Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-01-10

OF a'contract by which she alleges Mr.
houss agreed 20 pay her $50 a week for
NE. The contract under which she sues
reads as follows:
New York City. June 16, 1901. Charles
Broadway Rouss. do hereby agree with
EDNA Weller Mcclellan that If she will
agree not TO bring any suit against me for
any claim that she has against me | agree
TO pay her $50 each and every week.
{. b. ROUSS.
CAROLINE NJ MCCLELLAN.
The reasons which led the famous dry
goods merchant to enter into such an
agreement are not stated in the paners
Miss MeClellan's lawyers have in their
possession a number of letters couched
III endearlng terms. which Miss McClpl-
ian 1, alleged to have received from Mr.
liolSs on the occasion of each payment
to her of the stipulated $50.
Elsie de Wolfe, the actress. is back in
New York after playing a thirteen weeks
engagement on the road in The Way of
the World. Miss de Wolfe was an
hoyed today because Il report was circu-
lated that her tour had been a failure.
She says she made money.
One of the handsomest Christmas pres
en[s given in theatrical circles was Il
S5otO diamond brooch from \. c. Good
win to his wife, Maxine Elliott.
Beauty is only skin deem, but that's
deep enough for all practical purposes.
As another proof of this more or less
sage remark 1t may be mentioned that a
certain amusement company, which is IL
establish million-dollar resort on Coney
island. Is willing to pay a cash premium
OF SIOUO to each of thirty-nine beauties
VINO VIII act as cashiers in as many de
N , fyNa n.0+r III,
place is to be known as Lima park. and
the management thinks that $50 600 in
vested in beauty will pay good dividends.
no TYPE, condition or state of beauty is
barred from this contest; maiden or
widow. bond or free. young or old. blonde
or brunette. learned or foolish. sister.
daughter. aunt, wife, sweetheart-anv
and all may come and welcome. Also y
woman may enter herself as a contest
ant, if she likes, and receive the same
consideration as if She came Mt the head
Of whole legion of admirers.
Eugene Jones, a member of the Viker-
Jones Jewell Milling Company, died at
the Presbyterian Hospital. He resided
in Elizabeth. n, j.
William Faversham and Julie ODn.
who are both prominent on the stage.
were married on the 18th by Judge Burns
of Greenwich, Conn. After the wedding
Mr.. and Mrs FaverSham and Mrs. ODp.
together with Judge Burns, returned to
this city. \ small dinner party was
given III honor of the couple on their
arrival here. Each has been divorced.
Mrs Faversham No. / divorced her hus-
band last spring. The papers wcra
sealed, and the name of the correspondent
was not announced. Miss Opp. who was
in private life Mrs. Robert Lorraine.
wife of an English actor, was divorced
after the Fayersham divorce was grant
ed.
The first acts of all the operas this
season on subscription nights are sung TO
empty seats. Only the occupants Of the
upper galleries make the effort to be in
their places when the operas are to he
gin On tn other hand, the Saturday
night public. which goes because it loves
the opera, fills the housc-if it fills ii Mt
all-when the curtain rises. and remains
to the end. whereas the opera house on
the subscription nights is usually as
empty during the last act as the first
Gustav Won Seyfertitz, who has been
the leading comedian of the Irving Place
Theater for the last six years, practically
has lost the use of his voice, and fears
that he will never be able to act again
for that reason.