The Washington times., 1894-04-01
AS THE CROWDS CONE OUT.

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AS THE CROWDS CONE OUT.
| London dispatches now printed abso-
lutely deny, from Mary Yohe herself, that she
| is married to Lord Hope. We must still have
no doubts about it though, for Miss Yohe is
one OF the stage women with histories who
would Just as leave do such foolish
things as marry English lords, Miss
Yohe made her first appearance on
the stage, il remember rightly, in 1886,
during the phenomenal run OF the "Little
Tycoon" at the Temple theater in Philadel-
| phia. taking the soubrette part Of Dolly
Dimple. She was then about Is. Before that
her father had removed to Philadelphia from
somewhere in the late sixties and established
roadhouse on the outskirts OF the
| city, which became a favorite resort for
sporting people. Later, just before the cen
tennial celebration, he established hotel on
Chestnut street, which was quite successful
while the crowds lasted, but afterward failed.
There Miss Yohes' father died along about
1880, and her mother supported herself and
child by dressmaking. When the pretty little
woman with coal black eyes (which she
knew how to use effectively and the phe-
nomenal contraito voice went on the stage
in the Little Tycoon" her mother stopped
dressmaking.
wealthy Philadelphia society woman
took an interest in Miss Yohe and her voice
and secured her the position. About q year
later the pretty young woman secured her
first important engagement as Prince Pretty
witt in David Henderson's big Chicago pro-
duction OF the Crystal Slipper. 1t was while
playing In Chicago that Miss Yohe began, so
Co. IL, %1e f,pn
have made her famous. One night she failed to
appear for her performance, and it was soon
learned that she had eloped with millionaire
Milwaukee brewer She was found in Buf-
falo and persuaded to return to Chicago.
That wicked city greeted her with crowded
houses One OF her devoted admirers years
ago was John Mason, the actor, better known
as Jack Mason, now the husband Of Marion
Manola. 1t was for a time thought that Miss
Yohe and Mason were married. but subse-
quent events proved this supposition untrue.
Subsequently May appeared in Natural
Gas" at the New York Casino. She
did not remain long with any one company.
She went to Australia. When she returned
she had ON her train Mr.. Williams, OF
sporting proclivities, to whom it was also in
correctly reported that she was married. A
few seasons ago she went to London, where
she made hit in comic opera, and met Lord
Hope. Over in London she has had good
time with Lord Hope and others. Hope was
her particular favorite. She is certainly in
love with him.
Chauncey Olcott is coming to the Academy
this week in the play of ''Mayourneen." Mr..
Olcott takes the place of Mr.. Scanian in the
part of Terence Dwyer in this nearly the
best OF the Irish dramas. The New York
Herald says of Mr.. Olcott that Mr.. Pitou is
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making the change from Scanlan. and that
Olcott has Il strong. melodious, and sonorous
voice. rich brogue. and true Irishman's
effectiveness in love-making.
An English playwright has utilized with
effect the pendulum motif of Poe's story OF
1.-THE Pit and the Pendulum" The title of
his play is "A White Devil" and tie villain of
the piecs is DR.. Leyton, a morphomaniac.
This INSCRIPTIONS person, not content with
giving the heroine hyperdermic injection of
morphia by placing her body on
the demonstration table OF a hospital NOR
tuary. contrives in the last act plan which
he thinks will rid him for good of woman
once too dear. So he inveiges her
into his laboratory, which is situated in
a cellar. and binds her on the floor imme-
diately beneath diabolical instrument of
destruction. He has suspended from the
ceiling pendulum weighted with q huge
semicircular knife. with machinery so arranged
that the blade of the knife approaches nearer
to the PROSTATE woman with each sweep
of the pendulum. OF course, just as the last
fell sweep is commencing, help arrives, and
the morphomaniac doctor becomes a gibber-
ing idiot.
Sousa, our own Sousa, now at the Califor-
mia Midwinter Fair with his band, is writing
light opera, which has been bought without
inspection by De Wolf Hopper. II he writes
q march equal to 1.-THE High School Cadets"
it will carry a whole opera. but be sure there
will be other pleasing things in this opera,
bright clipper songs, and voluptuous waltzes.
Town Topics, with its usual cynicism, says
that utopia Limited" is dismal failure, and
that Gilbert and Sullivan are, "to speak
plainly, written out" which is sad at their
COMP raratively early ages.
One Of the three short pieces that Mr.. Nor
ris is bringing for the programme of the first
nights of the week is ''The Vagabond." This
little play, full OF pathos and love delicately
blended into an artistic whole. was suggested
to the author. Forbes Hermans. by man to
whom II similar incident occurred, Maj.
Gen. Henry A. Barnum Gen. Barnum was
wounded at Malvern Hill during the war.
He was thought to be dead for two years.
After the war he finally found slab at Har-
risons Landing on the James river: