The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-12-04
LOVELY MAY
WAS JAGGED
tFrOm Wednesdays Advertiser.)


rity, who once had the privilege as Lady
Hope Of wearing the famous Hope dia-
monds, spent yesterday in Honolulu and
departed on the steamship Asia with
beautiful jag, mostly acquired at luau.
Miss Yohe, who is nearing the half
century mile-post in her career, came
down on the Asia under her old name,
the one with which she won fame in
American and London music halls. 1t
is also the name with which she mes
merized Captain Putnam Bradlee Strong
of New York into eloping with her. AT
that time she didn' It travel as Mrs.
Strong, but they both fed across the
continent and landed in Honolulu about
1902, as "Mr. and Mrs. Smith"
For about three hours they were
until representatives of this paper pene-
trated their incog and introduced them
properly to the Honolulu public as Miss
May Yohe and Captain Strong. That
introduction was such a shock to both
that they put their baggage, French
maid, colored manservant and dogs back
on board the steamer and continued on
to Japan.
Recently Miss Yohe has been living
in Seattle as Mrs Bellinger. She said
that she desired TO live in quiet and
peace and did not care to be in the
limelight again, but hardly had this in
formation been printed here than Hon.
Joel Cohen, the Hammerstein of Homo
lulu, received cablegram from San
Francisco asking whether he could play
"May Yohe and company in Homo
lulu," and if so, "to send transporta-
ton money" Joe couldn't see where
he would get off at the financial end
of the transaction and wired back,
"Nothing doin.' !" Joe didn't know
whether she had an opera company, a
vaudeville troup, or just what Further
more, he didn't know whether the COM
pany would come to Honolulu and re-
main here for awhile and return to the
Coast or go on to the Orient, and he
took no chances.
Thus it was when May landed here
yesterday that she started hotfOot in
search of Joel, but the honorable gen
tleman was then in close conference
with Representatives Holstein and
Shingle on matters relating to the wei.
fare of the Islands, and couldn't be
seen.
at Just want to see that Mr..
Cohen" said May as she blew into
a haberdasher establishment. "Ht
turned me down for an engagement
here. He just cabled 'Nothin' doin
to me, May Yohe Wait till get hold
of him, won't / say things to him
III just make him crawl
Mays attention Just then was at
tracted to n nobby cravat worn by a
well-kuown man about town. May
reached over and held up the ends.
"Shay, just look at this tie," she
said somewhat incoherently, for May
was no anti.saloon movement "You re
an Englishman, ain t you, hic7 You
eolors of one of London's real swell
clubs, hic. Just ask my brother here
You're my brother, amt you, dear7
this last to her companion from tn,
steamer.
May had made an engagement witt
steamship man for luncheon at tn
Moana Hotel for - clock sharp. H
waited, and no May, and at l o 'clocl
he was still waiting. Meanwhile Ma.
was one of the principal and most con
spieuous guests at a luau which LASTED
until late in the afternoon.
The departure of the Asia woul'
have been tame indeed had it no
been for Miss Yohe. About FIVE min
utes before sailing time the ex-singe
staggered along the wharf to the foo
of the gangway, accompanied by
young man who is en- route to Manil
TO take a government job Both ha
patronized soda-water stands until the
were exceedingly happy The fizz ha
gone to their feet, but May manage
her tootsies fairly well. At the foo
of the gangway Miss Yohe looked II
and recognized some fellow passenger
on the upper deck.
"Hello, dearie," she called to on
Then she wanted her purse from HI
companion. He persuaded her to sta
up the gangway, but she insisted Q
having her purse first. He showed hi
onto the plank and, taking her pur'
out of his pocket, coolly opened it, e
tracted greenback, thrust it into h
pocket, closed the purse and the
blandly said:
"Here's your purse, May, dear"
The walk up the gangway was
trial to May. The stewardess gave h,
a helping hand and led her to h,
stateroom. A newspaper man askt
the little woman if she wanted to tai
about her visit in Honolulu.
5000 full to talk was May
Laughing response, and with that s
Imply descended to the stateroo
deck.
Miss Yohe's second visit to Hor
lulu was in strong contrast to her III
one, for then she arrived in state
luxury.
Coming from Canada to the Unit
States recently Miss Yohe was h'
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