Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-06-19
LOtta,s Buried Love.

THR TRUTH ABOUT A ROMANCE THAT SAID 70
EXPLAIN THE ACTRESS SADNESS.
story, which comes from New York, purport-
ing to give the reason why Lotta the actress, has
been so sad for the last ten years. represents her
as still pinIng for her frst love, young man oe
Philadelphia, to whom she was engaged in 1874,
and whose parents opposed the alliance. He 10
said to have loved her too well to give her up and
with the childish confidence In human nature,
quite original with herself, and not inherited, she
gave him entire charge OF her finances. The temp
tation was too strong for the young man, and one
night while she was playing In Niblos Garden In
New York he took $4,000 OF her money and gam.
sa over went to arnf oea and was
buried In Philadelphia. The romancers have it
that every time the little actress goes to Philade
phta she goes closely veiled and spends one day az
the grave OF him who first wor her affections.
special to New York from Philadelphia says:
all true The young man referred to was Barton
Hulme OF this city, who fell ia love with Lotta and
followed % her to Europe; His family ala not object
couraged Il, so his intimate friends say; aid he
take $13 600 OF her money for gambling; he only
She has visited his grave once only since his DEATH
and that was soon after his burial She was ac-
She was told long before the gambling scrape that
her lover was addicted TO gambling and liquor,
but she did not heed these rumors- Whether they
knows accurately except themselves Two years
ago she was reported TO be engaged TO
Waller Gross Of this city but that
She was once much infatuated with Harry Brad.
ley, who was her leading man for several Years,
she seemed to forget him entirely, and his inu.
mate friends say he mourns over her coquetry TO
OF her actors, was bewitched by her. and matters
began to look as though she might become Mra
BanS.idge before that season was over ne y
face and figure, but even his many quallncations
were not suf11cient TO win the consent o.
a remarkably quiet trip from Troy TO Albany Jusf
IN IN time to ,,n9 Interrupt T,g Mnat she heard yss
high collars. banged his hair. and tried very
pany during the past season. She met him in Lon
don, where he was well known In high social cir
Ess as ST IN ae5 me n
high pedigree. and beneath al his dudishness he
was rather good fellow: Lotta liked him any.
disappointed her at the last moment she engage1
this young man to come to the United States g
pretty name Of Cecil Kaine along with him ehs
became violently fond OF him, II sa1o. put 2 few
sss sss %e Ss
to have gone 20 Europe together. but Lctfa lete
on the city Of Berlin two weeks ago Cecll yates1
5kose Who Know the little actress best say =
tenderiy attached. He met her in the earlief -
Of her stage iife, when she was struggnng h11
ss:a snos snsS ss her
stare business. he never dred Of hclptng her O
improve din1cult ocenoA No ono sang her ductD
brain ana his hands were always ready 70 AID hex.
His favon won their way deep into her heart. me-
By her SIDE, and her adieus to him when her en-,
gagements az tho Arch were over were alwaye
fearful ssBut, said the Old actor, who yccefe.A
the most OF these facts u the reporter to1aysl
spoor Bob Craig had Q wt1e. Had he eeea 0n91o,
man believe he would have beeA her nu1oee91
HIS picture hangs there over IT, 0AD0l, un0oB
that OF EdWin Adams win the h1s 81 cfaDe aroonA
It Ne was the man fof Lotta, and ~ - -
&hin1D 90 TOO, 70 this onys .,