Show MRs FRENCH SHELDON I I I She is Too Ill to Relate Her African Experiences Marcus Mayer Sajs i He bad His Way Ho Would Wipe Ont All American Actors and Have Nothing but English Special to THE HERALD Examiner Cable LONDON Aug 11Mrs FrenchShel don will not be well enough to address the Royal Geographical society on her recent trip to the Kilimanjaro region Since her arrival in Hampton she has been under the care of two eminent London physicians who have forbidden her to talk with anybody body about experiences in Africa Mrs Sheldon is in a very precarious condition yet but her doctors say that absolute quiet for a few weeks will probably lead to her recovery So far she has been too weak to leave her bed It seems that from what little Mrs Sheldon has been able to tell members of her family the severe fall to which she attributes her illness did cot happen while she was making her perilous descent to tho surface of Lake Chain Aha I accident occurred on the homeward journey jour-ney after Mrs Sheldon had covered nearly a thousand miles of difficult overland travel I on foot Her porters were carrying her along a footpath which sklted the extreme edge of a steep river bunk One of the men slipped with the result that Mrs Shel dons palanquin was overturned and she was precipitated thirty feet down the bank into the river Mrs Sheldon was nearly drowned a well a severely injured by ner fallAmerican American managers in London find that American aspirants to stage honors are numerous and sometimes trying but it is a little surprising to be told that Marcus Mayer speaks severely of the wholo class Miss Austin a young American soprano I says she went to Mr Mayer in the hope of securing an engagement to support Miss Agnes Huntington Mr Mayer did not show any interest and finally exclaimed I I had my way I would wipe out all American actors and have nothing but j English Only once in a great while is there an American who is a success I Miss Austin spoke of Miss Hunting tons achievement as illustrating thu fact American merit seemed to find proper recognition over here and that Miss I Huntington had wished to hear her sing whereupon Mayer retorted You cant expect Miss Huntington to forco American singers down the throats of tho English Miss Austin ventured to recall to Mr Mayer what had been said American newspapers news-papers which hardly harmonized with his views as expressed to her Oh we tell a great many lies to keep before the public pub-lic vas Mr Mayers reply to this After this succient oxposure of Mr Mayers views Miss Austin and her mother retired |