. The Argonaut . e of the worlds oldest play-ers—Elizabeth Saunders, first cousin of Jo-seph Jefferson, and stage companion of someof the greatest players ever shadowed by thefootlights. Xor did she herself lack great-ness in her time. There are many who stillremember being charmed by the acting ofElizabeth Saunders—she who has not playedfor nearly twenty years. And she remembersit all vividly. I never could recollectdates, she said. But she remembers peo-ple well, and recalls incidents of the timeshe was with them. She has a bright recol-lection of Junius Brutus Booth, whom sheconsiders the g
. The Argonaut . e of the worlds oldest play-ers—Elizabeth Saunders, first cousin of Jo-seph Jefferson, and stage companion of someof the greatest players ever shadowed by thefootlights. Xor did she herself lack great-ness in her time. There are many who stillremember being charmed by the acting ofElizabeth Saunders—she who has not playedfor nearly twenty years. And she remembersit all vividly. I never could recollectdates, she said. But she remembers peo-ple well, and recalls incidents of the timeshe was with them. She has a bright recol-lection of Junius Brutus Booth, whom sheconsiders the greatest actor who ever knew Edwin Booth well enough to callhim Ted. and reveres his memory only lessthan she does that of the late Joseph Jeffer-son, whose portrait, autographed, with awreath of immortelles hanging from the cor-ner of the frame, and a bow of black ribbonpinned to the side, has the place of honor inher little Mission flat. Take him for allin all. I shall not look upon his like again,. The venerable Mrs. Elizabeth Saunders as she appeared here in The Tzvo Orphans 111 1S75. she quoted. Tell them Elizabeth Saunderssaid that of him, was her final word inspeaking of her immortal cousin. She playedGretchen to his Rip Van Winkle when theplay was young, and recalls with pride thathe spoke of her as the best Gretchen whoever appeared with him. It was always herfavorite part. Mrs. Saunders, whose maiden name wasAnderson, and whose mother was a sisterof Joseph Jefferson the second (father of thelate Joseph Jefferson) made her first appear-ance in Washington, D. C at the age offifteen, playing Donna Cicely, an old. blindwoman, in * The Midnight Hour. a two-actplay long since forgotten. Tyrone Pow-ers, foster of the actor who bears thesame name, was in the cast. Mrs. Saunderswas always more or less identified with oldwoman parts. She forgot her personality inthis disguise, she says, and was less fright-ened than when appearing as a young wo-man. But she
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