Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-05-22
WASHINGTON, May 10, 1856.
From the Philadelphia Times.
Letter from Paris.

The following extracts from letter written by
a Philadelphia lady, now sojourning in Paris, VIII
be read with interest. The writer is dramatic
artistic of much merit, and well known 10 the
American public. The time has come, as she just.
ly remarks, when the American people have begun
to form their own estimate of genius, talent, and
worth, without yielding their judgments TO previ-
GUS European reputation. Our people are better
educated than those of any foreign nation, and are
better qualified to arrive at just conclusion In
all matters that require intelligence and refined
taste.
..Rachel Is announced to leave here for New
York in the summer months. i have seen her.
She is truly great, grand, indeed, goes far beyond
her reputation. She cannot be described; but II
must be remembered that to the French people
she owes one.haf Of her popularity They have
made her Just to suit themselves, and shc does
that exactly But the question Is, will she suit the
Americans? This Is problem that will take time
TO solve. People get tired of looking at picture,
and her representations to those who do not UNI
derstand the language, are nothing more; pictures,
very beautiful pictures, which charm the eye, but
never touch the heart
AZ have seen Camille, and played In very fine
and charming style. It is the most popular piece
now played in Paris, and draws crowds where Ra-
chel herself would fail TO fill house.
"Grcat alarm Is expressed by the musical jour.
nails relative 10 the failure Of the New York Opera
House, and all artstes warned against going 70
America, unless first secured against all losses
which might ensue, arising out Of the whims OF the
Americans, who are believed here not 10 know
their own minds two weeks at time. This grows
out Of the Grisi and Mario affair. The artistes and
the public on this side Of the world Of the opin-
ion that when wild unprincipled Spectator writes
TO engage an actress opera singer, that Is as
much as demand from the American people.
Large inducements are held out to them, which
no, being realized, throws odium upon the nation,
not the individual
"The day is at hand, indeed Il Is come, when
foreign reputation shall stand for just as much as
Is worth, and nothing more. Barnum engaged Jenny
Lind, never having seen or hesrthcr, and staked
the loss or gain of 100000 simply on her fame ;
and so he might, for he had good raw material to
work out his plans upon, and he did work them
out and well too America is fast, and 10 grown
old enough now to think for itself Its eyes are
open and II has cut Its teeth; and In point OF nc
tvity, energy, and usefulness, bears precisely the
ZANE relation to old, decrepid, infirm, imbecie
England, that any other offspring docs to It's grand
motheri
" But am growing prosy, and viii leave this
matter In the hands Of the know-No things who,
if they manage the future importation of European
audacity and presumption as well as they have be-
gun with Grisi and Mario, will, ere long, establish
the fact that tstes must first pass the ordeal OF m
American audience, and who, by merit, It's appro-
baton, before counting over, in their London
bankers account, the dollars which silly public
has prepaid for being bambooxled.
"Belive me, very truly, yours,
A MI Ill.