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Show POPPED THE QUESTION OVER STAGE CONTRACT PHILADELPHIA, March 2. When Nellie Nel-lie May Ingham, daughter of, Mr. and Mrs. William F. Ingham of 7S1 North Twenty-second Twenty-second street, signed as soubrette with the "Joshua Simpkins" company early this season, she entered Into a contract which required no signature or persuasion persua-sion for her to fulfill. When Miss Ingham affixed her signature signa-ture to several contracts, the manager of the company. Nelson E. Partridge, of Portland, Me., said to her: "Maybe you would like to sign a contract to uiairy me some time." "1 would If mother is willing," Miss Ingham replied, and after Mrs. Ingham saw Partridge It was agreed Among the three that tha manager and the soubrette were to return to this e ity after the season sea-son was over and wed. But every plan which Mrs. Ingham made for the wedding wed-ding was Interrupted by announcement of the ceremony In Macon, Ga. |