New-York tribune., 1886-05-07
NRS. POTTER REFUSAL TO READ.
WHAT MRS. TOWNSEND SAYS ABOUT 1T,
THE ULTIMATE DIANE PUT ON MRS. PoTrER's
HUSBAND.


THE ULTIMATE BLAME PUT ON MRS. PoTrERs
HUSBAND.
The withdrawal Of Mrs. James Brown Potter's name
pear the Bartoldi matinee yesterday caused much
comment. Mrs Potter's reason as stated in The
TRIBUNE by herself and Mr. Potter was that her
had appeared the posters in a way displeasing to
her grouped IA II was among professionals
Mrs John ID. Townsend the general manager OF this
entertainment wbIch was given under he auspices of
the ladies of NewYork. expressed her regret
last evening to TRIBUNE Reporter that the matter
had taken its present course. However" said she
Mrs Potter has presented her side the case
will although with great reluctance but in Justice to
the committee state position In he place, in
view of the unfortunate Washington incident and the
press comments thereon. Mrs. Sherwood and myself
svmpathizing strongly with Mrs Potter thought that
this would be excellent opportunity for her TO ap
pear would be occasion of such general inter
est of which the Ladies of New-York bad the manage
ment have herea private .etter bat Mrs. Potter
has brought Mrs Sherw oods name iu / Will give you
its purport had written Mrs. Sherwood suggest
ing Mrs TOtter's name and she replied II you wish
will propose Mrs. Potter read the prologue In
a subsequent consultation with Mrs. Sherwood our
sympathies being aroused in view of Mrs Potters
severe Washington experience we concluded TO write
TO her on April - wrote to Mrs. Potter. continued
Mrs Townsend producing a bundle of correspondence
and lett the choice OF recitation to her. received
no answer snd April rs wrote again that unless
| received reply should conclude that she did not
desire to appear That the extent of the solic-
tations to which Mrs. Potter refers. then had an
answer in which Mrs. Potter excused her tard.-
ness IN replying in view of her inability to see
Mrs Sherwood adding: Will her cpil0gue -
observe she says epilogue - az the beginning end
Please let me know. IN letter OF April Il Alrs.
Potter wrote As an first on the programme I
would Ike have the National anthems OF France and
America played before recitIng Mrs. oherwoods piece
will get the audience II the proper frame Of mind
foot note runs: There mIst oe music playel as An
overture You sue full lnstru uOus. she
wanted the Marseilaiss and the stag spanged
thinks that II the MARSH .i-- il played you
that Will be sufficient. A. the star -pangled
Banner " - to he given aterwarl The next day Mrs.
Potter wrote that would ike to have the Mar
seilAse anI tue star -panged banner both played
adj linz: And then will walk nm as il Is not artistic
that Mrs Potter has kindly consented To reeite
Potter also wrote ABOUT the music: Mr. Potter and
thoroughly considered mat matter before wrote 10
you- II 7ou desire my aid and fear must
Insist my being carried WITH rrgrf
TO part OF the prozrsmm isee no objection to te
spangied Banner" being again repeated The
second time YOU Will ne sung Sincerry AMI cor
daily etc / assured letter the day that
the music should De gwen she desired and asked her
to De- promptly On hIuL
On April - ny attention called 20 the omission
Of Mrs Potter's from the advertisements In thr
evening papers. eG ua.ne WAS In The yertisement IN
The Aomc Jounab of tnat date In essentially the same
relation "a on the posters oil "h Gu sue now cDmplan
wrote to her expressing my regret al the omission a1
called attention u the advertisement IN Ihe Home
Journal dld not near from MRS Potter rom mat dal
until last saturday. at vhlcn tiue she now says sh" nal
uon AMI took ohen at 1t. The poster. are the
slight Transportation 0i bamrs as
In The Home JON nal advertement on Saturday last
Mrs. Potter called on Isiw hnr for the hrst line
We had pleasant cnst ami ,he rected part OF the
poster the mantel Mrs. Potter then saw.
From her manner and her words certainly assumed
feared that her husband would be disturbed.
that all. she never opened ber Ups 10 me about
ton. Her words were. on seeing tue
poster the mantel 'Mr. Potter will be very much
disturbed sDOu. It. Speaking further Of her fecting.
said: Il perfectly wiling to 10 Il; nut he won't
allow me- One thing forgot When MrS Potter came
Miss Russell to appear and she desired 10 know
about 1t. assured her 1t was not 50.
Mrs Potter away. but she came back later with
Abe would NOT mind appearing ana stated his In the
anxious about her name, and hnaIlY be got writ
pa ed out they departed aud they
the matter of her appearance In an undecided state
The posters in town. But Mr.. Potter did give
the 10 who put them so this man
planned that his posters had been defacrd ana hs
went 10 work and pat up me- 0nes on sunday on hr
was n town ana would 90 any thhg ior NE anu rarlnk
Mrs. Potter might fail US. called on her al p M
note Withdrawing ! made no enort
TO induce change her mind. but expressed my
regrets.
Now" said Mrs. Townsend. in conclusion. "H the
manner in ~heh her name appeared was disiasteiul'
WY did not send word after cal ed ner atten-
ton Ih> Hous> JouJraIf told Mr.. Potter that II
lndignity that his wifes name should appear
under slcn auspices such OCCASION he appeared
anxious TO draw tue limo between amateur' ana
professlonals and told Saturday that
he supposed that mostly amateurs would appear.
Wna al the Academy on -nch an occasion tolh Nun
I thought the Idea ridiculous. / said the appearance
OF Mrs. Potter would be- svndicauon a. against Wnat
mad hap pened TO her in Washington He replied refer
ring % the Washington Incident. that that was mere
wspaper affair Mrs Potters name dropped from
in Monday papers, st least when W put IN the
advertisement There could only one oo1
soid yesterday II tnat MrA POters name. Tor
| DO the purch IL personal friend OF
The IA that Potter did not frci In any
Al this iii husband took the matter up
She refrrring him con-ahtly and apprehensive
nis opposition She says Ills is the nrst engacemuht
broken. Tho she broke II Was her nus
bands oblectiou- ue broke 1t sac did not"