The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-01
WE'D THREE Times;
LAST WIFE BEST
. bob FrTzsIMMONs.
Pugilist-Actor Tells How He Won
Pretty Julia Clifford for Bride in
Whirlwind Courtship.

Detroit always reminds me OF how
won my wife and the fact that Fred
{. Whitney, OF Detroit, was maddern
a'fght promoter when the guvn'0r seq
'nothfn' dom in this state, m'boy,
when made Julie break her contract
|, with Whitney TO marry me-" chuckled
Bob FitzsimmOns, In the dressing
room OF the pugilfst-vaudevillian In
the Miles theater, Wednesday after.
poon, as The Times was talking to
Mrs. Fitz and Bob kept putting IN"
on the interview as his pretty wife
expressed II.
Robert always butts in on my In
terviews, but as he Ia bound to do t.,
| may as we'll let him tell you what's
on his mind and get II over" said
Mrs. Fitz resignedly.
That's right. Julie, be good girl,
| want to tell this story" returned
Bob.
"Y'know." says Bob. I've been mar
ried three times. First time hooked
lip with Tartar, got divorced and
then married the beautiful Rose Juli-
an Bless her heart and rest her
soul, There was one fine woman and
her three children are as beautiful as
pneumonia, | said I'd never marry
again and I thought | wouldn't Till
happened into a theater one night in
Chicago and there on the stage In
the prettiest boys costume ever, was
Julia Clifford and 1t was all on with
Bob Fitzsimmons. She came right
down to the footlights and sang right
at me-"
why Robert Fitzsimmons. never
did anything OF the kind" Indignantly
Interrupted Mrs. Fitz.
Yes. Won did Julie. what's the use
denyin' 1t, eh?" went on Bob. with
decision. She was so cute and
pretty I fell head overn heels In love
with her Every night for a week,
had the stage box and sent her flow
ers just like a regular fool Johnny.
She was very coy. was Julie, and
wouldn't have nothin' to do with me
= first, cause l was prize fighter. but
pretty soon, | got. round her and
within two months we got married.
Yes, Stree, three wives for mine and
the last the best"
"Oh. you. are a regular Bluebeard,
said Mrs. Bob. good humoredly. over
looking the "postmortems."
4, We'll, sir, Fred Whitney was mad,
went on Bob, determined to finish the
story. "he had Julie tied up to a
three-years contract and just after
met her. she gave up the boys part
In When Johnny Comes Marching
Home to sing the prima donna role
and was maxim good and Fred want
ed to hold on TO her. I've heard all
them prima donnas sing and none OF
EN- can put 1t over Julie. She's there
with the goods all right in thrills ana
things. She's had her voice tuned
up by all the big teachers In London
and Paris. and she's some singer.
Nothin's too good for Julie, and she
can have the best clothes made In
Paris or any other place. and all the
diamonds ] can buy her."
Bob's pride in his wife is genuine
and with their seventh wedding ami
versary drawing near, he declares he
Is more In love with her than ever.
Mrs. Fitzsimmons has very
charming voice and was we'll on the
way to light opera prima donna hon
ors. when the big fighter married her
after a whirlwind courtship. Mr..
Whitney intended to place her in the
soprano role in Loves Lottery in
which he starred Nine. Schumann-