The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-06-16

Italian woman with a profound Latin
accent, which is hardly calculated to
inspire the audience to copious attesta-
ton of approval. While Mrs. Letter
can keep her seat on the summit of a
broncho and can find courage to defy
her millionaire relative without parting
from her mental composure she thinks
she will find it difficult to face an audi
ence and say things at it with the sibi-
liant lingual distractions encountered
In the English language as it is butch
cred in Italy
Mrs. Letter is good looking and Of
su1f1clent dimensions to be visible to
the naked eye from the galleries. She
is attractive in appearance and engag-
ing in manner. j. Austin Fynes, who
secured Mrs. Letter. is said to have
been considerably impressed with her
performance during rehearsals. Wheth
er she can make good to the public re-
mains to be seen.
II shall do my best asid Mrs,
Letter yesterday at her apartments at
161 West Thirty-fourth street. My GO
ing on the stage is matter of neces-
sity with me and I am not going to be
discouraged readily. l feel that I shall
succeed, however. as I certainly was
not failure in my amateur efforts.
My husband must be provided for as /
have got down to bedrock. We have
not anything, and If l don't succeed I
don't know what will become of us
Mr.. Letters uncle has not changed in
his attitude toward me or my husband,
and 1 have not any idea that he will
My rehearsals seem to satisfy Mr..
FyneS, but of course the real test will
come when l first appear before the
public
"NIr. Fynes said yesterday: I am
more than pleased at Mrs. Letters per-
Torrance. l certainly believe that the
woman has an abundance of talent and
I can assure you there is a surprise in
store for her friends. There is not the
slightest doubt that Mrs. Letter has
talent of a very high order
Mrs. Letters remarkable aversion to
certain kind of notoriety has dis
heartened several agents who have
tried to sign her. They have promised
her riproaring press agents, warranted
to spring new scandal twice week.
They have promised to lose her dia-
monds, to write up her champagne
baths, and like sensational time tried
episodes calculated to stir the interest
of the play-soers, but Mrs. Letter re-
fused to listen to argument and some of
the agents have dropped her like a hot
potato. declaring that she would never
succeed.
1.-TWO weeks ago she was signed with
Lyken & McGarvie. on three years
contract. A wealthy Wall street broker
was back of the scheme with $4,000.
In case Mrs. Letter failed to appear for
that time. she was to forfeit $25, 900.
The contract was duly signed when the
brokers' wife heard of the agreement.
and created scene. In order to avoid
a scandal, Mrs. Letter sent word to the
agents that she withdrew from the
contract and refused to appear. She
was threatened with the forfeiture
clause, but refused to go on. and the
Indignant agents may threaten her
with the courts.
Contrary to all expectations Mrs.
Letter did not even rush into print with
the name of the agent. Such episodes
as these have disheartened the search
ers of the theatrical horizon. who see
no ray of hope in the dawn of Mrs.
Letters career"