The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-05
ANNIE HINDLE WEEDS ANEW.
ONCE A WIDOW ONCE A WIDOHER,
NOW A HUSBAND AGAIN.


Last Sunday In June-A Romantic story.
All the variety actors on the Rlalto had
something to talk about Yesterday. They had
heard that Annie Hindle, the " celebrated male
impersonator." had married again. and that
her marriage was as strange In its main feat-
ure as II It had been tho plot OF
weird novel OF the latter day period. In
fact, Miss Hindle had supplied moro
than the usual basis for unique story. be-
cause. for tho second time In her life. she had
gone and married woman. The affair has
been kept quiet. but the details have leaked
out, as theatrical stories generally do.
On Sunday. June 20. in Troy. Miss Annie
Hindle became. not the wife. but the lawful
husband Of Miss Louise spangehl. who
lives in Troy. and is not on the stage.
The ceremony was performed In tho ut
most good faith by the Rev. g. c. Baldwin.
q Baptist minister Of Troy. and there Is NO
reason to dispute his assertion that at the
time Of the wedding no believed Miss Hindle
to be man. She had been performing at o
Troy beer garden. and her nightly triumph
was achieved In her male representations"
In this act she wears mems clothing. smokes
cigars. and otherwise conducts herself In the
manner OF the sterner sex No doubt the
larger portion OF her audience was deceived
by her cleverness. and perhaps she assured tho
1EOJ CloEEymdu tuht buo was EcuiiS ucCciNihS
the public: but 1t would DO impossible to CON-
vince the Rialto throngs that AMMO Hindle Is
0dd Esseqt .E TSSa is b In
thsee tmes been 'n married. Once she was
brides, twice she has been groom. Once
s sss had vita R Ssss She 'vss sns widows ss:
band again: Tiers 3 anythtns II n, re most 81
Enthusiastically. who can tell about III
Only last Peeember AnniS aind,e buried her
ssy City Heights. one cold, December day
there was held q funeral which. in one rp-
as is often Witnessed; In describing
Annie Hnds pst 70 she is ., yns
q what 8 cal I'D Cd the asshinely hsndsome
Inc" eyes that e are gray. but ii With kindly
ehln:, At that time she was the shiei moprnsr
simmer an so 81 sS and. as IN the Troy sla the
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Ryan died. and her husband: An ne ai daa;
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few friends assem- led around the dead
that Within ' is months Annie Hindis " has
Miss Hindle in measure. deceived the Troy
spansehe n e tod him that VIII this was Ssr
css4es n nns Be- d dS m
pre pref s"G nor did she reveal TO him that
s SRs Of W. si' aSs Hn ths
snd who gave her P1ot.ehsee her own na%s put
he s s.e s RH t Eli sang
we'll. even so early: There was fesrlessn in
and they made a favorite Of her from the very
first. At the outset sho sang tender songs. with
9ss h To sS sss Sna
% nan, sosta%s and sang 5SiiIskiSSE ditty
week A ME Hindle 0 was ' male i%porson.
wonderful and minute accuracy Of Ser mimiery
About 1867 she came to New York. to trl-
bonde Ve esa 81
plump form. weil:shaPed hands. small feet.
and closely cropped hair. which. on and Of the
from the temples Just as men do. Her voice
was deeper than an alto. yet 1t was sweet. and
nnR' nass NJ Fsi s.ss Ssd
ever seen Ella WesPer had not yet ceased to
Blanche Seiwyn was unheard Of: Maggie Wes.
ton was yet to come along 10 the crowded
glory was Hind!e's. all the novelty was hers.
and she got all the money. too. 1t is a fact that
s as b5,esn Of
spss noss WITH w s 0nse
so many silly women had worshipped: but
HIndle's admirers far outnumbered his, and
they were all women. strange as that may
About this time Charley Vivian. the English
ecW 81 tRs Hs
s sai ts~s he sas is 'ss VIII AnsPe
rIed. By. PhiladelEhiao minister they
par as
Denver DEM" little later vivian and Ills wife sepa.
rated; They never met again: He tod his
night Hindle has since said that no did not
te lived With m sss SSs'sss sfhs 20
Sass sSh sD spa %s " m"rk
enough. So they travelled apart both in their
&snch SuSi Es' sR
not prospered In his latter DAYS, He should
s fx' s nasaa sns; 4E he
was practically penniless when he died;
hs Sss sf years
In the summer q 1881 her dresser was nret-
wh9 made friends ,whereyeFF, she wont Ono
where Miss Hindo was then engaged. and
drove to tho barnard House. In room 10 a
minister OF the gospel. the Rev. f. H.
Brooks. awaited, the. couple, There was
a best man. jolly Gilbert Saroney.. a To-
male imape,rsonator. but there was no brides I.
marriage oeronony. and soiemnfy PRONOUNCED
Annie Hindle the husband OF Annie Ryan. The
in her travelling costume; The minister put
the female impersonntor. and Miss Hindle. the
new, husband. opened a bottle OF wine and
sip led n cigarette or two.
The couple lived together happily nyye
Jersey Heights. They were respected by their
neighhors. It appears. and they wer" welcome
at al the social gatherings In the vicinity OF
their homo
Miss Hindle did not reappear on the stage
until some months after her wifs's death.
Then sho accepted several engagements. and
she met Miss Spangeh. whom she has Just
married,