The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-10-19
JACK MASON, ACTOR.
He Suddenly and Mysteriously
Leaves Boston. s.~
WHERE is MISS MARION MANOLA?
She Too, Has Gone Off. and Professional Cos.
sip is Busy Coupling Her Name With
That of the Hub Man.

Especial to THE HERALD-ExaminerD Dispatch
New YORK, Oct. 1S.-Jack Mason, Bos-
toms most favored actor, suddenly left
Boston for Newport last Saturday night,
Notwithstanding he had an Important part
in Little Emily" now being played at the
Museum, and was assigned leading parts
in a series of old comedies shortly to be
produced. Excepting brief note saying
he would be detained until Tuesday, moth
ing has been heard from him since.
The cause of Masons runaway is said to
be twofold. He was suffering from pecu-
cuniary difficulties and has lately developed
strong liking for Marian Manola, and
preferred New York with her, to Boston
without her.
The breaking of the contract with Mr..
Duff, who is in Chicago was common talk
last night. At Miss Manola's former
boarding house, it was said she had not
been there for some time, having LETT IN
August to go out of town. II am sur
prised to hear of it' said Mr.. Aronson, man
ager of the Casino, and / doubt II 1T is
true. know that she and Mr.. Mason have
been friends. have always had the high
est respect for Miss Manola ever since she
acted under my management In 'Ermlnle.'
l know she was off with Mr.. Mason on his
yatcht, but there were number OF others
with her"
Mr.. Mccormack, of the Broadway
theatre, was also greatly surprised that
Mason had broken his contract and gone
off with Manola. He had known, however,
for some time that the two were IN eacn
others company great deal.
At the Grand opera house 1t was learned
that there had been some trouble between
the management and Miss Manola, but the
nature of it could not he learned. A gen
tleman connected with Hermanns said he
saw the two in Philadelphia Thursday
night. What has become of Miss Manola's
child none of those seen could tell.
| 1t was learned that the cause OF the
| breakage of her contract with Duffy's COM
pany was her failure to return In time to
| keep it from Boston, where she is said to
have gone couple of weeks ago. A we'll
known member of DeWolfe Hopper's COM
pany said he saw both Miss Manola and
Mason Wednesday night together in a box
at the Chestnut Street theatre, Philadei-
phia. He met them outside after
| the play and spoke to them. He
asked Mason, knowing that the latter
| had an engagement in Boston, when
he intended to return and received an eva
| sive answer. A gentleman connected with
the Broadway theatre saw Miss
Manola early Wednesday morn
| ing going down town and asked
her where she was going. The reply
was to Washington. All seen last evening
said neither Miss Manola nor Jack Mason
was, toj their knowledge, in town or had
been seen during the last two days.
The theatrical people seen to-day ex
pressed surprise that Mason had broken
his contract; but that Marion Manola had
also disappeared caused a little astonish
ment. 81 thought such thing would hap
pen,n said wellknown manager. 1.-THE
friendship between the two has been the
talk of the profession for some time
lit is well-known that since
Jack Mason came into money the two have
been together frequently and recently have
been inseparable. Last July Mason tool
Miss Manola off on yacht. They were Il
be gone two days and it was two weeks be
fore she was back again. understand
that it led to her connection with Devoid
Hopper's company being severed. Mr.
Steven, his manager, telegraphed her t.
return according to contract, and she pail
no attention to his request. When she dit
return she found the contract cancelled.
believe she has broken contract with L. c
Duff, whose company is playing at tn
Grand opera house, but just what was tn
cause of it don't know. 1t occurred tw
weeks ago.