New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-29
BLANCHE BATES A BRIDE
Star WEEDS George CreeI, Den
yer Police Commissioner.
JUDGE LINDSEY AN USHER
Romance Sprang from Meeting
Following Review of The
Girl of the Golden West"

Miss Blanche Lyon Bates. the Belasco
star. was married last evening at her home
,r the old Ira Bailey farm at Newcastle,
near Ossining, to George CreeL newspaper
writer and reform Police Commissioner Of
ueryer. Fifty or more of Broadway
brightest Iuminaries were present TO wit
ness the ceremony, which was performed
I'm the library of the old house by the
Rev. A. y. Peterson, pastor Of the Scar
borough Presbyterian Church.
The crowd Of literary persOnages, play
O.rignts and artists, who began TO arrive
rv automobile and train from New York
carly i'm the afternoon, included a Eener-
Gus delegation OF Western friends of the
couple. Among them were Judge Ben
p Lindsey OF Denver and w. +. Lyon
~ Kansas City, who were the ushers.
The best man was Wylie Creel of ST.
roris. brother Of the bridegroom, and
fine matron of honor was Mrs. Rupert
Hughes, wife Of the playwright and
author
AS soon as the ceremony had been per-
formed the wedding party drove to Ossin-
ing and took the train for New York.
They arrived at Demonicos about $50
o'clock for supper, at the end Of which
Mr.. and Mrs. Creel returned to New
castle.
Miss Bates announced her engagement
last fall while she was at Arvada, a
suburb Of Denver During the season the
actress gave numerous house parties, and
Mr.. Crcel was invariably a favored guest
The story goes, however, that the ac-
quaintance goes back much further, and
that the first meeting Of the couple was in
this city three years ago Miss Bates
was then playing on Broadway, and Mr..
Creel i'm the role of dramatic critic, re-
viewed her play, meeting the actress
few days later and promptly falling in
love with her. He returned West later,
took up reform work in Denver, and
finally became Police Commissioner there.
He has also recently become editor of
The Kansas City Independent"
Miss Bates, if the records of her birth
at Portland Ore, are correct. is thirty
nine years old. She came naturally by
her liking for the stage since both her
father and mother were widely known
as actors in the West and Australia.
Miss Bates made her first appearance on
the stage in 1894 at a benefit given for
L. r. Stockwell, manager Of Stockwell's
Theatre, at San Francisco. Following
this experience she played general utility
parts for a time in the company of T.
Daniel Frawley, making her first sue
cess as Mrs. Hilary i'm The Senator"
She next played leading parts in vari-
gus comedies. and in 1898 was engaged
ay Augustin DAILY TO appear in his
company. In The Great Ruby" she had
part with Miss Ada Rehan, and
achieved great success in the play, but
there was said to be jealousy between
her and Miss Rehan, and in a short time
she resigned from the DAILY company
She first appeared under the manage
ment Of David Belasco in the Japanese
one-act play, Madame Butterfly" She
was next starred in THE Darling OF the
Gods" Under Two Flags" and THE Girl
Of the Golden West" which had a run
Of nine months in New York
Miss Bates was married to Lieutenant
Milton +. Davis. OF the LIST United States
Cavalry. in 1900, but they soon separated,
and she has since lived with her mother
when not on the road.