The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-06

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internal peace and good and wise govern
ment. to acquire strength and wealth,
and Mexico has made great progress as
the result OF such peace and such gov
eminent during the past five years.
MAIDEN NAMES
Some Interesting Particulars About MIS-
trionic Titles.
Philadelphia Press.
Who ever sees Mrs" upon the play
bills Of today Oh. well, occasionally, Va,
there will be the matron's designation in
cold. black type. but the rarity Il greater
than Tom Hoods lamented "Christian
charity" SAYS the Philadelphia Press. OF
course, there's reason in this. A Young
actress makes her fame as Miss Polite Pol
lison: why should she lose the profit Of
that fame after marriage by inserting on
the posters the unknown and unattractive
name Of Mrs. Thomas Tidbinksf Who is
Tidbinks anyway What has he 10 do
with her SUGGEST
And perhaps the good Tidhinks family
object to having their honorable name
dragged upon the play~hills OF playhouse
by . play actress; they haven't yet out
grown the notion that Satan governs that
place where attempts are made to tighten
the cares and worriments OF life.
Perhaps in the hrst place the family Of
Miss Polite PolIison, before her marriage,
felt this same compunction against pub
lie parade Of their name, and she may
have masqueraded as Miss Jennie Jellison
until that latter name became brcad-win-
ner and fame-winner not lightly 10 be
discarded. But whatever the reasons, II In
certain that more than half Of the profess
sionai people play under assumed names
or names that have been legally changed.
With actresses this Is. Of course, the more
common rule, and in some cases the man
ager has more 70 do with the matter than
the player. Several Of our leading stars
have even been induced to sign contracts
that they would not marry while under the
management of Mr.. So-and-So. the obvious
commercial value Of 'sMiser In reality
being apparent TO those who see tho aduia-
ton Of gildcd youth for this or that bright
particular maiden who poses on the public
stage.
As instances Of one or the other of these
reasons-why should lively. vivacious little
Lotta, with that name 50 characteristic e
her roles IN its brevity and giriishness, ps11
on the programme the les cuphonious
name Of Charlotte Crabtree why should
Modjeska sacrifice her famed name for
that unpronounceahle title now legally
hers Of Countess Bozenta Chlapoxsk; why
should Frank Mayo lose bis unique stage
name for the more common style Of Frank
Mcguire; Why should Marie Jansen let all
the world know that the Johnstons, OF
Boston. are her people: why should Lill-
e. rx&e 30. -
with . husband of the past. present or
futurey
Some Of the evolutions performed In the
connubial circles would puzzle the pro-
verbal Dutchman or the particularly
bright lawyers reported to hold residence
in Philadelphia. Surprising Helene Hast
reiter used all her names Her first hus-
band was Won Schoonhoven. her last hus-
band was Burgunzio; at one time she sang
under the name Of De vasco. Put them all
together and We have Mrs. Helene Hast
rsiter Won Schoonhoven de vasco Burgun-
zio! Msude Granger never was Maude
Granger in reality. She was born Annie r..
Brainard. married in 1852 Arthur Folin and
married. second. in 1887, William Baxter.
Sophie Eyre. the English actress, who was
with WalIack's company in New York for
some time. was born Sophie Ryan--shc was
q Tipperary girl--married first Bdtish Of
ficer named Captain Lonsdaie; after his
death she took the name Of Sophie Eyre;
married, second. Chauncey X. Winsiow, =
Cincinnati man. and two years later was
divorced from him.
And speaking Of the Countess Bohemia
reminds one how many titled names might
be displayed upon the big papered walls Of
the city fences II only their ladyships or
their graces or their maiesties permitted.
Yes. their maiesties. There was the spouse
of King Luix's father. Ferdinand Of Portu-
gal. once q singer, and an American at
that. Then there was Princess Marie,
whose death was erroneously announced
few weeks ago. she Is the wife Of Prince
Alexander OF Battenburg, bat before
that dignity fell to her lot was .
Tyrolese opera singer highly favored In
Berlin and Paris. Adeiina Patti was tho
Marchioness de Caux before her husband
secured his divorce; she was christened
Adele Jnsna Maria Patti By the COM
biued force Of an English marriage IN Eng
lard, q Greek marriage In Russia and liz
intentions were carried ont as originally
Yepo.ted) marriages in the French and
italian forms. she Is now tightly bound by
the marital tie 70 signor Eicoiini Adelaide
Rissori gained the title OF the Warehouses
caprauica Del Griilo. Janish could right
fully print her name a. the Countess
DsAroo. Minnie Hank won the title Of
baroness. Christine Nilsson the title Of
countess, and Nine. scaichi In private life
Is known as Countess LoIii.
Several actors can claim almost a. great
a variety OF names as these actresses. bat
il probably remained for Louis Aldrich to
wear the most numerous OF cognonen
laurel leaves. His name ~ birth Was
salna Lyon; when = child he vas adopted
bv Norris Moses, Of Cincinnati, and as .
Juvenile prodigy he played for some time
as Louis Moses. From thence on, until
the boz became young man, every man
ager who played the Young Roscins" tas
he was styled on the biiis) gave him the
name that belonged TO the managers fam.
lIy. 30 be became. In respective order.
gean. Woods and then Aldr1ch. Eight
wears ago. Tor bns1ness reasons, be had
bis name legally changed TO Louis Aidrieh
by The Massachusetts, courts.
ELASTIC