The San Francisco call., 1909-09-17
CAPITALISTS SON
MARRIES ACTRESS
Miss Florence Oakley and Per-
ciyaI c. Pryor Wed in Church
Residence in SausaIito


BERKELEY, Sept. 1e.-seizing time
by the forelock, Miss Florence Oakley.
formerly leading lady at the Valencia
theater in San Francisco and now at
Ye Liberty theater. Oakland, and
Percival c. Pryor. young son of ]. II.
Pryor, a capitalist of Pasadena. an
ticpated their wedding plans and
were married at o'clock this after
noon in the palatial home on the Sau-
salito hAis of Charles E. Church, uncle
of the bridegroom. Mr. and Mrs. ]. H.
Pryor, father and mother of the groom.
were present at the ceremony, but Mrs.
NJ V. Oakley, the brides mother.
knew nothing of the wedding until
the return of the party to the Pryor
home, 27eS Forrest avenue, tonight.
HURRIED TRIP IN AUTO
The Pryor auto was pressed into
service at o'clock this morning and
the party hurriedly driven to the mole.
where they took the boat to San Fran
cisco and later TO San Rafael. where
the license was secured.
Only the Pryor and Church families
knew of the wedding and friends of
the couple did not hear of it until
the return trip to the city.
No sooner had the wedding sumner
been served at the Pryor, home in this
city than Mrs. Pryor and her husband
called for their machine and whizzed
away to Ye Liberty theater, where the
bride was given an ovation on her ap-
pearance, the young husband impress
ing the reception given to his bride
WILL NOT ABANDON STAGE
1T is not true that / am going to
give up the stage" said the bride at
the Pryor home tonight. "I shall con-
tinue my stage career after my vaca-
tion and appear again in three weeks
as Dorothy Vernon in the play of
that name" Young Pryor smiled as
sent.
AS Florence Oakley Mrs. Pryor has
been a leading lady since she was IA
years of age, starting in stock work
in her home in Kansas City and trav-
cling to Omaha and points of the Mis-
sissippi valley Her first appearance
on the professional stage was with the
mother of Miss Evelyn Vaughan, now
of the Alcazar, San Francisco.
After a successful season in New
York Mrs. Pryor came to the coast and
played in Los Angeles last year with
John Biackwood. Then she won the
plaudits of the theater goers at the
Valencia theater in San Francisco, but
Joined the Ye Liberty company in
i June.
VACATION HURRIED PLANS
Young Pryor. who is the son of the
former editor and proprietor OF the
Pasadena Daily News, IS wealthy in
his own right. He has been a con-
slant admirer of the pretty actress
since forming her acquaintance in Los
/ Angeles.
According to the father of the BRIDE
groom. the plans for the wedding had
been made for later date this month
| but on account of the bride being
given a vacation next week the mar
/ riage was hurried
There was no secret about it, al
though / will admit that my son and
/ his wife did want it kept quiet" said
7. H. Pryor. .I told them that ii
would be impossible, but they did not
seem to look at it that way"
J. H Pryor has made his home in
this city for a few months, but will
return for the winter to his Pasadena
residence. 1t is not unlikely that his
son and bride will accompany him.
Mrs. Oakley will leave shortly fol
her home in Kansas City.