The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-02

where she can, and beyond doubt will, take
immediste steps TO set at rest many OF the
absurd and conflicting rumors which nave
for so long a time been in circulation IN the
American newspapers in regard to her per-
sonal and professional future
Extracts from her letter written in Yo-
kohama to the gentleman in this city who
has charge of the preparation Of her me-
moirs, are as follows:
YOKOHAMA, Club Hotel, June II, 1891.
Ny DEAR: Just line from beautiful
japan. l give a recital here tonight and
tomorrow morning l sail for Europe on
the Peninsular and Oriental steamer, the
Ancona. This will land me in London by
the p & o. steamer Ravenna on August
4th. How long 70 be once more in touch
with my native land. For nearly year !
have
NOT SEEN AN AMERICAN NEWSPAPER,
Outside of the few clippings you have sent
me, and since i left nome. for America is
still my home, the "land of my birth and
pride" have not seen a half dozen OF my
fellow countrymen. One L met on Christ
mas Day at Sydney, New South Wales; it
was so warm that we were dining out
of doors, and i had my picture
taken at the dinner table with
q half-empt,ed glass OF Australian
claret in front of me. L wrote you that 1
paid 5,0O0 OF my Australian earnings for
q sheep ranch up in husband. l have al
most concluded to make another invest
ment in that marvellous country, in the
purchase of a vineyard adjoining the one
on which was made the wine which am
represented as drinking in this picture. 1t
Is an excellent red wine, and ought TO be
something Of judge.
Our performance here tonight, which is
ii 1..h / how
OF a number Of amateurs-you know
have warm feeling for amateurs, having
SO lately been one mySelf-wU be our only
appearance in Japan. Admiral Belknap,
who is in command of the United States
steamship Monocacy, has been exceedingly
kind to me and has agreed to loaa me for
the evening the band OF the Monocacy
which is undoub tedly the best in japan
It will furnish an accompaniment during
the recital and will play during the inter
ludes.
have heard that Americans always feel
ashamed of the Monocacy when they come
here, because
THE PICTURESQUE OLD CRAFT,
which has been here for twenty six years.
contrasts so poorly in appearance and eff
cheney with the warships of other foreign
nations in these waters. l can truly say
that of the personnel, courage and gal
triotism and their keen sense of duty their
fellow countrymen hsve excellent reason
10 be proud. Among the crew, indeed, /
understand there are very few native born
Americans; however, they are always the
first on shore TO assist at fire or in any
public event and are exceedingly popular
with the authorities l believe the Mono
cacy's band has never until now played at
q professional performance.
The time is drawing so near when / will
be once more in an English-s peaking coun-
try. within daily touch OF my native land
and of New York, the city which l dearly
love, that it is natural for you TO ask my
plans for the near future.
CPersonally-therea are many delicate and
easily misunderstood reasons for continu-
snce of the policy Of reticence which have
thought it due to myself and my family
should preserve since my professional de
but.
Professionally am still at sea, mas
much as
Ny INCLINATIoNs DRAW NE ONE WAY
and the pecuniary interests OF those who
are near and dear TO me, as wei as my
own. seem TO draw in another direction.
From the newspaper clippings you have
sent me- l gather that the announcement
has bean made that Mr.. Bellew and | will
appear in London and the provinces in
sHero and Leander' aud other plays in
which we have not been seen in Great
Britain or America, beginning at an early
date this fall. This may or may not be so.
AJpresent the statement is unfounded.
Until | arrive in London, the hrst week
in August, my arrangements for the profess
sionai future will be unsettled; they may
depend more largely than you think on per-
sonal and private affairs, which can read
ilv explain face TO face, but about which
am loath to write even to you.
lido not see you in London wnen ar
rive it is possible that l may see you IN
New York not long after that date.
The future, professionally, is full of hope
and encouragement to me; whatever my
critics may have thought fair to say of me
in the past, after two years OF faithful and
industrious application and OF varied and
eyentful experience, l am willing again to
trust myself to their verdict, both in the
new dramas and in the roles in which they
are familiar with me.