The Irish standard., 1886-12-04
curlD.s FRANKS.
George Gould said to Have Conc to Eu.
cope to Marry Pretty Actress.
fChtcago Herald.7

Chicago Herald.1
A report that George Gould, the eldest
son of Jay Gould, has gone to London to
we'd Miss Edith Kingdom, an actress in the
Daily company, excites q wider range OF
interest than would be the case il tho
thing concerned any other man in New
York. That is because the world of fash
ion, the world of finance and the world Of
theatricals are all perturbed by the rumor.
The certainties Of the matter may be
quickly stated Mr.. Gould and Miss
Kingdom were for six months indubitably
sentimental companions. They were to
be seen on horseback together in Central
Park nearly every pleasant morning.
They frequently lunched at modish restau-
rants in the afternoon. Whenever che
was unemployed on the stage in
the evening they usually went
to some public place Of amusement,
and especially the opera. Several times
they sat in Jay Gould's proprietary box at
the Metropolitan Opera House, though
never when other members of the Gould
family were there. When she was on dra-
matte duty his cab frequently waited for
her at the stage door, and late supper
prefaced her retirement to her home. Miss
Kingdom declared that she was betrothed
showed ring which she said was pledge
of the engagement. At one time the dis
tinction seemed to threaten to destroy her
usefulness in Daly's company and the
manager had to put her under rigid disci-
pline. This was the more necessary be-
cause she was then enacti ng role so clev.
erly that the newspaper critics were prais-
ing her. Georges attentions were so strong
and enduring-for she was not the first
pretty actress to whom he had paid court
that the story of forthcoming marriage
gained belief, the more 10 as he would not
1eny it.
The DAILY company went to London in
May. Immediately after their arrival in
the British metropolis the heaviest private
correspondence ever conveyed by ocean
cable began between George Gould and
Edith Kingdom. Intense competition has
lowered the cable tariff temporarily, and
George Gould's cash allowance from his
father is said to be Sex, 600 year; but it is
improbable that the couple would have
exchanged daily kilograms Of a
thousand words each had not George held
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ters, if such they were, are Of course invio-
late. The intimation is that they were
written in cipher anyhow. This lasted
until the sudden announcement that
George had started for London. He said
that urgent business connected with West
ern Union securities held abroad made an
unexpected and imperative errand for
him. He sailed in the Etruria, along with
Henry Ward Beecher. News Of his mar
riage however, is not expected by those
who know him best.
Miss Kingdom is just about quarter of a
century old. She is decided brunette,
with handsome features of rather an .ag-
gressive expression. Her wit and vivacity
are remarkable. She came from Boston,
where she was an elocutionist before max
ing her debut four years ago, at the Bos-
ton Theater. She is well educated,
commands fashionable style Of dress and
manner, and, while seemingly not destined
to ever accomplish great things as an
actress, might grace a Fifth avenue
mansion as the wife of multiple million.
aire.