New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-11

The thousand dollars for the
IN accused of murder became
a the newspapers She # n 4 & q
.l me to say nothing about
il Is hard for theatrical
ger 10 keep such good story about his star from
lars OF the great dallleS.
...-+~ary to what | had told Miss Abbott about the
hood of her motives being misunderstood, |
led that the public, which was beginning to get
.-lling Of the righteousness of her nature, would
-rl~iutcrrrct the act of self-advertisng.
-.. talk leaked out, and nearly every daily in the
.-v commented upon 1t. Miss Abbott was, of
.-. far above the need of anything foreign to her
-.- arousing public interest; but it is true that
this incident boX-OffCe receipts, already
..H. svclcd percepubly.
~. were on tour and were spending Sunday in
Nashville, Tennessee. Emma never missed an op-
---.-ftv to 60 TO church. She started out this
-sv morning her praver-bOOk ! her hand
1t about twelve o'clock she returned to the hotel,
..-r-l fearful and bursting with Indignation. "Oh,
...s outrageous" she cried. Il didn't know that
.-.a could be such a in the garb of a minister.
t-- gave him a setting down that think he'll
What IS 1t, Emma, what is it?" demanded,
H.-r.-rr with curiosity.
4 spoke out" she went on excitedly, land he
t.re 50 confused he couldn't finish. hope he's
learned a lesson!"
rs degrees we got the story. 1t that the
her had thought the Sunday morning, after
--.ar audience of his feoW-townspeOple had been
...l-.l by one of the sweetest singers and some of
t.. sweetest music in the world, fitting occasion
t.. deliver TRADE against the stage.
He denounced its people possessing no vesge OF
non or morality. This more than Emma had
.r able to stand. She had risen IN her seat, and
..- cried out a protest. | we'll imagine her as
-. stood there-her head held high with pride, and
t- tongue uterng IN that ringing, stirring voice of
hers words that were far lofty in spirit, more
honest and more eloquent than any apparently at
.ia command Of this preacher
SHE. announced that she was Emma Abbott, and
Jared that she and many other women on the stage
h.-f themselves as high and irreproachable
- any wife in that congregation. She SAID further
that a man who would sweepingy condemn on the
r-.~st hearsav women who toiled and struggled was
worthy Of the name OF clergyman.
The congregation, | learned. sat in death-llke
--ce during this astonishing outburst. The preacher
vainlv tried to quiet Emma by stretching out his
sand IN a majestic gesture of command. When
- Al resumed her and he attempted to take up
,.. broken thread of his discourse, he stammered,
.-lred and gave hymn to conceal his confusion
This was simply OF many brave acts OF Emma S
. hut She was IN the mclight now, and the papers
he country took up the story just as they had the
.--53e Of the fund. Emma did not like 1t at all
She always read with eagerness comments on her
-E hut she had idea that all this talk about her
..--5ral traits and actions was uneel1n8 and pre-
-r-r,,ol,s 1t ANNOYED and grieved her, but | must
hat as her manager did not geve. These things
.-e~. causing her personality to loom large in the
--F7ic eve People fiocking to the theater not
a-lv to hear the singer but to the woman, when
# course was a most excellent thing for business
Everywhere we had people away; everywhere
Emma had admirers.