The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-14


tet of sisters of that name. Gus Collins
the Boatswain, was for long tiiho tre's-
urer of the Bijou In New York, and after
ward drifted back to the stage for heavy
villain parts.
One OF Haverly's first Josephines was
Annie Russell, who awkwardly failed as a
cantatrlee but subsequently achieved last
ing fame as the sweet Esmeralda and Elaine
OF the Madison Square theater. She Is mar
ried 10 Eugene Presbrey, the stage man
aOer OF A. M. Palmer's stock company.
Another Josephine of brief span was
Maude Osborn, who developed into Mad
ison Square theater favorite AS Hazel
Kirke, and just before her lamented death
married Gustave Frohman, one OF the not
ed brothers of that name. A third Jose
phine of passing connection with the Hav-
erly organization was Flora Walsh or san
Francisco, who became the wife OF Play
wright Hoyt, and died little more than two
years ago | can only cite the principals OF
the Haverly company. OF the choru 10 is
on record that the majority driftod into
other walks, while the remainder continued
TO pursue modest even way In their
adopted profession. l might except the
faxen haired Little Lord Fauntleroyish
Harry Woodruff, whose membership In the
chorus proved too rough and ready for his
exotic attire. As soon as Harry's curls
were cut and he took TO wearing longer
trousers he again wooed the footlights as
matinee darling in ono Of Charles Froh-
mans companies. The social sensation
caused by the report Of his engagement 10
tho youngest daughter of Jay Gould is
doubtless still fresh in my readers memo
ries. He has since forsaken the stage for
L.. Niynf Ion
excelled Haverly's in respect TO repertory,
which included no less than five operas
"Pinafore, "Chmes of Normandy,
"Tho Little Duke" "The Grand Ouch
ess'' and "Girofe- -Glrofia" and the rare
drama known AS "Uncle Toms Cabin"
Before going further let me give you the
cast of principals in one of the produc'
tions Of the Miles company:
"Pinafore" Josephine, Sallie Cohen;
Buttorcup, Ella Emanuel and Daisy Hook
er: Hebe, Mamie and Tillie Cohen and An
ME Brough; Ralph Rack straw, Fanny
Cohen; Captain Corooran, Ike Lasker; Sir
Joseph, the Admiral, Fanny Brough; Dead
eye, Sam Sloman; Boatswaln, Lewis Slo-
man.
/ submit tho above In interesting connec-
| tion with Mr. Miles recent narration 10
me of what had since become of all OF his
wonderfully versatile youngsters. Sallie
| Cohen, he told me- is now the wife of John
| c. Rico, lately of the comedy firm of Mon
| roe q Rice Her sister Fanny, you
know, Is the clever eccentric comedienne
| who played Cinders In Charles Frohman's $
production of 1.-The Lost Paradise" Tho
| other two sisters, Mamie and Tilly, have
withdrawn from the stage and are living
| in retirement in their Cincinnati home.
| Ella Emanuel is the wife of New York
banker named Lowe she has had two
children, one dying lately. Daisy Hooker
| Is still on the comic opera boards, but un-
der the more romantic name of Catherine
Linyard She has had two husbands, was
divorced from the first (his name was Cal
houn, and had a child by him); her second
husband is jeweler in New York named
Sweetser. Ida dc Court is settled In Seat
tie, married to prosperous sporting gem
| tleman. Fanny Tilton is now Mrs.
| Midgeley and the mother Of one child;
her husband Is an actor. Ike Lasker is n
cut rate railroad ticket man in Cincinnati
| and married besides Both Of the Sloman
boys are In the tobacco business, one in
Chicago, the other in Louisville, and both
married.
have not forgotten the Brough sisters.
I have reserved them until now, for the
reason that there is moro than history
centered In the one sister described above
as Fanny Brough.' l say described
advtsedly, since she has, according 10 COM
mon report, preferred TO be known as Ju-
lia Marlowe. Her sister, Annie, who was
chiefly In the chorus Of Miles Juveniles,
also copies Fanny's whim for undertaking
to conceal her Juvenile identity by adopt
ing the nom dc theatre of Marie Brough-
ton, but presume this was the price sh,
paid in order to become member of the
Marlowe company.
From the foregoing 1t is evident that
Mr.. Miles introduced TO professional stage
life more young people than any other
theatrical manager on record. Any ono Of
the youngsters Is q credit to him. All of
them certainly hold his memory dear.
CHARLES MAcGEACHY.
New York