generally.
In "Pygmalion and Galatea" and
COMEDY and Tragedy" Miss Anderson
is said to be at her best, so that tonight
performance will give the Salt Lake pub
lie very fair idea OF her ability.