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Show YOUNG'S VENTURE AS DRAMATIC ANGEL NEW YORK. Dec. 5. John W. Young, father of William Hooper Young, admitted ad-mitted tonight that he was the backer of the ill-fated "China Doll" theatrical company. He says, .too, that Miss Helen Royton, the prima donna of the company, loet her fortune in the staging of the venture. ven-ture. Young said that he waa forced to take stock in the company as payment of a debt Young denied that he Is engaged to Miss Royton. "She is a close friend of my family," he said, "and I feel honored hon-ored in having her as a friend." |