The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-22
ROMANCE OF
MISS FONTAINEBLEAU

The Star of the Schiller Stock Com
pany to Wed Her Manager, Ed
| ward Schiller - An Interesting
| Love Tale--other Gossips About
the Company.
Those of The Tribune's readers who
attended the plays of the Schiller Stock
| company, at the Grand this week, will,
| perhaps recall reading in the local col
| umns Of this paper, some months ago,
the romance of Manager Edward Schil
| ler of the company, and his star, Miss
| Ella Fontainebleau. This week they
saw and enjoyed one OF the principals
| of the interesting love-tale recited in
| The Tribune at the time. 1t was Miss
Fontainebleau, the graceful heroine OF
| the plays, whose deeply dark brunette
| complexion suggests her home in the
| revivitied isle of Cuba where the star
| of freedom has begun to shed it's light
of hope and relief. Mr.. Schiller, the
| other character in the romantic tale, is
| not in the city this week, being tenn
porarily with the other company, of
| which he is owner.
| that led up to the engagement of Miss
Fontainebleau to Mr. Schiller is told as
| follows:
| When Mr.. Schiller organized his company in
New York he selected Miss Fontinbleau as lead.
| ing lady She had been born in Cuba aud cdri.
Gated there and in Spain. From the very first
day she could toddlc around to shake a chubby
| lltte list or pout ut her nurse, not one of her
| friends or admirers ever doubted that day
| She would become great actress. An SO bright
| " did she promise to shine as star in the
| Schiller organization that the manager went down
| deeply into his pOGsst TO pay for highly illum-
| inaeed Autographs posters and advertising dodg-
! crs exploiting the chalms and beatty OF his lead
| ing lady.
| After sinking a small fortune in Autographs,
| Mr. Schiller heard TO his disnay, that Miss Fon.
| tinbeau was engaged TO he married. over in
| Madrid she had met young Cuban, Adolphi,
| Garcia, and to make long story short. they
| intended to marry very shortly. In fact. Garcia
was already OH his way to the United States TO
| claim the hand OF the beautiful Cuban girl who
| had promised TO be his bride.
| Mr.. Schiller didn't say mucli when lie heard it.
| but he is on record as having thought long and
| hard ior several hours Then he quickly iucor-
porated in Miss Fontnblcau's theatrical contract
| the matrimonial clause The leading ldy signed
| it uuthinkingly, ard then went to the \diron-
dacks for short rest before the opening of The
| theatrical season
| Mr.. Garcia joined her there. and when tine
| manager OF the Schiller organization heard of it
| he went into court and, the strength of the
| contract signed by Miss Fontnblcau. asked for an
| injunction restraining her from marrying until
the close of the theatrical season. At the same
time a warrant was issued for Garcia. charging
him with attempt to conSpiIc 10 break Il con
tract
Garcia fled Justice McAdanls, OF the supreme
| court, granted the injunction asked for, and Miss
Fontinblcau resigned herself To the inevitable.
She studied and ,chcarscd hard that when the
season opened she seemed TO have forgotten all
about Mr.. Garcia, she speedily succeeded in
tablishng herself as prime iIyorie wherever
| the Schiller company appeared, and contributed
greatly to it, success.
Then it was that the StrangeSt part OF the
whole affair happened. The theatrical manager
| who had sought the assistance OF the supreme
| court in preventing Miss Fontinbleau from mar
rying one man. fell in love With lcr and asked
| her to marry him.
And she has accepted him.
| The date Of the wedding has not yet been de-
cided upon, hut Miss Fontnbeau will become
Mrs Schiller very soon after the close OF the
theatrical season, when her contract with tn"
party OF the first part will have expired.
Perhaps Another Romance.
be in the Schiller family, for according
to the gossip of the members of the
company, Manager Schiller's brother,
Dave Schiller, the good-looking and
modest appearing young man who is
looking after the others interests dur
ing his absence is likely to figure in as
interesting a tale of love and marriage,
What gives a decided force of interest
N rho iG that the lady who
the second party is II Carbondale miss.
The gossip among the company is that
"A few days after coming to Carbondale
young Mr., Schiller formed the ac-
quantance of d fair lass of the town
and that from the development of their
acquaintance. they became enamored
of each other. Now Mr.. Schiller is us
faithful in his deVotions to her as any
true lover can be, and his associates
say they would not be surprised to
hear of IL double marriage ut the close
of the theatrical season with a Car
bondale young lady one of the brides.
In the Schiller company this week,
the patrons of the Grand have been
enjoying the company of some old
friends. There is Campbell Stratton,
who charmed many a matinee audience
by his fine presence and manner when
he was here before as leading man in
the Bennett-Moulten company.
Frederick Ormonde, who without dis
paragng his associates, can be said to
be the most polished actor in the COM
pany has also been seen here before.
When last seen here, he was with
Mildred Holland in The Power Behind
the Throne" in the role of the secretary.
Mr.. Ormonde is cast in the heavy roles,
or what Is best known as the dark,
villianous character of the pieces in
which he appears.
Bert Mesner the jolly comedian, with
the rich, mellow voice ana the hearty,
wholesome laugh, has often before con-