The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-04-24
MOVIE FOLK ACT WE'D
DING SCENE: THEN DECIDE
TO MAKE IT REAL


TO MAKE IT REAL
It is not often that an actor weds
his bride OF the screen. but such was
the case yesterday. when Miss Mag
gle Van Dumois, who is known on
the screen as Ethel CHAMBER, became
the wife of Robert Edison Kay. On
Saturday a group Of Fox players, who
are making some scenes In the state,
and OF which Mr.. Kay is an assistant
director, and Miss Chanler, the lead.
ing woman. took some pictures at St
Augustine, near the old Plaza, the
seawall and at Fort Marion. Certain
members of the. aggregation knowing
a wedding was an eventuality tried to
bring it about here. So the story
goes, they had known for some time
an attachment stronger than friend.
ship existed, and Cameraman "Char.
lie Campbell says, he has known
that the license was In Kay's posses.
sion for a long time. A rapidly de-
seending sun over which Charlie had
no control spoiled the fun, and the
party fastened back to the city. and
a call was issued for Magnolia Grove
yesterday The players went to the
selected site on a power boat. Then
came the fun.
In one OF the scenes. under spread
ing magnolias and place which is
supposedly a dozen miles from no
where in the woods, Miss Chanler as
Eline, the heroine, rushes into the
scene, accompanied by a minister
stops a duel. and marries the hero,
who is Mr.. Kay. after the william is
recognized and exposed by the minis.
ter is married man Notary Joe
Smith. Jr.. had been engaged by Mr..
Kay TO do the minister's stunt as he
has worked in pictures before. All
he had to do was to point at the vii.
lain and speak few words, much
the same as a policeman will pull a
gun on a bad man. Quite by chance
he got it right. The actors were hun.
CRY and anxious to get back and put
considerable ginger in the picture
and, everything considered, MFR. Kay
was well pleased with the action
Then he surprised all by handing the
notary paper, which by the way was
not scenario, and asked him to
make it real" The notary looked
at the paper and then at Miss Van
Dumois, who smiled and assented.
I'VE would have been married In
Tampa during this war. but both
thought Mr.. Kay would be drafted.
I've just acted as maid Of honor for a
friend who has been with us, and I'll
be Sam Hill il want to go back home
and have her give men the laugh.
Rush. please" she said.
Rushing matters of this kind Is q
speciality with this notary, and In a
twinkling he had removed the black
cloth which was a portion of his
makeup as minister.
The license Is as old as the hills
he said, "but it is in proper form and
I'll do it."
At a signal from the notary, the
couple held up their hands, cigarettes
were chucked right and left by the
men who sprang to their feet from
the grassy bed and seats and removed
their hats. A Mrs. Hart who was
watching the actors work, consulted
her watch. and before she had time
to put it up, the notary shook hand:
with the happy couple 'T'll give 70.
your certificate on my return to town
Mrs. Kay. he said,
Some one phoned the news to 10
cal hotel, and when the boat returned
to Jacksonville large delegation wal
at the wharf and kept the young cou
pie busy shaking hands. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Kay will be at home to thei
friends. 212 Saratoga avenue, Brook
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