The Washington times., 1895-01-13
She CAPTURES 4 COROnET
May YOhe, the SOuhrettG, Breaks
Into the British Nobility.
REALLY MARRIED LORD HOPE
The Brigat, Piquant. :Blaek-eyed Beauty
Whom England Knows as The Singer
with the Foghorn Voice. Will, in Course
Of Time, Be Duchess Of Newcastle and Fit
for Court Functions-RemarkabIe Career.

LONDON, Jan. 12-The report that May
Yohe. the American actress. has been married
to Lord Francis Hope, brother OF the Duke
OF Newcastle, turns out to be correct. The
Hampstead Parish register shows that Miss
Yohe and Lord Francis Hope were married
there on November y last.
Lord Francis Hope was born February 8,
1866, and is the only brother of the Duke OF
Newcastle. He is heir presumptive to the
Dukedom of Newcastle, as the Duke has no
children.
For two years past stories have been in cir
culation to the effect that May Yohe was mar
ried to Lord Francis Hope, and they have
been as frequently denied. It is said thatthe
family of Lord Francis Hops once offered
him 81 900, 900 if he would sever all relations
with the American burlesquer.
The register gives Miss Yohe's name as May
Augusta Yohe, twenty-five years of age,
spinster. The residence of both parties is
entered in the registry as being at Cooks, No.
q Maresheld Gardens.
Miss Yohe has been flying very high since
she made a success in George Dances THE
Lady Slavey" at the Avenue Theater.
She drives to the theater nightly in the
livery and accompanied by her maid. She
treats the rest OF the company
WITH THE GREATEST DIsDAIS.
She is said to be intensely jealous of any
body getting applause besides herself, and Is
reported to have repeatedly threatened to
leave the company.
Lord Francis Hope has long been the de-
voted cavalier of Miss Yohe He is constantly
with her. and the pair may be seen ne arly
every Sunday dining at the Savoy.
Miss Yohe is lively, blaek-eyed young
lady. who has already treated the theatrical
world with several sensations and her name
has been connected previously with several
men more or less known in the United States
and in Europe. In England she is known as
1.-The woman with the foghorn voice, :, and
one of her managers described her vocal
powers, according 10 report. in the following
manner: ''She has only four notes in her
voice. but they are eorkers."
In 1887 Miss Yohe. under the management
of George Lederer. appeared in ~ and /. -
Later she went to San Francisco, where she
was reported to have married a son of Gen.
1 Williams. From there she went to Honolulu,
and on ner return became member OF the
''Hoss and Hoss company. In 1892 she was
reported 10 have been married TO a Senator
| from Massachusetts.
/ About that time Lord Francis Hope met
I Miss Yohe IN the United States. and she soon
( afterward made ber debut in London in
| Little Christopher Columbus at the Lyric
/ Theater. She made great hit, and was
INTRODUCED TO THE PRINCE FwALEs.
| Soon afterward her plantation songs were
sung in the parlors OF the British a-istoeracy.
The present Duke of Newcastle Is not
| looked upon as likely to have any issue, and
| therefore May Yohe WILL in oil probability,
| become in time Duchess of Newcastle. The
present duke has been a cripple from child
| hood. this being the result of fall, due TO
the negligence of nurse when he was an in
fant. He has frequently visitedaNew York in
order 70 obtain the advice of the best Amer
lean physicians.