The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-11-27
A Chorus Grrl Inherits 500, 900.

The ship Alloy" Company was play
ing at Fitchburg, Mass, about week
ago, when telegram came to the box
office, addressed Miss Ada FellS." No
body of that name was known in the
company, but Miss Ada LangdOn claimed
the telegram. She said nothing about
the contents of the telegram, but when
tn company reached Marlboro last Fri
day letter addressed as the telegram
had been awaited her in the box office.
She opened it and showed a number of
checks on New York bank.
One of these checks for 500 she took
to the MarlbarO Bank to have cashed,
but the check was made out to Miss Fells,
and nobody could identify her under that
name. Miss FEELS said she had bundle
waiting for her at the express office of
Marlboro, marked G. o. d., for so from
a New York dry goods house, and she
was much embarrassed to know what to
do. She could not tender the New York
check in payment, as it would be refused,
and her salary of $50 week she had al
ready Overdrawn. On Saturday she found
that tho cashier had telegraphed to New
York and learned that the check would
be hOnOred 10y the bank on which it was
drawn, so the Marlboro bank cashed it
Miss Fells says that her home is in
Springfield, ILL.,, where her father is a
wealthy business man. After receiving
an excellent musical education she made
up her mind to go on the stage, but her
parents refused to let her do So About
SIX months ago she left her home, and
under an assumed name obtained an en-.
gagement as prima donna of a small
opera company playing in the West.
After a few weeks the company went to
pieces, and Miss Fells, having plenty of
money and jewels, came to New York.
She was at the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
when one day she left the room for a mo
ment without thinking to close the door.
Her jewels and pocketbook were lying
ON her dressing case. and when she re-
turned they had disappeared She did
not dare report her loss to the hotel of
flee for fear that by SO doing she might
| ad To the discovery of her identity.
She is not yet of age, and if her parents
had discovered her whereabouts they
would have taken her home
A solitaire diamond ring was all she
had left, and that she pawned. Witch the
money she received for it she paid the
hotel j and then sought cheaper quar-
tiers while waiting for az engagement.
She WAS glad tn accept an offer to go in
the "Ship Alloy CHI rus. The small sal
AIRY she rec, lived there kept her in
straitened circumstances up to last
VT eG.
Now, by the will of her grandmOthe r
she gets the income of 100000 until she
is Is years of age, and after that, or in
case of her marriage, the full principal
comes under her control. In spite of her
riches Miss Fells will retain her position
in the chorus us understudy to the lie I'd
ing lady. This week she will receive her
first trial as primd dOHRa.
Miss Fells is described as a handsome
blond, with rio soprano voice, which
aS yet, however, is no, very strong. She
has engaged u maid to accompany her on
the New England tour of ''Ship AhOy.r
When the company go7s West, it is said,
she intendy to $ Ill cor Paris, there to fin
ish her mus cal education.-Nec York
Sun.