The evening world. Newspaper, April 5, 1904, Page 4

iy Followed Actress, He Declares, A ity \ + John R. Mills, who was in the “Hoch } \ pthers were playdag ‘cards, that June ONORLE SU June Van Buskirk, Now in Lon- _ don, Opposes Through Coun- sel Action of Francis Sedg- | wick Wilson. BROKER BRITTON BADLY SMITTEN. SAYS WITNESS. | & ‘All Through Her Tour and Ap- | parently Seemed Most De- voted—Tells of Kisses, Too. ;_ The counsel for Miss June Van Bus- kirk, who ted the part of “Ella “The of Pawtucket,” fought hard before Justice MoCall to-day to defeat his fair client's husband, Fran- in Sedgwick, of the Henry Miller Com. Dany, in his sult for absolute divorce. As Miss Van Buskirk ts playing In ndon, she fought by proxy, Maurice leyer being the champion, In private life the actor husband t* Francis Sedgwick Wilson, and his wife 4s Jane G. Wilson. They were married at Port R' smond, 8. I., Jan. 6, 1898, and thelr litte boy is named after his @randfather, George Russell Wilson, with whom he is now at Kansas City, Broker Britton Badly smitten, June Van Buskirk {s charged with being too familiar last July at a Lon- on hotel with the manager of the com- Pany she played with at one time, and with accepting the attentions of Ernest Britton, a stock broker and active mem- ber of the New York Athletic Club. Britton did not appear ct the trial. Ser Consul" Company last year, testified ‘What Britton waa badly smitten with dune Van Buskirk, followed the com- Pany on its tour to Rochester, Pitts- burg, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash: ington and then back up through New Ungland, occupying a conspicuous seat at every performance, waiting for the actress at the stage door, stopping usually at the hotel, and, in short, de- voting. himself to the woman. “In November, 192, Miss Van Bus- kirk lived at the Girard in this city,” said Mills, “I was Mr, Britton's secre- tary at that time, and often found him with her in her apartments. ‘They were Very affectionate, kissing each other in greeting. She told me she loved Mr. Britton and as soon as she obtained a divorce they were going to be married. Called June Hin “Sanshine.” “Britton sald once,; while they and Van Buskirk !s the only tay of sun- ghing- that ever entered’ my lite. “Once at the Girard I witnessed an ewful scene. A Mrs, Miller had called igh Mies Van Buskirk. I wae there, iss Van Buskirk waid to her: ““E love Mr. Brittop Going to be married iy divorce.’ To this pi ‘Why don't you know that Mr. Brit- ton has a wife already? Sure he has; he's already married; and, what's more, THE WORLD: TUESDAY EVENING. APRTL-s, 1908, CHARLES HAWTREY AS H. JOCELYN, AND OTHER | CHARACTERS IN ‘‘SAUCY SALLY” AT THE NEW LYCEUM, BYVICHOOID HOHE € @ Paull), i" | oe A Lim é aoe ie AD 4. JoceLyN Ny Git 64966-34000 Nutty Mae cstinn ——_ —— f SHY PE ooooHH ti e4eboue P2ies o30 | | al pees | FANNY ROUGH {. A y Ms | ? DPPPLDD FIG-5-93H-19OS9OF9H-3$5-00-9995905-99 OIDOTG-DTS AMBERT Ih », pot 3 tH Hille : PM, p : $ BPOOLGIOIADEDDIDONEDDOODONDOEDOG4OS1.4985-96-000O03 SAUCY SALLY FUNNY AND A VINDICATOR ‘5 soon as he has got rid of his wife he is going to marry me.’ ‘At that Miss Van Buskirk turned Mr. Britton and screamed: ‘Get out of my sight!"! “But they made up afterward and things went on as before.” Saw Nothing Wrong in His Conduct Misses Eugenia Hayden and Grace Fdne Farrel, of the “Hoch der Consul" corspany, testified of Miss Van Bus- Kirk's demonstrations of partiality for Britton, but had seen nothing wrong In| Should be written by the editor Abe conduct of the manager toward her, | Evelyn J. Wood, however, a young ‘Cockney, with the Bow Bili twang still in his speech, testified that while ho was porter at the Yoemn: Hotel, London, last July, “Mra, Van Wilso (was a guest and the anager wad a requent caller. (Against this evidence was produced \priat the ex-manager was not in London fn July, and he a positively tn Wenial of every charge. Mrs. Wilson visited her mother-!@law Jo Chicago last May and kidnapped her by boy, and the husband chased her mil over the country and to Europe, nally bringing her and the baby boy Wack Inst August, immediately after hich he sued her for absolute divorce. Justice McCall reserved decision. oe AMEN CORNER PRESIDENT. Qrthur Grea Elected Head of the Political Soctety, The Amen Corner now has a new president. Since the formation of the torner into a society, second to none in fs political significance, Edward G Riggs has been its President, At the annua! election last evening “Brother” Riggs remained firm in his attitude to Insist upon a change of Presi “Brother” President, The other officers selected are: Vice-President, Robert G. D! gr; Secretary, John W. McDonald; Treasurer, Luther Little; Directors, Edward G. Riggs, Charles Steckter, Gen. Charles E, Furlong, Walter L. Hawley, Louis A. Stebold, Harold Mc, Anderson, with Messrs. Greaves, Lit- Ue, Robart Dill and McDonald as ‘mem- bers of the board, My name is not Hunyadi only, but Hanyadi Jénos, the original, only nuine and re- liable Hungari- an Proves that the Author, the Edi- tor of Punch, Is Really a} Humorist in Spite of Tradi- tions, To begin with, the {dea that a farce) of Punch was funny. ‘Thon, to find the farce itself funny, though by no means original, was to rewign one's aelf to the thought that after all Punch must be a comt paper, or at least to say that it would be iif Charles Hawtrey and Fanny Brough sat on no more than the edge of {ts editorinl chair, (Which suggests that if Mr. Hawtrey keeps up his cul- vation of avoirdupots he will soon re-| quire a whole chalr—and a “roomy"’ one—to himself.) w In writing “Saucy Sally,” F.C, Bure} nand has really vindicated Punch And last night's audience at the Ly- ceum vindicated Mr. Burnand by laugh ing heartily, not at, but with him j There were two or three puns which) ® betrayed the British idea of humor—as, | » Instance, when the walter at a outhampton hotel was asked !f there were any ‘tidings,’ and smugly re- plied, “Yes, we ‘ave low-tide alf-tide and ‘ih te,” sul, these were read- ily forgiven, if not forgotten, in the face of a great deal of good fun. Mr, Burnand got on the safe aide by frankly stating the case as a “farce.” Like most farces, "Saucy Sally" g0 off its fect occasionaily and bump its head against the hard corner of aby solute absurdity. It nover however, the rare flavor of ingenious prevarication given it by Herbert Jocelyn's fanciful tales halr-ralsing exploits on land and ae: first indulged in to win for his wife @ young woman with an admiration of romantic adventure, and then kept to retain the good opinion of a mothe; Natural Laxative does} In-law who has put bis daring deeds Into book form Jocelyn backs up his stories with pur- chased trophies of his imaginary ex- plorationa, and absents himself from home to go on fresh expeditions which are nothipg more perilous than trips to London, where his penchant for relating wonderful yarns prompts another m- mantic young woman to throw hereelf into dis arms and to choose him as her future husband, The price tag on an owl “shot on the shores of La Ontario” opens the eyes of the wily mother-tn-law. to the t0 that sho and her daughter, like the owl, have been “stuffed,” with the result that Jocelyn ts finally obliged to throw up iifg hands and make @ clean breast of his amiable duplicity. ‘The chief fault to be found with the farco Is that It lets Jocelyn off too easily, One feels that he Js never in real danger of ketting his Just deserts, and because of this the last act falls rather flat, Mr, Hawtrey gave his charactoristle- aliy Mght, finished and — delightful touch to scenes, laughed in his handkerchief aa well aa in als sleeve and made the audi © to the crimes the good It, In fact, accept a * Grough, as ci inanaged to mix the with the walt of sharp acidity of that woman feared hy moptal mar- an. ayed the affectionate ut Fraaces Belmont young woman who comes engaged to the already mar- Hed Jocelyn, Yorky. ‘Te ‘rot sulted to her bus in_ this admirable EE Fred Thorne made J sli fe rare and meutit A. Plumpton Fvans, a mild-manner Arthur Playfair, in the 01 & strenuous ship-builter, who ex- pressed himecl€ in pugillsttc fashion, As uproariously amusing, despite the drawback that ‘It waa Impossible to understand a word he said C.D. —<—— FALLS 12 FLOORS TO DEATH. \ | While Olling Elevator Man Falls | Through shat at work oiling an elevator on twelfth floor of No, 45 West ‘Thirt id street to-day, Nell Dono thirty years old, fell through the aha to the round floor and was instantly Killed. He lved at No, $24 Third avenue, 1 white 'RECEIVED T00 MUCH FOR THEIR. MONEY Persons in the Audience at First Night of “An African Million- aire” Left Theatre with That Impression. The general impression of the audl- ence which filed out of the Princess Theatre last night after ning to three acts of 'The African Millionaire,” red W. Sydney dramatization of a series of short stevies by the late Grant Allen, was that It got a Ittle too much for Its money. But as the general im- pression of first-night audiences this season has os a rule been quite the other way, they were prepared to re- gard the surfelt of things good, bad provided by the m ney, with considerable the star of t piece, was the ‘four i r hich that inimitable and self-righteous al Colonel Clay first, fleeces the frican millionaire Sir Chartes Van- ft to detect moral probity n lim and a profes- ‘¢ than nis own, in the comparatively minor { White Heather, the Colonel's wife, who, masquerading ag the maid, furnishes Inside from the millionalre's house- s adequate to the part, But make-up" as the maid made her Appear of a corpseilke pallor, The then sets hin only and ritt hoe erimihal that African Millionaire, J. M. Colville, was nelng in the title role Alisa Marie eh ture of an Amertean gl pretty in a series of charming . If her voice was assumed for the evening It was a y clever Imitation of a pronounced twang, But it it was hor really trul n, she should have anatized and st y contains eral comedy roles played by Cs ty minor admirably milllonalre’s secret the Duke of Oaksh as Dr, Polperro, and George H. as the real Commissury of Police Further mention of good players would practically inelude the cast with but few exceptions, WON SMASHED BETWEEN CARS Ocoupants Hurled Into Fender, Vehicle Completely Demol- ‘ighed, Horse Badly Cut, Sev- eral Car Windows Broken. WOMAN DIES IN DOCTOR'S OFFICE Mystery in Case of Mrs. Cora Boyenton, Wife of Wealthy Merchant, Found L#eless in Room of Dr. C. W. Fitch. A Iight road wagon belonging to Beraheimer & Schwarz, brewers, of One Hundred and Twenty-ninth street and Amsterdam avenue, was smashed to kindling between two Eighth avenue cara at One Hundred and Twenty-ftth street, this afternoon, and two em- ployees of tho brewery who were in the wagon narrowly escaped being crushed under one of the ‘The occupants of the wagon were Gustav Schalk, of No, 71 West One Hundred and Sixth street, a driver, and George KE. Moore, collector. Schalk was driving rapidly westward along One Hundred and Twenty-firth street, and when he approached the Eighth avenue crossing two cara were coming from opposite directions, The driver, thinking he could clear CORONER DECIDES TO HOLD AN AUTOPSY. Physician's Statements Con- flicting—Says Patient Had Been Suffering from Alcohol- ism and Neurasthenia. Mrs. Cora Boyenton, the wife of W. H. Boyenton, a weaithy merchant, of Hampton, Va., was found dead to-day in ® bedroom in the office suite of Dr. Charles W. Fitch, on the ground floor ot the apartment house at No, 20 West One Hundred and Seventeenth atreet. between the cars, whipped up his Goroner Scholer has {sued a certif-| horse. The animal shied in crossing the east track, however, whereupon the northbound car crashed into tt, smash- ing off @ rear wheel and breaking the shafts. The force of the impact hurled the vehicle directly in the path of the car on the opposite track, by which it was completely demolished and its oc- cate giving the cause of death os gas asphyxiation, but says that he 1s not satisfied that it was an accident, and will hold an autopsy. Because he has arranged to be mar- rled to-morrow night and desired to avola publicity, Dr. Fitch made some confilcting statements about the case. At first the story he told an Evening World reporter was as follows: Mrs. Boyenton was visiting him and his wife, He slept in apartments on the third floor, while Mrs. Boyenton had a bedroom in nia office. When he went to call her at & o’clook this morn- ing he found her dead in bed with a book of poems in her hand, the gas turned on and the window open at the top. Rinatty Capt. McGlynn and Detective McAvoy, of the West One Hundred and Twenty-ffth station, went and Dr. Fitch told them another story. He said he been suppressing some of the facts for the sake of the woman. "Mrs, Boynton,” he said, “suffered from alcoholism and neurathania. I had treated her before on two occa- sions, and two months ago she came to me again, “While she lived in my office so that I could keep her under observation, she was not under restraint and was al- lowed to come and go as she willed. Occasionally she was out rather late at night. On one occasion my nurse smelled gas in passing her room, went inside and found the gas jet halt on. I smelled gas on another occasion, traced ths smell to her room and found GAS RANGE IS NOW. You can RENT a complete DOUBLE OVEN GAS RANGE for $3.00 a year. The GAS COMPANY will install it, test your appliances and show you how to cook to best advan- tage. tory, send word to the Gas Company. If your gas burners are unsatisfao that the gas Jet was partially open. “My servant’ Maggie Duffy telis me that she let Mrs, Boyenton In at 2.20 thle morning. Mrs, Boyenton went im- mediately to her room, Turned on Gas Accidentally, “I found her dead in bed when I went to call her at 8 o'clock. The electric lights In this apartment are turned off at midnight. Apparently she turned on the gas when she went to bed with the intention of reading the evening papers, h were spread about the room when, I found her, and either the draft from the open window blew the gas out or she turned it off when she got sleepy and inadvertently turned it on again.’ $$$ —_§_<§— A BIG HIT FOR COLLIER. Richard Harding Davis Han Fitted the Comedian with va Clever Fare Wiliam Colller—no longer Willle—has finally been presented to Broadway in a farce that fits his breezy style of comedy. In “The Dictator," at the Criterion last night, he scored a pro- nounced hit. For the nee of the sea- son Mr. Frohman need no concern about out-of-town bookings, Willlam— or Willle—has come to stay. Collier's previous fatlures in no wise dampened the enthusiasm of his friends. They were at the Criterion in force, and extended to him one of the warm- est personal welcomes of the year. Richard Harding Davis gave him a farce full of bright lines and humorous situations, and Charles Frohman gave him a well-balanced company. ‘fhe combination was certain to Jift Geller back to his proper place as one af the best light comedians, John Barrynwre, Robert McWade, jr., and Edward Abeles Window Curtains. —Third Floor— Special values will be offered at the folle ing moderate prices, on Wednesday, April 6th, Ruffled Mustin Curtains, $1.00, 1.50, 2.25 pair. Ruffled Net Curtains had capital coniedy” parts, and they G big share in the success of the rd a drening, “Doulse Allen and. Nanette $1.35, 2.25, 2.75 pair. Comstock also did well. If you've got that red spring feeling don't do any- thing for a bracer but seo Willle—I mean William—Collier In "The J0¢cta- tor.”” a “SUPERSTITIONS OF SUE.” Snvoy Audtence Forced to Listen to Much Cheap ‘Talk, In Mr, Paul Armstrong's play, “The Superstitions of Sue, which was pre- snted for the first Ume in New York last might at the Savoy, most of the characters call each other “Cull.” The audience was composed largely of friends of the actors. The rest of the audience was held in the house until the final curtain by tn- decision ag to whether they should run shrieking into Thirty-fourth Climb up on the stage and kill rs, four Xematrong calle lis phy “One Novelty Curtains, $2.50, 3.50, 5.00 pair. Trish Point Curtains $3.50, 5.00, 7.00 pair. Arabine Curtains, $5. 50, 7.00, 9. SOpair. Lord & Taylor, Broadwey and Twentieth Street and Fifth Avenve street or the per- ce, fe is the funniest line in the piece: ‘gay, cull, 1 been givin’ him boxin' lessons for s1x mont's. He's been eatin’ at Jack's every night and he ain't lost a fight.” {cupants' dumped into the fender of the car. The two cars jammed together with @ crash upon the wreckage of the wagon, the jar breaking several win- dows. The passengers were filled with consternation and made a wild rush for the doors. In the panic that fol- lowed several women were brulsed and dresses torn. The two men who were dumped into the car-fender were not seriously in- jured, though the horse attached to the splintered wagon was #0 badly cut that he may have to be shot. secured through Read the wants day's morning World. a ESTABLISHED NEARLY OES a suit INE EY | umns of my pape! made garments. A“ Brokaw Suit hasno superiorin quality of goods, style and excellence in making. BRYAN HOME FOR FARMING. To Take Up Work with His Men and Be Silent On National Pollttes. LINCOLN, Neb., April 5.—Willlam J. ryan returned to-day from the East and will remain at Fatrville for sey- ral weeks. He said: “I am heer to look after the spring work an my form, and I shall help the men for same time. On the subject of mlitics, I have nothing to say. Here- ufter I shall make no statements for publication regarding the national polty ical situation except through the om HALF A CENTURY look, fit and wear well—that is what the cus- tomer desires to know. Our half century of continued success and experience enables us to guarantee the highest perfection in ready~ 49 Broadway, Graham & Flushing Aves., Brooklyn, As Iway: Wednesday, Continuation of the The greatest Undermuslin Se’ reason for it. learn the why and the wherefo: .Reduction Day Undermuslin Sale. lling in years has been ours all day Monday and Tuesday. There must be a good Ig you come in here Wednesday you will re—with great profit to you, $5 Jackets, $3.89. Women’s all-wool black chev- iot Jackets, mercerized lining throughout; short, nobby garments; tight fitting, Fees fly front* all sizes; worth $5, RE- 3.89 $1.49 Hats, 75c, ———— These are all ready-to-put-on hats, in straw, trimmed with wings, pompons, quills and fancy ro- settes, in List| sailor, and large flare styles; worth 1.49. FOR RE- 75¢ DUCTION DAY, each .... Set of 10c [Waist Pins, Three Several thousand sets of charm. ing Shirt Waist Pins, consist- ing of pearl, jet, oxidized, crystal, tur- 0ise; three in each set; worth no less/ an 25c, FOR REDUC- 10 TION DAY, set..... 000.000 Cc DUCTION DAY, each...... Embr’d Hdkf’s, 5c. | Women's embroidered hand- kerchiefs, each one on a card, all brand new goods, all perfect, sell regularly at 10c each,. FOR RE-, | DUCTION DAY, each. 5c. 1125c Lisle Gloves, 15c The tremendous Easter crowds left us these women’s lisle gloves in a mussed condition—not bad enough to interfere with wear, but not good enough to be worthy a place in our regular stock. They were 25c. 16 {| Out they go FOR REDUC- ify TION DAY...... Bristle Brushes, 15c. Every one worth at least 25c¢, Some worth 50c. They’re hair brushes of fine -bristle, with rosewood and mahogany finish han- dies, They represent a manufacture er's samples through which thousands fdalars work o‘ brushes have been sold. FOR REDUCTION DAY, 15¢ Jchoice..... nd correct fit snre impossible and OF EYE SPECIALISTS ASTAFF to all those who wish to have their eyes years of experienc’ on what they tell make this, the most startling offer ever These, including my specialists’ 24 East 125th St., P. §.—To avoid mistakes brin, the name, HENRI P, ALEXANDE! this advertisement with you; and nur THOUSANDS OF NTLY BENEFITED BY MY GLASSES, son {a that during my many years of ex! optical instruments for examining the eyes. rience I have invented By these mi ting glasses axsuret, Thave to paniat ma WHOSE SERVICES ARE FREB examined. These special! so Brgy ane suatne ony ees rg To make you acai ted with my stores and method: by an optiaan—= Gold Eyeglasses for $2, services, cannot be had elsewhere for less than $10. This is a genuine offer and will appeal to all those who wear glasses, and can be had only at my stores. F Mioowvces near Madison Ave. band by r 24 BAST 125TH sp. Ure ot -ONSTIPATION munyadi Janos tive Water gives Relief from hind it. Biliousness, Lazy Liver and Sour Stemach. 30 Years’ Reputation Be- —— Half a Glass before Break- fast of this Natural Laxa- Prompt BROKAW BROTHERS + \