Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-06
ELLEN TERRY MARRIED
Welded TO JAMES CAREW, HER
LEADING MAN, MARCH 90.

Special Dispatch to The Star. -
NEW YORK MAY cit became public only
TODAY that Ellen Terry, the English actress
wbo has been touring this country and VINO
sailed for England on Saturday. had been
uarried In Pittsburg on March % to James
carew. her leading man. justice OF the
peace performed the ceremony. Inc news
of the marriage did not leak out, even
among the close friends of Miss Terry ana
Mr.. Carew, until Saturday night, when at
a private dinner given in this city. Mr.
Carew made the announcement himseif.
Mr.. Frohman, under whose management
Miss Terry recently toured America. was
appraised of the fact shortly after. and TINS
morning. after a talk with Mr.. Carew, he
confirmed the report.
yes" said MI Frohman. 1T Is true tha'
Ellen Terry has gone and done II. bo.h
the bride and the bridegroom. understana'
did not want the announcement mace pup,
lie until the actress was on the sea pound
for her native land. She sailed on Satur-
day, and Mr.. Carew. who Will remain IN
America to look after some business analrs,
decided. with her consent. to make the tact
known at once.
Dourlass FAIRBANKS. a young actor who
recently married the daughter OF Daniel
Sully, the one-time cotton king. was the
medium, selected by Mr.. Carew to convey
the information of his marriage to Mr..
Frohman Mr.. Frohman was taken COM
pletely by surprise. as well all the brides
and the bridegroom's friends
Bride SO, Groom IS.
Mr.. Carew is thirty-flve years old. while
his bride is ffty-nine. She has already
been twice married. According to those
who presume to know. the present marriage
was purely love affair. .e
THE two met for the first time only a
short time ago" said friend OF the
actress, land 1t was a case of love at first
sight. 1t did not take them long to realize
that they were especially adapted for each
other"
Mr.. Carew was born in Indiana and Miss
Terry is native of Coventry. England.
The actor is well known on the stage
both in America and London. He played
prominent roles with Amelia Bingham in
THE Climbers" with Henrietta Crossman
In Sweet Kitty Bellaires' under the man
agement of David Beiasco, and with Alice
Fischer in Mrs. Jack"
Two years ago he went abroad with Miss
Maxine Elliott in Her Own Way" A
year later he Joined Miss Terry and return
ed to America with her for the tour just
closed.
Miss Terry's first husband was George
Frederick Watts. the painter. She was
very young at the time. and the marriage
did not prove a happy one. They separated
soon after. Her second husband was
Charles Wardell, an actor, who died short
ly after the wedding. There were two
children by the marriage with Watts. but
Miss Terry changed their name to Craig
The children are known in literary circles
as Gordon and Edith Craig.
Miss Terry was born February 81, 1S4S
and appeared first on the stage when a
mere child In Charles Kean's Princess The
alter Company. After that she was with
the Bancrofts in the Prince of Wales Thea
ter and with John Blair. In 1878 she join
ed the Lyceum Theater Company appear
ing with Henry Irving as Ophelia In Ham
let" Her association with Mr.. Irving con-
tinued until 1892.