Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-24
NAMES In NEW YORK.
, WORD ABOUT THE PATRoNYmics
rs SOME OF HER BIG FAMILIES.
A., Rsbert Vivian on tho Endtcotts-
"FngIish. You Know ~ h"''"s
90. 500. 600 McCauii's Case.

some value IN the sbnit Se'
a. the Pour Hundred" But not many
- tho names in that set. as family
,smes will bear tracing far back. IL 10
oc,tain. for instance, that Mrs. Roberts
VIVIAN IL not even distsntly connected
.r,,h the hlue. blooded Salem Endicotts.
and her claim % belong 10 that family mas
,,,omptod sono malicious person TO dis-
cover that she Is the daughter Oh q TO
.,ocfabie chandler Of that name. IL IS
~ IN mat when she was last in London.
iev,nr wildly asserted her claim 70 be one
- ,be Massachusetts, Endicotts, Mrs. Joe
gbomberlain. WHO'S one of'em, "A daugh-
~, - the ak Secretary of War, was wrath
81 IN the extreme. II was during tins
Ie,ne London sOiOurn that Mrs. Marshall
~ Roberts. a. she was then, suddenly
dronned the O." az her notes and INVITA-
IONS came 20 her addressed "O'Roberts;
erd she wanted her new English friends
e. know that her husband was at least
rom English stock, and not from some
other part of the United Kingdom. so
.,-,,oiis are these representatives of the
=. i00n 10 bo as English rs they can, any
tov The English hyphenation OF names
/. becoming fashionable and conspicuous
EXAMPLE Of frequent mention in the society
columns IN the Sunday papers ~ the new
family name Bradley-Martin and we hear
.,,.rV week Of the dinners and dOiDgs OF
,be " Observation-Disclosures. This is precisely
&c II the univeisally-known. " not the uni
Versallv-esteemed. John Smith, upon ar
living Al riches and the consequent social
distinction derivable thereiroin. should
suddenly convert his breed and brood into
tEe famous family Of " John-Smiths. Mr..
Martin. whose Christian name is Bradley.
a. Inc son Of an Albany Bradley, who be-
cau urOfesslonal life as a lawyer and VINO
made a large fortune as banker. ms
torfupo his son Bradley Inherited and
Ioa considerably increased, for he is tho
t.ucbly shrewd and smart businessman,
lie isa college-man, too, thoroughly well
educated, was admitted TO the bar, and
gave every promise of being successful,
n not celebrated. lawyer TIL he was forced
Ga devote himself wholly 20 the man
cement of the large estate which he in
Lerifed. How a man with admittedly
GOOD and even great mental gifts and ac-
c.mphshments should consent to devote
,,e time and talents 20 making himself
noted in the smart set" when he did
not get INTO without some struggling Is a
marvel 10 men Of average attainments.
Sir. Martins chief distinction is that OF
riycr of elaborate entertainments, which
sra much more remarkable for their ex-
D.
One of ms most celebrated exploits in the
entertainment line was the giving OF q
much.advertised and boasted-
ot dinner ut q cost of $4,000. which, by all
accounts. would have been a dear dinner
ST one tenth Of that sum.
VERY RICH ACTRESS.
saw on the street the other day that
marvellous little woman. Charlotte Crab
tree known professionally as Lolita. She
B. resting this season. Her permanent re-
,ldcnce Is at Lake Hopatcong, and her
home there rs a marvel OF elegance. She
comes To town occasionally TO VISIT her
friend. Mrs DOremus. Lolita must be
somewhere nearly forty-eight years Of age.
She was a bright little dramatic star III
California before the war. Barring few
wrinkles about her eyes, which are only
revealed on close inspection, she looks
ae fresh as she did twenty years ago.
She Is Just as viyacious and fully
U.s. magnetic. Lolita Is not gwen
90 hoastlng about her wealth. She told an
intimate friend not long ago that her for
tune was not penny less than S2,5OO,OOO.
This makes her the richest actress. IN
in the world. She owns seve-
raj apartment houses in thus city, the Park
I hoatre in Boston, and real estate IN nearly
every large city in the country. Her mo-
tncr. who manages all her affairs. rs wo-
man OF great business sagacity. She has
an eve open for ba rgain always. Lolita.
who ~ absolutely devoted TO the old lady,
saws that but foI her great tact and judy
mont she would not to-day be worth 5000.
Itisnot at all likely that Lolita Will DO much
more stage work, though she says that her
profits last season were as great as they
have been of late wears. In other words,
her drawing capacity Is still good. Lolita
ls domestic IN her tastes. She cares little
for social life IN a gay sense. She Is at
tached TO few friends She 10 religiously
inclined. She ~ a bright couversatlOnalist
and she enjoys good stories. Her favorite
iewel Is the turquoise. | saw her one
night at little dinner given 10 Billy Flo
renee IN the st. James Hotel, when she
must have had $4,000 worth of these gems
ON her person She gathers them from all
parts Of the world. Lolita has had several
narrow escapes from matrlmony, but there
is little probability now that she will ever
enter the divine state. The man whom
she truly loved died several years ago, and
her attachment 10 her mother is such that
she Is not likely 10 allow her affections TO
stray again.
MANAGER M'CAULL's SAD CASE.
Among the noteworthy events of the
week were the benefit performances given
m aid Of Manager John A. McCaull. who
for three years has been incapacitated and
whose end. fear. is near. The poor fellow,
now az ms home IN Baltimore. is suffering
/ ann told, from paresis. A kindlier, more
genial man than McCaull never lived Be
fore he was stricken he had the promise of
beng one of the most successful operate
managers in the country. He had clear
Judgment, coupled with what the
su0rtinr men call nerve" McCaull
D. native Of Virginia. He en-
tered the Confederate army as boy
i have a photograph OF him at home taken
IN Confederate gray at Charleston In 1861.
After the war he located in Richmond and
helped Billy Malone for a while to run
the Legislature. When | knew him first
bee was practicing law IN Baltimore He
loved fine horses and be had great fond
ness for the theatre. | seldom went TO
lords without meeting him. The produc-
ton OF "PinafOre" by Manager Ford
first turned his attention To management.
Together with Charley Ford, he secured
from Gilbert and Sullivan the right
TO produce their Pirates of Pen
zance IN this country. They brought
u out in this city and achieved decided
success. That launched him in his career,
but before he got into the Casino ne had
serious Teyerses. He told me once that he
was $4,000 to the bad before he found a
genuine winner. He finally made the Nc
Caull Opera Company a fixture IN the
amusement world. and but for his break
IN health he would no doubt have massed
"a fortune. Some four years ago he had
a fail IN Chicago and seriously
spraned his ankle. From that time
his health declined and he seemed 10
lose his intellectual grip. Last season his
company WAS disDanded. So generous and
Is the dramatic profession when
d worthy brother ls IN need that more than
5000 was paid by managers and actors tor
boxes and seats for the benefit performance
before the tickets were placed on sale at
the Broadway Theatre. Everybody who
knew the bluff. hearty. kindly manager in
has best estate feels q genuine sympathy
for him in his misfortune, and il is crafty
ING 20 know that he has now been placed
beyond want.
MORE PICTURES or DR.. DEPEw.
Another distinguished portrait painter
q foreigner, of course. or he would not be
as painter of portraits
among the smart set " from whom his
patronage comes has produced
a fresh picture of the much painted DR..
Depew. The artist has a further claim TO
acceptance by the smart sci" by his
hyphenated name. Muller-Ury. HIS pic
tuFe Is fairly faithful. but il Is not nearly
so good as the scarcely yet dry one
painted by An American artist Wal