The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-07
MISSING ACTOR LAWRENCE.
IT rs REMARKED That ONE OF mrs
PUPILS mas ALSO DISAPPEARED.
HIS school OF Acting Lanaulshes, sad stage.
struck Girls who Faid 500 Tuition Re-
cnil with Regret His Aiiuring Promises
and His Captivating Manners.

the Lawrence School Of Acting" is. according
to the testimony OF his fair pupils. essentially
"lady's man." Anumber Of these girls were
visited yesterday by n Sun reporter. and among
the possessions treasured up by each one was
photograph OF this captvator. The
girls describe him rs having an unusual
magnetism and u wonderful power Of CONVEX.
sation. He has blnck hair. dark. expressive
eyes, and n dainty moustache curled up at the
ends. and the girls all agree that. in his way.
he is handsome. He Is small OF stature. how
ever. and many Of them call him effeminate.
In the summer Of 1889 the eventful epoch in
Lawrence's career seems to have begun. He
undertook to organize a SNAP" company of
low-pay actors which he intended to
take about through the country. He
advertised for ladies" and Grace Hilton,
then the wife OF Dan Emerson. tho bnnjoist.
was engaged as leading lady. Lawrence took
the leading mans parts himself. and tho two
got on very well together both on the stage
and of. The venture was a failure. and in one
OF the New England towns tho company went
to pieces.
When Grace Hilton came home. her husband.
who had at first permitted her to Join Law
rence's company, refused to live with her any
longer. Lawrence continued to visit her. and
after time she sold her household belongings
and went away.
All this time Lawrence's vito was neglected
and his baby. after severe illness. died. Soon
after Emerson instituted proceedings for adj
vorce. naming Lawrence as correspondent
His wife made no defence In court and
the divorce was granted. Then Mrs. Law
renee instituted proceedings against her tus-
band for divorce. naming Grace Hilton CO.
respondent Lawrence made no defence. and
this divorce also was granted. Soon after this
dfv0rCo QnOfbnr ha1,v Suoe IN r
WIFE, She now lives with her child at Troy.
working us milliner.
Lawrence and Grace Hilton continued In
their former relations. and they spent the
money that had been given to Grace Hilton BY
him f. sssstRRs schoo OF eocuton and act
There were anarreis and disagreements. the
hss wsS Sas d b NV s saf sss in Han
her money, on condition that at She she
to do. Instead Of doing this. it is alleged that
she sent Lawrence abroad to make arrange
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Il the early Pet Fl Of this year: Sadie seeeort.
Last March she married Lawrence in Bridge
.s s Of Re Ten. a: a.,lp pupil
and Her Sams
was Lizzie Murray,
ned oa &
a ssf Of the Leaked
who was staying In Philadelphia. while she
On Th"rs ss .t ost 49, number o, chosen
fyseum Hail in AorristowSn ss Banehsrs f
and It was an entertainment arranged to give
her an opportunity OF appearing before her
. On Wednesday night Lawrence gave. for. no
Il the light y after events this might mig E be-
girls their tickets to 20 to MofrstowS he toId
them about the trims and all the particulars
Thursday night came. and all the. perform
L{ Sse,aa:o. The appointt;ed hour came but
Finally tho performance was given without
:, Edward Gordon lawrence did not appear in
Morrstoyp I'll that night nor did he appear at
Miss s Murray h ""f ta H' ssRessa
Irish gil never came n back IT. t. school either
'as s
New Wy York at tn, the Hotel Athense When The
sons no explanation as to Lawrence's mysteri.
ogs disfppearance Vas offered them ,...,
got Mr.. Youngman to give the lessons. but
most Of the pupils have left OF attending the
Miss Bryan Keene. one Of the pupils who was
yesterday In regard to the efficiency Of the
aeHson End snare All the pupils
came on here with my mother. ! did not de:
pond on getting an engagement as many OF
the ga n G Senss aaa %ns over from
work max sd&es @s Es
saved up every , cent made. Then Went Ito to
Mr.: lawrence and asked YIN il could get rid
Ssnt Hs saia Su % viii fihIe ssks
TsFy sa 81 m 30
PAID him slSo and took H ssson nse Tor she
not BIT Better than NJ" it was A' When I
went .t there :. And md,1 he has run away
p pi :" 1 have to work at dressmaking. I
learned nothing at tho school. and am 50
al the time for some way of getting my money
back.
~ think Mr.. Lawrence has gone to Paris,
because remember now when no heard had
been IN Paris he asked me all sorts, OF qpes-
and what the people did and all about It,"
Nat Lawrence. Edwin Gordon Lawrenc,s
false.
:" 1t is the story Of people that hear him NAL
ice. The girls are probably jealous. and say
I hat out Of spite, My b-otherh has gone to Lon
don to start dramatic school there. When
he gets tho school started he will probably
como back here and then go back there again
| know my brother Is in London. because he
left me letter saying he was going there"
Did your brother take enough money with
"Oh, yes My brother took plenty OF money
LARGE FAILrRE ~ TfHAs.
Weiss Bros. or Galveston suspend. VITA