, 1879-03-07
FOND AND FOOLISH.
Edward Connoi1 nnd Ills Live 1nr ALICE
Oates.

1hhHTA AOuIlEI A&& AffE lUF 4tiEC
t3ntcs. |
81. Eanfs star.
Brit few who Visited the Olympic Theatre dur
fng tlte Uato3 engagement iallel 10 notice lie
marked attention paitl tho spright1y Alice hy |
ttc baritone Of ihe to!llpany, Nir. Edward Can- |
NIL, a,l the following fnets will serve to set
Alright nil sup2osiliuns ihat may lave arisen as
regards Tic relation between That attc.n Of
coiutc-opcra mud the gifted pupil ot sitns Reeves.
Kumor las liai the partfca engaged score Of
fines, has oven Eono 30 fer aa IL tanlo tiu dry
act FIR thu eonsuiMntion Ut tl.cirHuptIals, ard,
last .fnarary. Il war ead that ihero had been 4
very nrlct fnurrarc 1T the {ira,nl Hotel, fan
l'ranrisst, wltere Mrs. AaEte Oates was
the bride nm1 Mr.. Edward conncll The troou,.
Tile lust run1or wns false to tla core,
hut t1,c others wcFc tr',o to cer'ain degree,
n,l The wedding woultl ut tie present time
hoyo bceu forrgonc r0iIuitsion lMA If nut lucH
for one If thnse l3tlte inetdci'ta 'fhle!l arc Eu
likely to trpuBpte nt nuy moment. alti .!IicE 81
ot:en illustrate s,e aaagc tl'At "t'ue lore never
does run A1uoih.'f
Un IAat Wednesday afternoon Ntr. Conacil
called ut the oilrc II thu star. anil IN the
course uf 1lto conversation Will reporter male
the rct1,ars ,t'at "hc ssaa ~ ysa'' nut ::il ~
strongly ,!lat rfr. ConncIl wns t'eleattlY nl,.
preached oil t!ie sttl,iect IT. ltlc run.osci nus.
fingp i,etwccn h!tnsetf .a''l Mrs. Oates. aud
nfttr great ECAl Ht hfttHol3 1NtsfH!tlisEs III.
celebrated uhrlonc lecailic warmed " nrrr the
Scxrd ru,no1s. wixud confidential, anil told ihc
following stnry III his t"st .tY!e. aH1 with ohiy
ut Occatonnl 1ause for lHo1E1entar; reflection in
the teuAercst passages:
"Ycs, Edward Co,lnell IL 80 years af nge nt1
eiEl unmarried. It ts strange, IL II not!" AMI
then continued before nn a'lswrs could be rnasln
to Ills question, l tnntc my tfEst appearance
OH the stage twenty.slx years u.n, shuE In oil Of
tl.r principal sI!tntrrs nul o1cras nf I.on,lnn,
srut, n. tito Naynmt;ct, Princess, a,ul Opera
folnlunc ~ leatin. baritone. trav',lcd ecasnn
through Eng1lna with ryueS Harrsson's Comic
bfnrse country to lose my heart. II hrats ttt:
drysI, hy love Ii ooesi Ilsave always becS uacl
| 10 wotnan worship ever sineo 'ln' ssay irst
stool before tllo footllrhts am! plpctl forth In
II years DID Charlotte cuslIn'an tool; ,lc In her
would bo onc day crcat iii itc profession
that he na e'1sep t g sure @ a sas e On her, eses ar
si,o wnuld eyer be. INV friend. III 1l'c years
went upacc, md grew NJ 10 hc l'sa'.. re-:
ccsed no'es by thu hulnurctit from miles Of
higl, estate craving my photograph, but Hrrcc
met woman flat cared u straw for until
! met Mrs. Oates six or Eeycu months Ryo. ~
fr.t sight Of her said to Inrsrl(, Edward. old
boy, Tint Is decided inc woman, LOOK out for
| yuarsclf. We'll, lwas introduced to Mrs. 0atrs.
| iNl Ghe took lny hand With TIL, first snw uf
courtesy that Ind received since leaving Lon
! don, md looked Into my eyes with t1ir soft
grace that hcspeaks the pcrIec. andy, AMI sptte
Of MI tint gould do trctnp!e1 like h;lshtut
lovcr, nnd--psl,aw! BY Jorr, atn :nlking lisc
our. Let us 60 out ai.h iaEe Il smile, % you
fellows say In this htaretcd country"
The proiused "siutlc ~ was taken, antl Mr.
| Council resumed:
.'On the lIth Of Inst Scpscmbcr nc opened Mt
thu bush ftrcct Theatre, San francisco, ntld us
we met every day fur rrhearsaf, ami we're
posed that wus thrown tnto Mrs, Da,cs' COM
pany quite frequently. Two wguks went sty
aud ii found myself desperately III loyc With her,
nl.l hogan Wondering werc, when, "n9l liosT 1t
would all end, until little ineltlt snn; place,
tl,n. drew her nearer 20 L!c. Unc night, low,
mca,l fcllnw about town with Il fnrtu'le, but not
nu ounce Of brains. applied nh Insulting resnarli
to Mrs. Oates as Ehe was plnyg ,l't character o!
la .NutjWaiHe III la Anrlolaine.' !teocyupacd 4
CHAIR ii tllc parqucttc uear The orchestra, and
overheard tlly remark ul4u 1nck u genu loois ut
him no Tint would know hinI II ever CHANGED
to meat lin aealn. Al tie close of III" oera
changed my costume unl went oltt on to llic
stree. and Into Il snloon, AMI the first fellow
saw tliere was The blaclEuarl who Eiad spoken
lightly Of the ina'la,l: ] wcnt up to him, told
hin that ilc wa3n sc6uutlrcl, kuorked ht1u lowl
Thomnson, and tile matter got Into Tue patcr
n,ld Mrs. Uates thaDlicd ilc fur What had 1oue
From TINT duy hcgail pressing NY autf, nit
finally one night, wllsle waiting to 70 OH ir
.pinalorc,' Gpol:e to Mrs. Oates Ike man
and told ler of my affection fur her. Sle luokct
nt MO fur II moment, as II doubling what hH'
Just sai, am! tllc,l gayc tne her l,alnl with tht
Same tran1incss that nhc did OIL our irat n!cct
ii1E, only that 1T WAS her la,,i thai trctnbfct
iiri, instead Of mine. Ilow playen thai night
The newspapers spokc fusl.l IN MY praitc ths
next day: waa ton haupy insn f1r y brie
time, u,la too slctatnrial toward Mrs Oatrs am
then otisucd our lirht ,4larrcit a'ul tlln did nj
spcall tn me for wcclis,-not until l bsoku III,
lett arm. You must know .lnt uceacnt hap
pene ut vi1ginIa cny a.; was n'slt nna
, by Mrs. Oates nn4 Dick Beverly, aud as |. wat
, SO Icy fell uown. mud sllo fell uEon, me, IN.
, wtien l managed to regain my feet found Ill.
paincti TIM, !, nlnl sed great deal that fsl
thankful fur, but as grew better slc hgaiH bc
caruu Reserved, but Il Waa not the same rrserv
That cut me up so bally that shp assufnca bcfor
ad uin llopeful, Alsd there yDl haye tho story
mr. story, in full. Don't publish 1t, for, Ii
, was to appear In print, II woul.l undo every
, thing Hut Inns been lone TOWARD ei[eettns
Arr. Oates. who,n ! esteem as tile dearest iewc
OF ail wolnanki,ld."
; With view to aBccstatning Mrs. Oatcs sIes
u the oye-siory, tl.e STR man called at u,
1aetclo iIatcl, but Tho Indy was Mt thu Olynlpi
Charles 8. Animal, the manager nf the Quite
. Company, WIS founl during tho evening, III
OH being questioned as to thu relations existln
that tllerc were none whatever, witt! thc cxccl
tlon nf husinees rtlatlous Of tlie 1ntldest poss
| bic form. Mrs. OalcS ilAtl 1ctestt1 the Datar
Eng'tshnlan from the trst, md WIS never Q
n moro than distant speaking terms with ti,1
8 WAen Council brolio Ills arm At Virginia Cltl
= Mrs. Oates plted hftl, a1sd expressed regret ft
,l.e accident, Just slie would hive done had
!. l,ayu been Tho hun,hlcst member Of The cliorlt
! instcn. Of Edward cnnnctl, tho barftouo, and i
. lluti presumed upou tlat nifty 10 iar ~ TO NIL
, consirlls it ns low ot hu deepest md ncycr-d,
/ Iu., kind. Mr.. A.nsnel hud had vast a,uonl
. Of trouble with tbs baritanc, who va
. | uuly u vain, stIpercjfIOua fellow, with O gOt,
Yolcc, a,ut who would drin!s lha ilsh, and tal
. Tor hours Without tic least regard for tho tr,tl
!. lie had tim nttcr time, cautioned the bari,on
i as to how to Should gauge Ills conyHrsatio
t w!lsle III the company of newspaper men, I'LL
! was ccrsnsn that Ars oatea had never rive
Il him my cncoutn.eti,snt whatever u his ioy' y!
i uttrratlces wcrc published! iterc would h
troulle in thu ca1Elp when 1t catuu to Mrs. Oatc
!. knowledge.
I As oil interview could not hc obtained wit
:. tho sprghtly Inadatn over the subject Ut Edwar
i. Connril's love, It now Remains TO ba see
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