The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-08-03
FAY TRMpLETON WEEDS AGAIN..
THE BRIDE or w. j. PATTERSON,
A RICH PITTSBURG MAN.

Ceremony Performed at the Home OF Miss
Tempieton's Sister at Ridley Park, \
Fashionable Suburb OF Philadelphia
Her Third Venture in Matrlmony.
was made to-day that Fay Templeton. tho
musical comedy star. was married TO Will
liam j. Patterson, q wealthy man Of Pitts
burg. ct the homo Of Miss Templeton's
slater, the wife Of DR.. Benjamin @. Giles, at
Ridley Park. yesterday.
Tho ceremony y said to have been per-
formed by the Rev. Franois G. steinmets,
rector OF Christ Episcopal Church at Ridley
Park.
The marriage license, which was issued
at Media yesterday, reads:
william j. Patterson Of Pittsburg TO
Fay T. Osborne Of New York"
Inquiry ct the home Of DR.. Giles elected
the information from servants that neither
the doctor nor Mrs. Giles was at home, but
chat Miss Templeton was married to Patter-
son at the time announced.
The couple left Ridley Park for Phila-
delphia, where their baggage was checked.
No information could be got as TO their
destination. '
P1rrsBuRo, Aug. s.-Fay Templetons
new husband 10 William j. Patterson Of
Heyl q Patterson, widely known designing
engineers and maohinists. He t wealthy,
but u hardly to be classed a. Q millionaire.
Hets about 70 years old.
Fay Templeton 10 u years old and has
been on the stage since childhood. Her
father and mother were theatrical per-
formers. Her last appearance was In
George Cohan's musical comedy, "Forty-
Ave Minutes from Broadway She closed
In this piece in Chicago a few weeks ago.
v The aotr ess has always been a great
favorite with the public because Of her
oleverness as o mimic and burlesaue artist,
Some Of her most notable successes were
at Weber q Fields's Music Hall, where shs
made O hit in impersonating leading
actresses.
1t has been q superstition with managers
for wears that anything that Fay Templeton
went into would surely be q success. Many
shows that were absolute failures have
hs,n saved by getting her to jump in and
take Q part. One particular instance was
The Runaways" at the Casino several years
ago. This piece was considered a hopeless
ton. She practically created a new role
for herself In the piece, added to her lines
each night as she vent along, and in a week
she had made a success Of the show.
Miss Templeton's first ma trimonial ven
Billy West, the minstrel man. She left
him a fter a honeymoon OF six days.
While Howell Osborn, who died in 1895,
was alive there was always a question as
to whether or not he was married to Fay
Templeton. Many persons asserted that
thev ware ma rried while others were eolally
positive that they were not. The fact
that Osborn and the actress always denied
that they were ma FRIED caused the belief
that they were merely good friends to
become general. -.
After the death Of Osborn and the subse-
quent settlement Of his affairs the secret
came out. 1t was then that the actress
began to sign her name Fay Osborn and
also to nave her friends address her as Mrs,
Osborn. She let 1t then be known that
she and Osborn had been married In O
little town in France many years before.
The reason for their keeping the secret
was apparent. When Howell Osborn's
mother died her viii distinctly said that
II her son married an actress the money
she left him was to go to- charitable institu.
ton which had a large reversionary interest
in the estate. Osborn feared that this
institution might get the money allotted to
him should his marriage be established.
His income was more a $50 900 a year.
Of his life he saved a part Of this and had It
placed to the account of the actress. In
this way he was able to leave her upon his
death something like $780, oO. He had no
control over the estate Of his mother and
only got the interest. Her fortune at bis
had endowed.
Osborn and the actress lived together as
man n wife for years. He died in Fay
Templeton's home In this city.