The age-herald., 1897-12-03
JULIA MARLOWE AND
 THE TYRANICAL TRUST

The public may not know it, neverthe- less it is "a fact that Julia Marlowe, who made her first appearance in Birming- ham last night, has been separated f. om her husband because of the tyranny of a theatrical trust. As most people we'll know, Miss AIarloWe Is a great actreEs. To best illustrate the power and genius of her ant, Is to recall the fact that when she made her first appsarance in the city of Philadelphia the receipts at fhe box office on the opening night were $6S On jhe last night of her enga gefnent, which had been extended from one to two weeks, they were $1 400. This tells the story of her power as a money maker. At-that time she was unknown in PihiIa- delphia, as elsewhere. About the third night of her engagement receipts began to pick up materially. She soon became the talk of the town. From $68 on Mon day night to a $1, 400 house in twelve days time demonstrates the fact thalt the Philadelphia people were quick to place their approval upon Miss Ma,lows as an actress. From that time to the present. she has been winning both money and fame.
  up of Chaules FroEman, Al Hayman, Mark Klaw and Abuam ErGanjger of New York and Sam Nixon and Frederick zim- merman, of Philadelphia, practically con- trols the movements of nearly all the first-class companies of the United States, as well as almost all of the lead- ing theaters in the principal ci.fes. Therefore the theaGrfca1 trust enjoys a most profitable monopoly. It seems to want nothing but money, lit recognized in Miss MaTlewe a star capable of earn- ing large profits for the syndicate if she could be put under its control Those theatrical stars not under the control of the syndicate are at "a very great dis advantage as they cannot get bookings in but very few of the best houses. Miss Marlowe has husband whose name IS Robert Tabor. Previous to her marriage Mir Tabor was the leading supporting man in her company. No one ever ac- GUS. Id him of being much of an actor. A handsome man, and a great favorlte with the matinee girls. Robbie" Tabor was always popular at the matinees. Thous- ands of silly girls in many cities have sat in the fronIl rows of the theaters and thrown kisses ait Robbie" all the time he was occupying the stage. He was Miss Marlowe's leading support more be- cause she was in love with him and ne in love with her They were a very de- voted couple both before and after mar- riage.
 The syndicate did not take kindly to MT. Tabcr's ability as an actor. It prac- tically said to Miss Marlowe that lit would manage her affairs give her fine bookings, play her in the best gheaters in the cities. but her husband could not he her leading man. In other words, it said that he could not be an acting member of her company, and would pre- fer that he would not even be a travel ing companion to his wife. This no doubt was a hard blow to the fair Julia, for she was very much in love With "Bobbie" She knew enough about the theatrical business to know that unless she played in the better houses she would not retain her we'll established place in the dramatic Armament. She yielded to the mandates of the tyran- nical trust.
 Her husband sought engagements elsewhere. He is now a member or Henry Irving's company in London. Judging from the reports which come from the London papers, MT. Tabor is even more popular with the London matinee girls than he ever was with the girls of this country. l have seen MT. Tabor act on more than one occasion. A fine looking man, but not an actor. He has that stage strut which went out of fashion years and years ago. After he became the husband of Mss Mar love- he seemed possessed of a much better opinion of himself. He is not edu- ca,ted. In fact he is rather illiterate. He has never been even reader of cur rent topics. Upon the contrary, Miss Marlowe is a highly educated woman. Much to her credit she has educated herself. She is a great reader of cur rent literature, and tin addition to her stage studies, she has mastered many intellectual questions in no wise con- nected with the theatrical profession.
 
 It is generally supposed that Miss Marlowe is an AmslIcan by birth. This is a mistake. She was born near Leeds, England, and was brought to this coun- try w'hen-about three years of age. Her name was Fanny Brough. When she was prepared to be launched as a star, she selected the name of Julia Marlowe, and very pretty selection it was. When she was girl in her teens she had very much of a tip-tiated nose. As she became ambitious for stage honors, she thought that so badly a fashioned nose would not be in keeping with a great dramatic star. It worried her a great deal Aside from her ill-shaped nose, she had very beautiful face. She sought a remedy for the nose A physician told her that when sleeping, if she would lie upon her face with her nose straight upon her pillow she would in time be able to change the upward course of the organ and get in a straight lime. The little girl was ambitious. Nothing daunted her courage. If it could be done, it would be done, was 41er resolution. For the next three years she slept every night With her face to
 the pillow. She had triumphed. The tip5tilted nose was only a thing of his