Gilpin observer., 1913-03-06
GAIL MCKAY 10 NOT
MARRiED-NoT YET,

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to a New York actress is denied hy
his father. Gail IS 1S years old. Al
distant cousin by the name of Der
othy Mckay whose father ds ply
sician residing in New York City has
been furnishing the Denver papers
with an account of the so-called mar
riage. 1t is evidently clever scheme
of press agent to exploit the name
of New York actress. John Mckay
believes that his son, Gail, has too
much good sense to put halter
around his neck at his age. That
Gail enjoys joke and is willing to
keep some of his lady friends guess
ing is about the situation. When
Gail gets ready to put ON the mat
rimonial yoke, his father will well
come his daughter-in-aw. With a flat
tering picture of the young man, one
that no young lady would be blan-
ed for being enamoured of, the Dem.
Yer Times prints the following:
"The news of the marriage of a
17-year-old Denver boy well known as
student of dramatic art and anna
teur actor in this city, to an actress
in New York has just come to light.
The wedding took place last summer,
but not even the parents of the boy
knew of the affair until recently.
''The principals in the wedding
We're Gail Mckay, the son of Mrs.
Lille Mckay of 1912 East, Colfax
avenue, Denver, and Miss Strousse,
a New York girl, now acting under
Zegfeld in the 'Winsome Widow
company i'm that city. Mckay has for
some time been pupil of the Mar
garet Fealy school of Dramatic Arts,
and has appeared several times with
the stock companies at Elitch's gar
dens and Manhattan beach.
Last summer the boy left for New
York, ostensibly to go ON the stage.
Soon after he arrived there he stop
ped writing to his parents and his
friends in this city, and much anxiety
was felt concerning him. After a few
ing no reasons for his return or his
long silence, and re-entered the
Fealy school.
HE said nothing of his marriage,
and it would not have been discover
ed if cousin living i'm New York
had not CHANGED upon his name
while looing over old marriage lie
enses. She wrote of her discovery to
some friends in Denver, and the sec
ret became known.
Mckay at first denied the story,
but admitted that he expected to re-
turn to New York in July.
"'Am l married? Well, l should
say not. Whatever put such an idea
i'm your head?' he declared blushing-
ly when questioned.
"He was informed the issue of the
marriage license was known.
"'When were you married?'
"'Why, it was last summer, while
/ was in New York. But, here now,
l don't want to admit that I'm mar
ried. Maybe am and maybe I'm not.
Say, give me three-quarters of am
hour to think it over and then may
be III have something to say
What is the girls name?'
"'Why, her names Strousse, and
she's acting in the 'Winsome Wild
Ow' company in New York. BUT,
mind now. I'm not admitting that I'm
married.
as How old is she?'
Seventeen, just as old as / am,
and she's been ON the stage two
years.
"'Bet she's a chorus girl, isn't
she?'
Mckay waxed Indignant.
Chorus girl? My wife chorus
girl? Well, should say not. She's
the real thing. she is, and the peach
lest peach you ever laid eyes on.
We just think the world of each
other. But here, don't want to say
anything about it,
"'Am / going back to her or is
she coming out here? Well, I'm going
back in July. Have an engagement
with Cohan & Harris to play in Get
Rich Quick Wallingford'. No. we'll
never be separated again after that.
/ can hardly wait till I get back to
her. But say, now. haven't admitted
anything, have 1? Mind you, won't
say whether I'm married or not
MRS. Mckay said that she did not
know anything about her sons mar
riage, but that she won't object to
it IL 1t is true.
"T don't believe in interfering
with children when they get that
DID, she said. 4 am terribly surpris-