Epitaph:
To Mother Earth one boon of thee I ask
Send up from out my breast some lovely flowers
Whose far pervading perfume shall allure
And in the bondage of these dreadful hours
The blessed touch of human hands secure.
-MHF
Erected to her memory by loving friends.
Obituary:
Mary Hewins Fiske Dead
Robert G. Ingersoll to deliver memorial address.
Mary Hewins Fiske, one of the most original, prolific, and entertaining newspaper writers of her time, died at her home 72 West Ninety-third-street, yesterday morning. She had been ill about a week, and was the victim of pneumonia, complicated with other diseases.
She was born at Hartford less than half a century ago, and her father was a musician and an artist. As a child, Mary Hewins was precocious, and early in life her peculiar talents were developed in a remarkable degree. Her bent was toward the literary and dramatic fields. When a mere child, she ran away from home to join a circus, but her aspirations for life under the tent vanished after two weeks' experience. Subsequently she embarked with a theatrical company, but as her ideas clashed with those of the management, she withdrew, benefited by the experience.
She was married three times. Her first husband was Charles Fox, brother of the famous "Humpty Dumpty" Fox, and at one time manager of the old Bowery Theatre. She wrote and adapted numerous plays for him. Her second husband was "Zeke" Burnham, and over the initials "M.H.B" her letters to out-of-town papers attracted much attention. Her third husband was Stephen Fiske, a journalist, then connected with the Herald, but now dramatic editor of the Spirit of the Times, and once a manager of the Fifth-Avenue Theatre. He went to London and started a paper called the Hornet., while she remained here and continued to write readable letters signed "M. H. F." Her first regular newspaper engagement was by the St. Louis Republican. Incidentally she delivered lectures. Subsequently she visited Europe, and her descriptive and chatty letters were noted for their entertaining style. On her return to America she did more or less fugitive work.
Since August 1881, and until week before lat her pen was mainly employed for the benefit of the New-York Mirror, her particular department being that of the "Giddy Gusher" started by Howard Taylor. Of late years, Mrs. Fiske wrote more or less for syndicates. Last Spring she wrote the play of "Philip Herne," which was produced by Manager J. M. Hill and on the opening night, when called out, made a little speech that was a model of cleverness and wit. At the time of her death she had written one act of a play for Joseph Wheelock. Mrs. Fiske will be mourned by a wide circle in the dramatic profession.
In accordance with Mrs. Fiske's dying wishes the funeral will be out of the common in several respects. The arrangements were completed last evening by Mr. Harrison Gray Fiske and Dr. T. S. Robertson. There will be no service in church here. The body will be taken to Scottish Rite Hall to-morrow morning. Among the pall bearers, of whom there will be eight, are A. M. Palmer, J. M. Hill, Dr. T. S. Robertson, Harrison Grey Fiske, Frank Sauger, George Waters and Joseph Wheelock. The theatrical and journalistic friends of Mrs. Fiske will act as ushers. Beginning at 11 o'clock, there will be a service of organ and vocal music. Mme. de Ruyther and Signor Perugini will sing, and Dockstader's male quartet will render "The Lost Chord." Robert G. Ingersoll, who was a friend of Mrs. Fiske, will deliver a memorial address. The body will be taken to Hartford, where on Thursday the relatives will have a church service and the interment will be made. Mrs. Fiske's sister, Mrs. Dunlop, was summoned to Hartford Saturday by a message that her mother was dying and her brother was dangerously ill.
From a biography on The Vault at Pfaff's:
Fox came to be known as Mary Fiske after her marriage to dramatic critic Stephen Ryder Fiske. The marriage was preceded by an affair that prompted Fox's husband at the time, Mr. Burnham, to attempt to shoot and stab Fiske (T. Miller 110). In 1877 she gave birth to a son, but no information about him is known.
http://digital.lib.lehigh.edu/pfaffs/people/individuals/35/
To Mother Earth one boon of thee I ask
Send up from out my breast some lovely flowers
Whose far pervading perfume shall allure
And in the bondage of these dreadful hours
The blessed touch of human hands secure.
-MHF
Erected to her memory by loving friends.
Obituary:
Mary Hewins Fiske Dead
Robert G. Ingersoll to deliver memorial address.
Mary Hewins Fiske, one of the most original, prolific, and entertaining newspaper writers of her time, died at her home 72 West Ninety-third-street, yesterday morning. She had been ill about a week, and was the victim of pneumonia, complicated with other diseases.
She was born at Hartford less than half a century ago, and her father was a musician and an artist. As a child, Mary Hewins was precocious, and early in life her peculiar talents were developed in a remarkable degree. Her bent was toward the literary and dramatic fields. When a mere child, she ran away from home to join a circus, but her aspirations for life under the tent vanished after two weeks' experience. Subsequently she embarked with a theatrical company, but as her ideas clashed with those of the management, she withdrew, benefited by the experience.
She was married three times. Her first husband was Charles Fox, brother of the famous "Humpty Dumpty" Fox, and at one time manager of the old Bowery Theatre. She wrote and adapted numerous plays for him. Her second husband was "Zeke" Burnham, and over the initials "M.H.B" her letters to out-of-town papers attracted much attention. Her third husband was Stephen Fiske, a journalist, then connected with the Herald, but now dramatic editor of the Spirit of the Times, and once a manager of the Fifth-Avenue Theatre. He went to London and started a paper called the Hornet., while she remained here and continued to write readable letters signed "M. H. F." Her first regular newspaper engagement was by the St. Louis Republican. Incidentally she delivered lectures. Subsequently she visited Europe, and her descriptive and chatty letters were noted for their entertaining style. On her return to America she did more or less fugitive work.
Since August 1881, and until week before lat her pen was mainly employed for the benefit of the New-York Mirror, her particular department being that of the "Giddy Gusher" started by Howard Taylor. Of late years, Mrs. Fiske wrote more or less for syndicates. Last Spring she wrote the play of "Philip Herne," which was produced by Manager J. M. Hill and on the opening night, when called out, made a little speech that was a model of cleverness and wit. At the time of her death she had written one act of a play for Joseph Wheelock. Mrs. Fiske will be mourned by a wide circle in the dramatic profession.
In accordance with Mrs. Fiske's dying wishes the funeral will be out of the common in several respects. The arrangements were completed last evening by Mr. Harrison Gray Fiske and Dr. T. S. Robertson. There will be no service in church here. The body will be taken to Scottish Rite Hall to-morrow morning. Among the pall bearers, of whom there will be eight, are A. M. Palmer, J. M. Hill, Dr. T. S. Robertson, Harrison Grey Fiske, Frank Sauger, George Waters and Joseph Wheelock. The theatrical and journalistic friends of Mrs. Fiske will act as ushers. Beginning at 11 o'clock, there will be a service of organ and vocal music. Mme. de Ruyther and Signor Perugini will sing, and Dockstader's male quartet will render "The Lost Chord." Robert G. Ingersoll, who was a friend of Mrs. Fiske, will deliver a memorial address. The body will be taken to Hartford, where on Thursday the relatives will have a church service and the interment will be made. Mrs. Fiske's sister, Mrs. Dunlop, was summoned to Hartford Saturday by a message that her mother was dying and her brother was dangerously ill.
From a biography on The Vault at Pfaff's:
Fox came to be known as Mary Fiske after her marriage to dramatic critic Stephen Ryder Fiske. The marriage was preceded by an affair that prompted Fox's husband at the time, Mr. Burnham, to attempt to shoot and stab Fiske (T. Miller 110). In 1877 she gave birth to a son, but no information about him is known.
http://digital.lib.lehigh.edu/pfaffs/people/individuals/35/
Epitaph:
To Mother Earth one boon of thee I ask
Send up from out my breast some lovely flowers
Whose far pervading perfume shall allure
And in the bondage of these dreadful hours
The blessed touch of human hands secure.
-MHF
Erected to her memory by loving friends.
Obituary:
Mary Hewins Fiske Dead
Robert G. Ingersoll to deliver memorial address.
Mary Hewins Fiske, one of the most original, prolific, and entertaining newspaper writers of her time, died at her home 72 West Ninety-third-street, yesterday morning. She had been ill about a week, and was the victim of pneumonia, complicated with other diseases.
She was born at Hartford less than half a century ago, and her father was a musician and an artist. As a child, Mary Hewins was precocious, and early in life her peculiar talents were developed in a remarkable degree. Her bent was toward the literary and dramatic fields. When a mere child, she ran away from home to join a circus, but her aspirations for life under the tent vanished after two weeks' experience. Subsequently she embarked with a theatrical company, but as her ideas clashed with those of the management, she withdrew, benefited by the experience.
She was married three times. Her first husband was Charles Fox, brother of the famous "Humpty Dumpty" Fox, and at one time manager of the old Bowery Theatre. She wrote and adapted numerous plays for him. Her second husband was "Zeke" Burnham, and over the initials "M.H.B" her letters to out-of-town papers attracted much attention. Her third husband was Stephen Fiske, a journalist, then connected with the Herald, but now dramatic editor of the Spirit of the Times, and once a manager of the Fifth-Avenue Theatre. He went to London and started a paper called the Hornet., while she remained here and continued to write readable letters signed "M. H. F." Her first regular newspaper engagement was by the St. Louis Republican. Incidentally she delivered lectures. Subsequently she visited Europe, and her descriptive and chatty letters were noted for their entertaining style. On her return to America she did more or less fugitive work.
Since August 1881, and until week before lat her pen was mainly employed for the benefit of the New-York Mirror, her particular department being that of the "Giddy Gusher" started by Howard Taylor. Of late years, Mrs. Fiske wrote more or less for syndicates. Last Spring she wrote the play of "Philip Herne," which was produced by Manager J. M. Hill and on the opening night, when called out, made a little speech that was a model of cleverness and wit. At the time of her death she had written one act of a play for Joseph Wheelock. Mrs. Fiske will be mourned by a wide circle in the dramatic profession.
In accordance with Mrs. Fiske's dying wishes the funeral will be out of the common in several respects. The arrangements were completed last evening by Mr. Harrison Gray Fiske and Dr. T. S. Robertson. There will be no service in church here. The body will be taken to Scottish Rite Hall to-morrow morning. Among the pall bearers, of whom there will be eight, are A. M. Palmer, J. M. Hill, Dr. T. S. Robertson, Harrison Grey Fiske, Frank Sauger, George Waters and Joseph Wheelock. The theatrical and journalistic friends of Mrs. Fiske will act as ushers. Beginning at 11 o'clock, there will be a service of organ and vocal music. Mme. de Ruyther and Signor Perugini will sing, and Dockstader's male quartet will render "The Lost Chord." Robert G. Ingersoll, who was a friend of Mrs. Fiske, will deliver a memorial address. The body will be taken to Hartford, where on Thursday the relatives will have a church service and the interment will be made. Mrs. Fiske's sister, Mrs. Dunlop, was summoned to Hartford Saturday by a message that her mother was dying and her brother was dangerously ill.
From a biography on The Vault at Pfaff's:
Fox came to be known as Mary Fiske after her marriage to dramatic critic Stephen Ryder Fiske. The marriage was preceded by an affair that prompted Fox's husband at the time, Mr. Burnham, to attempt to shoot and stab Fiske (T. Miller 110). In 1877 she gave birth to a son, but no information about him is known.
http://digital.lib.lehigh.edu/pfaffs/people/individuals/35/
To Mother Earth one boon of thee I ask
Send up from out my breast some lovely flowers
Whose far pervading perfume shall allure
And in the bondage of these dreadful hours
The blessed touch of human hands secure.
-MHF
Erected to her memory by loving friends.
Obituary:
Mary Hewins Fiske Dead
Robert G. Ingersoll to deliver memorial address.
Mary Hewins Fiske, one of the most original, prolific, and entertaining newspaper writers of her time, died at her home 72 West Ninety-third-street, yesterday morning. She had been ill about a week, and was the victim of pneumonia, complicated with other diseases.
She was born at Hartford less than half a century ago, and her father was a musician and an artist. As a child, Mary Hewins was precocious, and early in life her peculiar talents were developed in a remarkable degree. Her bent was toward the literary and dramatic fields. When a mere child, she ran away from home to join a circus, but her aspirations for life under the tent vanished after two weeks' experience. Subsequently she embarked with a theatrical company, but as her ideas clashed with those of the management, she withdrew, benefited by the experience.
She was married three times. Her first husband was Charles Fox, brother of the famous "Humpty Dumpty" Fox, and at one time manager of the old Bowery Theatre. She wrote and adapted numerous plays for him. Her second husband was "Zeke" Burnham, and over the initials "M.H.B" her letters to out-of-town papers attracted much attention. Her third husband was Stephen Fiske, a journalist, then connected with the Herald, but now dramatic editor of the Spirit of the Times, and once a manager of the Fifth-Avenue Theatre. He went to London and started a paper called the Hornet., while she remained here and continued to write readable letters signed "M. H. F." Her first regular newspaper engagement was by the St. Louis Republican. Incidentally she delivered lectures. Subsequently she visited Europe, and her descriptive and chatty letters were noted for their entertaining style. On her return to America she did more or less fugitive work.
Since August 1881, and until week before lat her pen was mainly employed for the benefit of the New-York Mirror, her particular department being that of the "Giddy Gusher" started by Howard Taylor. Of late years, Mrs. Fiske wrote more or less for syndicates. Last Spring she wrote the play of "Philip Herne," which was produced by Manager J. M. Hill and on the opening night, when called out, made a little speech that was a model of cleverness and wit. At the time of her death she had written one act of a play for Joseph Wheelock. Mrs. Fiske will be mourned by a wide circle in the dramatic profession.
In accordance with Mrs. Fiske's dying wishes the funeral will be out of the common in several respects. The arrangements were completed last evening by Mr. Harrison Gray Fiske and Dr. T. S. Robertson. There will be no service in church here. The body will be taken to Scottish Rite Hall to-morrow morning. Among the pall bearers, of whom there will be eight, are A. M. Palmer, J. M. Hill, Dr. T. S. Robertson, Harrison Grey Fiske, Frank Sauger, George Waters and Joseph Wheelock. The theatrical and journalistic friends of Mrs. Fiske will act as ushers. Beginning at 11 o'clock, there will be a service of organ and vocal music. Mme. de Ruyther and Signor Perugini will sing, and Dockstader's male quartet will render "The Lost Chord." Robert G. Ingersoll, who was a friend of Mrs. Fiske, will deliver a memorial address. The body will be taken to Hartford, where on Thursday the relatives will have a church service and the interment will be made. Mrs. Fiske's sister, Mrs. Dunlop, was summoned to Hartford Saturday by a message that her mother was dying and her brother was dangerously ill.
From a biography on The Vault at Pfaff's:
Fox came to be known as Mary Fiske after her marriage to dramatic critic Stephen Ryder Fiske. The marriage was preceded by an affair that prompted Fox's husband at the time, Mr. Burnham, to attempt to shoot and stab Fiske (T. Miller 110). In 1877 she gave birth to a son, but no information about him is known.
http://digital.lib.lehigh.edu/pfaffs/people/individuals/35/
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