The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-13
She Is Now Lady Francis Hope. Acc
cording to the Entry ON an En-
EIish Parish Registry.
LATE LONDON STAGE NEWS
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Title Part for YOhc.

LONDON, Jan. 12.-The report that May
Yohe. the American actress, has been mar
ried 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 Nov. q last. The register
gives the lady's name as May Augusta
Yohe. twenty-five years of age, spinster.
The residence of both parties is entered in
the registry being at Cooke. No. 2l5>
Meresfield Gardens.
Miss Yohe has been flying very high since
she made a success in George Dances The
Lady Slavery at the Avenue Theater AS
detailed below William Green is now in sole
possession of that theater, Fred Harris hav-
ing withdrawn from the management by
reason of quarrel which Miss Yohe had
with Blanche Barnett Mr. Harris's wife,
Miss Yohe drives to the theater nightly in
the neatest Of broughams. with a coach
man in livery and accompanied by her
maid. She treats the other members OF the
company with the greatest disdain. She is
said to be intensely jealous OF anybody
getting applause besides herself and is re-
ported to have repeatedly threatened to
leave the company. Lord Francis Hope has
long been the devoted cavalier OF Miss
fohe. He is constantly with her, and the
pair may be seen nearly every Sunday
dining at the Savoy. There is no doubt
that Miss Yohe is a great favorite with the
London theater-going public and she has
hustled ''The Lady Slavery into fprosper-
Gus business at the Avenue Theater She
made decided hit in Mr.. and Airs. Joseph
Watson's charming song, What Is a Poor
Girl to Do?' song which caught the
town and which has already found its way
to the barrel organs Of Oxford street and
the Strand
Miss Yohe is lively, biack-eyed young
lady, who has already treated the theatre
cal 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 the woman with the fog
horn voice." and one of her managers de-
port, in the following manner: She has
only four notes in her voice; but they are
corkers. Miss Yohe's native town is said
TO be Bethlehem, Pa, where she was born.
according to the Homestead register fwen-
ty-f1ve years ago. Her first appearance on
Ries me stage was a. & chorus girl In one Of
engagement was at the Chicago Opera
House in The Crystal Slipper" in which
she played the part of Prince Prettywit
to the Cinderella of Ida Mule. In 1887 Miss
Yohe under the management of George
Lederer, appeared in ~ and II Later she
went to San Francisco, where she was re-
ported to have married a son of General
Williams. From there she went to Honolulu
and, on her return. became a member Or
the "Hoss and Hoss'' company. In 1892 she
was reported to have been married to a
Senator from Massachusetts. About that
time Lord Francis Hope met Miss Yohe in
the United States and she soon afterwards
made her debut in London in Little Chris
topher Columbus at the Lyric Theafer
She made great hit and was introduced
to the Prince of Wales. Soon afterwards
her plantation songs were sung in the par
lors of the British aristocracy. The present
Duke of Newcastle is not looked upon as
likely to have any issue and, therefore, May
Yohe will, in all probability become in
time, Duchess of Newcastle The present
Duke has been O. cripple from childhood
this being the result of fall, due to the
negligence of a nurse, when he an in
in order to obtain the advice of the best
American physicians.
Lord Francis Hope was born Feb. 3, 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. The latter was married in 1889.
Lord Francis Hope originally named
Henry Francis Hope Pelham-Clinton: but
in 1887, by royal license, he assumed the
additional surname of Hope in order to ac-
quire fortune left to him by his grand
mother, the wife of rich diamond mer-
chant of Amsterdam, Henry Thomas Hope.
circulation to the effect that May Yohe was
married to Lord Francis Hope and they
have been as frequently denied. 1t is said
that the family of Lord Francis Hope once
Offered him Sl000,00 if he would sever ali
relations with the American burlesuuer