The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-16
4 FAY TEMPLETON
 ROMANCE
The Noted Actress was Born in a Carriage On the Streets of Liit'e
 Rock.

now Mrs William J. Patterson, lrrived at her Pennsylvania homr last night. Mr. and Mrs. Patter- son driving into Splingdale oys r the county from New Kenslngton.
 When they arrived the village s were prepared and veritable charivari greeted them.
 "Keep right on marching, and be quick about il or I'll turn the dogs on you.' This was the salutation that greeted the vil- lage drum corps that assembled before the residence.
 The wedding of this noted act ress brings out the following TO- mantle story from Little Rock as reported by one of the oldest "property' men of the country:
 Fay Tenpleton, the famous actress, who was married last week, was born in Little Rock in carriage, on the street, between Third and Main aud Seventh and Gaines street. The statement contained ia the papers of the country last week, referring to the marriage of the actress, did not give the city of her birth. The circumstances surrounding her birth in this city were most extraordinary. Her mother, Alice Vane, was employed by Bill Tenn pleton, who operated the Robbins Theater, on Main street, this city, the site of which is now oc cupied by the Beidelman drug store.
 Bill Vaue, who was extremely poor, resided in log shack al the corner oi Seventh and Gaines streets, the site of which is now occupied by the store of James Chapple. Bill Templeton, in the sixties, operated the only theater in Little Rock. It came about that he was in need of a number of girls to take subordinate parts. He saw the Vane girls, Alice and Belle. He offered them positions. They referred the matter to their father. Bill Vane was willing, and so the girls went on the stage.
 They soon became well known to the people of Little Rock and the surrounding country. They were pretty, learned readily and became favorites and not long after Templeton fell in love with Alice and they were married.
 One night, Henry Hicks, the property man, was approached by Bill Templeton, who stated that Alice was very ill and that she must be taken to the home of her father and that at once. Hicks immediately went for carriage. He secured the services of pr. Peyton, and the carriage Of John Gaskins, who died recently, was pressed into service. They pro ceeded 10 the Robbins Theater, where the sick woman was placed in the carriage and the start to the home of her father at Seventh and Gaines street was begun Between the theater and the little shack which lad done duty as the home of Bill Vane, his wife and two daughters until the coming of Bill Templeton, Fay Templeton, she who was to rise to such heights in her chosen avocatlou, came into being. When the carriage arrived at the little home Bill Vane was a grandfather. A small bundle of humanity was placed in his arms, and he was informed that his daughter was seriously ill.
 Alice, who was at that time some Is years of age, and her sister, Belle, who was three years her junior, had pers rmed their part in the evenings program, and 1t was not until after the performance was over that she complained of being i'll.
 Soon thereafter the Robbins Theater went to the wall, and Bill Templeton, together with his wife, who had been Alice Vane, took little Fay and her aunt, Belle Vane, 10 the East.