Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-09-28
IN THE GREEN ROOM
NEWEST AND BRIGHTEST GOSSIP ABOUT THE
DRAMATIC WORLD.
Scott GilmOre'S Visit TO ROyalty--His Narrow
Escaps-Mrs. Rankin Wants Her Husband
TO Shell 0ut-BOucicaulfs Will May Be
Contested BIZ His Divorced Wife.

Here's an elegant story which comes
all the way from Montreal, where Mar
garet Mather's company has been play
ing:
John Malone and Gilmore Scott,
two members of the organization, were
interested, and developments that might
have been almost internationally start
ling were only just avoided. Here is
the story as written by Mr.. Scott: Last
Friday Mr.. Malone asked me if l would
90 TO the Windsor Hotel at o'clock
and run over his part with him in Leah
SAID | would. Come to No. 219, he
said, and walk right up l went to
the hotel at the appointed time, and got
on the elevator. instructng the boy TO
let me off for No. 219. He did so. The
hall was dark, but after little unre-
warded wandering l saw No. PIT. knew
the way in which the numbers ran. No.
PIG was next door The door was
slightly aiar, but politely raped. Not
a sound, not a response. walked in,
but saw no Malone. ! was furious. He
had asked me TO come and was not there
TO receive me. On the wall ! saw
number of elegant suits of clothes,
beautifully made and of the finest ma
terial. 'Malone'S a swell, anyway |
said TO myself. Then | noticed a sword
hanging up. 1t was beauty, mounted
i'm solid gold. | suppose it was the
stage prop used by Malone in The
Honeymoon The bureau was loaded
down with the most superb toilet
articles. | picked up a brush,
and found a monogram and crest on
the back in silver. | was beginning TO
grow dizzy at the sight of all this Splen-
dor. Suddenly | became aware that /
was in a suite of rooms, and one mo-
ment later knew that they were those
of Prince George of England. | bolted
quicker than can be imagined, and flew
about TO find Malone, who was Snugly
csconced in No. 2lS. | told him had
visited the Prince by mistake, and he
roared. They all say that it is wonder
full | should have got in and out
unobserved. as the room was constantly
guarded by the military. If had been
found, should have had great Difficult
w in explaining that | had no designs
upon the safety of the possible King of
of England"
Mrs. Elizabeth 5. Rankin kitty
Blanchard has obtained an order from
Judge Lawrence, of the Supreme Court
Of New York, requiring her husband,
Mckee Rankin, against whom she has
an action for divorce pending, to show
cause why he should not support her
and their SiXteen-year-old daughter.
Mrs. Rankin alleges that her husband .
making from $500 TO S70O week from
the "Canuck," which play she says is
worth $50 900, and also has valuable
property at Spokane Falls. On the
other hand. she states that her own
is heavily mortgaged, and the
condition of her health will not permit
her to support herself in her profession.
The couple were married in December,
1869. and Mrs. Rankin has recently be-
gan suit for limited divorce, ON the
ground of abandonment She alleges
that. since April Q. 1sSS. when Mr.. Ran
kin abandoned her and their child,
Phyllis, he has not contributed any
thing to her support. She declares in
her complaint that she has been faith
ful wife to her husband, and that She
gave him large sums of money which
She earned as an actress She bought
at Mr.. McKee's suggestion. She says.
a cottage known Is The Knobs at
Riverdale. y. Y, for $4,000. and paid
on account -, 800 out of her own money.
There is a mortgage on the property for
$50, 500, and the taxes for 1850 are still
unpaid.
The Prince and the Paupcr" case
was up in the Court of Common Pleas of
New York city for the argument OF the
motion made by counsel for Daniel Froh-
man for an injunction restraining Ed
ward II. House from producing the
play. as he proposed to do, with Tom
my" Russell as the star. lIr. Frohman
declares that no has already bought off
Mr.. Houses right TO produce the play,
The only new point was an affidavit
made by Mrs. Lambrecht, the mother of
Tommy" Russell, in which she de-
clared that she consulted with Mr..
Frohman after the former suit was de-
cided. and asked him if he claimed any
right to Mr.. Houses dramatization.
Upon his replying that he did not. She
went ahead and made contracts with
managers throughout the country.
The case was adjourned TO allow Mr..
Frohman'S counsel to secure ai1idavtS
i'm answer TO the one made by Mrs.
Lambrecht.
Dion Boucicault'S will was Friday sent
by Clark Bell to the Surrogate'S Office,
New York. and offered for probate.
The document was executed on March
l.. 1887. and Mrs. Louise Thorndyke
Boucicaut is sole legatee.
Agnes Robertson, Mr.. Bouclcault'S
former wife and his widow, according
to the decision of the English courts. is
expected on the Servia Monday. Her
counsel, A. II. Hummcl, said yesterday
that the will will not only be fought on
the ground that Agnes Robertson is
Mr.. Boucicault'S widow, but the validity
of the signature itself will be contested.
He declined to make further eXplana-
tionS regarding this statement.
According to Clark Bell the estate is
small one. Mr. Humnel, however,
alleges that the dramas of the dead
playwright alone are worth many thouS-
andS of dollars.
1t is not probable that Denman
Thompson will ever again be seen on
the road. His "Old Homestead" now
about to begin its fourth year at the
Academy, promises TO become fixture
in the metropolis and has already yield
ed him princely fortune. In addition
to this he has a snug income from his
road company. Besides, Denman is adj
vancing in years, being now nigh three
score. While the veteran actors gener-
oSity is proyerbial, he still believes in
keeping the golden fruits of his grand
play within his own family. Two
daughters and son were members OF
the Academy Company last year. and
when the season closed in New York
openings were made for them in the
prosperous road company OF which his
E. A. Mcfarland, is mana
ger.
l. TO theatrical