Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-08-03


noyed Mary. There are two stories told
about the cause of this terrific criticism The
one most creditable to the critics is to the eff
feet that st. Louis was angry because the en-
gagement was but for five nights and the
spectators bought up the good seats The
other goes that tho supply of deadhoad tick.
cts was too small to suit the newspapers.
Neither of these alleged reasons are such as
should influence the critic. In fact, writer:
who would crafty spite in dramatic crit.
cisms are disgrace to the profession of jour
nalism
BgT NOT CAUSE FOR DIsCoURAGEMENT.
But it was matter of wonder that wo
man of such strength Of character as Miss
Anderson should be completely upset by the
vaporings of such alleged critics as those of
St. Louis. And it is to be hoped that she
may be seen many times upon the stage in
future. Miss Anderson had received little,
II any, thorough instruction when she made
her debut, according to one who has written
OF her earliest dramatic life, and it required
great courage and determination to make
the attempt. She had talked with poor Bar
ney Macauley, who advised her to accept
position with some good company and gradu.
ally work her way upward. But Mary An.
derson, mere slip of n girl, did not coincide
with his views She had higher aspirations
SHe udl always plct,Icl HERSELF Us II star OF
no mean magnitude, aud she could not easily
relinquish the idea.
Barney Macauley was large hearted man,
and though he predicted failure for tn,
young aspirant for hiStronic honor, he gave
her all the aid in his power. Macauley's
theatre in Louisville was placed at her dis
foSal, and Mrs. Macauley, herself an actress
and woman sympathetic and kind, gener-
ously loaned the young girl some Of her own
costumes The white satin dress in which
the fair Juliet appeared, and which caused
considerable comment because of its being
too short for Miss Andersons tall figure, was
Rachel Macauley's So unaccustomed was
Miss Anderson to such costumes that during
the balcony scene she actually stumbled over
her train.
Popular opinion was divided, some sympa
thiZing with the young girl, while Others
thought that she had lost caste and decided
that she should be incontinently snubbed
However, Mr. Watterson was in sympath,
with the actress, and The Courier journal
the following morning contained lengthy
account of her debut, claiming it TO have been
signal success
sNUBBED.
There was a story told of Miss Anderson
about that time which, if ever she recalls it,
must cause a smile of self pride and satisfac-
ton. Not long after her debut she was one
day going along Fifth avenue, New York,
near the cathedral, when she saw coming to
ward her an old friend.
Miss hndersons face frightened instantly,
then faint hush oyerspread it, for she saw
no answering smile on the face Of her friend.
Nearer and nearer they came, but the other
woman, looking Miss Anderson full in the
face, passed her by as u stranger. IL was the
cut direct, and Miss Andersons face was
crimson. Poor girl it was rather hard to have
old friends cast her off
But that was long time ago In the years
that have passed since Miss Anderson has won
fame and more-the respect of the world
perhaps she doesn't know the other young
woman now.
At any rate she numbers among her friends
many whom the other woman would be glad
10 know. Among them is Lord Tenuyson.
She visited him last summer during her holi
day, at his beautiful home in the Isle Of
Wight, and when she returned Ia America
She brought with her certain treasures, which
are the gait of the poet, in the shape of several
lyrics which have never been published Two
at least were inspired by the lovely Hernione
and Perdita herself and Others are verses
suited for recitation.
During her visit there it is sid she used 10
fill his pipe for him, while he used TO bestow
upon her all sorts Of Poctical pet names
AT A REHEARSAL
There is no doubt but Miss Anderson used
to work very hard at rehearSals. Here is
passage from description of one published
last year;
1T is his highness' pleasure that the queen
appear before the king"
The queen in a little checked wooden dress,
close fitting jersey Jacket very English
turban faced with black velvet and orna-
mented by a bow Of bright ribbon, her long
golden hair done up in close braids at the
back Of her shapely head, with long tan
gloves on her slender hands-this queen comes
in and droops prettily into a small cane
seated chair, her face the picture Of woe.
Who is shei
Why, our Mary. at a rehearsal OF "A
Winters Tale"
The curtain is up, the scenes are all up, too,
ami the bare boards of the stage are there.
The great gas jet is wheeled ont In the front
center of the stage and beside IL is great
bic iron affair that looks like a cannon Thsra