The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-12-12
MARY ANDERSON.
A 6Azoo Representative In.
terviews the Leading Lady
Of the "White Slave" I.

It is always refreshing to meet q
modest. sweet and pretty woman.
The influence is similar to that which
one experiences in lifting rich white
rose from its stem in q garden walk
when the sun has kissed its velvet
leaves with airy lips and the morning
dews glisten in its deep and dainty
heart.
Having read and heard so much of
Miss Mary Anderson. the leading lady
of the "White Slave" company,
which played at the opera house last
evening, q BAzoo representative sent
his card up to her at Sichers hotel,
yesterday afternoon, and was gra-
ciously accorded the pleasure Of meet
ing her.
In o few minutes after the recep-
ton of the card, Miss Anderson came
tripping into the parlor, and soon che
and the scribe we're engaged in con-
versation as though he and she had
not been born q thousand miles apart
and had never met before. All an
ticipations of her winsome beauty
were at once fulfilled, however cx-
travagant they may have been.
Perhaps she would dislike to be
written down as anything like q pro-
fessional beauty, albeit she is in form
and feature exceedingly attractive.
Her figure is medium and softly
rounded, her large, lustrous brown
eyes are tender and deep, her mouth
is like the parting Of a rosebud, her
forehead is fine, her teeth are even
and pearly and her noe ia aristocrat-
ically and delicately formed. Her
abundant dark hair was arranged
something after the fashion familiar
in portraits of Mrs. Cleveland. And
her voice? 1t Is soft and sweet and
one fingers upon each syllable.
But, were the true secret of her
beauty sought for it would be found
in her girlish modesty and exquisite
artlessness. There is nothing tragic
about her. There is not the least at
fectatiOn.
Miss Anderson is only eighteen
years old, though she might easily
pass for one much younger. She wa
born in that famous old city by the
sea-Salem, Massachut.es-the very
sound of whose name recalls the soil
tary and eccentric Hawthorne and
Hester Prynne and host Of other
worthless who inhabit the pages al
history and poetry and romance.
II was educated in convent in
Roxbury," said Miss Anderson, land
something less than two wears ago l
carried out the dream Of my life to
become an actress by making my
debut in Salem. My success was I'M
mediate and pronounced and coon
accepted an offer from Mr.. John
Stetson. the veteran Boston manager,
to appear in that city with the dis
tinguished actor, Mr.. Charles Barron
in hgon,ar. I made that a success,
also, and then accepted my present
engagement"
Miss Anderson has played in Balti-
more, Philadelphia, Minneapolis,
Kansas City and other metropolitan
centres and she has yet to receive an
unfavorable word from the critics.
They are unanimous in regard to her
SURPRISING beauty and great talent.
Il have high aspirations, " said she,
"fOr l am devoted to my profession.
l am diligently studying certain legi-
innate characters and my ambition il
to star in julie, in juliet, in Ophelia
and such roles. I am particularly
fond of Olhelia and Galatea."
The BAzOO dramatist CALAMITY sug-
gested that her youth and beauty
would be peculiarly adapted to Juliet.
and the pretty blush that mantle,l
Mrs AndersOn's cheeks told plainly
that she appreciated the delicate
compliment.
at Is a singular coincidence she
said, THAT Mr.. John Stetson. who
first introduced me To a Boston audi
ence. did like service for the illus
trious lady who bears NV name and
who Is nov retired from the stage"
Next season Miss Anderson con-
forming combination with
some distinguished actor and starring
in Il repertoire of legitimate plays.
Coughing Leads 10 Consumption.