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have been successful in every respect during


right to Rrumble. This is truly magnificent
country. You would bo astonished to see tho
houses in the numerous cities in the interior,
and tho way peopo crowd into them whenever
anything worth seeing IL presented. No other
country has so many centres OF wealth, such n
diffusion Of comfortable incomes and artistic
instincts among tho masses; none is fonder Of
shows and can bear so much travelling over IT,
So And yet hear that you intend not to re.
turn here next winter. but to play in EngandP
Reputation IL as dear to an artist as money,
I shall try very hard to succeed in England and
earn rcputntion, which would precede mo on
my intended trip to India and Australia, But
proprictors Of the English thontrcs are not M
liberal MS those Of the American houses. Their
demands are exorbitant. and allow no chance to
the actors. We have. been asked $4,000 as tho
weekly rental OF the London Lyccum.'
ua | suppose that you will return from Austria
So hope so. Returning from there, shall
play on my progress from San Francisco to
New York. and then go homo for good
To retire from tho stagcp
Not quite. | shall revisit all the little Gal
lican towns. wherein our poor. strollng trouD
played when was young. You rccocct those
towns-so quaint and often so amusing2 And
fare, and so many Young people OF talent among
them haem1 Is i not not strange That alone alone Of that
play in every ono of our little towns. at reduced
prices, before retiring to the small estate which
my husband intends buying In Poland next sum
mrr. some strange vanity urges mo to thatec-
centric tour
The nctrcss then returned to hcr American
80 l read too much about America she said,
before coming here, nnd regret having wasted
so much time over books which are mostly .un-
Just The impression derived from them pref
udiccs ones mind and II hns hopn dctrment
io my success. All euch knowledge If like tho
English pronunciation that we learn on tho
Continent Of Europe; 1t Is false II clings to us.
II prevents our acquiring true knowledge and
true accent. and II hns 20 be all unlearnt l
should SPEAK better English IL | never had n
| teacher in Warsaw, and should have made
moro money IL had had ut once a truo concep-
ilnn tnut talent anu work tho only roads To
J success in this country ns elsewhere But all
Europeans imagine originally thnt America re-
/ qulres an extra dose Of humbug and expensive
I pufllng. Our agents noursh the snmc false and
ruinous notion. II return shall not allow 1t
| To be Put in practice in connection with my
| representations. | shall stand on my own
merits aud not ON the beauty OF my palace car
nor on my husbands title l believe that tho
| American public require no moro In the line OF
advertising than the Europeans. The system
| now in vogue is expensive and useless il lowers
| artsts IN their own estimation. and wants re-
/ forming. II is perie.ty ridiculous 10 hear
lhuh huN'ttiseY hs tlo hihg oi Nioilnlsis. or
have lady's drawing room ear exhibited To the
! public. or To post horrid bills with monstrous
carlcaturc OF an actress Us their central orna-
| mcnt and the words " Famous artist" &" Count
| ess. Great actress; printed in flaring charac-
ters all over them. II Is not necessary to insert
| eNtravagant puns in news papers the American
press being naturally fair To strangers and anN-
| ious 70 report our doincs. To use sarah Bern.
! hardt's proud expression. II has never denied
/ me well deserved compliments.
May ask what part Of this country was
| most prodigal Of such compliments Z
! Speaking generally. | have succeeded best
| IN places where the public WIS most refined and
| homogeneousy American and Jared worse IN
/ coteries II | prefer any city II is San Fran.
! cisco, which found and accepted me without
| any INTRODUCTION or advertisement whatever,
! save my Willingness 10 work aud my talent.
| owe II another such debt u gratitude rs do
/ cottages. shall never forget the dread which
! nlled me before my first appearance in san
/ Francisco. felt for the second time in my
/ dtbutnnte. low could dare to speak In a
! foreign tongue before a strange people Their
| goodness and intutivc recognition of my talent
saved mo from a humilding return to War
saw. and my debt TO them is unbuunded.'
What sections OF America interested you
New England and the south. OF course: /:
! they are SO characteristic. The former ap-
| pears very strange to Continental people: the
latter reflects. in some respects the manners Of
our own country No traveller intending to
while in New England and in the South but
am afraid that m - ~ our tourists collect their
| impressions everywhere except in those two
sections. whose society appeared to me com
pact. wholly formed. and distinctly American
| ! see from your conversation that you are
perfectly satisfied with the country
quite; my UNPLEASANT experiences have
cfence csen eW isr NM STs nos "obsg aip en0hng some
refusal to see him-I often refer those kind
gentlemen TO my manager-may have pub
| me. but artists are callous TO such nnnoyances,
| being prepared for them. In other respects 1
| play. 1t does an idcalistic European good to
! meet men Of such strong will and clear concep-
simply sim deligEtiuI. We met met many mu yon AMUSING
/ people and many characters. remember my
! drol meeting with Captain Boyton. Mr. Henry
| Sargent my 1npreSsdrlo. is his business man
| agcr as we'll
. A somewhat strange combination
" II Is odd. To return to the Captain-wc met
! him floating down the ohio. Sargent asked mo
| 70 hand the gallant swimmer q flag for effect.
| Ii must have been amusing TO the bystanders TO
! see mo bending over the bow Of the steamer.
and ready 70 topple over, into the Captains
/ arms. while the swimmer nOAted near our boat
in a perpendicular position. salnting me in
military fashion, and saying: Je roms sd'us,
madame" while the people cheered. He came
| that night to see me playing Camille The
noise OF his enthusiastic reception reached the
green room and | supposed that Dumas him
| self must have entered the house 10 evoke such
n lively reception and the peculiar American
! applause composed Of whlsting and cheering.
l noticed shortly after tho. presence Of the
| days exertlon ms an English beefsteak and as
Jolly as an English sailor, Tho public could
| occupied with tho athlete. They were right: II
| is better 70 applaud man who saved seventy
made life sad to many "a man and woman. l
| should never act In Camille" nor In any other
play OF the kind, II left TO my own will. should
remain true to Shakespeare. But managers
kn33wu best best what pays. and what spells ruin
chapter, Talking about Dumas, his more
| recent plays are contemptiple. / saw J. Etran-
gere " during my last visit 70 Paris. How false
! II Isl Take away its brilliant dialogue. and
| what romans POudre duI Ve,iL-rOild tOHP
." What more can say about American Oh
| yes. may mention the common opinion that
am Jewess; our countrymen OF the Hebraic
! faith are very numerous and active in CONNER
| cial cities. and consequently many average
| Americans suppose. their knowledge Of Euro
| pean ethnology being somewhat limited. that
/ my country Is peopled exclusively by Hebrews.
| received in every town m invitation 10 the
| synagogue; the Jewish paper at Philadelphia
| greeted me with the words: Welcome. Sister
| ModleskRl" and preference for Christian
! churches appeared strange 10 somo people.
| Probably Pulaski and Koscluzko belong in their
! estimation to the chosen people as well as my
SELF
e" How long DO you intend playing in Eng
| lRndr
- Our programme in that country is as yet
not clearly defined | doubt whether | shall
come TO this country before my Australian trip.
! Whenever ! do como. intend TO introduce to
! the American paygoers some new plays. from
/ novel source. which Is ut least purer than the
/ French. ! shall prove to them that We have
! good playwrights as well MS actors. II Is so eX-
! trcmely hard u get new play with any prom
! ise OF success In America Tho managers and
| Hdnpters are at loss when called upon to
! supply tho American craving for good novel;
! ties. ! have made an Arrangement with Count
| Fredro to have some Of his Polish comedies
/ adapted for the American stage. | shall appear
/ Ia them, and | am sure of their success;
| Slowackis Mazeppa," the fayOrite tragedy OF
! our good people Mt Warsaw would succeed as