The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-09
How Pretty Edith Kingdom
Captivated the Heart of
the Millionaire.
HER HIT AS WIDOW GLYNN
Their Married Life a Happy One
The Blessings of Grandparents.

Der 26, 1884, was marked by the pro
duction of one of the greatest successes
of Days Theatre. Love on Crut
ches" was not only delightful in itself
but in the character of Mrs. Margarey
Gwynn, it afforded a chance for thu
talent as well as the beauty of Mis-
Kingdom. As the charming young
widow of this comedy the new actress
made a phenomenal hit.
Always a modest, unassumlng
young woman, she was quite uncon'
scious of the success she had achieved
and after the close of the secono
act she hurried downstairs to
her dressing : room to prepare
for the next scene. The applause
of the audience was tumultuous
and long continued. In response to
its bidding. Miss Rehan and Mr.. Drew
came out and bowed. They were fol-
lowed at a later interval by Mrs. Gil
bert. Mr.. Lewis and Mr.. Skinner.
The applause still continuing undi-
minished, the entire company, with
the exception of n member, came
out. Then Mr.. DAILY made his APP
before the curtain. and after
him Miss Rehan and Mr.. Drew once
more emerged.
Then the audience, believing that
the young widow was deliberately
kept in the background, broke into a
small riot and cries of Kingdom!
Kingdon!' rang through the house.
The Young actress was hastily sent
for, but in response to the e~ntreatles
.4e stage manager she declared her
liability to come out, inasmuch as
she was at-that moment in a state
of transition between n gown and
another.
Never mind that" he whispered
anxiously through the keyhole.
You can throw a shawl over your
shoulders. You must go out or there
will be a riot"
Thus adjured, Miss Kingdom seized
a lace wrap, drew it over her shout
ders and ran upstairs. In her
disha6aUe it was out of the question
for her to appear before the audience.
So she pulled an edge of the curtain
aside, peeped out smilingly at the
audience and blushingly nodded her
thanks.
Jay Gould and his son George sat
in the ~proscenium box which they al
WAYS occupied at Daily first nights.
George Gould caught the twinkle of
the pretty actresses eye, and fell hope
lessly in love. Next day the critics
and public alike raved over the talent
and beauty of Edith Kingdom in the
new comedy. But the sentiment she
had aroused in the bosom of the dark
young man was worth more to her
than the applause of a nation.
The business manager of Days was
an old gentlemen who had more
enemies and good qualities than al
most any other man in the profession.
John Duff was the terror of dead
heads, the stern guardian of a theatre
from which everybody wanted, and
few obtained privileges. A very hon
est and kindly old gentleman at heart.
Mr.. Duff preserved an exterior of con-
tinual menace to dudes, stage door
Washers and the army of people who
wished to pass the gatekeeper with
out a preliminary interview at the
box office.
George Gould was on friendly
terms with the old business manager,
and he made the request for an intro
duction without hesitation.
"Look here, y said John Duff slowly,
"Miss Kingdom is a lady, and SO long
as / have anything to say in the mat
ter she must be treated with respect.
If you want to meet her under those
conditions, l guess it can be man
aged"
Mr.. Gould fastened to reassure the
manager. and an introduction was
effected. The courtship was swift
and silent. One morning the match
making mammas of America were
Mortified to learn that the wealthiest
young man in the country was
ried to an actress. The Ward Nc
Allister legions shook their heads
ruefullv and declared that the youth
full millionaire should have secured
his social position by marrying into
one OF the old families. But George
Gould married the girl he loved, and
nobody has ever been able to say
that Edith Kingdom did not make a
wife as good as she is beautiful.
Grandparents.
Judged from the standpoint of the
average, there is nobody so delightful
as the average grandparent. Grand
fathers are the ~jolliest of playfellows,
the most charming of companions.
Fathers are apt to be absorbed in bus
mess. with little time to devote to the
amusement of their boys and girls,
but grandfathers are no longer in
the midst of the conflict; they can
potter about, help in making kites
and building boats, tell stories by the
hour together; they can ~syInpathize
with "a fellow" in his daily trials and
triuInphs. A grandfather is very
much nearer a boy of five or ten
years old than the boys father is apt
to be. He looks through older yet
more childlike eyes, and appreciates
the bows difficulties and temptations
more readily and more truly than the
Younger man does. 1t almost seems
at times as if a nan must be a grand
father before he entirely enters into
the fulness of fatherhood.
As for grandmothers, no family is
complete that lacks one. A grand
mother over the way. in the next
street, in the next town, is a blessing.
but a grandmother resident in the