Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-21
LOTTA'S LOVERS.
How Her Many Matrimonial En-
gagements were Cancelled,
But Her Heart Always True to the First
Love Of Her Youth A Ceremony
Interrupted.

AS a sequel to the story of Lotta's ro-
nance, published in The World, the
Philadelphia Times publishes a review
Of LOtta'S love affairs in this city and
other places.
LOtta's first lover, spoken of in the
World, was Barton Hulme, of this city,
who fell in love with her and followed
her to Europe. His family did not OBJ
jeet to his acquaintance with her, but
rather encouraged il. Hulme did not
take $4,000 OF her money for gambling.
He took but $4,000 aud all of that
amount was returned to Lolita. She
has visited his grave but once since his
death and that was OOn after his burial.
Mr.. Gross and Mr.. Bradley.
Two years ago she was reported to be
engaged to y. Haller Gross, of this
city, but that engagement was broken
10y her, il, indeed, there was any serious
engagement at all.
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. lie mourns over
her cCquetry to this day.
A~CeremOny interrupted.
Then Claimant B~ainbridge, another
one of her actors, was bewitched by
her,and matters began to look asthOugh
she might become Mrs. cambridge be-
fore that season was over.
His qualifications were not sufficien t
TO win the consent of Mrs. Crabtree,
who is reported to have made a re-
marhably quiet trip from Troy to Alba
ny just in time t interrupt what she
heard was to be a quiet little ceremony
during her absence.
The Dude Lover.
The latest sutton was the very awk-
ward young man, who wore uncOm-
fortably high collars, banged his hair
and tried very hari TO fill the place of
a leading actor in her company during
the past season.
She met him in London, where he
was we'll known 10 high social circles
as an amateur actor. He was wealthy,
owning large estates in Ireland, and
puided himself on a high pedigree.
The Last Quarrel.
He was rather y good fellow. Lolita
liked him anyhow, il i said. and waen
her English leading man disappointed
her at the last moment she engaged
this young Teutlrmau u come 10 the
United States a. Il member OF her com
pamy on trial.
He brought the pretty name of Cecil
Raiue along with him. She became
violently fond OF him, it is whispered;
but a few weeks back they had n quar-
rel and he was removed from the cast
in New York for q week. They were
to have gone to Europe together, but
did not.
Lotta's Life
Those who know the little actress
best say that there was one man to
whom she was truly and tenderly al
tached. He met her i'm the earlier days
of her stage life; he taught her quaint
bits of stage business; his favOrs won
their way deep into her heart. She was
seen to be brighter and merrier when
he was by her side, and her adieuS to
him when her engagement at the Arch
were over Were always fearful.
Poor Bob Craig.
But" said the old actor who recited
the most of these facts to the reporter
Yesterday, "poor Bob Craig had a wife.
Had he been a single man / believe he
would have been her husband. His
picture hangs there over the mantle,
under that OF Edwin Adams, with the
bit Of Grape around it.. He was the
nan for Lolita, and I'll bet she thinks
81 too to this day"