Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-03-13
BENJAMIN FISHER,
STAR FOUNDRY, wheeling, W. Va.

time a promise OF native achievement
and was the very cradle OF native
promise.
SHE LOVED ANOTHER.
Before Mary Ann Duff became q wife
for the first time she was dancer In the
Dublin Theatre--a lovely English girl,
Dyke by bIrthright, the daughter OF an
Englishman who had died when his
three girls were very young. All XII
kenny benefit in 1909 Tom Moore. the
Irish poet, was introduced to Mary
Dyke, and he straightway fell In love
with her and wrote poems 10 her, and
finally offered TO marry her; but she re-
iected him. He transferred his passion
10 her second sister, Elizabeth, who IA
vored his suit and gave him her hand,
though he was twice her age. There ia
song OF Moore's to Mary Dyke:
Mary, believed thee true,
And was blessed in thus believing;
But now mourn that e'er knew
A girl so fair and so deceiving-
Fare thee well.
And that Is proof enough that Moore
considered himself unfairly treated, but
the truth Is that Mary all the time
loved another-an actor, OF course; a
young one, athletic in person, rare In
accomplishments and eloquent In WOO
ing. He was John K. Duff. They were
wed and they sailed for America, MAX
ing their first appearance in Boston In
1910. Mrs. Duff then came forward as
Juliet, and from that night Ter fame
was secure and her position on the
American stage was most important.
In Boston, Providence, Philadelphia, in
the South, In the West and finally (ls23)
In New York she won triumph after
triumph in nearly every role known 70
the drama OF that day. Night after
night she acted new character, and
from Calanthe TO Juiiana there was no
change In her success.
In 1881 she became widow through
the death, in London, OF her husband.
whose life had been fine example Of
professional dignity and conjugal puri-
ty. During the following two years
Mary Duff encountered the first real
sorrows OF her career. Unfortunate
contracts disturbed her. and in 1893 she
had fallen into a state Of dependency
verging on insanity. There Is no reason
10 doubt that In her woes she had re-
course 10 opium. She did not deny the
latter weakness later, though she used
/ il in extenuation Of an action
which amazed all who knew her. That
was her second marriage sudden and
strange ceremoney, performed accord
;ro % 10Th Tho C.tbo1ic and the Epfa
copal rituaIs-by which she became the
wife OF Charles Young. an actor then Ia
New York theatre. The story goes
/ that she was in debt, owing 20 the ex-
travagance OF her family; that Young
! represented himself 10 have suddenly
come into possession OF large leg
acy: that she made proviso that they
should not live together until three
years following the ceremony; and that
within an hour after their union
be confessed TO her his decep-
ton. 1t was a sad story in any
light. Mrs. Duff gave way to her In
creased sorrow and for year she was
in a private asylum. In 1884 she re-
turned TO the stage, apd fighting brave
ly against the ignominy OF being watch
ed at her rentree By the husband who
had so treacherously treated her, she
gained again the public voice and held
/ IL ever after so long as she continued to
act. Her marriage 70 Young was In
due course annulled on her petition that
she was irresponsible st the time
Of its contamination, and there
after she was enabled 70 per-