Show Tile Passion Play New York SORose Eytinge actress ac-tress rites the Tribune that Salmi Morse must have a very bad case when he finds it neeearary to tell an untruth about a woman to make that case good I was not playing in San Francisco for two weeks previous to his production of the passion play As a matter of fact I commenced a three weeks engagement at Baldwins Theatre on the Monday following fol-lowing its final performance My two engagements in San Francisco were at least pecuniarily successful for I received re-ceived upwards of 3000 Morses play was given seven times and Baldwin who found the money for the production stated that ho lost 10000 by it The attempt to revive the play tnrea weeks after was met unfavorably by the actors who played the part of Christ and the stopping of the performance by order of the mayor I did not induce Maguire to withdraw Morses actor My contract with him specifying the support of bis whole companya very excellent one by the waywas made before I ever heard of Morse or his passion play I have no I enmity against this gentleman My letter let-ter was written on what I conceived to I bo the interest of the dramatis and public pub-lic morality The facts I have stated can easily be substantiated Morse was interviewed and said I think that the cause of my misfortune was the fact that 1 presented the play for approval ap-proval to Catholics instead of Protestants Protest-ants You remember Archbishop Ale I many of San Francisco revised and endorse i en-dorse the work Here taking up a1 printed copy of the play witb the cot rectipns in ink on the marginsare the revisions The archbishop considered the work mostsublimo and you know Catholics have made no opposition Im of the opinion that bud I submitted it to a Protestant dignitary instead of a Catholic Cath-olic I would not have been opposed in this way and called a blasphemer It I must jealousy on the part of Protestant ant When Ingenoll was in San Francisco Fran-cisco I challenged him to discuss the subject upon which he lectured at the theatre When he appeared bo declined to meet me Does that indicate that I am a blasphemer |