Editing Judith Anderson (section)

===Early acting===
She made her professional debut (as Francee Anderson) in 1915, playing Stephanie at the [[Theatre Royal, Sydney|Theatre Royal]], Sydney, in ''A Royal Divorce''. Leading the company was Scottish actor Julius Knight, whom she later credited with laying the foundations of her acting skills.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article223478216 |title=Judith Anderson |newspaper=[[Sun Newspapers (Northern Territory)|The Sun]] |location=Darwin |issue=1240 |date=2 January 1927 |access-date=5 December 2018 |page=28 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> She appeared alongside him in adaptations of ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'', ''The Three Musketeers'', ''Monsieur Beacauire'', and ''David Garrick''. In 1917, she toured New Zealand.<ref name="new" />