Anderson, MARY

Anderson, MARY, a distinguished actress, was born at Sacramento, California, July 28, 1859, of Catholic parentage, her father being a Confederate officer who lost his life in the civil war. She played for the first time at Louisville, in 1875, in the character of Juliet. Her success was marked and immediate, and during the following years she played with increasing popularity in the principal cities of the Union in various rôles. In 1883 she appeared at the Lyceum Theatre in London, and became a favourite in England. In 1890 she married M. Navarro de Viana of New York.