, 1877-04-11
ADJUSTMENTS.
ANNA DICKINSON,


NEW fotK. April Q. -As Anna Dickinson toutl
not create Nh excitement by her acting, she re.
tolvch to DO II by m altcfplcco of. ..orataly. To-
might, when tho "Crown Of Thorns :" was disposed
of. fhc occupied uvcf an honr IN crit1cisnr tho
critics. Tho hbnso was less than third sn 20
that few pcr.ons would have been tho wiser but for
The pautrs which gave her the benefit OF free a-,
restiscnacnt. though at their own expensc. Miss
Dickinson made her tongue flashing In tho blonde
w'egcd court costumc In which ahe was bctng led
away to execution ~ the cut lin fell. She had In her
hand large bunch Of newspaper slips, and smiled
at the company Of newspaper men bcforc her ~
shc began. by asking II she had not always been
thu defeudcs Of opprnsscd. Assured by mp;
p1ausc, ato, said she proposed to speak: Of Anna
Dickinson as person she had never known. she
read numerous quotations from tho New York
papers apcakinR Of her play a thoroughly bad
one, and her tmpcraonatlon as beneath criticism,
and inserting th!s 10 be tho unanimous vcr-
dict Of the press Of tho United statcs. llcr
life CT tho platform, ended two yeaEs ago. when
her health utterly broke down. and she was inca.
pacLtatcd from riding 800 to !, 600 mics week,
as a successful lyccum tour required She was
obliged to 90 on tho stage. ller ntat appearance
was In Doston.. before 1900 people, mono Of
thom lIer friends. for her friends nli opposed her
going on the stage. She was theatre -gocr from
childhood. having travelled, 500, miles often 10
nit in front Of The foot-l(ghts, and shd hnd
tost Of her own to write
good play BY. II was this: shu did
not mimi applause during tho hrst or sucond ac.s,
for most people who go to theatre are willing to
be penscd, bnt H. at tho end Of tho third act many
went out and slim house was left for tho fourth
the considered the play bad. Her Doslon nudi.
cnce wns cotdly. ditcsm1nntinsly critical. At the
end Of the arst act the curtain was rang twice; at
the end Of the second act twice; ut the end Of tic
third, not only did all the audlcuce
traAv Shzjr A,$
matned rooted To the floor; and at tho eud
Of tho fourth, when q. 600 people, their eyes bsir.
@ s@ueses.iye ,lss:, shs sad, ..Ih'a Is = success"
was nsa!,t 10 Try new piece. md xas 10 irctted,
10 utterly miserable, lhat dnr:ng .|to two preceding
food. being 4nshlo 70 cat, mud without sleep, not
having closea her oyer tot seventy hours The Dos
ION n ssa the y ana snz weTe nc
tl thsy road tao New York .papols next syon.
tnE, Sis did net object 70 br!ns ea'cd ..'usiy,"
but lie did object 10 suti. fasihcaon Of facts ns
Tho statement That her Ho.ton analenea regarded
Ii vsas i e!as'snai ioas1iiie, s. Louis, aaSe
ovsiywhSIe reoevsa pi.ie. %hcn 'ss'; sa cas
$ssS ,a;:s ss''sss:: e: II; ss:ss ss: Y:
would ind ner oM Now York audiences 10 support al
her lat tho critics had bctn waII bGtwqup her
ssd .hs cane hefs aadet poeuiis1,y tayeia.is eI1.
cumstanecs. Everybody kucw tho trouble that u.
ta sss allxa % 81 I II ~ Es sa to
Pniat. Datwcen th,t Monday and t|e Frjday iel.
and could not tell hox many s!ccp!ess hours Of
agony: II was aaa Of her shu had pla:el hef.eii
sa u Ss ' 5sS .a WI. IT,
hcnrtbrokcn. utserhpc woman asalnst tho com.
6Ined newspaper q New York City. God knows
istsarslsd On. ~ shs,l eonsaao . stisSsIe. b..
caugp having takca up my work to do wifi NOT put
4 down until eonplo,sly fsil. LIlepeatotl
many t6ets. Th*y stsangIcd ME. go heavy about
BSynds work. aa ~ hfs ts.gn a
~ Mr cawpet. foremost in:lsi actes, s'osu Wrota
letterso tho Tribune, giy,ng hls iayoFshe impres.
% sions o. TX sstsns a, sna Piay i was Hdt ynx two
tho gratatcus talHeloua added that MI allowance
must be made for ~ sentiments. beeauso Mr. Cow
shu had engaRed to stuAy With hin, during Tho sln.
inar, This was wholly faIsc. Mf. ESwper toi-
sgsuphsd eont,5Adstou. ,,, b4t ~ ths 1y.1ans aug:
Containing IL reached New YORK. Then, md
not; tiIi tasn. dld thts eandid paper DO
tha saiae lying statement and refused 70 pflas
ien!al pa tho ground that the matter complained
Of had boon taken from, Ioston paper, wbleh was
s ;ad IL: tsa g ii. eaa aS' fee s5o
tns agasnst me among religion. people BY. pro.
fs 70 BE- .hsetsd Ht .h 1. Of n
SHOULD b sacsed, through tic slin.c Of thu
ttasc.' I am willing 10 put my serious. thnueht-
you wIlI--agstnst tho broyue apd bIg0try Of tho
tnan who wrote tI,dti" Miss f}tckjnsOn fcad tito
Ht,u'd articles pratstn9 her play and acting, and
she rend from all the papers except tho Sun, and
said: ',Wlth tesnrd to all Tho uuktnd criticism
IknrYf My Llexe, In good, plain Saxon. II IL 4
lic.'" She reterscd TO NJ. Winter, Of tho Tribune,
anl ~ sehxah q ths 7a,"<s, ny ,!a,nc. calling the
tho stage NJ an educator, she clospd with on ap.
zeal tof fairness and jnstice. Rhe spoke with tho
most Intense feeling, and could scarceIy restrain
her teurs. The audience was thoroughly moved,
ana loudly apP'auIed her shntp hits, while lisany
Thu papers "hcp tacir assanlts wrro mentioned.
The kGafF ID decided novelty on tho stuRe,
II, q.