Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-02-20
BATH \eELLE REMARKED.
Has Romantic Wedding Before the
Footli9hts in Lowell.

Lowell. Mass, Feb. 19.-In spite OF
| the declaration of the bride that she
would have no part in a public we'd
| ding OH the stage. Louise Harding
| Twitchell of Eath, the heiress VINO was
married in that city. last week, TO
Louis G. +. Bachler an actor. again
plighted her troth. with all the cere-
| mony Of a real wedding and In the
presence of 1000 people.
Trembling upon the arm of, Edwin
| Trevor. the leading man of the COM
pany. with face that looked like mar
BILE above her pink crepe de chene
gown, the girl appeared to realize at
the last moment that the great audi
ence had been attracted out of curIos-
ity to See her and during the ceremony
he voice at times sank TO whisper
Her actor husband. i'll evening clothes.
| made up for the footliShts, played his
part with spirit.
For three hours the audience had
watched Bachler play the villain in
"kentuckv Independence" and during
that time the bride had walked the cor
ridors behind the stage. not renturing
| into the box reserved for her. After the
play the audience remained while the
| actors got into their evening clothes.
| Then the orchestra played Il wedding
march and the company came before
the fOotlights, the bride attended by
her friend, Miss Louise Dunston OF
Bath. who appeared to enjoy the even
ing hugely.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
w. II. Williams. Il retired clergyman.
who is now Il furniture dealer. There
was a ring. but no marriage license.
because the city clerk had refused to
| issue one. Bachlers father was present
and gave the couple his beated bless
ing. but none of the girls relatives was
there. When the last words of the SER
vice were spoken the audience let up
| a roar of applause. Then the cur
| tain was lowered upon the scene.
The following dispatch sent out from
Lowell. yesterday afternoon, but an-
ded spice to this romantic second weu-
ding:
| Although il was less than week ago
that she was privately married III h''i''
Me-. to Louis Bachler the heavy man
| of the Fislle Stock Co, now playing at
the Lowell Opera house. his bride who
was Miss Lauise Harding Twitchcll.
daughter of ex-Mayor Twitchell of
Bath. has put her pretty little foot
down hard and declared that the public
| wedding on the stage, which WAS an
| nounced for tonight shall not take
place.
| Every seat in the theater had been
sold and standing room is at premium
| owing to the announcement made by
the stage manager that the wedding
| would take place after the last act oil
| Kentucky Independence in which
the groom plays the william. His bride
| is willing he should appear in the play.
but she is cast for the leading part i'll
| the one-act playlet tnat is announced
| to follow and she does not care to make
| her debut under such circumstances.
Il won't have this public wedding.
| declared Mrs. Bachler to reporter. 1t
| would simply kill my mother. | love
Billy. but / can't make a spectacle OF
myself. even for his sake. Already to
marry him and travel about with him.
| I have left my home and friends and
| have given up my horses and dogs, but
| / won't be married again on the stage
| just as an advertising scheme
| Put "Riily." William Hayward Claire
|
| mind He has told the stage manager
to complete the plans, as the wedding
| will take place. He loves his wife dear
| lv. he says. but it will be fine profess
sional stroke to have this public we'd
| ding.
And so the first matrimonial clash be-
tween the actor and the Bath heiress
has taken place.
"For Billy will find that | shall assert
| MY rights in this matter" she declared.
| II will pretend to be i'll at the last mo-
ment. or l shall even take train back
| home"
Meantime the stage manager was
| securing the country for minister
| who will perform the ceremony on the
| stage. He had been refused by every
minister in Lowell. but he secured one
| in Boston.
Her mother pleaded with her not to
| marry an actor. but she persisted. Her
| r.other is critically i'll with nervous
prostration as a result of her daush-
| ter's wilfulness.