The Washington times., 1911-10-09
Kitty Gordon Has One, But
She's Going to Discard +
Him for a New One. i
BOTH OLD AND NEW
ARE TITLE BEARERS
Jean Salisbury Gets One and q
Quarter Proposals Each
Week.

Women of the stage seem not to BE-
able to stay away from the altar.
Every few days a new recruit IL
added to the ranks of actresses who
commit matrimony. There seems to be
something about the lure Of the foot
lights that attracts the men much as
the light of the candle attracts the
moths. They iutter. and there are
their wings singed, or. to speak more
literally, they are clipped.
So now 1t has almost come to maaa
that the words actress and matrimony
are synonymous.
Is there reason. and II 50, what In
the secret?
There are hundreds and thousands
Of unwed women in Massachusetts and
elsewhere in these United States.
There are likewise a few who would
very much like to know why the aver
age actress can keep the men dang
ling at her apron strings df actresses
ever wear apronsD while women just
capable of making good and loving
wives are left to sit by the firesids
and pet the family cat, or take Up for
eign missionary work, or adopt the
new thought. -
Here's Kitty Gordon, for instance,
who Is to appear in Washington this
week at the National Theater in The
EnchantresS." Before Miss Gordon is
fairly on with the old love" she II
on with the new.
Today Miss Gordon Is known in pri-
vate life as the Honorable Mrs. Henry
Beresford, but that fact does not
seem to concern her to such an extent
that she Is unable to announce that
some time this month she intends to
become the Countess Fries, wife Of
INIT ~ colo Of nT1a ~
oldest and proudest families In Aus
tria.
Of With the Old;
On With the New.
But what of the Hon. Henry Ber-
esford?" some one asked her the
other day shortly after she had made
the blushing announcement that as
soon as she had discarded Henry's
golden circlet she would allow Count
Morris to place a similar one upon the
third finger of her left hand.
"Oh, l don't care to talk about him,
the fair Kitty said, with a shrug Of
her shoulders. Anyway, l intend to
divorce him some time this month; then
shall marry my Count Morris:
But suppose he defends the suit,
somebody said. doubtingly. Miss Corr
don seemed amazed that such possi-
bility should be suggested
why, he can't do such a thing. He
simply can't. / have the goods on him.
She was asked If Count Flies was q
rich man. =
No" was her reply, mot As rich az
they come on this side Of the Atlantic. ;"
And you are not marrying him Tor
Certainly not"
True love-absolutely." And the 40
tress blushed just little.
shall you leave the stage? her ques-
There was another shrug of the
shoulders. II can't say. OF course, l
have promised the count l would, out
you can never tell with woman
Which is, perhaps, the truest tnins
Then there's Miss Jean Salisbury, OF
THE Girl In the Taxi company, which
is to have a Washington production az
the Columbia this week. Tne Capltal
City is certainly to have itS nairinonT snare Tl
Laura Jean Libbeys Of the stage, who
seem to be abundanIly able TO give
advice to matrimonially inclined young
women.
the worlds championship for proposals.
Her record is sixty proposals OF mar
riage in one year, five month, OF one
| and one-quarter a week. Other girls
may go begging for nuSoanns' ,Ss Miss
|
to her friends.
She Gets EN-
From All Sides.
! These offers, all of which MISS sans
bury says are bona fide. and many OF
| which were accompanied by clinchers In
the shane of solitaire diamond rings
which everybody knows mean but one
thing-have come from all over the
! country. and from men in every walk
| of Ufe-lawyers, bankers, brokers, gro
| Gers Dhysicians, artists, and stald ousl-
| ness men. a fact which proves concIu-
sively that in the Judgment of men Oh
| intellect and intelligence the aetrsss ;s
NAV he relied upon to make n good vile
providing, Of course. tnat sue seAeAo ~
her job long enough. ,r,., Cal
| Gases are numerous, says MISS SAL
| isbury, where magnates ana men IN
| the realms of art and letters have pre-
| ferred actresses for wives. why! Weii'
it is partly because OF the aetresy a. ns a.
ural poise and graceful bearing, the re,
suIt Of wears before audiences unoer an
| Conditions, which appeals to the mascu-
| linz sense of the proper. Then tnere u
| that indescribable something that trans
| forms the most commonplace Lype u
woman into a fairy or goddess tne e.n, mn,
| nts she exhibits herself in the arunc1al
| oisrs Of the footlights. Or Is 1t the
desire for temperament IN "ne'
| Who cay say?
/ Who can say, indeed!
| One thing is certain the averass
| actress never degenerates into tne cuIl
paper and kimono habit, "drGn aIIIa,c speno no
matter how auspicious its beginning may
| he This. too, is certain: The actress
| has learned to submerge her own emo
tions into the requirements OF the mo-