The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-22
ACTRESS IS ENRAGED
Pauline Hall Gives Her 0pin-
ion of KiSSer HobSon
OF WOMEN WHO KISS HIM
And of the Faker That Said
She Kissed Him.


see Lieutenant Ho6son, and as for kissing
him-do you think I am a miserable
ldiot?"
Pauline Hall. the well-known opera
singer. was the maddest woman in Kansas
! City yesterday. and ssle did not hesitate
10 express her opinion OF the action of
Lieutenant Hobson and the women who
had focked TO the Coates house in the
! hope of kissing him.
| There was one question, however, on
| which the opinion of Miss Hall was even
stronger than on the kisser and The
| kisses. During the course of her long ca.
| reer before tle public, Miss Han has
| probably encountered something in the
way Of what is now called yellow jour
nalism.'' but it was never brought nome
to her so forcibly as ii was yesterday,
and there We're not enough vigorous words
in the English language TO express what
she felt.
From the time Miss Hall learned Of the
cruel and heartless 'faks' which had been
! perpetrated at her expense, and how she
| had been held UP 10 the public in an out
| raseous manner, she did nos know a hap
! by moment. The matter weighed on her
mind all day, and the people around the
| theater saw plainly that it was with the
| greatest difficulty that she was able to
| sing at all. The elimination of the affair
| came during the performance last night
| When Miss Hall had finished her last
song she hesitated before leaving the
stage. and then turning TO he audience
| again she said:
Ladies and Gentlemen: deem it my
duty to saay to you that the article in re-
| gard to me which was printed in a Kansas
City paper this morning is false in every
particular. and absolutely without founda-
ton. was so dncensed over the matter
that / was scarcely able 10 go through
with my performance this evening,
and"
This was as far as the singer could get
with her speech. as she broke down and
had to run off the stage crying.
As the thoroughly unhappy woman left
the stage the large audience ga what it
could 70 express dts sympathy. and when
ttle performance was ended on ell sides
there were heard remarks which showed
| mat the miserable attempt Of a newspaper
to use the name Of a woman for it's own
| purposes was condemned without meas
ure by the people who knew the circum-
stances.
Miss Hall stood in her dressing room
at the Orpheum after the close of the
matinee yesterday, and in her hand she
held a copy of Kansas City morning
paper.
There" she said, pointing 10 an art-
| Gle on the first page. lis one of the most
outrageous things that l ever saw in a
newspaper, and someone shall pay for IT,
I caan not talk of of It now: am even
afraid TO think of it. Read il for your
self'
There, in a prominent place in the de-
scripton Of the scenes at the reception
which the women of Kansas City gave
Hobson, or Hobson gave the women, was
a headline. Pauline Halls kiss" and
this is what the writer had to say about
il:
a queenly looking woman, dressed mag
nificently, with a bearing that attracted
the attention Of the women on an occa-
sion like this, approached Hobson in turn.
She was tall enough to almost look MIN
in the eyes on the level. and there was a
silence as the two met. They gazed at
then a smile broke out on each face and
the woman, clasping hands with ,he lieu
tenant. queried in a soft, yet distinct
voice:
May enjoy she sweets of life. too?"
well, ! guess" came the return. as the
brave man. pillowed her head upon his
shoulder. He was very deliberate about
this and the crowd watched the opera
ton with bated breath. The woman knew
how and Hofson knew how. and there
was a long drawn on. ''ah-ah-ah-ah"
when the lips met. They fingered over Il
Evidently both were enjoying it. and be
fore that fair haired lef- that manly
breast Hobson had taken another. jus, for
luck. And as the woman raised her head
she said softly:
You are all right on dress parade.
wonder how You are on duty?"
That woman was Pauline Hall. the fam
Gus comic opera singer who IS just a, the
present time filing an engagement; al the
OUpheum. And those who witnessed that
kiss will never forget it.
SHE WOULD Use \ HORSEWHFP.
II my brother were here" said Miss
Hail. ne would horSewhip the man who
wrote that Infamous Tie, and II II we're
no, for the unpleasant notoriety / should
acquire 1 would do II myself"
Then Il Is not true that You kissed
Lieutenant Hohson:' Miss Hall was ask
ed
Truce" echoed Miss Hall. as she drew
up her shoulders. When You hear Of me
doing any such an insane thing as chat
YOU may make UP your mind that nave
gone clearcrazy. This disgracefuI story
has 80 upSe, me that I was scarcely s0le
10 sing 5his afternoon. L was a.! shat
could do TO keep from Stepping down 20 4
the foOuigslts and making speech % the
audience. l wanred 70 express NY opinion
Of a lot = women VINO would act as those
did al the Coates house yesterday. and I
wanted The people Of Kansas City. Who do
rot know me personally TO know gnzt
am "a much disguised as many of them
are az me actions which ;o9k place a;
thai reception.
The story that I had MADE srectacIe
Of myself - Kissing Lieutenant Hobson
came 90 me il ne mos cruel manner.
did not read the paper in question this
morning. and when came q 5he thsa-er
10 prepare for my performance ;his after
noon my mind Vac busy WITH cae thoughts
"a 80 Al -S>>iAl'iS SlSAf'i-.e -a44 '-4- 60
ing As soon as / reacnei the heater Q
telegram was handed ne 1; MS from
my husband George b Mcclellan. Here
il is-you may as well resd it
HER HUSBAND TAXES ! HAND.
The telegram was:
PaTiine Hall orpaeum Thes-ev:
New York. Dec. 0-F'riSh7fgi arrfzIs n
toias's Herald regarding your meeting
with Hoseon yesterday. % course.