The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-02

Maggie Moore has brought suit for di-
vorce over in Australia against James
c. Williamson, the widely-k known actor
and manager and she names as code
PENDANT a dancer named Mary Weir,
John Mcguire, who is responsible for
more or less trouble in this world, is
in an indirect way the cause of the
troubles of the Williamson family, for
perhaps if he had not brought Maggie
Moore and Williamson together they
would never have met and therefore
might not have entangled each other in
the meshes of matrimony. According
to Mr.. Maguire's confession as par
ticeps criminis, James c. Williamson
went to San Francisco from New York
in 1871 to take the place of John C.
Raymond in the California theater
stock then under the management of
John Mccullough The California at
that time had one of the greatest COM
panies ever brought together in the
United States.
Maggie Moore was raised in San
Francisco and was perhaps the biggest
favorite that ever appeared on the Cal
ifornia stage. Her real name was Mag
gle Sullivan, but she took her mothers
name for the stage. Sullivan's alley
off Mission street, where Maggies faith
er owned considerable property, was
named after the family. When Maggie
vas about 10 or ~ years of age the
famous Lolita was creating a sensation
in California. She was about five years
older than Maggie. The latter, endowed
by a natural talent for the stage was
given an opportunity to display 1t by
those who saw her possibilities, and
with her brother Jimmy, appeared at
the old Gilbert Melodeon at a time
when the bin contained such now fam
; names as Lolita, the Worrall sis
r.. b Joe Murphy Johnny Mack and
others.
When Williamson Joined the Califor-
MIA Theater company Maggie Moore
was playing leading souhrette roles in
the Metropolitan Theater company
About the same time John Mcguire
leased the old Market hall in Oakland
and converted it into that city's first
theater, but he soon found that Oak
land couldn't support it. For his good
efforts in behalf of the city, however.
Mr. Mcguire was rendered a benefit,
which took place in the University hall
Among the volunteers were Maggie
Moore of the Metropolitan and Will
hanson of the California, and the flame
of love was kindled at the benefit that
night. The play was Daughter of the
Regiment" with Maggie Moore as Jo-
sephine and Williamson as Sergeant
Scallade.
The next day Mcguire gave a pic
mic at San Rafall to the actors at his
benefit, including John Mccullough
Charles Vivian, Billy Emerson, James
H Hardy, Fayette Walsh, Jennie
Vaudeville, Moore and Williamson
That drive to San Rafael and the pic
mic was all that was needed to bring
the love affair to a climax The re-
suit was that two days later Maggie
had some trouble with the Metropoli-
tan management and resigned only to
accept an offer from the California,
The engagement of the soubrette and
the leading man came a few days later
and their marriage was not long de-
ferred.
One day the play Struck OIL writ
ten by a newspaper man named Dins-
more, was brought to their attention.
The play had two great parts which
seemed to have been specially written
fer Moore and Williamson, and they
accepted the play and starred in it.
They struck oil for a certainty and
they are still playing the piece. When
they started out with it John Mcguire
was running a theater in Phoebe, New.
and, perhaps, remembering the good