The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-16
THE BLiCKM.fIL QUESTION.
Mr.. Ensers Final Reply Much Ado Abbott
Nothing.

To THr EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sir: feel II IL
due toihe readers Of TnK srS that they should
letters. publication Of which | promised. / oner no
opinion Miss Abbot, stated doeged her steps when she
arrived, that she had only once an that tried
hard 20 hlaokmail her have stated Ibid not see
her until she INVITED ne herself to her house The ,ader
Will Judge whether my statement Is true hers. from
her own letter.
Wv nfAH NR RScrf. About week ago To my great
~ NV lois and va, a s Xxx hal otter Utter d di' S
ihc i'rd' hor''s would trohatN reach YOU How 10
SS n S to I ae ABORT TSg' o Sq se me '1Grs wen!
"ouy once ~ Won probably Know have been very
aons With ,dn and come and dn VIII me h NJ y. N hsr
day a - amt viii introduce You 10 my dear rieni. Mr.
AMI VI, l@k,, aud my husband. who l.. without cNccp.
jas -, is77. E~x, Amor
That had nothing to do with the A,npimn when ad.
vsed them to secure IT, well as the ILe,ast or the
Tpn,' and hat they might have been refused by the
AreliIn they by the H,,alL Mr Masnus In hi.
letter To Tux Sun sunday last whe he acknow
edged himself the author all the criticism satir4ins
Miss Ahbous hyrocriucal refusal sing in Travlata
Miss Abbott aud Mr. wcthcrc say that Indignantly
refused 10 have anything Ia do with paying newspapers
How much tins is their habit following letter
proves written bs Percy Belts the editor the London
England figaio:
The last heard from the AtbciW,sincre IN the
10 ACCEPT salary o. from him to dng>e his pres. para.
graphs IN ENGLAND Ihis. % course, declined lie then
on f.d me 800 10 get Miss Ahbo- portrait in the front
Mortimer the prouretorl thought OF sufficient worth
he would publish It without payment But senrd the
preferred hrhe insult W,therrll told me that nil
American critics accepted what he was pleased 10 call
paNntnte tor literary service rendered" ofcourse re-
cd NJ advances and treated the offer Of hribc
W lNH'Utu Nv 20 advertise the lady BY
uouiug her name NJ all Yours truly,
The final point Of their on the 10Th Of Febru
ary after her matinee called again spoke about being
paid alter the concern, and elected by Mr. Lake
who communicated what he had done 10 Miss and
MI Wetherell al dinner, both OF them approving his
conduct The utter iacy Of this whole story is shown
In the following letter written after her operate per.
iormances fortnight later than the alleged election.
Here Is the letter in ful
NV YoRE. Feb 81.
DrAR FRiENp ENGrL 4 thousand thanks fnr your kind
ness IN sending me that beautiful SONG when sing II
shan t'ink of you aud strive 10 do justice 10 the
aud honor to /. T..
How sorry am that dii not please you better last
fniay. lIhlsish reply oA letter winch had written
cf lsiug different Ault- in her the
of Music IN liz figia del Rcggmentol Dad Won hear me
SAT- Every thing per cent better at the second
performance NrVer mind am sure can pleas. Nou m
fnu.t and Mlsnun because they really much more In
my voice ana siilc Aiior am through with my operas
urs some hN A. wish 10 ask your vice. ami also beg
y9u 10 write me eadehA for the tasta Diva.
I'll" LNceum Theatre last Thurs. and occupy my spare
unr IN vigorously cWI ing my handkerchief
III great haste always yours, EMMA ABBor
And with these proofs in my hand they dared attack
ing my rcputauonl Now only ask car such letter be
written to man elected fortnight bctorci That five
respectable ~ people should report such a concerted
story does not make II biz true the whole al
fair lie aud nothing but much ado Abbott nothing
LOUIS ENGRi, Editor iraifntn