New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-15
MAY RETURN
writes to Manager as She
s.,,hes Shores of France.
..vee 50 WELL RECEIVED
"a Act Again in America
~ ''.,sss Wants to See Sky
~ .,,apers and Canyons.

- Rernhardt has written 10
.. manager of her last Ameri-
enthusiastically emotional
n., letter about the effect this
IA on her as she travelled
81 . las, winter, The great actress
80 aver before IN this country was
20 .,s her company's success so
." W. m ending the letter she prom
. -, back some day. perhaps not
~ ..,,.t,e capacity. but. anyway. to
- again She writes;
an nv dear Connor, you who
~ ~! Ire link between your wonderful
So bsye Just reached the shores
<t'd where ! have been welcomed
F'ss.-.,chsd arms. eyes bathed with
TTtaye shared, with those around
IS ~ -,oTons Of home coming: but at
h .,-,s nv heart has been stirred
ans I'm ssr,otion. one which has evoked
lse,n. ~ those eight months ! spent
rsnes ana 7 DO not wish TO await
49, Paris 10 express TO you. my
TN.'Tn nv grateful appreciation, for It
r. o. nat I owe the immense happi-
\ those last eight months
-,t has been called ever young"
~ - Vat II is q trite phrase. but there
..,sipg pathetic when the sixty-sev-
.y woman refers to her conquest
4 IL thus;
made wonderful tours IN America
!. charming impresarii--Ate9,oey and
ST. I was then IN the full vigor Of
~, - and al the height OF my career.
i yolia. ~ Won had confidence In me
r :. .5,srs feared my return to America.
~ enIL "a f9ith IN your fellow country
2 49, S-y,1rirg that they would appreciate
| = A..sssre5 with sincerity by an artist
,rra love for the ideal. The
- nublic responded TO your appeal.
-. - erplaud the French artist who
-, .--s,ss,tirr works essentially French.
2 rS.sore during my tours of the United
~. las NY success or that OF my COM
y issn ca great so constant. This time,
.SSie being more familiar with our
-. showed iust appreciation for
vssrr artists who surrounded me. De
!, ,-sisved a marked success five years
~ -5is YEAR Tellegen, Decpur, Maxu-
h. rsr-5v. Miles Seylor. Thomas and
!. !. ysrs spplauded and appreciated In
;S,o,fv and this was for me a great 10Y.
=, influence Of France and things
So m this country is touched on by
=, ss-nhsrdt. who writes 20 Mr.. Con-
8
..,sss that I have never before real
.,iev faithfully and tenderly the Amer
:. -sAople cherish the memory OF the
= ,-,rrsisaed Frenchmen Of the past, not
* those portrayed IN our plays, but
y. memorable in history-La Fayette.
.'-,isip ana others. At the same time
= r-s interested more than ever IN
~ French. as We Of France are inter
~ N things American. In your admir-
\. country OF many capitals all the
pr generation understand French.
-. q vbv write this letter IN French.
/. = MS way I can better express my
,,s.ris ana profound friendship to those
!, rrssted ne in the course OF my jour
4 4 500 miles. and 10 the American
-s nv heartfelt appreciation for the
-.lspt.ous study Of our plays and the
Ism Of our Interpretation.
yclcing her intention 10 return once
=. % America the actress shows that
/, ,syscrape-s have had almost as large
,'scs IN her all-seeing eye as the can
=, q, the West She closes her letter
'syins:
Psrhsps ] shan never return as artist.
M skan come back 20 America, in any
II 10 see again those immense rivers,
~ great inland oceans; those gigantic
rests those boundless plains, those dizzy
.yas those marvellous parks and even
y. buildings. less picturesque than the
-yons. but nearly as tall as they are
A.