The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-14

toured the United States in the name
of james Erskine, made Anna Robin
son, Il charming American actress, his
consort. Although she divorced him
in 1907, it did not change his attitude
towards alliances between the peerage
growing democrats by degrees. The
stage can supply as good wives as So
ciety can bad ones' Then he asked
pertinent question. eff Il peer OF
the realm, or any other peer by mis-
fortune of birth, marries an actress,
why cannot the actress be recognized
as his equal?' Some people 'fin the
know" answer by saying that in all
the qualities that matter, the actress
wife is often superior to her blue.
blooded husband, although she can 7
trace her lineage back to William of
Normandy.
Wooing of Beauty.
Lord de Clifford was persistent
wooer from the moment he lost his
heart to Eva Darlington, shining star
saw his future bride at the Dublin
Gaiety theater, where she was touring
in ''The Catch of the Season. Cupid
instantly struck the young lord so full
of darts that life was not worth living
till he got on speaking terms with the
charmer,
At that time Eva Darlington only
lightly famed the flame, so Lord de
Clifford went to Egypt, and she re-
turned to London to rehearse In 'The
Beauty of Bath" She said the heart
attack must be submitted to tests, but
before many months the lmpetuous
young nobleman was again making
tracks from the land OF the Pharaohs
In the silence of the great Sahara he
had decided to stake his all on the
hazard of proposal of marriage. With
in few hours of his landing in Eng
land he "put the question" and was
married to her within week. They
took six months honeymoon through
the wids of Abyssinia. where she
learned to shoot in a way that literally
astonished the natives. This marriage
ran as happy course as any IN the
annals of stageland till Lord de Cliff
ford met his death in an automobile
accident.
Other aristocrats to wed footlight
queens include the Earl of Orkney, who
gave his hand and fortune to Connie
Gilchrist; Earl Poulett, who led Sylvia
Lillian Storey of the Gaiety theatel
10 the altar, and the Hon. Captain
Lyndhurst Bruce. who married Camille
Clifford. the Gibson girl This last
named SldDueSQuS DedutS VIII pS tuS
future Lady Aberdare.
Hon Mrs. Brett.
Denise Orme is another stage-wlft
who has lately become a peeress. Un
I'll few weeks ago she was Mrs
Yarde Butler. but through the death
OF her fathcri in law, her husband sue
ccedcd TO the family titles and estates
and she became Lady Churston. She
made temporary retirement from the
stage after her marriage, but has since
been seen in "'Our Miss Gibbs at the
London Gaictv theatcr. She was speed
iIv followed by that popular favorite
Zcua Dare, who, among other parts
made great success ms Peter Pan, D.
NJ Barrie himself engaging her for
the part Having married Lord Esher s
son, she has now retired into private
life as the Honorable Mrs. Brett.
The most recent case of all has the
greatest romantic interest. Anglo
American audiences Il few years ago
were charmed by an actress called Clara
Elizabeth Taylor. On this side-Sho
hailed from the middle west-shc
speedily attracted a wealthy young
Scotsman named Stirling. 1t was re-
2ardcd Us Il brilliant match, but ended
uuhappily in Il famous society divorce
suit two years ago, So Mrs. Stirling
went back TO the Gaiety stage in "Our