New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-13
A. BELMONT TO WE'D
dNhER ENG1GED TO
ELEANOR ROBSON.
-dcfrcss Closed Season Last
NtSht IN Broohlyn-Wcd-
ding NCTt Month.

VICE circle of intimate friends. Mr.
heiihont $ attentions to Miss Robson for
more than two years and the efforts of
'helf mutual friends to hiring them to
Se'her on every favorable opportunity
resulted last spring in rumors of an en-
eage1nert. which were denied. hut in snite
ol lleSe denials the engagement has
heen expected for a long time. and its
Official confirmation did not greatly sur
prise the friends of Miss Robson and
Nj. Belmont.
MISS Robson closed her season last
night at the Majestic Theatre. Brook
I'm, as Glad, in Mrs. Burnett's play.
he Dawn Of q Tomorrow and at the
same time ended her successful artistic
career. passing with the fall OF the cur
tam from professional TO private life.
She will return TO her home here. where
she viii remain until the marriage.
Miss Eleanor Robson. although of Eng
Ish parentage. has lived the greater
part OF her life in this state. She was
born in England and was brought by
her parents 10 this country as child
At the age OF seven she was placed in
4 convent school Of St Peters Academy.
West Brighton, Staten Island. where she
remained until she was eighteen. II was
then necessary for her to choose a call
ing, and she chose the stage, A profcs-
sion in which her mother, Mrs Madse
Carr Cook, had already achieved con-
spicuous success and later as Mrs
Wigs. in Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage
Patch won for herself fame and fort
une,
MISS ROBSON'S STAGE CAREER
Miss Rohson's first appearance. in 1897.
as Margery Knox in Men and Women"
at the California Theatre san Francisco.
was in a large measure purely acciden-
tai She was travelling with her mother
who was playing an important role IN
The production. when the actress taking
The part Of Margery Knox became i'll.
The management had no Understudy.
Miss Robson volunteered. She went on
without previous experience, and with
8 few hours study made d decided i'm
preston. During her stage career she
played wide range of characters. Her
classical roles were Juliet in Romeo
and Juliet: Kate Hardcastle. in she
Stoops 10 Conquer" and Constance, in
BroHning's In a Balcony
Miss Robson began her successful ca
reer as a star at the Garden Theatre, in
this city, as Mary Ann. in Merely Mary
Ann about five years ago. The play
was removed to three different theatres
il New York and had an unbroken run
extending over whole year It's pro
dUction in London in the Duke of York's
Theatre won for the actress esteem in
literary and artistic circles. and she
claimed among her friends the late
Marion Crawford, George Bernard SHAW,
Israel Zanguill, Lewis Parker. Barrie
end Pinero
August Belmont Is The head Of the
firm Of August Belmont & Co, bankers
which. in addition to its own large in
tarests. IS the accredited representative
OF thc Rothschilds in America. He vas
born in this city on February IS. 1885,
end vas educated in the ReCtory School,
Hampton, Conn. Phillips Exeter Acad-
emy and Harvard University, where he
vas graduated in the class Of -.
He vas married in 1881 TO Elizabeth
Hamilton Morgan. daughter of Edward
Morgan. well known merchant. She
died in Paris in 1898 Mr.. Belmont has
three sons and a granddaughter. His
eldest son August Belmont, jr., was born
in 1882 and WAS married to Alice ". de
Goicouria in 1906 Their daughter, Jes-
sic Morgan Belmont. was born in 1904
RAYMOND Belmont, the second son, vas
born in 1855 and was recently grad
uated from Harvard. Morgan Belmont,
born in 1892, is now attending St
Marks School. Southboro, Mass. Since
the death Of his wife Mr. Belmont has
lived much alone, either in his home, in
East 34th street. or his country seat at
Hempstead Long Island. His sons have
IA ssed most Of their lives either at
boarding schools or in college
BELMONT'S MANY INTERESTS.
Mr. Belmont entered the banking firm
founded by his father. at No. % Nassau
street. in 1875. Since that time he has
been identified with many corporate IN
tercsts, among the most important or
which Was his activity in improving the
rapid transit facilities of the city, devot-
ing much attention to the planning and
construction of the subway. At present
he is chairman of the boards of direc-
tors of the Intcrborough Rapid Transit
Company. the Interboroush- Metropoll-
tan Company and the Rapid Transit
subway Construction Company
Among other railroad interests, he is
\ director of the Louisville & Nashville
Railroad. the Chicago. Milwaukee & st.
Paul the Long Island. the New York &
Long Island Traction Company and the
New York & Queens County Railway
Comnanv. Among his steamship inter
,sts are the Anlerican-Asiatic Steamship
companv and the North American
TRANSFORMATION and Trading Company.
In the insurance field he is a director Of
the Alliance Assurance Company Of Lon
don the Helvetia Swiss Fire Insurance
-ofopanv and the Equitable Life AS
..,,,srce Society of New York. He is a
45rec,or as well. in the Bank for Savings
=, ,ba city of New York, the Manhattan
rr,,st Company, the Phoenix National
Rank and the National Park Bank "f
New York