National Republican., 1883-06-20
LoTTA's LOVES.
A Resume OF tho Rumors and the Real
Facts About the Little Favorite's I'm
gagements.

Facts About the Little Favorite's I'm
gagements.
NetD York Sun.
PHILADELPHIA, June 1S.-The Times has a
story, which comes from New York, purport-
ing to give the reason why Lolita, the actress,
has been so sad for the last ten years 1t
represents her as still pining for her first love-
young man of this city, to whom she was
engaged in 1873, and whose parents opposed
the alliance. He is said to have loved her
too we'll to give her up, and with her childish
confidence in human nature, quite original
with herself, and not inherited, she gave him
entire charge of her finances. The tempta
tion was too strong for the young man, aud
one night while she was playing in Niblos
garden, in New York, he took $4,000 of her
money and gambled it away. That broke up
the match. The disconsolate lover went to
drink, died, and was buried In this city. The
romancers have IT that every time the little
actress comes to Philadelphia she goes closely
veiled, and spends one day at the grave of
him who first won her affections.
The trouble about this romance Is that it is
not all true. Theyoung man referred to was
Barton Hulme of this city, who fell in love
with Lotta and followed her to Europe. HIS
family did not object to his acqaaintancegwith
her, but they rather encouraged it, so his in
innate friends say; nor did he take $4,000 of
her money for gambling he only took $4,000,
and all OF that amount was returned to Lotta
She has visited his grave once only since his
death, and that was soon after his burial.
She was accompanied then by three of her
acquaintances She was told long before the
gambling scrape that her lover was addicted
to gambling aud liquor. butsh did not heed
these rumors. Whether they were really en-
L. al.
except themselves. Two years ago she was
reported to be engaged to A. Waller Gross,
of this city, but that engagement, If there was
| any, was broken by herself. She was once
much infatuated with Harry Bradley who
was her leading man for several years, but
when he closed his last season in her company
she seemed to forget him entirely, and his
intimate friends say he mourns over her
coquetry to this day. Then Clement Balm
bridge, another one of her actors, was be-
| witched by her, and matters began TO look as
though she might become Mrs. Bainbridge be-
fore that season was over. He is popular
gentleman, of exceptionally handsome face
and figure, but even his manly qualifications
were not sufficient to win the consent of
Mrs. Crabtree, who Is reported to have made
a remarkably quiet trip from Troy to Albany
just in time to interrupt what she heard was
| to be quiet little ceremony during her alb
| sence. Lotta's latest suitor was the very
awkward young man who wore uncomfort-
ably high collars banged his hair, and tried
very hard to fill the place of leading actor
| in her company during the past season. She
met him In London, whore he was well
known in high social circles as an amateur
actor. He was wealthy, owned large estates
in Ireland, and prided himself ON a high
| pedigree, and beneath all his dudshncss he
was rather good fellow. Lotta liked him,
anyhow, it is said, and when her English
leading man disappointed her ut the last
moment she engaged this young man TO come
to the United States as member OF
her company on trial He brought the
pretty name of Cecil Kaine along with
him. She became violently fond of him, il
| is said, but few weeks ago they had 0
| quarrel and he was removed from tho cast
| in New York for q week. They were to have
gone to Europe together, but Lotta left on
the City of Berlin two weeks ago. Cecil
waited until Wednesday last, when he went
to Southampton on the Elbe. Lolita has gone
to Dieppe.
Those who know the little actress best say
that there was one man to whom she was
truly rnd tenderly attached. He met her in
the earlier days Of her stage life, when she
was struggling hard against dscouragements
to reach the position she has since attained
| He taught her quaint bits of stage business
He never tired of helping her to improve
difficult scenes, No ono sang her duets with
more caro- or better sucuusS than he. Hit
| brain and his hands were always ready to aid
her His iavors won their way deep into hei
heart. She was seen TO be brighter and mer
rier when he was by her side, and her adieut
70 him whom her engagements at the Arch