New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-08
MISS COGHLAN'S CREEK SLAVE.
THE HOPES AND THE EFFORTS OF DETERMINED
wOHSHlPPER

THE HOrEs AND THE EFFORTS OF pEIEi'M'Nf'p
woRsHIPPER.
Beautiful young the stage are accuS-
toned to receive notes on tinted and pcriuthei
paper which commonly known among inc
atrIcal folks as mash letters The young me"
who most frequently get these notes are 'e''ne'
matinee actors" for the reason that their power
., draw audiences is greater when the sun Is above
the horizon than when II IL below H. Sometimes
women on the stage get letters OF similar eharac-
ter but II II more common for their ADMIRERS "
send floral than literary tributes. since they can
better afford to spare money than brains ihes are
also drawn toward the stage-door by Instinct as
A duck Is drawn toward water. and there 'hey
stand and see the actress whom they ADORE come
on, and ge, into a horse-car. The stories usually
say that the actresses get into carriages out 'ha'
IL infrequent In real life.
After this preamble 1t may be remarked that
,here is nothing uncommon or out OF order In the
fac, OF Miss Rose Coghlan having al admirer'
but she has one admlrer jus; now who IL I'M
common and unrea sonable In the violence OF his
d.vo,ion Miss coghlan has always had admirers;
of course she mas. plenty Of them. there Is ho'h"s
worth noting about that. This week one OF theh
has become unruly. He sat In the gallery OF ''e
Star Theatre Monday nigh; and enjoyed ana
annlauded her performance tremendously once
a,,,i, there Is nothing to excite remark in the
tact that he enjoyed Miss coghlans acting. but
those who sat him said tnat his enjoyment
was ~ frantic that II actually sight 70 behold
-. IS described az being short and swarthy, as
having a black mustache. and as looking Ike
Greek ., - l., T.. mo an, f., ~,
the low.r part Of the house. noticed the ltt" noor
Indor The stag used by the musicians remeinperei
J'bermonylae and started 10 make his way per
asncra ad astra" lie discovered. dragged oii
~ The den OF the nllers and turned loose In i5roni
nav Rui he had not gone about hs task bIihlN.
lie was not a Greek for nothing. and he knew ma
he theatre had other doors II II was bulit under
the old fire law He went around to me stnge noD,
in Fourih-ave and waited till Miss Coghlan came
out He tried unsuccessfuly to speak to her ~ she
pot into her carriage. for Miss Coehlan IN spite OF
The horse-car habit OF most actresses does get INTO
a carriage. 49,. -, ,...L can. Mica
The next day II happened that the Greek SAW MISS
,nghian coming out OF r Henry French's once. III
,rvcnfy-ihlrd-st. He followed her down tSroahwaS
Ia me Star Theatre and In the evening NOT unninh
I'M Of the siege Of Troy he waited n, the stage door
again Yesterday thinking. 1t would appear lnd'
,be acn,IaIntance had now gone far enough 10 war
rant such A course. he wrote letter 10 MISS 'ogh
Ian asking her to marry him. She natiralY gave
the letter TO her husband: John r. Su,,iiivan wnH
manages all her business affairs. Mr.. sullivan WIN
some thoughts Of Ulysses. looked around Tor ms
vyIfe's slItor last night but he was nowhere 10 ne
seen Mr. Sullivan has a record as man OF mettie
though he IL not a Greek. ana though hls m IliSs
initial ia not H. and he is not AFRAID OF any Tug OF
war tina, Is likely TO come. In fact. ne II waiting