The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-22
bert Edward. prince of Wales, and enjoyed

cert EDWARD, prince OF wales, and enjoyed
the questionable advantages accruing from
his patronage and protection" Then she
came to America. She saw and conquered.
Comic opera was all the rage ut that period,
and Alice became it's stellar attraction. She
secured fame, fortune and the adulation of
the public with the suddenness and brill
fancy of n meteor. She became engaged to
the son of u bonanza king, but the nuptials
never took place.
Then disaster came, unmerciful and con-
slant. She lost successfully the little for
tune she had accumulated in bad invest
ments, her health and her voice. She was
without resources and soon died of u bro
ken heart. She now lies buried in potter's
field near Cleveland An old lover COM
posed and set to music that sweetest and
most pathetic of ballads, My Dream of
Love Is Ger" He afterward sang it in
memory of Alice Oates, whom he soon FOL-
lowed to the grave brokcnhearted.
Poor Aimeei
Next comes Aimee, the gentle child of
France-jolly, rotund, mirth provoking
Aimee, whose chic and abandon will long
linger i'll the memory. Aimee was IL SOL
dier of fortune For years she rode on the
crest of the wave. She literally coined
money i'll France, England and America
She was regal in her extravaganza, how
ever, and failed to set by Il storehouse for
old age. She died Il few years ago in indi-
gent circumstances in her native land
Aimee, too, had an affair of the heart The
Duke de NIOony wooed and won her He
was to have married her. but-well, he
failed to keep his promise.
The last of this distinguished quartet is
Selma Dolaro She died two years ago
without IL penny in the world, and n short
time hpfocp hnr dam
scription for her. 1t kept the wolf from the
door and gladdened her last hours Dolaro.
or Dolly" as she was popularity called,
made and lost fortunes. y dozen wears arO
she and Catherine Lewis were the reigninr
operate favorites. Lillian Russell was then
variety singer at Tony PASTORS theatcr
and did not receive one-fifth of the salary
they did. Dolaro's charm consisted of her
grace of movement as well asvocal culture.
She possessed the art of gliding about the
stage with almost musical rhythm. Her
manner, too, was magnetic and could not
fail to impress the most casual observer
Ups and Downs of Life.
There are four other women alive today
who in their time filled IL high niche in the
temple of comic opera fame They are
Emily Soldene, Catherine Lewis, LYDIA
Thompson and Pauline Markham. OF these
Catherine Lewis is by far the Youngest.
She has abandoned the operatic field and is
now playing in society dramas. She takes
subordinate part in n travelling COMPANY.
Emily Soldene is playing old woman in
Il fourth rate company which is now ''do-
ing Australia. Lydia Thompson and Paul
inc Markham, once queens of opera boulfe,
are now ION the road" with petty comma
MES. How have the mighty fallen! That
distinguished writer, Richard Grant White,
i'll describing the charms of Markham, de.
clarcd that she was another Venus born TIC
life again and that her voice of velvet
would soothe even the savage beast.
Both Lydia Thompson and Pauline Mark
ham have made little barrels of gold in
their day. Thompson has held on to n por.
ton of hers, although she is ''bnrnstorm
ing in country company. Markham ha.
spent all of her money and is now posing ms
the General i'll the might Owls
WILLIAM STANDISu HAYES.