Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-07-04
FULL OF ROMANCE.
Bar Harbor Young Man Weds
an Actress, Thursday.
First Met Her Last March When He
Was an Usher in Theatre.
They Became infatuated With Each Other
and Marriage Was the Result.

Bar Harbor, July "a stage ro-
nance was completed at the parson-
age of the Episcopal church at
o'clock, Thursday afternoon, wher
Miss Alice Marion Maloney, a member
of the Lillian Tucker Co., now playing
here, was married to William b. Rich
ards, Bar Harbor young man, who
was an usher at the first time he saw
his wife at Music hall, last March
The ceremony was performed by Rev
NJ. Lefiingwell. and there were 1present
only few theatrical friends OF Miss
Maloney. Miss Nanette Collins OF
Haverhill. Mass, was bridesmaid, and
Mr.. A. L. Stafford was groomsman
After the ceremony a wedding supper
was served at the Sherman. and the
bride went to the theatre and assumed
the soubrette part i'll "Fogg's Ferry,
just as if the marriage was one of the
stage nuptials. There was large
crowd at the play. as both the young
people are we'll known here.
Many went with the idea that the
marriage was to take place on the
stage and the young people Were
strongly urged to consent to Il public
marriage, but Miss Maloney objected
a singular coincidence is that at the
close of the play Miss Maloney in her
lines is made to say, i've been mar
r:ed, today, papa" The stage father
strongly opposes and refutes the truth
Of the statement and demands why his
daughter has done so. She replies
rather thoughtfully. We'll. | suppose
/ was foolish" These remarks We're
caught up by the audience and ere
ated merriment. After the show, Mr..
and Mrs. Richards held levee on the
stage and received many congratula-
tions from their many friends.
Miss Maloney is just turning u, is a
clever actress, and has been on the
stage three years. She is of graceful.
willowy form and has 4 pretty and at
tractive face. She was born in Haver-
hill. Mass, where her brothers and
sisters still live. HSe parents are dead,
and she says she has made her own
way in the world and expects to do so
in the future. Miss Maloney is a
charming singer and first went on the
road with the Hoyt 4 shannon Co. out
of Boston. She confesSes that it is
love at first sight in this case. as she
says that she has known her husband
but since last March. when he was an
usher and she an actress playing in
Music hall here. Richards is good
looking young man-in fact, better
looking than the average-and is Il
nephew of the late Eugene b. Rich
ards. one of the prominent men of the
llace, who took his own life in such
tragic manner a short time ago. Rich
ards left about $4,000 in cash and
bonds.
The young man in question was his
only nephew, and his other relations
were a brother and sister. to whom he
left all of the property with the excep-
ton of 81, which was the share allot-
ted w. Il. Richards in the last will
made shortly before death. Now
young richards has determined to
break the will on the grounds of men
tai incapacity of the testator who, it
is known, was in a disturbed mental
state before his death. Counsel has
been engaged and fight will be made.
Richards win study for the stage
and expects to go on the road next sea-
son with his wife.