The San Francisco call., 1895-10-19

theater. This was done by his English
friends, who wished to separate him from
his lady love. Then followed siege of
interviewers and artists, who made all
manner of fun of the young relative of the
Marquis of Queensbury.
All this time the young lady was singing
sentimental ballads as Loretta Adds (her
real name is Mooney at a cheap theater.
She was under the watchful eye of Mamma
Mooney all the time, however, and the
lovers had not much opportunity for bill
ing and cooling. In desperation Lord
Sholto then stole away his bride without
letting even his mother-in-law-elect know
of his intentions, with the result that a
large audience was disappointed by the
non-appearance of the stars of the perform
ance, for Lord Sholto, who occupied a box
from which he could gaze fondly at his
pretty, black haired inamorata, was as
much of feature for the show as the girl.
The two were married and for time
lived at the country place of wealthy
English gentleman, near the "Blingum"
Club 1t seemed as if they were to live
happily forever after. But removal be-
came necessary and the young people went
to housekeeping in cottage at Alameda.
Lady Sholto became enamored of the
charms of bloomers, bicycles and smooth
roads and achieved notoriety next as an
expert cyclist. There was no bicycle
oullI loT Two, tnouSu. III Iact, LORD
Sholto preferred the more sedate If less ex-
citing exercise of watching his spouse ad-
miringly from the sidewalk. The outcome
of the cycling mania has never been made
known, but the young couple moved to
Los Angeles, whence nothing has been
heard from them till Archie Levy, the
amusement agent of this City, received a
letter from her Ladyship, containing three
postscrlpts, in which she announced that
she wanted "date."
1t is to be noted that Lady Douglas
heavily underscores the words, mo
boxes" This is not to mean that she does
not approve of the boxes such as the Bald
win and the Peoples theaters have. 1t is
rather reminiscent of her Bakersfield ex-
doing ''turn," in abbreviated skirts, were
expected to go into the becurtained
''boxes" and induce the rural visitor to ex.
pend vast sums in the purchase of liquid
refreshments.
The letter reads as follows:
Los ANGELES, October Ia, 1895.
Archibald LeUy-DEAR SIR: Can you secure
| me a date near. the girls-no boxes-Answe1
| immediately. Tell me when / can open and
what salary best. LADY SHoLro DOUGLAS.
P. S.-Regards to Ben. Address box &c. Pico
Heights, Los Angeles Cal.
l would like. to go out East Name per cent
you want in a hurry. LORETTA Adds.
PSI am in earnest, SO don't delay, and
ooh "Histic WHeH you get ILLS. L.
But Mr.. Levy did whistle. He did not
let his surprise interfere with his getting
his client position, though. He had
acted as Lady Douglas agent before, and
| knew her commercial value. So he at once
communicated with George L. Clayton
the manager of the Peoples Theater, and
as result letter was sent to her Ladyship
| the same afternoon announcing that she
was booked to open at the Peoples Theater
on Monday. October 2S at $3.50 week.
II don't know what Lady Douglas turn
will be, said Manager Levy. II suppose
it will be song and dance"
How will you bill hel ?''
why, as Lady Sholto Douglas, OF
course. | have her permission to do so,
and am already wiring Eastern houses in
| order to fix route for her under that
name.'
How about Lord Sholto?" was asked.
II don't know anything about him.
Lady Douglas has not informed me what
her husband thinks of her decision. l dc
not know, either, why she is returning to