Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-10-04
4 STAGE ROMANCE.
A Wealthy Girl Marries a Poor Young
Actor.
Rochester Democrat.

Rochester Democrat.
Readers of the Democrat and ChfORicte Will
readily recall the appearance in this city
during the season OF 1880 of a beautiful
young actress, named Nard Almayne, She
was the daughter of Ion Perdicaris, very
wealthy Greek painter, who lived in New
York during the summer and upon his ex-
tensive African estates during the winter.
Miss Perdicaris, who was reared IN luxury,
became, like q great many other foolish
young ladies. infatuated with the stage. Her
father, always devoted to her wishes, re-
luctantly yielded to her infatuation for the
footlights and placed her on the road at the
head of a combination of her own. She had
a play written for her and competent man.
ager took charge OF the company, he being
insured against all losses by Miss Perdlcarls'
father. The company was out but short
time when it reached Rochester, opening
three-nightS' engagement at the Corlnthlan
Academy. Among the company engaged to
support Miss Perdicaris, or rather Miss AL
mayne, her stage name, was handsome
young actor, named Nelson Decker. 1t ap-
pears that soon after the company started
upon it's tour Miss Almayne and Mr.. Decker
formed an attachment for each other, but SO
circumspect were they in their courtship
that not even the members OF the company
knew anything of the work in which Cupid
was engaged. When the company reached
Rochester the two one evening quietly and
secretly took carriage, and driving to the
residence of methodist paIson, were mar
ried. The subsequent announcement OF the
marriage was the first the manager of the
company knew of the affection of the two
for each other and the wedding created
genuine sensation in theatrical and social
%o1a 1a1 Nr Do
dicaris in New York and the indignation and
rage of this gentleman is said to have been
something wonderful in its intensity. He at
once renounced his daughter forever, and in
the language of the Medes and Persians "cut
her off with nary shillin'.' The company
disbanded here and Mr.. Decker formed en-
gagements elsewhere Friends of Mrs. Decker
attempted to bring about reconciliation be-
tween father and daughter, but the Greeks
heart was hard and would not soften.
Time brings many changes, many sorrows,
many Joys and many blessings. 1t brought
into the Decker household blessing. A son
and heir came and Ion Perdicaris was a
grandfather The child grew. A few months
ago circumstances threw the mother and her
boy in the presence Of the father who had
disowned his daughter. The presence OF the
child did what the pleadings and arguments
of others had failed to accomplish. 1t soften
ed the heart Of the Greek artist and he took
his daughter and her boy to his bosom and
into his affections. Everything is now serene
in the Perdicaris and Decker families. The
wife is sojourning in Europe and the hus-
band is pursuing his profession in this coun-
try, being at the present time the leading
man of the company that is playing in this
city at the same theater where his courtship
terminated. There is no place where there
are so many romantic episodes as in the the
atrical profession and this is one of the epi-
sodes that have had sequel and a happy
sequel at that.