Los Angeles herald., 1891-06-01
The Young Actor and May
Irwin Married.
Their Honeymoon in Chicago at
Once Discovered.
Manager Hayman Calls Him the Pa
citic Coast Mrs. Potter.
The Bride Fat, Pretty, jolly soubrette.
? She is no Chicken But is a Very Bright
Woman-Gossip About the Matter.

In the merry boom time Hugo Toland
was q notable in Los Angeles society.
He is San Franciscan who has plenty
of money, and who is stage struck.
When fair, frail Fay Templeton was
here with the Evangeline company
some three years ago Mr.. Toland ran
"Jimmy'' Fair hot race for the favor
of that fascinating burlesquer, but Fair
won easily, with Toland bad second.
In view of his large circle of acquaint-
ances here the following special dispatch
to the San Francisco Chronicle of Sat-
urday will be OF interest:
CHICAGO, May 29.-Professional peo-
Pile in Chicago, those who have been
in position to observe the indications
and note the facts, are of the opinion
that Hugo Toland and May Irwin are
one.
Mr.. Toland is bright young man who
astonished San Francisco society not
many months ago by deserting his rich
mothers luxurious mansion on Mob
Hill for the excitement and glare of the
footlights, moved to that step, no doubt,
by numerous successes on the local
amateur stage.
May Irwin is best known on the farce
comedy stage as pretty, fat and jolly
soubrette, who has entertained many
audiences for many years in conjunction
with her sister Florence, who is not so
fat and not so winning.
The story is that the two were welded
in New York few days ago, and cir
cumstantial evidence goes far to convict
them of the delightful act. Miss Irwin,
or Mrs. Toland, as she will probably be
called off the play bills in the future, is
a member of James Powers Straight
Tip company, which has just closed the
season in New York and arrived in Chi
cago tonight. She was not with the
party, however.
She had arrived nearly twelve hours
before with Mr.. Toland, and the two are
now comfortably housed in fat at 2S1
Lasalle avenue. Tonight they were not
at home to callers, as they were partici-
pants in dinner at fashionable res
taurant, given presumably in honor Of
themselves.
Mrs. Neeler, owner of the flats, said
this evening that while Mr.. Toland and
Miss Irwin occupied portion of her
house, she could not answer questions
concerning their relations to each
other.
Manager Rosenbanm, of the Straight
Tip company, often noticed the intimacy
between the two, and was not surprised
a few days ago when Miss Irwin asked
to be excused from travelling with the
rest of the company to Chicago. She
gave no reason, but was given the de-
sired permission.
''She is an actress" continued Mr..
Rosenbaum, "and there must have been
weighty reasons which caused her to
pay her own railroad fare when she
might have travelled with the company
and saved $25." He knew nothing of
the marriage, but was of the opinion,
in view of all the circumstances, that
they were man and wife.
Manager AL Havman was of the same
opinion. and he gave along account of
Mr.. Toland's amateur ventures on the
Pacific coast. In cropping about for a
comparison he said Toland was ''the
Mrs. James Brown Potter of San Fran
CISCO" Mr. Toland and Miss Irwin be-
came intimately acquainted in Chicago
few months ago, when he was playing
a part in Mr.. Barnes of New York, and
she was with the City Directory COM
pany.
Every night, the doortender testifes,
Mr.. Toland waited for her at the stage
door and escorted her to her hotel.
Miss Irwin is about 80 years old. She
has always been a pretty and very
bright woman. She was married before.
Her husband died. She has two chill
dren.