The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-07
MRS. DE NAVARRO ARRIVES.
Sailed AS ''Mrs. Hope" But Was Rec
ognized As Mary Anderson.
New York TimeS.)


Mrs. Antonio de Navarro, who is best
known to Americans as MARY Ander-
son, the actress" is in New York City.
She arrived on the steamship Majestic
yesterday, accompanied by her hus-
band. They had trayeled from London
under the names of Mr.. and Mrs. a.
I. Hope" which they had assumed for
! the voyage.
Their attempt to travel unrecogniZed,
however, proved a decided failure. Be
fore the Majestic was twenty-four
hours out from Queenstown, the other
! saloon passengers were aware of the
identity of the Hopes" A good sailor.
Mrs. de Navarro was constantly on
deck. 1t was soon remarked, How
much Mrs. Hope looked like Mary An
dersOn.' Finally some one said:
why, Mrs. Hope is Mary Ander-
son."
! Then the actress became a center Of
/ attraction, and, as she said yesterday,
! the cat was out of the bag, and it was
useless for me to travel incog. any
/ longer"
AS Mrs. de Navarro descended from
the ganSway of the Majestic yesterday
the crowd gathered to welcome the pas
/ sengerS recognized her. She wore a
blue travelling gown, with a Turkish
jacket trimmed with gold braid, and d
very light blue hat, with feathers to
match.
As she landed from the liner she was
greeted by her aged mother and her
stepfather, Hamilton Griffin. She re-
manned talking with the old couple on
the pier for several minutes. When her
baggage had been passed she was
driven away.
With Mr.. de Navarro she went to the
house of a friend, where she will re-
main for a few weeks, and return to
7 ~, 60. tl,.1l LOT g
that period known to the British me-
tropolis as 1.-The season. She seemed
to be a bit annoyed last evening be-
cause she had been unable to return to
New York without being recognized,
and in speaking of the matter, she
said:
Il just wanted to take a quiet trip to
New York, to stay only two or three
weeks before returning to London l
wished to escape the notoriety of being
an actress, as l am an actress no
longer. l am surprised to think that
the people have not lost interest in me.
believed that if we Travelled incog.
we would not awaken the old memoir
les which are just as dear to me as l
know they are to my friends in the
United States.
so we took the name of MIR. and
Mrs. a. L. Hope 1 don't know why,
perhaps just because we hoped to get
tcross the Atlantic without being
known. But after the first day out l
was recognized. One lady came to me
and asked me if L was really Mary
Anderson.
Il said. with a great deal of surprise.
Who is Mary Anderson
Il professed the most Grass ignorance
of any such person, and my charming
friend then proceeded to tell me all
about myself. l never knew what Won
derful things happened to people who
had acquired fame before. When she
had finished, learned that l had been
leading a very remarkable and exciting
life.
However. we had a good trip, and
we enjoyed it. No. | do not care to
talk about the stage, for l know moth
ing about it. / go to the theatres. and
will go while / am here, but 1 am no
longer an actress.
TT seemed good to return to New
York and its tall buildings and dazzling
lights and noise, and all that. They
made me know that l was at home,
just as soon as L stepped ashore.
My visit here will be a quiet one,
and that was my reason for trying to
travel incog. If l had intended to stay
longer, l might have given my correct
name. But this is not visit. 1t is
merely dropping in and saying How
do you do and Glad to see you we'll.
and hurrying back to your carriage
again"
Mrs. de Navarro has lost none of her
precious manner of by-gone years,
when she was the star of the American
stage If anything, she is trifie
thinner than formerly but her face
still bears the same fine Grecian lines
that made her a reigning beauty