The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-26
ELSIE LESLIE A BRIDE.
She Was the Creator of the Charac-
ter of "Fauntleroy."
From the New York Journal.


From the New York Journal.
Elsie Leslie-"Little Lord Fauntle-
roy''-is a bride. She was married on
Aug. "a, and, contrary to all the saws
about laxative women, kept her secret
for three weeks.
There have been many Little Lord
Fauntleroys, but Miss Elsie Leslie was
the Little Lord Fauntleroy. Beyond
question she was the most beloved
child actress in the world. That was
ten years ago, but since she has grown
UP and become clever actress. indie
pendent of her wonderful career as
child, she is still enshrined in, the
American heart as the best of the LIT
| tie Lord Fauntleroys. She can never
| win a greater fame, for there is none
| greater than to be the most beloved
child in the world.
Yet the years have marched on quiet
ly, steadily, and Little Lord Fauntle-
roy has grown up and married. Her
husband is an actor, but two years
older than herself. and she is only 20.
He Is William Jefferson Winter, the son
of that Oldest and most respected of
dramatic critics, William Winter. He
was named in honor of the critics
friend, the venerable actor, Joseph JEFF
! ferson.
J He is in Mrs Minnie Madden Fishes
company His bride is the new Glory
Quayle in THE Christian Mrs. Win
ter is playing in Boston. Her husband
VIII open with Mrs. Fiske in New York
on Tuesday.
I They were married at the home of
the Rev. Herman Young, a Methodist
| Episcopal clergyman, New York The
Little Lord Fauntleroy tells the story
naively:
There were no bridesmaids, no best
man, no ushers, and only my folks and
my husbands were present. 1t was
: very quiet. My reason for not giving
1t out was that / was to make my
first appearance in The Christian soon
afterward, and l did not care to have
my name brought to the attention of
the public as bride and as coming out
in new stage part so close together.
The one is so, so sacred" she said,
blushing, "the other so purely business
l didn't like to have them associated,
you know"
In private life Mrs. Winter was Miss
Elsie Leslie Lyde. Her sister is the
wife of rich broker, who lives in a
handsome home on West End avenue,
near Eightieth street, and when in
town Mrs. Lyde and her actress
daughter lived with her.
In New York, Boston and Albany
Miss Lyde, or Miss Elsie Leslie, as she
chose to call herself upon the bills,
was a great social favorite. This was
due, not only to her beauty, but to her
rare sweetness of manner, a charm
that won for her from Mark Twain
the title of THE sweetest girl in the
world" ,f
Her beauty Is of the ultra feminine
type. Her features are softly regular
Her hair Is vibrant mass of golden
bronze. Her eyes are violet and re-
I fleet every emotion of womaniy soul
Her figure is girlishly graceful, being
neither slender nor full. Miss Lyde was
best summed up in the old old-fashion-
ed word, "winsome. Her amiability is
further proven by the fact that she Is
one of the few actresses who is popu-
lar in her companies.
The wardrobe women bless her and
the stage hands swear by her 1t may
be inferred that Mr.. william jefferson
Winter is fortunate in more respects
henpecked, nor candle-lectured.
Joseph Jefferson proudly claims that
he made the match 1t has been noted
that William Winter the critic. and
Joseph Jefferson, the actor, are warm
friends. The friendship began while
they were both young men,
So close was the friendship that when
sons were born to them at nearly the
same time they named them in honor
of each other. Mr.. Jefferson named his
heir William Winter jefferson. The
heir, grown to mans estate, married
Miss Christie Mcdonald, the actress. At
his fathers beautiful summer
home at Buzzard's Bay last
Spring. Mr.. Winter gave UP his am
bition that a William Winter. Jr
should perpetuate his own name and
son Winter.
The Jeffersons and Winters frequent
ly exchanged visits. When the Winters
arrived at Buzzards Bay or the Jef-
fersops reached the Winter home AZ
Staten Island the arrival was ALWAYS
a signal for series of parties that
We're ingatherings Of the clans of
friends. r,'
AS Miss Elsie Leslie, although but
child almost, was Mr.. Jefferson's
leading woman for seven seasons. and
as she was favorite besides, II was
natural that when the Jeffersons paid
one of the frequent visits to the Staten
Island home she should go, too.
Miss Leslie demurred at first. 'I
don't know Mr.. Winter. Wouldn't II
be much better, Mr.. Jefferson, for me
to wait for an invitation"
You have one, my dear. give n.
My friends are always as welcome as
/ at Willie Winters home" said the
venerable actor.
And Miss Leslie, deferring as she
always did to her distinguished old
! friend. who she always said was "the
best and most wonderful man in the
world" was Of the Winter house party
That. Mr.. Jefferson says. was the be-
/ ginning. He noticed william Jefferson
| Winters marked attention 10 his
young friend, he admits. with a panE
81 two that resernbled diaannoin tr,,o,t