The San Francisco call., 1910-09-12
Lure of Footlights Brings Actress Back
With Home" Problem Solved

Miss Margaret Ellington (Mrs. Ed
ward J. Bowes) arrived in San Fran
cisco yesterday as a bride of less than
a years standing and an actress who
has come back. Having, as she be-
lieves, solved the problem of Inherent
domesticity Miss Ellington is most
happy in the permanent role of Mrs.
Bowes. She appeared yesterday after
noon at the Palace to be the happiest.
or at leost, the meriest woman in San
Francisco. She has not the palIid,
wistful beauty of the Frohman admin
istration, but laughing. exuberant
girlish beauty.
Miss Ellington was two years ago in
that darkest marital hour that just
proceeds the decree. She was patient
in hospital and insisted that she was
tired of the stage and yearned for
other spheres and other duties. a
chance phrase or two in the interview
she gave by which she symbolized con-
jugal bliss in terms of a homely task
Travelled rather widely through the col
umns of the newspapers and excited
discussion on the crucial point of
whether talented woman should grace
distaff or an art, a darning needle or
a profession.
RENO INTERVIEW RECALLED
At that time Margaret Ellington was
the wife of Daniel Frohman, the thea
trical manager and brother of Charles
Frohman, the great syndicate mag
nate. But she was assuming a resi-
dence IN Reno to have those bonds sew
cred and it was not denied that Edward
J. Bowes. a San Francisco and Tacoma
real estate agent, was TO become the
second husband of Miss Ellington.
AS the wife of Daniel Frohman Miss
Ellington had been starred in Bern
STEMS strongly emotional play, The
Thief" She had made a profound inn
preston on San Francisco audiences
with her production.
But seen at the hospital, where her
nerves were bing restrung and reinsul-
ated, Miss Ellington declared with great
sincerity that she was through with
the stage, that the applauding hands
were not for her nor the enraptured
souls in the audience. There were
homely tasks and wifely duties to be
performed Yes, it was intimated, there
would be a remarriage-and Mr..
Bowes was a good friend"
wOMAN'S REASON FOR RETURN
Miss Ellington returned to San Fran
cisco yesterday as the wife of Edward
j. Bowles-and as an actress. She
will open at the Savoy theater tonight
in the play Until Eternity
When we last met" said Miss
Ellington last evening, I'VE talked of
domesticity."
Yes, and you were to retire from
the stage, to have a home, domestic
tied. How did you happen to return
to the stage?'
Edward J. Bowles, the manager
husband, was present. so there surely
was the domestic environment. Her
manager, Joseph Dillon, was also
thereto give the stage environment.
II can't say just why I returned to
the stage: 1 just did" the actress-wife
replied But one can be at home on
| the road. There can be a home In a
tent at the road side-though theatri-
cal people don't travel in tents nor
camp at the road side nowadays or in
hotel or on a train
PROSPECT OF TOUR PLEAsEs
Miss Ellington. or more properly Mrs.
Bowles, as she was then speaking in
her marital personality, appeared to be
quite at home in her suite at the Pal
ace She might have come in from a
garden stroll. She had a cosy little
/ bonnet on her head, under the rim of
which her dark brown hair curled.
/ Her face had the full color that comes
from out of door life and from nothing
else. She was full of laughter and de-
light. The theater. the toy she
1 spurned with disgust, was now back in
Margaret Illington's hands. but Mrs.
Bowles had something beside the the
ater to delight her and to light her
eyes.
L was sincere when / said that
would leave the stage. ] meant il
then" she insisted. II was sick and
worn out with il all. When ones life
is not happy one can find no pleasure
! in anything. But now / am well
| strong, vigorous. 1 enjoy everything
1 look forward with the greatest OF
pleasure to the tour we have planned
Il do so hope San Francisco will
I like my play. 1t means so much to
! me- If the play does not go here
will fear for its success anywhere. But
have the pleasantest anticipations fol
tomorrow night
NO FINANCIAL SKELETON
The haunting question of the return
to the stage had TO be put again
This time the interrogative ghosr
wanted to see if there We're any skele.
tons Of finance TO rattle.
1T has been reported that you re.
turned on account of financial rea
sons?''
i THAT has been denied so often that