Show EMMA DUNN ANSWERS MANSFiELDS MANSFiELD'S CHARGES I Clever I Actress Produces Letters Letters Letters Let Let- II I in Reply to Imputations Imputations of Bad Faith I New No- York March 20 Annoyed Annoyed by bythe bytho the tho I Interviews JI given by A Actor clor Richard Mansfield In In which he charged her with a n breach of faith in Cl Cleveland last January by walking off olt the during a q l performance there ther of Peer Peel Emma Dunn time the clever little I actress toda today pro produced tho the lett letters rs that passed between her lice and Mr 11 Mansfield anti and which she h said cabi 1111 oxon exonerate rate her When hen seen toda today she said that Mr ansfield n had upset her performance by hissing rotten rotten She also complained of ot the vigorous way in which ho threw her on the mill hou e roof rout lt In on one scene She saW said she had trouble with Mansfield l In D. D Dos Des S Moines in Ih December Finally she declared Mr Mansfields Mansfield's handling of or placed d her on the verge o of nervous net Prostration prostration tion and in Cleveland she wrote time till Co following I I I n g Cleveland 0 O. Jan Jai 23 1907 Dear Mr r. r. r Stevens Ste I I I have hac had a severe rc pain in my side Idl all da day so called In Dr Mary Iary Giddins She says the pain Is caused from a displacement displacement displace displace- ment of the ribs an and 1 I know the tho trouble Is caused causel by br the way Mr 1 Mansfield picks me mo up slaps me inc In the middle of ot the back while he Is Js holding me and the tho doctor says he hc has been striking the nerve o center and this causes ues m my nervousness I know he does docs not nol realize how hIIs he lie heIs lieIs Is hurting me and I 1 want to know If you wont won't speak to him and ask him him to be a little more careful of ot me until i 1 am stronger I Thanking you OU faithfully yours DUNN E EMMA IMA Manager Inna er Took 1001 Action Stevens ma made e quick w an-w answer r as os follows fol 01 oh- oh lows Cleveland 0 O. Jan 23 23 3 1907 My I v Dear Dla r Madam 1 ada III Mr U Mansfield desires me to say y to you that he ho fears ears that lint you OU were er not In III a proper n last night to toun un understand clearly what he said to toye ye you ti On receiving your our complaint that yOu had been hurt hui t l by hy the way in which ho lie lifted you ou from the stage e and that your our nervous center had been destroyed ed b by by his patting you on the back Mr Ir Mansfield informed d you OU that as It Is IR Impossible to lift you more mor gently and anel as his patting palling on omi the h back ck Is also in the manner mannel employed by all nurses S and mothers with their children he lie felt that thai there was nothing noth noth- lug ing to do but for COI you to r retire from the part until such uch time as your our strength was restored an and you OU were we're able to bear the necessary and ordinary ordin ar ary hardships of or the stage Mr l St Stevens Informs Mr Ir Mansfield Mansfield Mans Mans- fiel field that you last night with considerable con con- v vehemence demanded your our railroad fare arc arc- arcand and fortnights fortnight's salary and while Mr 11 Mansfield greatly d deprecates de do- such conduct condu t he has to call your attention to th the fact that he e did not discharge you J CI but acting on the th tenor tene t of ot your our letter is giving you OU he her r ret st your health evidently demands s Your obedient servant ant NOYES n B. B CORNELL Private Secretary More correspondence followed and andon andon andon on Jan 26 G Miss lIss Dunn got this letter Dear Miss 11 Dunn Mr Ian l Mansfield field requests me mo to state that thai if you write him a a. letter saying that you will vitI not hold him responsible ble In any way for tor your present sent or subsequent condition of health you will be permitted to to- play if ie your health will allow Very truly E D D. STEVENS Manager Had to Submit ThE There re wn wa-v wa nothing nothing more moe for for m me to todo do elo but submit It was course b by which I could regain my part and and I I wrote rote as follows Cleveland Q 0 Jan 26 1907 Dear Dea Mr Stevens I will not hold Mr lr Mansfi Mansfield rc responsible res for present or 01 subsequent condition of or health In any way I am am well and can play Faithfully yours your g EMMA Il DU DUNN N. N That was the the- end of lh the correspondence correspondence corres orres- Miss liss Dunn said When hen we came camo to New York Mr Ir Mansfield's Mansfields handling of ot me for the first da days s 's was cis the gentlest t But after a a. white while his old habits came out came out again and my troubles were r renewed My 1 i scenes cenes al a always re resulted in iii his saying In Inan inin an nn undertone rotten rotten or hurry hurry 1 f used to w worK r and work and tty try v very ry hard b because 1 caus I saw It wan my great opportunity find and then with a word he would spurn me al- al together |