St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-31
Hinde. Miss Westbrook

Hinde. Miss WeStbrOOk made her DEBUT
in this city last summer at the Olympic
theater, appearing in the title role of
Lady Audley'S Secret" and as Lady
Gay Spanker in London Assurance"
The debut was great society SenSa-
ton. She received over $500 worth of
flowers from admiriDg friends. and was
introduced to the public by Mayor
Noonan. Since then Miss Westbrook
has had one or two experiences as q
theatrical manager. having taken a
small company on the road for few
weeks, but without marked success.
She has been anxiouSly looking for an
engagement with SOme company for
number of months, and secured
A POSITION WITH AGNES HERNDON
through Manager Norton. who recon-
mended her to Manager JeSSel, of the
Herndon company. to fill chance
vacancy. She came to the theater that
evening in company with her parents
and made arrangements for taking the
part of Edith in ''La Belle Marie," in
place of Carrie Wayne. WHO left the
company here. She appeared at Thurs
days rehearsal and gave satisfaction to
the management. 1t was here that she
became acquainted with Mr.. Reid.
Speculation is rife as to what caused
Miss WeStbrOOk'S haSty marriage, but
to a correspondent she told her story
before leaving the city. 1t is remark
ably sad one and strangely romantic.
The house in which they live, which is
situated in the swell residence portion
of the city, is owned by Judge Wingate.
a widoWer, who is very wealthy and is
seventy years of agt. Wingate became
enamOred of Miss WeStbrook, and OBJ
tained an influence over her father,
who is worthless man, and the family
moved into his house, ON Nicholson
place. WestbroOk favored Wingate'S
suit, but Miss W WestbrOOk would not
listen to him, and finally engaged to
a young newspaper man of this city in
order tn protect herself. The engage
ment was merely blind to deceive her
father. and it was partially through the
influence of the young man that she
secured the engagement with Agnes
Herndon. Miss WeStbrook and her two
sisters
ALL THREE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS
move in high class of society, but
their father took their cloakS, Miss
Bertha's gold watch, another daughters
violin. the family plate, ETC.. and
pawned them, spending the money in
betting ON horse races. He even Sc
cured Miss Bertha's class ring, which
Sfe had loaned Irienu, ana paWneu it,
The daughter became desperate, and
this is the cause of her sudden and rash
marriage with Reid. Her father was
seen to-day and denies that there is any
thing in the Wingate story, but your
corresponds It had it from Miss Bertha's
own lips. Westbrook said: Il am pnz-
zled beyond expression at Bertha's
marriage to Reid. The only way can
account for it is that Reid made Bertha
promises of advancing her in the pro-
fession if she became his wife. Suppos-
ing that she would aid in the support of
her family, she married him. l got a
letter from her Saturday in which she
said Reid proposed marriage and was
pressing his suit. She has had scores
of opportunities to marry. She is all
eccentric, high-minded girl and always
said she never loved any man." Miss
Westbrook is twent-one years of age
and is fine-looking girl of the brunette
type She is well known to large cir
Gle of young folks in st. Louis,
and was member OF the graduating
class from the central high school in
1888. Miss WestbrOok's story is very
strange one, but it is not more so than
Reid'S,