Miss Alice May.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 180, 6 July 1883, Page 3

Miss Alice May.

A MODERN ROMANCE,

FAITHFUL JAMES.

[Post Correspondent J The English and Amtrican papers sre full of a romantic story about Alice May, whom I daresay yon may remember actinc; m New Zealand some years ago. Miss May captivated a wealthy colonist named James WiHiams when she played m Melbourne, and this es« timable person has followed her about ever since first the actress came to England and obtained an engagement at the Alhambra. She had, naturally enough, forgotten the episode of Mr Williams when, after playing a month or two, a bouquet, accompanied by a card which recalled the Melbourne episode, was left at her stage door. It transpired that "Williams, unable, he said, to live without sight of her, had sold off his business and started as soon as possible after she left Melbourne for London. Duriugthe A lhamb/a engage* meat Williams was at the theatre nightly, but the run of the piece came to an end at last, and Miss May (without informing her adorer) sailed fo* New York, with the idea of making a protracted tour m the States. A wek or two ago, Miss; May was rehearsing " SatoneHa" at the Stan lard Theatre, New York, when a card was brought to her, and she once more read the familiar inscription '• James "Williams." Her devoted adorer 'had once more crossed the ocean to be near h»r, and as soon as the Standard Theatte box office was opened, it is said a second row stall was booked m the name of James Williams for the run of the piece. It has now transpired that Miss May lltis long been a married woman.