Dean Mr. Seapg—If you consider the performance of the "Belle of New York" a rotten one, you have a perfect right to your opinion but if you expect that any of the performers should attach any value to your criticism, you should have signed your name to your letter, so that they might know whether your opinion and your criticism is worth anything.
Your statement that the music lacks charm, Leaves a doubt in my mind whether you really do know what you are talking about.
Not knowing who you are, it is difficult for me to say that I know just as much about music as you do, but I might tell you one thing, that during eight weeks' daily rehearsals. I. have listened every night with intense pleasure to the old but still charming music of this operetta.
Myself, and I am sure the other performers, of the "Belle of New York," would like to know who our critic is and I trust that after criticizing the show, in the way you did, you will not lack the pluck to disclose your name.
Shanghai, Nov. 19.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.