The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-21
A LOVERS REVENGE
A College Boy Causes a Row Be.
tween Lillian Russell
And Attalie Claire-He Sends the Latter a
thousand Dollars Worth OF Flowers
Lillian Goes Wild.

Especial to TIE Observation-Disclosures Dispatoh.l
New YORK, Feb. 2O.-A young college
boy of twenty-four is the cause of row
between Lillian Russell and AttaHe Claire
The young man is Alfred Kayne, and he
belongs 10 Columbia college. According
to the story, Mr.. Kayne is very fond of
Lillian Russell. They are said to have
been very good friends at one time, and
then to have quarrelled. Thereupon Mr..
kayne thought out scheme of revenge
His plan is said to have been
AN ATTACK UPON MISS RUssELL's POPULARITY
by the presentation of flowers to her rival.
1t was noticed that during the run of Ia
Cigale" in this city Miss Claire began to
receive many flowers. OF course, Lillian
noticed this, too, but kept her peace. On
the night of the one hundredth perform
ance of ''La Cigale'' at the Garden theatre
came the great surprise. Two or three
days before Mr.. Kayne called upon John
Scullen, the florist Of Broadway, and
amazed him by giving an order for $1,000.
worth of flowers, which were to be passed
over the foOtlights. Florists say that such
an order was never before given in New
y ork. MI. Scullen filled the order and
the stage of the garden was covered with
ELABORATE FLORAL DESIGNS FOR MISS CLAIRE
Miss Russell received two lonesome bou-
quets. Mr.. Kayne had a terrible revenge.
de heard about 1t OF course, and it is said
he was filed with delight but the young
man was not satisfied He resolved to
make another display on the night that the
run of LA Cigale'' came to an end, but q
happier idea struck him. He would wait
until the company opened last Monday
night in Boston. The young man ordered
/ chariot of flowers. 1t was five feet long
] IL II l.
made also q huge cornucopia, seven feet
| high, with mouth three feet wide. Then
there was a basket five feet wide, filled
I with red roses, and besides these
| FIVE BOUQUETS WORTH 500 EACH.
| The total cost was more than s., 200. They
were sent on to Boston Monday. The idea
was to have the pieces placed in the lobby,
and the chariot was 70 be drawn across the
stage. The basket of red roses was adorned
with crimson ribbon and labelled 'Har-
ward" The other pieces were covered
with blue and white ribbon, Columb bias
colors. There was $50 worth of ribbon OF
heard of these gifts she was simply wild.
| She used her influence, and not a piece was
allowed to be placed in the lobby. Kayne,
with four or five of his friends from New
York, and as many more from Harvard,
had secured the boxes, and they were pre-
pared
TO LOOK UPON LILLIAN's DOWNFALL
When the young man heard that the flow
ers were not to be placed in the lobby ne
was wild too. Across the street was
clothing store. He ran over and offered
the merchant 500 to allow the chariot to be
placed in the window. The merchant was
very glad to have the flowers there without
any payment. The young men carried the
huge boquets into the theatre and tossed
them to Miss Claire. This 10
THE STORY OF MR.. KAYNE's REVENGE
and the bitter hatred that has sprung up
between the two singers. There are soma
people who say that Mr.. Kayne did NOT
seek revenge but that he was actuated by
} regard for Miss Claire. At any rate he
will go down to fame as the man who sent
more money in flowers over the footlights
than any man who ever lived in New York