The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-29
4 THESPIAN ROMANCE
A Seattle Young Mans Passion
For a Variety Girl
GEORGE pARKER's ACTRESS.
He Rams Away win HIS Inanorasa and
Is Pursued by an Indignant
Mother.

The Ida Gardner siataesque and spec
tacaiar variety troupe which appeared a. :
vaudeville theatre in this city about two
months ago has been following It's cigar
cite picture display bills with ysrylng Tor
tunes through the interior towns OF Oregon.
and few DAYS ago furnished the people o.
Ashland. IN the southern par; Of the state
a side programme "nct down on the
bills. in which George Parker, son Of an
ex-citv treasurer of Seattle played leading
role.
1t viii be remembered that young Parker
became infatuated with member oil the
troupe while il was here and when Il left,
left with il to follow It's fortunes IN the
capacity Of doorkeepeT and general man m
waiting upon his fair inamorata. The
story az how the course Of his true love
failed to run smooth is best told IN the
following from the Ashland ffdaags;
Ida Gardner. the head OF the COM
bination, is the mother OF q stout healthy
girl of nearly rs summers and winters, who
is one of the most attractive performers OF
the troupe. Her name IS given as Mile.
Camille Kenyon. With the troupe, acting
as doorkeeper or in some other business
capacity, was young man, George Parker
bv name, OF good family connections IN Sc
artle. who lacked few days OF being 2l
wears old last Monday. George and Cam
lille discovered that their two hearts beat as
one. aud wanted to marry. Camille 5
mamma, "Lida Gardner" thought the
troupe could not afford it, and cruelty dis
charged George from his position with
the company. George and Camille were
not to be thus ruthlessly torn asunder
They were not so unsophisticated as they
may have been years ago. They Matched
up nice little elopement plot. When the
troape arrived at Grants pass, George
sadly and demurely took his leave OF the
party, and boarded the northbound train.
He didn't go far, however, but returned on
the first train southwark. and found Cam
lille awaiting him at the Grants Pass III the
early morning while the rest of the COM
pany were still unarisen, as it were. The
fiying pair flew 10 Ashland on the regular
express train, and very sensibly sought ie-
gal counsel in their Dilemma. George
lacked three days of being Il years cid and
Camille lacked still more days OF being l6
years old. They couldn't be married here
without license from the county clerk,
and, being under age they could not obtain
a license without the consent of their
legal guardians or parents. A guardian
was duly appointed for Camille tone who
would in all probability have given his
consent 10 the match), and the couple con-
Guided to be married on Georges 2Ist birth
day anniversary. Just about this time the
dismayed mamma arrived from Grants
pass and kicked up great fuss. She had
first telegraphed warrant OF arrest OF the
couple and came in like whir.wind Of
wrath. The young couple were not intim-
dated, however. and the discounted
mother finally consented to compromise
George is to stay with the troupe, and the
wedding is TO be postponed until they
reach san Francisco. This seemed satis-
factory to all parties. The lawyers received
a good fat fee, and the mother and daugh-
ter and George went to Medford by Tues
day evenings train to rejoin the troupe