The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-02-25

and her parents are very foolish for not
letting her 60 on now, for she had good
opportunity, and all the other girls liked
her SO we'll that they told her when her
stepfather came after her that if she
wanted to stay with the company they
would fight for her if necessary"
THE TOPEKA VERSION
The Topeka Capital has the following to
say concerning the escapade of the gay
Lottie.
Miss Lottie Bowes, the 16-year-old
daughter of Mrs. c. c. Bowes. joined the
BLACK Crook" company without the
knowledge of her family, and left on the
10:40 train in the morning for Wichita, ex-
pecting to make her debut on the stage
last evening
Her plans were frustrated, however, by
her wise parents. About noon yester-
day little boy came to Mr. Bowes' house
and told Miss Lottie's brother to tell
his mother that Lottie had joined
the BLACK Crook" company When the
child told Mrs. Bowes she paid no atteu-
tion TO him, for Loitie had come home
about 9 o'clock in the morning from Mrs.
John Mileham's, where she spent the
night with Mrs Harry Mileham, and
told her mother that her teacher
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music lesson at 10 o'clock instead of
two. The dinner hour passed and as Lottie
did not come home, Mrs. Bowes became
alarmed and made Investigation, only to
find that she had not been to her music
teacher, and that the night before she had
been absent from The home OF Mrs. Mile
ham about an hour and a half with Ernest
Damn of this CITY, Little by little her
parents found evidence sufficient to con-
vince them that Lottie had left for Wichita
with the BLACK Crook" company. Mr..
Bowes telegraphed at once to the chief of
police in Wichita to take charge of her as
soon as the train arrived, and at $40 he
and Mrs. Bowes left for Wichita to bring
their daughter home.
Miss Lottie's dreams os herself as a
''stage-actor" will bs cruelty shattered
if ir is possible to make girl of 16 believe
all that glitters is not gold. She is re-
markably pretty girl, with very blonde
hair, large hazel eyes, pink cheeks, plump
hgure, and very attractive manner She
Is well known among the young people
and has always been very popular in the
Oxford" crowd. Her home life has al
ways been happy, she was the idol of the
household aud her family is prostrated
over her foolish act. The stage has been
her secret ambition these many months,
however. People have praised her beauty
until it turned her head and several
times this winter she has made an
etfor. to get a position with different
companies. Her trunk was packed
ready to start with the Fanny Hip
outfit, but Manager Elliott OF the Grand
opera house, who has known her since she
was little girl, absolutely refused to
allow her to join. Ernest Damn, who was
her companion on Thursday evening, was
questioned last evening by Capital re-
porter and answered inquiries very reluct-
antly. At first he said, Il know nothing
about it at all, and was insulted at be-
ing questioned concerning the matter
Finally, however, he admitted that he
brought Miss Bowes to the opera house
and introduced her to the manager at her |
own request Il heard nothing that was
said" says Mr.. Damn. Miss Bowes I'M
doubtedly told him what WAS said on |
the way home, for the young mans |
friends say he has aspirations in |
the same direction as Miss Bowes and they |
had hoped to go on the stage some time |
1t is known that the manager |
told Miss Bowes what serious step she |
was taking, and painted as accurate !
picture of stage life with the BLACK |
Crook" company as any manager would |
who had the opportunity of securing u |
pretty girl.
She was to take small sourbette part |
of several lines in the first scene that was |
not in the performance as given here, but |
IS seen in the original Crook" presenta-
ion. She would probably have figured in |
several of the scenes where they needed |
pretty girls.
Lottie's real name is Lottie Post, bat !
the has taken the name of her stepfather,
:. G. Bowes, who has been connected
With the Mclaughlin shoe store for many
ears.