The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-05-21

vrr Yopx, May 2O.-As was an
. ,,nc in yesterdays dispatches, fol-
. h NOM the dramatic developments in
M .y"' mysterious case OF Robert Ray
q's comes the announcement that
liz tt.' "IIrred widow, Eva, is abut to make
l ~, debut in the role of an actress.
~, with this announcement comes
GV n1ne, even more surprising, that the
, .1, in which she is to appear will set
E i,r,b with great power and effect the
dramatic life story OF the unfortunate
MAN. who is supposed to have met his
Iootb among the tangled weeds at the
G,t,om OF snake River. Eva will appear
IN n conspicuous role. =,
!" me plav in which Eva will appeal, Is
,, III :The Hammertons." In the
ee ns'i act she will appear as Nadtpe
E,S"n and in the subsequent three acts
5 g," viii assume the role Of Mrs. Ham
S Sny ~ which is palpable play upon
Robert Rays family name. The sur
rising revelations are promised for the
i,artb and last act, but the character OF
. .I1 ejjeDed disclosures are being care
S hi Guarded, and will not be revealed
Nv sitber Eva or her manager until the
s:snrs are enacted upon the stage. As
yot the cast has not been entirely ar
Ianged, but it will be in part as follows;
THE CAST.
Nadine B ,,.2,oD ...-Mn. Robert Ray Hamilton
Mr. galameEtoI ;''t''s''''''''f
aaIS.bi damn Mrs. ViDtOn's SOM .~.'..,.."..----
IsYrer Howell, also deLecttv0......"........,--
Nursg Connolly
lDy iiammerton,....'.''"''''
There will be fourteen characters in
,be cast. The company has not as yet
been engaged, but promise is,made that
!, viii he a strong one. The scenes OF
Inc play will be laid in New York and
vicinity and at Atlantic City, where the
staObing Of Nurse Donnelly first re-
ycaled Robert Rays unfortunate mari
tal complications. i,
In the initial act will be portrayed
m" first meeting between Mr.. Hammer
ion and Nadine Brenn and their subse.
quent marriage. The second and third
nets will deal with their married life.
The climax in the third act will be the
sabbing OF the nurse at Atlantic City.
In the fourth act Mrs. Hamilton de-
cIares that she will disclose Startling
revelations" concerning her married
lie. TO bring her production in touch
with the realistic tendency Of the day,
the latest aspirant for histrionic honors
will appear in one OF the acts seated
upon a saddle horse which she rode
during her intimacy with Mr.. Hamilton
in Central Park and Passaic Bridge and
Atlantic City. Her manager, in due
time, will bring out his proofs that she
is graceful and daring equestrienne.
CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS.
Mrs. Mann, OF Hamilton, comes to
this city every day to take lessons from
q well known dramatic teacher. She
always appears on the street in deep
mourning, and the heavy veil which
hides her face efectually conceals her
identity. The reporter also had an in
teryiew with the gentleman who had
undertaken to prepare her for the
stage. Both he and Eva's financial
hacker insisted that for the present
their names be withheld. The dramat-
ic teacher, with apparent reluctance,
admitted that he was giving Eva lessons
III acting.
going on the stage. She is to appear in
aplay written expressly for her, and
which will elnbody many Of the start
ling episodes in her eventful career"
DO you think she will be success
illT"
why not2 She has been as extern
Eyely advertised as any woman in
America. The stories Of her past life
which have appeared in print from time
10 time will not be very quickly forgot
len by the public. Neither will the
principal scenes enacted by her and
those surrounding her in her trying or
deals. The court proceedings and the
famous Hamilton will case were watched
with keen interest from Main to Cali
!ornla. No prosecution of modern
times, probably, has attracted SO much
attention as the case against her in New
jersey
HER DRAMATIC ABILITY.
Eva has great deal of dramatic
ability. She is a veritable tempest when
aroused, US her career has disclosed. In
some OF her strong scenes she surprises
me, and | look at her in amazement. /
guess the people who saw her at times
IN the court room will not question her
dramatic force and power. She is q
genius and her talent will be quickly re-
SSosnized when brought before the pub
Hg, Besides all this, she has a great deal
o. leellng in this matter. She considers
herself the victim Of a conspiracy,
aaa means TO contest the decision
" surrogate Ransom that she is not
Sr' Hamiltons widow to the bitter end.
enc also thinks that stage life will be
sonseniat, the surroundings thoroughly
ssfeeaDlc and her natural ability suf-
a.lgnt to give her u fair standing in the
Profession, There is no doubt that
every theatrical manager will be anx-
.2us 10 secure her as an attraction, for
5laete can be no question about the
GTaSinng powers OF Mrs. Robert Ray
Mtta'ail'on in play which is virtually
Tue story OF her life."
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