The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-03-22
,>ou,aucc Ec,cnlcd--Thc love Oh
n,ypC and Matilda Heron.


, u,rrc and Matilda Rcron.
-, francisco uaily Chronicle. March =
.,:. ann,unCcmcnt that the last VIII ana
',~...., n! Tic lamcnicd Henly tciocrt
,..'... which was yesterday Tied III the l,r"-
...,i~r. : to Ir contested VIII aouhlltNs
p, r-,.ntai surprise. even among lhosc
.auiy familiar WNa his history. / lie ''S''
-. il, The ease will inevitably make
.E.,. .lr romantic incidents OF m uhi"rtu-
.,,;,,rrl r9<>ayc in Mr.. Byrnc's life
hqI hitherto been kept carefully con-
.... i'm. there i Of coarse now no Soou
.~, for Longer withholding the facts which
r.n,,lr otherwise. in difference 10 ihe
,,,. ~ ,a, friends of the deceased, have
H., gn,vcd t. remain buried with the
~ 81: ;,lc dead past.
~. Eyrmc WAS secretly married III tniS
OH lie irth Of June, lS'i, 10 the cclc-
....3 gt,,yc>> Matilda Agnes Heron, who Is
.... ,.s', II san Francisco for the pur- |
~ ,.Hir>;in- the will aS the legal vile
..,., ,In,44>,o;, and this fact renders II lni-
ta,, iau.-"r 10 conceal the mcSG'ttGnce.
....,,.r p,jn!ul the revelation may lie. NJ
.:.., 81, tai> marriage Miss Heron WAS in
..,..th If her fame. and was regarded as
.. "a, most talented and fascinating ac-
..,.>.> a.; ~, American stage. Her Camille
.., ..,i,. ut Tie hest representations OF tic
..:,u' >.hool. She made her first appear
i.,.,, .;,y III Isl, at the old American
..,r.. ~. >au>oNlG street, and met with the
& ....-ni Sltcr>>: enc III once os'aii'r
.l.taH>r !ANoilt'' ana inc e">l"pets VI
~. 2-V -, tsei! page III 'i,t HI''e
-. >.l. appeared. ircmcd with the most
.,,..H pl-.i>. ii her hiStrionic powers.
.,....~. her talent had secured recognition
''E "al>. cue WIS III "'t"'ni't'''lcu
,",-t' NItt"i ~ i'' "l'''i '"u..s' 1T"
-s, o.. several pays, Il N"uHh oi Sehc
"ia!>1>. 'lteit>r i'ci'n@, ana i'sci-
"- II.r>>--SIo!h@hI' oi 'iai"ct'i "''!'h
.-." :" "4 >."" liieI' oi ochi1iS XII" A'a''
-.......s-.
Iii H'! h">t ct Wor>hllH'cl> none were
D.. '."."u-hlr infatuated than Hart!
5.I...t"'n rl>hG star III The legal hriha-
...t' 10! ~an Francisco, ana he was so c'rli-
.t mi a>>idunIl> III his attentions that lie
...s H,H the field. anu the proud actress
..tI .n HI >lit. Her first appearance on
.. .n1;rs> NJ 'Hr Metropolitan Theatre WAS
81. ,r tan management of Mrs. Catherine y.
~...t.r tHen the wife of Edwin Forre>t}.
.H y 1,.,ay "N"n"G. FEBRUARY IL, 1914, III
.ry..d.rt'r Of Juliet. and her acting WIS
I.-.g. .r,; iy lie local critics of the day rs
al.
...ln-a-,.arut she >llcce>Sivclr appeared as
!.Gr N,,lrfA. rarihcnia in "lngomw,'
G..H- in Fazio." and other characters.
;a5 i.!, press WAS Is lavish in its praise OF
: ha'"r>"r3tion Of these characters aS it
.ui lr,u q !i"T powerful rendering of Ga
lilo. which had tiE>t established her reputl-
g. au.t "il;ch had fascinated Mr.. ByInc.
&. cl3,I':-ins hcr acting ~ Lady Macbeth Il
"a t4is,r -; t'," llv characterized ii as
s. and ori.ilrti, and one OF the finest
&. = ot a,!ing ever witnessed"
Il i:,. conclusion of this brief engage
... tli<s Heron rested on her BRIGHT El,-
for SOM, ,lrra months. and. with the Cx-
...-.a,, of q few yni-i,ts at Sacramento. Stock
... sad NqIrsHil.c. declining I'll offers to
,..g .tar fhc },;l,,lic. ovcupyin" her lei
~. m y,,i'ln- points ri interest throughout
-. rr.rIg"iq:ting her energies. and Civ
.- r.,..., u. t,,r tine to the society of Nj
l..~n. H. thr latter part OF May it WIS de-
.f.'i t.t >..r Should r,.urn to New ! 0rk,
Al. l.. ....-,.t!.yt iu that city, and hlr. Bvrl!C
>,.- ~ toiloW her - il, conclusion and bring
,.r ta,l,. when She wouId retire from the
. ~ forever rcnIjr. the d,parture OF the
a. inner n. :,rgaptrd an crrar.ine,t Of 4 {, W
a-.i> %tttr Metropolitan. and the announce
...; i,!~ ;llr .iyn#i inra -.nnraI turnout {
,..a i!-l,t from pit 10 dome One OF
enthusiastic critics of the time. speaking
,. lcralrrJrancc Is Blanca in "FaZio," re-
n....~: - Miss Heron has been SO lluded by
;., r.t-> since her arrival in California that
,.,. -.3a,.iI hr almost OBLIGED to invent new
Dt.f!,ntry from which 10 search for words to
,t....... .u,,. ilj.eh estimate of her talent" Hei
.a-4.,.a,n; concluded with benefit on Fri.
a.v. .:,ti." =, in which she appeared as
!tr.-&nr in .Adrrnnc the Actress He,
n..Hy charitable acts during her stay in Cali.
s+ru. had contributed not Il little 10 the pop
G.s..,; hyr decided talent had achieved fol
a"r. and on the conclusion of this engage
.ac.i;. among other i1attrring tokens of the
,.t.ir regard, she was formally presented by
t.-~ ~tti francisco Fire DEPARTMENT, through
r.~ hands of Charles =. Duane, Chief Engi
H..r with q valuable diamond-studdcd gold
watch
A, the day of her departure drew near the
I1ry> decided to consumlnaie their nuptiaI:
II oncc; but. on account of the engagement
J.. mad Vet to ill as an actress, Mr.. Byrnt
desired to have tic ceremony performed 4:
secretly a. possible, and not maze puhllt
U@'I! ic shuuit bring her back from Ne"
"rk az tn" close Of her engagement ana re-
il.;,c! from the stage. Accordingly, on tn,
ll'h "f June they were privately married hy
ii''y. John MaginniS, pastor Of the old ST
!'n;ricH's Church, on Missionary street bC.
'N-u Third aud Fourth streets, the district
.n knoNm rs lhc Happy Valley, the only
theses bin. a Miss Jane Swain and Mary
s,unott. 'fhc cphcmcral honeymoon lasted
'.l five brief days, and on the 18th Of june
'.a romantic pair babe each other font;
s.!,tI. and the bride sailed for Panama on