Excerpt from The Stage Life of Mary Anderson Shadows. In that respect t/zeatrical r[uta tion certainly is ep/zemeral. One of tile c/zaracteristics of tbe present literary period, bowewr, is its marked tendency toward modi fying t/zis evanescence of bistrionic repute, by making copious and minute memorials of flu stage. T be present writer, w/wse con tinual occupation it lzas been for tile last twemjl-five years to record, describe, and discuss tbe fro fessional proceedings of actors, is aware 0_f having steadily endeawurea' to impart to lzis t/zeatn'cal comma: taries a warmtlz of s ympa tlzy, an earnestness of t/zougbt, and a fidelity of portraiture wbit/z eventually miglzt make tbem belpfal to augment, in tbe element of perpetuigf, the fame of tbe actors portrayed. Tbis paqfiose lzas been especially pursued by lzim in describing tbe dramatic performances given by Aliss Mdtj/ Anderson, since slzefirst appeared in tba American tapital, in 1877. He present volume, largely composed of bis writings in t/ze jvew York T rib zme, care fully revised, bas grown out of tile design t/zus zhzlzkatezl. [ts publication at Ibis time is made in practical response to tile urgent regaqst of many persons wizo are, natural! Interested in its subject and also it is made in tile strong conviction t/zat it is better to. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.