Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-23
Authorities Declare Former Theatrical Star 25
Beautiful Talented, Cultured, Is an Undesirable Alien
She Left Convent II and Was doized Actress at 49,

II left Sacred Heart Convent in
France, before l was II. At Is | was
a star. | never played small parts;
| never "suped." ! made a hit right
from the start.
And whom do you suppose I
worked with at the Gaiety in Paris?
Gaby Deslys! l taught her to speak
English on the stage. We were
chums. Today she is a star. And to-
day look at me! Five years ago, if
anyone had told me that today
would be sitting in detention dock
with Japanese, Chinese, French, Ger
mans and Russians of the lower class
I would have called them crazy.
Before / was 10 ] was married.
Gaby told me not to do it, but l
wouldn't listen to her. She said:
You are foolish to marry. You are
young and you have a wonderful
chance She was right. She is famous
today, and I-well--
"Gaby Deslys called me Ma petite
Edna 1t was her pet name for me.
! can hear her now laughing in her
CHEEKY way Gliding. mocking play
fully at those about her as she made
up for her act.
my first husband was Winfield
O'Connor, the famous jockey. My life
with him was very happy until the
other woman came. She was my
dearest friend. / took her to my
house to live, to be my companion,
my comrade, my pal, and she stole
my husband.
This was the beginning of my
haG hppn nIIt
of the frying pan into the fire. Slowly
l have been slipping, sliding down,
down. and now this is the end, When
! get out of this l am going to
change my name and go away to the
country, where | hope l will never
see a man!
II arrived in America in 1908 and
started rehearsing for play in New
York, but l never showed in that
play, for l met Harry Rheinstrom,
son of Cincinnati millionaire
brewer. We met at a party. 1t was
case of love at first sight.
His folks did everything in their
power to prevent the wedding, but,
despite their interference, we were
married in Harry's home town, and
came to the Pacific coast to live. We
settled down on a little ranch outside
of Los Angeles, and were blissfully
happy for six months. We raised
chickens and kept horse and cow,
and lived in the cheerfulness of a
home.
"Then Mrs. Rheinstrom swooped
down and carried Harry off to
sanatorium. declaring him insane.
To II bnnnUl
DO you think it was fair to me?
"If Mrs. Rheinstrom had given me
fair chance and / had failed, she
! would be justified in breaking Harry
and me up. But she hasn't done that.
| She vowed from the very first that
she would never quit until she had
succeeded in deporting me. That's
why / am here today.
when Harry was taken away
| was left penniless. / arrived in San
| Francisco disheartened, discouraged,
without means and without friends
| What was 1 to do? To whom could
| turn? The outlook was so black
| that it appeared hopeless. There was
one way I could have made money
yes, plenty of money, but it wasn't In
me to lead life of shame-not then.
| | saw only one way out-suicide.
when they fished me out of the
! lake I was more dead than alive, and
my only regret was that they didn't
let me finish it.
From then on my troubles came
| thick and fast l was certainly born
under an unlucky star. Circum-
stances were against me. Nov, ] am
supposed to be bad. People read the
stuff the newspapers print about me.
and it's hard to get along. [ never
wilfully did anything wrong in my
| life. When you are in trouble 1t Is
surprising how few friends you have
in what the world calls society 1t
seems if you want people to stand by
you you have to go into the under
world.
How long for my little girl. She
is years old now, and l haven't seen
her for nearly five years. II I'd had
my baby with me I'm sure things
would never have happened as they
! have.
"They cannot deport me. I am an
American citizen, and as such am
entitled TO protection from this gov
eminent.
IF / ever marry again ii will be
somebody humble and obscure-just
| plain man. l long for a simple
little home in the country where
can do the cookspg and housework
and make husband happy"