The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-25
HOPE LATHAM.
ACTRESS, ENDS
LONG MYSTERY
Widow of Wealthy Man, but
Does Not Inherit His
Fortune.
RETURNS TO CAREER
SHE LEFT FOR LOVE

KINGSTON. n. V, oct. 2i-Mrs Harry
Shepard Coykeudall of Kingston. whose
husband died at his home here on
Thursday, admitted to-day that she IL
Hope Latham, known tn every theatre
gocr on Broadway as an actress who
has won first rank within the last five
years.
Hope Latham's last appearance on
the New York stage as Jane in \. T..
Thomass play The Ra,pbow.' In 90
recent that New YORK playgoers had
generally supposed that countrywide
tour explained her absence since the
summer Of 1912. Her friends among
actors and actresses. however. knew
that she was not playing and were
thoroughly mystihed by her complete
disappearance.
The Hope Latham whom everybody
liked simply vanished in February,
1913. Two or three intimates knew
! that she had married Som, thought
she had gone on a long honeymoon
trip. around the world Others felt n
/ little frightened not to be able to get
any trace Of her
None knew that her husband of a
I VAR and "a ht, . go -,
'V"' anu nan was an her To wv"
great fortunes. that for his sake she
had given up the best work of her llfo
and all her hopes when their fulfi,ment
| lay open before her; none know that
she had gone To live in this lit,le sla.nv
ci,, o, a.. tt,,a..., go, -, ..--
'' va ''' ''u"''n anu "'u given up
even WISHING OLD friends at her hus-
: bands wish. none knew that from n
cer,itudo of ,aoi,b .ho -, -. z...
VII ny HeI Hus"dhus ueath ana that
now she intends to return to the stage
again and "bonos thore u,,lt IN y ,,,,.,,
o. 80. pave
LOT her'
she sat in tho sof, lampIIyh, Of her Lo,,o
on the Hudson hills.
An Outdoor Man.
] sbe had r.,,ir,,a .,>.. ito
fore From ,b, "..,,,.,,,.,' -, ~ npu' o.
seen the oar,h cin.. ,,..., ~ S'e nag ,
. ,,bo 90 49, 49,. -, W nus p"hU
o,,or ~ sa ,,.' ',''ly lnIt ne refused
4 tbi,L tb,t sb, ~ ~" - .eu never 10
~ -, -, nav o,',, a., "ctress, even
I"ist,s al 80 vs. sH'n trusts as Mrs'
81 so 80 w. wen On ''e stage
Gt-1L paa''''h t.S.'' " pay mouse as IhaT!ts
~ '''t'P'e "e"tie'
satd rtas, was an outdoor man
i,t'''"In Hhe wore the
,pe'' III so.' vi r'"Ar H'IhR hIack silk
s st "Tle was nor told or fril!.
- ,'"" "'S "ra"h uack smoothly
~ IL, eae" SUI Ii'r uhrh eyes were moist.
''e 'uIoo "'S 10" pu' steady as she SAID
a. RESUME II - 'housht that ne must
~ nav SCI. me act as You inferred
w. - vas NO. 'h"t way ~ an ne de
'este" ''T st"te' met MN hrSt at
eoIt"' s'l"e',nh' parry or What hardly
IehleIhp'r Nh'h ne understood that
was an aCIr"sS II shocked him. lie said
10 me -FOUR so unlike what | ever
l"ousnt one or those people could be-
10 Nun th.E were always those peo-
pc ne "r'heu AT the thought of my
'dN'"s part
'hree 'ears Engaged.
1--WE were engaged for three ubol.
years. played in New York in "Th.
Rainbow and then went 10 pbiledc,nhia
| ~" We w. se,t'ns iNhhsonleu READY
strain for me, and I think II must havn
been nearly ntolerable for him. / knew
| SO we were married on February G. 1919
what a heavenly time that was after
our marriage ! can't tell YOU lie had
! the finest, the most loVabIe heart in the
world. His mind was as clean as a
young girls. We came here 10 live and
were always together
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