The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-16
WEDDING GUARDED
AS GREAT MYSTERY
Miss Barrymore and Russell
Colt Really Married
in Boston.

After much secrecy, then many de-
malls Of an engagement, then a hesitat-
ing admission of a betrothal then more
denials and more admissions. as if the
match were a tremendously important
affair Of state, Ethel Barrymore and
Russell GriswoId Colt, OF Providence.
son of the president of the United
States Rubber Company, were married
last Sunday in Boston.
Miss Barrymore was playing in the
Hollis Street Theater in Boston. Mr..
Colt was playing the gallant, not only
IN the theater, but at all other possible
points of meeting. a story came from
Boston Sunday that they both started
for Providence to get married But,
StOpi Hark TO the telegraph Key
cliCki Another dispatch. They have
started for New York" The dispatches
were part of careful plan TO deceive
the public until the last step had been
taken in the breaking Of so important
a Colt into double harness.
IN order to preserve the secret the
young persons sought the Key. tAlhtr
Patterson, of the Boston Cathedrai.
When they told him of their desire 10
be made one without any leakage OF
information, the good father entered IN
a nice little scheme by which the most
crafty might be Outwitted; alher mt
tick, who presides over the deSJlnles OF
a parish In Hyde Park, a suburb OF
Boston, was summoned
Brother Hurried On.
IT was arranged that the bridal party
should 60 TO Hyde Park to church on
sunday morning and there be married
Brother Jack Barrymore was in New
York trying TO make "a Troublesome
Cinderella. tractable. a message was
sent 10 him. lie took a late train on
Prove
dence, but really for Boston hist! sh-
More stage scenery.
Miss Barrymore and Mr. Colt took
into their confidence Mr.. and Mrs. John
Fairchiid. VINO have q handsome home
in Dedaan. another suburb of Boston.
lack Fairchild used 20 play IooIDaA
Ia Harvard; now he keeps III tflm py
Wrestling with bears on the STOCK liz
change So il was arranged among
these cousDirators with the light low
and sneaky music on the plano, Iilal
after the play on Saturday night MI
Colt and Miss Barrymore should 50 II
an automobile to the Falrcnllu nome.
ON Sunday morning, after bToIher
lack arrived the five got into the talr-
child automobile and sped 10 DeulalH;
Talk about your Lochinvar rides; Dlo
young LOch have Sl9,OUO I-0-norSe-
mower rnachine2 Loeb had only scotch
horse, whereas this modern blped Colt
had the Frenchiest Of French roaQDuIIl-
ers. Roswell Cot, young pIOtIleI o.
the bridegroom, had Joined the party
ard Father ChitJick performed the Sefe-
mCny in the presence OF Rrotner JACK
Brother Ros, ana Mr. and Mrs. 5ohn
Fairchild.
Back to Friends House.
Then the wedding party mdored back
to the Fairchild home, where they had
the merriest sort Of a wedding break
fast at noon. And that's real early
TOO. for an actress breakfast, even
an actress wedding breakfast. Mr.
ISearney, Miss Barrymore's stage man
ager, and bis wife. joined the party
MIR. and Mrs. Colt passed the day with
the Fairchilds, but returned TO Boston
in the evening and took quarters IN the
Bellevue Hotel II was agreed IhaI
the wedding should be kept secret unul
Though it is not known that family
objections were made 10 the patch, the
announcement TO Col. Samuel Pomeroy
Colt came as a complete surprise lie
added as he did not know of the event
he necessarily had no Information 70
give on the subject So far as is known.
the only member OF the Colt Iamlly
consulted was Roswell Colt, the younger
brother
Obstacles Overcome.
That the secret wedding was no hur-
riedIy conceived affair was made evil
dent by the religious surroundings. Mr..
Colt is not a Catholic. That was OBJ
stacle No / Miss Barrymore did not
live in the diocese. Barrier No. . This
is Lent, and the church does not per-
nit marriages in that season when
everybody should feel penitent- There
was stone wall No 3.
Elaborate clerical procedure was ne
cessaTy before the wedding could take
place. DispensatiOn had to be asked
and granted. That fact alone indicates
much time was required for the prep
araC1ons.
The bride did not wear an elaborate
wedding gown. She was married in q
simple blue dress. with hat TO match
JeWeIs2 no indeed True. even a Sc
cret bride ought 10 wear a lot OF gems
under the stage CODE bat, remember il
IS BElt.