Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-15
MAY 1OHE'S CATCH"
Lord Charles Archibald Hope, thes
Scion of Noble Family.

Aoiu ShStIIeS AICulUalu nope, tns
E. Scion of Noble Family.
II May Yohe, who is said to have been
l. secretly married to Lord Charles Arch
Il ibald Hope, brother of the Earl Of
It Hopetown, has been on the stage about
: ten years. She was born in Bethlehem,
S Ia. Her mother was Il dreSSmaker and
S frequently travelled with her daughter
r on her theatrical tours. Lady Hope is
4 still young, certainly not over twenty
t six. She exhibited talent at an early
f age and friends sent her to Europe that
: she might cultivate her voice and learn
E to speak foreign languages
She returned with good knowledge
5 OF French and German, both of which
languages she speaks with facility. She
: did not devote much attention to her
musical studies, satisfied that being
the posseSSor of three or four remark
ably rich low notes she could make a
| sensation. She was right. and when
she appeared in PittSburg in burlesaue
she quickly attracted attention, not
only by her vocalizltion, but also ON
account of what may be described as
magnetism.
she was originally 4 chorus girl with
Edward Rice's company, and made her
operate debut at the Temple thcater,
Philadelphia, which was burned five
years ago.
She Is an indifferent actress, nor has
she Il good stage presence Her figure
is not striking and yet she has proved
to be 4 drawing card wherever she has
unnnnrnl Nl,N
meht was III the summer of 1887, when
she appeared at the Chicago OPERA
house III Alfred Thompsons burlesque
extravaganza of the Crystal Slipper,
under the management of David Hen
derson. She played t. 4e part of Prince
prettyWitz to the Cinderella of Ida
Mule. The piece was an immense sue
cess and May Iohe was fairly the star
OF it. She had the golden youth of
Chicago at her feet and became the
heroine CT Il number of eScapades One
day she had Il little difference with Mr.
Henderson, and ut night when the time
came for Prince Prettywitz to make
her grand entree there was no May
1ohe. She had, it was said, taken Il
tram for New York in company with
an admlrcr kilograms were sent to
her by Mr.. Henderson importing her
to return, and Wemyss Henderson, Mr.
HenderSon'S brother, took a fast train
to follow her. He found her at Buffalo
and brought her back with him, and
she continued to appear in The Crystal
Slipper in Chicago to the delight of
crowded houses. THE spectacle was
taken to Boston, where the phenomenal
voice of May Yohe, her clear complex
ion, winning manners petite figure and
flashing, Sloe black eyes made her rs
: much Il favorltc us she was in Chicago.
A devoted admircr of hers then WAS
John Mason, better known as Jack
Mason, of the Boston Museum company,
t and now the husband Of Marion Mano-
= Ii and it was currently reported that
they were married. Statements to this
5 effect appeared i'll some Of the news
papers ut the time.
Miss Yohe subsequently appeared in
various cities in Natural Gas in 1878
and under George Ledercr's manage
f ment of U and | in support of John
r. Kelly and Gus Williams She re-
gained her voice, which was getting Il
little husky, and repeated at the Casino
in different roles her earlier successes.
She did not remain long in one com
pany. Some business difficulty gener-
ally arose between her and the manag-
CT. She next appeared in San Francis
, co and had Il short season ia Australia.
On returning TO San Francisco from
Melbourne another ardent admircr, Il
Mr.. Williams, of San Francisco, Of
, sporting prOcliyiticS followed in her
train. Again it was reported she was
married. Miss Yohe wont 70 London
some time ago and appeared in comic
, opera, making Il decided hit
The family of Lord Hope is an old
and honorable ore, and is naturally
chagrined at the story of the marriage
of the young scapegrace. They admit
that he has squandered large sums of
money on Miss Yohc, as he had pre-
: viCusly done on other theatrical flames,
but VII not believe that a marriage has
really taken place. Ladys Hope, it is
said, will remain on the stage.
The Hopes first acquired distinction
: thu ough Sir James Hope, a ScOtchman,
who was governor of the mint in 1641
and Il lord of sessions in 1919. lie
, brought the art of mining to the high
est perfection ever known in Scotland.
In 1903 Charles Hope was elevated to
the peerage Of Scotland by the titles of
: Viscomt A:thrie, Baron Hope and
Earl of Hopetoun. The motto of the
family is ''At Spes non Fracta" But
hope is not broken) while the support
ers of the coat-Of-arms are two women
in loose garments with their hair dis
} heveled, each holding in the hand an
anchor, the emblem of hope. The Earl
of Hopetoun has an heir six years old
} in Viscount Aithrie. If Lord Hope, his
uncle, should survive him, May Yohe
will then became the Countess of Hope
toun, though she is only Lady Hope
now. The estates of the family are
i'll Scotland, at Hopetoun House South
, Queens Ferry, county of Linlithgow,
and Ormiston Hall and Keith House,
IIaddingtOnshire. In England papillon
Hall, Worcestershire, is the family seat.
! While hunting in the woods near
Auburndale Sam Carl was accidentlly
shot by his companion, Wenzel Goetz.
Carl was mistaken for a deer, and re-
ceiyed a full charge Of shot in his left