Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-23
AMERICAS "MARY."
Miss Anderson Will Look Like q
BOY as ROsalind-About Her
Love Scenes.

In an interview with the suave, smilin
Marcus R. Mayer, a reporter of the Sal
Francisco Alta California cleaned goo,
deal of gossip regarding Mary Anderson
whose advent here next week is the topi
in theatrical circles. Regarding he
birthplace, age, ETC., the reporter said II
Mr.. Mayer:
Louisville has laid claim to the orr
gin OF Miss Anderson, but you do no
seem to regard it?"
"Oh, that question has been settled
long ago. 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 we'll 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 lnspects 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.
Has she overcome her aversion to-
we'll, 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.
Ill relieve your mind by saying that
Miss Anderson dresses and acts and looks
more like boy in Rosalind than any
actress L have ever seen. At any rate,
her skirt does not reach to her ankles, as
you have been informed by some of your
exchanges. By the way, speaking of
Rosallnd, Miss Anderson had never seen
AS You Like IT. until she played it her
self in London. A good many of her
Ideas of the part were obtained
from Lady Martin, the famous old
English actress, who had few
equals in that character. l want to
tell you, too, that great deal of the stuff
you have seen published concerning Miss
Anderson is either sheer nonsense or
manufactured out of whole cloth. She is
simply bright, intelligent young lady,
thoroughly capable OF taking care of her
self and minding her own business, and
without airs or affectation. If she has
offended some of the interviewers that
have assailed her. it is their mistake and
not her fault. An actress would be fool
sh to antagonize the press, and she has
40 desire to do so, but still she possesses
sufficient independence to know and
maintain her rights and have them re-
'pected by all fair-minded gentlemen"
"They say she is cold on the stage,
Marcus, and that she is not warm enough
n her love scenes"
Il don't know about that. She is to
ny taste, and that she is a great actress
s indisputable. As far as my experience
'oes, Il young woman on the stage to be
warm must have experienced trouble or
trong emotion in private life. So far
Hiss Anderson's sky has been cloudless,
nd she has never been in love because
he is too devoted to her art to have time
D taste the tender passion ,, :.