The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-03
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MAR|LYN miller
A. And Her: |||::. FIANC !.
Musical Comedy Actress Now
Must Decide Between
Stage and lack.
BY HoRTENsE SAUNDERS.

BOSTON,, June 3. Trouble
brought Mari1yn Miller and Jack
Pickford together; more trouble
may keep them apart-and thus pre-
vent new love mending the hearts
two tragedies have broken.
Miss Miller is the star of Flo
ziegfeld's Sally" and the highest
tsalaried musical comedy actress in
Anne Pickford is the brother
OF the famous Mary and has di-
.rected and starred in films.
1t was trouble that brought about
the announcement of the engage
ment.
Miss Miller had given some auto
graphed photographs to Benjamin
kabatznick, a Boston art dealer
Kabatznick had these in a furnish
ed residence in Boston, which he
was accustomed to rent to visiting
theatrical celebrities.
When sally" came to town,
Geneva Mitchell of the company
took the house She is the Pogo
Girl" who recently eloped with a
millionaire student at Yale and
parted company with him a few
days later.
dIIiCS oSSSIttS NS'' -
Kahatznick reserved the right to
entertain in the living quarters OF
the house. Came a eparty-or two
parties! But, the two parties got
mixed up-in a sort OF free-for-all!
In Boston they call it the "pa1ama
party" because Miss Mitchell ap-
peared in costume that looked
like that. However, she says 1t
wasn't pajamas at all, but a fancy
affair that she had worn to a mas
querade or something.
The party came 10 the attention
of the public officials, through com
plants of some of the girls that
they had been beaten up. Miss Mil
ler's name got dragged into 1t, on
account OF the autographed photo
graphs. Someone asked her point
blank if she were going to marry
kabatznick, and she said NO
and a mouthful more about hlm
which was not complimentary
Announces Engagement.
Then, Just to clinch the aTgu-
nent.. she announced she was al
ready engaged to Jack Picktord,
saving ..trouble brought us togeth.
err" The trouble" she referred
to was the death Of her own nus
band. Frank Carter, in an auto ac'
cident, and the death of. Jack PICK
ford's wife Olive Thomas, who swat
lowed poison in Paris.
Trouble didn't cease there, how
ever.
For. Flo ziegfeld who has habit
of wanting his stars to contane'
their 1ove-making to the stage. ana
who has a contract with MISS Mir
Ter which specifies that she must
remain widow for a long time
vet, burst forth with TRADE
against Jack Pickford.
IF Miss Miller is to marry, nope
she will pick for husband anyone
but Jack Pickford," was the gist
of what he said.
More trouble from Kabatznlck--
miss Miller has spoken terribly OF
me And we were such good friends:
7 entertained Jack Pickford and
herself less than week ago. she
must retract and apologize!
Miss Miller, It's said. made a ut
tie trouble herself. Geneva Mitch
ell was fired from the sally COM
pany-
Another trouble-Jack Pickford
bv that time was we'll on his way
hack to movie1and in California.
Miss Miller under her contract with
Ziegfeld must remain in the East: I.
Career or husband? "Marlyn Mil
Ter emblazoned in Broadway
lights or Mrs. Jack Ptckford. on
calling cards? That's what Mari
lyn Miller must decide.