Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-11

escorting Miss Russell to and from the theater, and they were seen together at the Sunday night concerts in the Metropolitan Opera House.
 Nobody dreamed, however that they con- templated matrimony, and the announce ment was a genuine surprise. There are some persons wicked enough to say that the whole affair is nothing but scheme to advertise Miss Russell and the opera, but the knowing ones scout at such a sug- gestion and declare that Miss Russell would not lend her name to anything of the sort.
 The announcement also seems to set at rest all the talk about her prospective mar riage to SandOw, the strong man, which has been exploded from time to time
 Lillian is now said to be in her thirty fourth year. She was born in Clinton, Ia., and her mother is Mrs Cynthia Leonard, the womau's rights advocate. Miss Rus sell began her stage career when she was 16 years old as a concert hall singer. She made her first appearance in this city in Tony Pastors theater at 5S5 Broadway. She also sang in Tony Pastors Fourteenth Street theater Her debut in comic opera was as chorus girl in "Pinafore," and her first appearance as a star was as Mabel in the "Pirates of Penzance."
 She WAS the prima donna in comic opera at the Casino in the heyday of that play house from 1880 to 1885, and she has ap- peared with success i'll the "Grand Duch- ess,' ''Nadjy," ''Olivette," "Patience," " ''Dorothy " Polly" Princess Trebi- zonde," The Queens Mate," "Poor Joua- than" La Cigale," 'The Mountebanks" and "Girohe-Girofla."
 Her Former Ventures.
 Miss R1sselI's first husband was Harry Braham, a musical director. They lived together for some time in Boston and then quurreed and separated She afterward became enamored of Teddy Solomon, the composer of "Billee Taylor" and other op- eras in which she appeared, and one day she suddenly gave up her engagement at the Casino and sailed away to Europe with Solomon on wedding trip.
 She has 6 daughter now s years old, the result of the marriage with Solomon. A short time ago Miss Russell had her mar riage with Solomon aunulled on the ground that he had another wife living and that he had forgotten to go through the formal ity of divorce Miss Russell lives in 8 handsome furnished house with her mother and daughter at BIS West Seventy-seventh street.
 Signor Perugini is 30 years old. He has a brother, Charles Chatterton, who is em- ployed in the office of Abbey, Schoeffel 6 Grau. Peru&ini made his debut about 10 years ago in the comic opera ''Ihe Queen s Lace Handkerchief with Lilly Post. He was afterward with tine Colonel John A, McCaull opera company and also sang with Patti's company ill the Barber of Seville" He has also sung at the Casino in various operas
 He is tall, good looking man, with a black mustache and dark hair. Before he sang at the Casino he played the part of Columbus in Rice's "1492" company in Boston.
 | A reporter saw Miss Russell and SignoE Perugini after the performance last even- | ing They both admitted the truth of the rumor of their approaching marriage, which they said would probably take place about Easter. rhe season at the Casino will probably end inside of a month, and the company will then go on the road. The company plays in Boston on March F, and the marriage will probably take place then.
 The ceremony will be performed at the Little Church Around the Corner or St. 1 Timothy's Protestant Episcopal church, l though Signor Perugini is Catholic.