Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-20

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minister hotel, the following Sunday, and
it was at that repast that J. III. Haverly
put in an unexpected appearance. He
sought Locke to join him in what he called
a "mastodonic production" Of " Pinafore
at his Fourteenth Street theater.
He said he wanted to out" Pinafore'
every attempt that had been made with
the extremely successful little opera. PIN
afore" twice day was, in short, Haverly' s
"mastodonic" idea, but the more conserv-
alive impresario Locke combated that idea
as impracticable unless two companies
were organized, and that, of course, was
out of the question, in view of the aug
mented expense. Locke suggested, how
ever, juvenile company for matinees and
an adult one for the evening performances.
This Haverly, after little persuasion, ap-
proved Of | was then and there commits
stoned to ferret out whatever juvenile tai
emit there was obtainablc in the city. l
was amazed, before the first hour of my
search had expired, to discover at the
agencies that there were clover profession
al children in abundance. Within two
weeks thereafter the Fourteenth Street
theater was in full blast with the two
lltlOTt IOIllp paints, anu SlCssU was VII
sensation they created and the business
they did at both performances for many
consecutive weeks. After protracted tour
of the principal cities the amalgamation of
the Haverly and Miles Juveniles was CON
summated.
want to tell you at this stage of my
story what has become of the bright Hav-
erly youngsters. Jennie Dunn, the tiny
Josephine, is now the wife of Comedian
Ezra Kendall, and up to last accounts was
the mother of four babies in close rotation.
Her brother Arthur the inimitable Dead
eye, is scarcely any bigger, yet is rated
among the $3.50 week star comedians.
Frances Bishop the Admiral, after two OF
three seasons profitable starring in 4
rcIlicking farce comedy, married Johnny
McKcever one of the "PinafOre" crew,
and now treasurer of Palmer's theater,
New York, as well as the proud parent OF
five or six tots. Poor little Daisy Muir
doch, the dainty Hebe, died about six years
ago after brief but brilliant career in f.
+. Rice's burlcsqucs and \. c. Goodwin :
company.
Zoe futile and Eva French, the alter
mating Buttercups, have both married well
and are living in retirement; two of Eva
sisters are the wives respectively of Come
dams Evans and Hoey. Emma Hanlcy,
one of the 'sisters, cousins and cunts,
married Lawyer Louis Allen of Howe &
Hummel, but was later divorced from him
and married to W. II. West of Primrose &
West S Ministries after Mr. West had been
divorced from Fay Templeton of comic OPP
era rcnown. Previous to her marriage En-
To, la
"A Straight Tip" Her sister Josie, anoth-
| er cousin, aunt etc, is the widow OF
the late Manager John Donnclly of the
Columbus thcater, New York. Grace
Sweatn'an, still another "sister, cousin
and aunt" was the shy, angular girl with
Titan hair and polka dot frecklcs. who,
during the tour of the Juveniles married
| Filkins, the business manager Of the com
pany Filkiis died about five years later.
| His widow Is now numbered among the
classical stage beauties Of the day ana is
| recognized as one of the most accomplished
| of metropolitan stock actresses. Her name
| is Grace Filkins. Willie Newman the Cap
tain Corcoran, has long been on the husi
| ness staff OF Gilmore q Tompkins Of this
new Academy of Music Willie is married
| thrice a father and has real yacht. Ottl
Ahlstrom, the first Ralph Rackstrar, is o
prosperous wholesale dry goods merchant
| in New York. His successor in the charac
| ter, the slender young girl nAmed Selma
Rough, is married to Mr.. Taylor, the melo
dramatic actor, and she plays in his sup
port. The tat boy ami the thin one who
used to do the pair of comical marine.
have gone in opposite directions. George
| Breening, twice as fat and much shorter
WAS mp to year ago q Chicago street spec
| uiator in fruits, nuts and candies and is
reported to have since joined Rosenfcld'.
| Lilliputians. The thin boy shot up into
| the starral armament one dark night i,
| New York and won fame as the princl
| pal Hoss and Hoss'' in the business. Hi
| name Is Willie Collier, and his wife is Lon
Use Allen of the famous California quin
tet of sisters Of that name Gus CQllins
| the Boatswain, was for long time treas
urer of the Biiou in New York, and after
ward drifted back to the stage for Lcav
villain parts
| One of Hayerly's first Josephines wa
Annie Russell, who awkwardly failed as
cantatrice, but subsequently achieved last
ing fame as the sweet Esmeralda and Elain
OF the Madison Square theater. She is mar
ried to Eugene Presbrey, the stage man
aver of A. NJ. Palmer's stock company