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Show MARX ANDERSON'S STEP-FATHER. Since Mary Anderson's marriage a great many papers have taken occasion to give Dr. Hamilton Griffin some sharp little stabs. One paper remarks that as Mary now has a husband to look after her, Dr. Griffin is to return to Kentucky and tho publio will lose sight of him; another says Dr. Griffin's occupation occu-pation liko that of Othollo is gone; and so on. Why Mary Anderson's stepfather step-father should be subjected to any such treatment is something we cannot understand. un-derstand. For years certain newspapers newspa-pers have attempted to ridicule him and to convey ' tho impression that he was simply an annoyance annoy-ance and a burden to the great actress. The fact is that Mary Anderson owes much to her step-father. When it was discovered that she possessed pos-sessed histrionic talent, itwasDr.Gritlin who determined that she should go upon the stage. She was a mere child, and Griflin decided to act as her manager man-ager and guardian and pilot her safely through the dangerous pathway of the stage until she should reach that eminence emi-nence where she would no longer need his assistance. Ho faithfully pur-formed pur-formed his duty and paid no attention atten-tion to tho cruel thrusts of would-be wits of the press. Ho has reaped his reward linuncially it is true, but also in other ways. Ho has seen Mary Auderson grow from obscurity to world-wide fame, lrom alUuenue to poverty, from innocent childhood to pure womanhood and wifehood, wife-hood, lie has seen her pass through a career filled with temptations without oue breath of suspicion upon her character. char-acter. All this would have been reward onough for his care aud attention, oven if lie had never received a dollar of Mary Anderson's income, lint as he was her business manager as well as her guardian ho had a right to be financially recompensed. That his services aud atherly attentions have been appro cia ted by Mary Anderson is clearly proven by the fact t hat she has never said a word in opposition to Dr. Griflin's management manage-ment of her affairs. |
