The San Francisco call., 1909-06-09
ACTRESS LIVES
IN OBSCUR|TY
WITH MOTHER
Wife of Daniel Frohman Found
in Secluded Cottage
Watering Flowers
Gives Scores of Names and
Maintains Secrecy of Iden-
tity Six Weeks
Especial Dispatch 10 Tte Call


Frohman, the famous actress, wife of
Manager Daniel Frohman of New York.
was found today after a systematic
search extending through several days.
in simple little frame cottage at 334
Moran street, on the outskirts of this
city. She was engaged in watering the
small lawn. gowned in plain home
dress of white material. apron and large
white sunbonnet over her head almost
obscuring her face Her mother, Mrs
Light of Bloomington, ILL.,. whose
name here is supposed to be Baker,
was with her. Her father and brother
will arrive here in two weeks to re-
main until fall.
Mother Meets interviewer
AS her mother stoutly denied at the
gate that the actress lived there, the
daughter quickly disappeared indoors
and viewed the interviewer from a win
dow. Elizabeth Ehling. a maid COM
Ipletes the occupants of the mysterious
home. kilograms to the number of
FIVE and six daily are delivered under
the names of Maud Light and Mrs.
Baker.
Letters come to Miss Margaret Light,
Julia Ehling and Louise Ehling The
laundryman says they refused to give
any name, only the number of the
house. The iceman and waterman
know them as Taylor. The grocer at
Ohu
the mother as personal customer, she
visiting the store for their daily needs
The telephone 4 under the name Of
Baker and the daily newspapers have
the name of Haight for them as sub
scribers
When on the streets Margaret Hing
ton intensifies her disguise by wearing
a white sweater. stock and bell shaped
straw hat trimmed very modestly with
white material She carries home her
own purchases. Accompanied by her
mother, she frequently drives in a sur
rev. the livery horse being aged and
unattractive in order to prevent any
attention to her and to mislead resi-
dents who note the many arrivals of
wealthy New York prospective di-
vorcees.
Never before in Reno's history has a
woman so completely obscured herself
and her presence as has Margaret IL
lington in Reno until today. Her
| 81 900 saddle horse. arrived yesterday
1 by express from New York with spe-
that her identity is disclosed she may
be seen riding her fine horse along
country roads.
Girl "Chum" With Her
Her only friends here are a former
classmate and "chum" of her girlhood
days in Bloomington, who appeared
with her in amateur dramatic perform
ances before Mrs. Frohman entered
professional stage life.
The actress devoted much of her
time to reading in the seclusion of her
home, performing upon her piano and
singing for her own diversion evenings.
No guests other than the two men
toned have ever entered the portals of
that quiet unpretentious cottage.
| Not one of the large colony of New
York's wealthy women, also here seek
ing divorces, is acquainted with the
actress and her mother.
Margaret Ellington as she appears in
Reno would never be recognized by
her photographs. The subterfuges to
which she and her mother have re-
sorted in their efforts to maintain alb
solute obscurity is an intensely inter-
esting feature of their presence here
The mother appears In response TO
every call at the door, protecting her
daughter from possible Identification
A cool reception was the experience
of the interviewer today when their
Identification was evident to them
Miss Ellington Cool
II do not care to be interviewed or
talk to any newspaperman. 1 have
nothing to say. 1 just want to be let
alone as my affairs are of no interest
| to the public" said the greatly dis
guised Margaret Ellington today. as
she nervously fondled braid of her
sunbonnet. She was almost overcome
when realizing that she had been
found.
Il don't see why my daughter should
be bothered. Her affairs are none of
the publics business" INTERCEPTED her
mother. with more curt emphasis than
courtesy Her provocation was appar-
ent. She Immediately afterward teIe-
phoned their attorneys to use every
effort to suppress any publication re-
garding their final identity here
If the divorce suit is filed soon, as
is expected. the question of legal resi-,
dence will likely be raised, as it is be-
lieved by many that Miss Ellington has
only been in Nevada since taking the
house six weeks ago