The New York herald., 1922-03-10
CHORUS GIRL,17, WE'D
TO RICH STUDENT, 20
Geneva Mitchell's Pogo Stick
Race Wins Love of Rob-
ert Savage.
SEES % PERFORMANCES
He Likely to Return to Mil
ford Prep School and She
to Midnight Frolic.'
SEES % PERFORMANCES

Geneva Mitchell. age II, a chorus
girl of the sally" company and the
Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic," was mar
ried last Sunday in Milford, Conn.,, to
Robert Savage, age 20. student of the
Milford Prep School. The youthful
pair are living temporarily at the Ho-
tel Biltmore. where. young Savage said
last night. they would remain only un-
til he had decided whether he would
return to school and finish his course
while his wife continued her career on
the stage.
Savage first met Miss Mitchell last
year, when friend took him to a per-
formance of the Midnight Frolic" and
after the show introduced him to her
At Christmas he returned to New
York for a holiday visit to one of Ills
brothers, and since Christmas, he says,
has been to twelve performances Of
sally and to ten Of the "Frolic."
AS result he came to New York the
end of last week and persuaded Miss
Mitchell to marry him. They motored
to Milford on Sunday, accompanied by
Lillian Acres. also girl OF the Sally
company, and were married there by
the Rev. Leslie Briggs. Miss Acres
acted as bridesmaid. and Wallace c.
Works. friend OF Savage, was best
man. No announcement of the mar
riage was made until yesterday.
Son of Steel Manufacturer.
Young Savage Is a son OF the late
John A. Savage. founder Of the John A.
Savage Company, steel and iron manu-
facturers of Duluth. MINI. He is the
youngest of family OF eight having
four brothers, John A., present head OF
the company. and William d. of Du-
luth. Joseph f. of Cincinnati and Ed
ward of Guggenheim Co. or New
York. and three sisters. Mary, Alice and
Helen. His mother lives in La Jolla,
Cal.
After preparing for Yale at Exeter,
Culver and the Milford School. Savage
entered Yale last fall, he says. with four
cOHultlOHS. lie was fnaOc captain or
the Yale ineligible team and was a con-
tributor to the Yale News but after a
short time decided to resign and return
to the Milford School. preparatory to re-
entering Yale later without conditions
to contend with.
II was during his brief Yale expert
ence, Savage says. that he fell In love
with the 'F'rolic' chorus girl. Telling
OF his romance, he said at the Biltmore
last night:
While I was down on a visit from
Yale happened to see her two nights
running in the 'Frolic' when she was In
the pogo stick race She was wearing
a Y sweater, and that's one thing that
got me. Well. the flrst night she won
the race. Then the next night she fell
down. and I felt so sorry for her l sim
ply couldn't help falling in love with
her.
Wife May Remain on stage.
II don't know whether I will want
her 70 stay on the stage or not. but I've
told her I'll do nothing to interfere
II she wants to. I'm waiting now TO
find out what my four brothers think
about II. AS I'm the youngaet, and
they've taken the place OF a father to-
ward me. feel must have some defer
encc TOT them. we've always STUCK To-
gether and believe Wen stick now.
haven't seen any OF them since my
marriage, but they all learned of It to-
day.
What think would be a good ar
rangement would he for my wife to
stay on the stage for two years while
go back 10 Milford for two years
and finish my course there. That is
probably the way well arrange II,
though don't know yet But anyhow
I'm glad I'm married, and I'll tell all
the boys at school it's the best and only
thing.
while was at Milton before ] was
ono OF four room mates all of us on the
football team. The three others were
Howard Lucas. Albert Powell and Wal
ter Scott. We are all about the same
age, and since last April all four Of
us have married"