Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-07-01


and Elaine Of the Madison Square
Theatre. She is married to Eugene
Presbrey, the stage manager Of A. Nd.
Palmer's stock company. Another
Josephihe of brief span was Maude Os-
horn. who developed into . Madison
Sonare Theatre favorite as Hazel Kirke,
and just before her lamented death
married Gustave Frohman. one OF the
noted brothers OF that name. A third
Josephine of passing connection with
the Haverly organization was Flora
Walsh, OF San Francisco, who became
the wife Playwright Hoyt. and died
little more than year ago. can only
CHE the principals of the Haverly com
pany. or the chorus, IL is on record
that the majority driftsd into other
walks, while the remainder continued
TO pursue q modest even way In tneir
adopted profession. L might
except the fiaxen-haired Lit
tie Lord Fauntleroyish harry
Woodruff, whose membership In the
chorus proved too rough and ready Tor
his exotic attire. AS soon as Harrys
curs were cut and he took to wearing
longer trousers, he again wooed the
footlights as q matinee darling In one
Of Charles Frohman's companies. The
social sensation caused by the report OF
his engagement to the youngest dausht-
err OF jaw Gould is doubtless still fresh
in NV readers memories. He has since
forsaken the stage for the study OF law.
The Miles organization excelled Hav-
erly's In respect to repertory, which
Included no less than five operas
"PInafore," "Chimes OF Normandy"
THE Little Duke" the Grand
Duchess" and ''Girofe-Girons, and
the rare drama known as "Uncle Toms
Cabin" Mr.. Miles little people did
not, howevr, have an opportunity TO pre-
sent Uncle Toms Cabin" or THE
Grand Duchess" though thoroughly
sup" In all three productions.
Before going further, let me give you
the casts of principals In the several
productions of the Miles Company:
PINAFoRE Josephine, Sallie Cohen;
Buttercup. Ella Emanuel and Daisy
HOOKER; Hebe, Mamie and Title Cohen
and Annie Brough; Ralph Rackstrsw,
Fanny Cohen; Captain Corcoran. Ike
Lasker; Sir Joseph, the Admiral, Fanny
Brougb; Deadeye, Sam Sloman; Boat
swain, Lewis Sloman.
CHIMES OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
SalIe Cohen; Serpolette, Fanny Cohen;
Grenicheux, Ida de Court; Gaspard; Sam
Sloman; Bailif, Newton Fox; Henri,
Lewis Sloman.
LITTLE DUKE.-Little Duke. Fanny
Cohen; Duchessc. Sallie Cohen; Direct
ress, Fanny Tilton; Governess, Fanny
Brought; De Montlandry, Lewis Sloman;
Frimouse, Sam Sloman.
GRAND DUcHEssE.- Sallte
Cohen; Prince. Fanny Cohen; General
Boom, Gus Collins; Fritz, Ike Lasker;
PepIta, Daisy Murdoch.
GIRoFIE- GIRoFLA. - Flrohe-Girofia,
Sallie Cohen; Pedro, Fanny Cohen; Be-
loroa, Arthur Dunn; Aurora, Fanny
Titon; Mozourk, Gus Collins; Marquee
san, Ike Lasker.
UNCLE TONS CABIN.-Uncle Tom.
Fanny Brough; Topsy, Sallie Cohen;
Legree, Fanny Cohen; Eva, Jennie
Breslin; Eliza Fanny Tilton. Marks,
Sam Sloman; Ophelia, Daisy Hooker;
Cute, Newton Fox.
submit the above casts In interest
ing connection with Mr.. Miles recent
narration to me OF what had become Of
all his wonderfully versatile youngsters.
Sallie Cohen, he told me. is now the
wife Of John c. Rice, lately OF the COM
edy firm OF Monroe & Rice. Her els
ter, Fanny, you know, is the clever, &C.
centric coincidence who played Cinders
In Charles Frohman's production OF
1.-THE Lost Paradise" The other two
sisters, Mamie and Title, have with
drawn from the stage and are living In
reti rement In their Cincinnati home.
Ella Emanuel Is the wife OF a New York
banker named Lowe; she has had two
children, one dying lately. Daisy Hook
er Is sill on the comic opera boards. but
under the moro romantic nome OF Cath
crime Lanyard. She has had two hus-
bands: was divorced from the first (his
name was Calhoun) and had child by
him; her second husband Is Jeweler In
New York named Sweetzer. Ida de
Court is settled in Seattle, married to \
prosperous sporting gentleman. Fanny
Tilton is now a Mrs. Midgeley, and the
mother OF one child; her husband Is an
actor In Gus Williams company. Ike
Lasker is cut-rate don't get this
'cut.throat') railroad ticket man In
Cincinnati, and married besides. Both
OF the Sloman boys are In the tobacco
business. one IN Chicvgo, the other In
louisville, and both married.
have not forgotten the Brough sis
ters. ! have reserved them until now,
for the reason that there is more than
history conferred 10 the one sister de-
scribed above as "FsGny Brough."
say described" adversely, since she
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ferred to be known as Julia Marlowe.
Her sister Annie, who was chiefly In
ths chorus OF Miles Juveniles, also
copies Fanny's within for undertaking
her Juvenile Identity, by adopting the
nom de theatre OF Maria Broughton,
but / presume this was the price she
paid q order to become q member OF
the present Marlowe company.
To his illusions TO julia Marlowe, Mr..
Miles significantly affected to know
very little about her; but II Is we'll
known that julia Marlowe owes all she
is TO Mr.. Miles keen managerial per-
ception, aided by the interchangeable and
intelligent coaching OF bis sister-in-law,
Ada Dow Currier, who. by the way,
was the general stage dircctress OF the
Miles Juvenile Opera Company. On
attaining her great distinction as
an actress, Julia Marlowe appears to
have elected to wander from both Mr.
Miles and Miss Dow. II is even
charged that Miss Marlowe has fore
sworn all recollection or knowledge OF
her associates Of Juvenile opera days,
II has been reported. ia more than one
instance, that she has swept disdaln-
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chr 10 her hearing TO those sunny Ju-
venIle hours. Whatever the latter day
idiosyncrasles Of the gifted Julia Mar
lowe, must be excused for recalling
here the pretty little girl, who. as Fan