Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-12-04
1000 MILES FOR A HUSBAND.
A California Eeirees Travels AIon.
so Chicago TO Wed a TheatricsI

A California Eeirees Travels AIona |
so Chicago 10 Wed a TheatricsI
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Chicago Special to Globe Democra.
A marriage with a romance too,
place in the principal parlor of the
Sherman House at o'clock TO-DAY
Mr.. Frank Farrell the theatrical
manager. was at that hour united in
marriage with Miss Elsie Strout Of
San Francisco, Cal. The proprietor
of the Sherman House caused the par.
lor to be beautifully and profusely
decorated with flowers, and Rev. DR..
Homer Thomas, of this city, perform.
ed the ceremony ia the presence of a
few of the groom's personal friends.
This is all that anybody seemed to
know about the wedding of the two
persons principally concerned in it.
But thereis romantic background TO
the occurrence that makes 1t of more
than ordinary interest, and that will
surprise not only theatrical circles
here and in the East, but social circles
in the far West, where the bride was
known and reigned as a belle. The
story told is the following: Last
September Mr.. Farrell went to Cali
fornia with the Wallack's Theater
Company, and remained on the gold
en- coast seven weeks. During his
stay there he began filtration with
oAe of the beauties of San Francisco,
charming brunette, aged Is years
The Irritation brought about acquain-
lance and the latter rlpened INTO
friendship, which hogered into the
warmest kind of love. All this inside
of one week. The young lady, who
was the present bride, made the mat
ter known to her parents. Mr.. Strout
is wealthy 40 er from Boston, AID
his wife halls from Cape Cod. Both
were opposed from the beginning to
have theatr cal man for s0n-in-
law They gave neither the daughter
nor her lover any encouragement,
and Mr.. Strout openly declared that
il. the marriage took place he would
disiuherit his daughter. Mr.. Farrell
meant business He tried to talk the
old man out of his obstinscy, but
failed. Then he got his sweetheart to
coax, but that failed also. Pere
/ Strout remaining obstinate Mr.. Far
rell after a six weeks siege left Cali
fornia for the East, saying he would
give the old gentleman until Nov. Is
to make up his mind to accept the
situation. Miss Strout insisted that
she would marry her lover, with or
without her parents consent, and was
waiting anxiously for the month to
roll around which would bring her
her husband. The montA came, and
with 1t the alarming news that Mr..
Farrell's business would prevent him
from leaving the east Miss Strout
answered that she would leave her
home and come to him. Then the old
gent was written and telee raphed to,
! but he still withheld his assent.
There were four days of almost in
cessant telegraphing to him previous
to last Tuesday. Then at last he gave
way, and the young girl Immediately
began preparations to travel alone
across the continent to meet her lover.
She did not come alone, however.
Mr.. Al Hayman, manager of the
Baldwin Theater, San Francisco,
helped her out of the dilemma by
consenting to accompany her. The
lovers met by arrangement at Chica-
60 Saturday morning, and were mar
ried, as already described today.
Among those present were Eugene
Field, the newspaper journalist,
George V, Floyd, Frank Goodwin,
VIII j. Davis, James w. Morrissey,
AL Hayman, Alfred Bowler, John
Hamlen and other theatrical cele-
brities. Mr. Farrell was a successful
New Orleans journalist until five
years ego. when he entered the em
ploy of Manager Frohman, with
whom ne still is.