New Britain herald., 1926-01-05
IRVING Berlin Of
Song FAME WEEDS
Daughter Of Millionaire MaCkay
Is His Bride

~ INV DllaV
New York. Jan. : tPl--lrving Ber-
lin. Broadway's prince OF jazz, once
singing waiter in Niger Mikes
Chinatown saloon and his society
bride OF day, the former Elm
Mackay. are on their honeymoon to-
day.
They slipped away from Berlin's
apartment IN the West Fories late
! yesterday for some undisclosed des,
itinaton possibly Paul Smiths in the
Adirondack's where they will re-
main until Saturday when they will
board the Leviathan on which one OF
the two presidential suites have been
reserved at Il cost Of $1,000, They
will spend some time abroad,
With reporters at their heels They
disappeared in the composers lin
ousine--hought with royalties srom
the melodies that have made him a
Imillionairc-atter brief telephone
announcements 10 their friends that
they had been married and n has'y
mote to the brides millionaire father,
Clarence II. Mackay. president of the
Postal Telegraph company.
A Real Romantic Life
The romance and marriage Of
Broadways melodic genius who
started life as lay Baline, Russian
immigrant. contains all the thrills
Of many OF his own sentimental
songs.
"All Alone. BY the Telephone. IT.
Mr.. Berlin once wrote in one OF his
many hits, and i was by the t'lc-
phone that Yesterdays sudden dec!-
sion TO we'd was made, Al nine
o'clock in the morning he called Miss
MaCkay There was a short CONVEX
sation. Shortly after noon they were
; married in the municipal building.
Their engagement had been ru-
,, mored a dozen times and as many
times denied. Mr.. Macllay didn'.
,, approve of the match. Yesterday
he issued a brief statement saying
The marriage comes as complete
; surprise TO me and was done without
! my knowledge and approval"
Two Objections
His reasons were said to be two,
folI--social and religious.
Mr. Berlin is product Of Tin Fai
Alley he is the son of poor parents
his early life was spent selling news
papers on the BoWery and hclpin!
II. out in Chinatown restaurants, Mrs
!, Berlin is Of Fifth avenue and so
riety Three years ago she mad
!. her debut and has played promi
nont Nart in the Younger social set
g MI Berlin is a Jew. his father va
h rabbi. Mrs, Berlin is 4 Roma,
X Catholic
r. Yesterday Berlin was aske
" whether the religious question ha
e, been determined, There is raalI
nothing to be said about that -
F.. nov" he answered. It was said III
(, couple expected to continue in thci
II own faiths
,rf We'd In a Minute
4 The Wedding tool, Just about
lc minute. all the preliminaries havin
3. hHen arranged by Bonnie Bloom
.c Bcrln's representative. The part
~ won't to the municipal building h
n subway, one of the first subway 'riI
The bride had ever taken, and Der
m uty City Clerk Mccormick perform
: sd the ceremony.
~ For a moment Berlin nearly To-
his bride when Mr.. Mccormick =
the impression that he was mere
a witness. A friend Strengthened o,
& the tangle as he expressed it "ju
ID, IN time"
Many Song Hits
Many Of Bernns popular son:
have been woven around inclden
}, in his life. After the death OF /
g. first wife, Ray Goctz in 1918,
~ wrote. When 1 Lost You Whc
> Miss Mackay recently was sent
rn Europe by her father, he wrote "a
40 Alone" and "What'll Do When "
.. Are Far Away" and Il Am Blu
-, What'll ] Do"
NrNt he wrote Don't Watt Il
Long and soon after that IN
- member"
Berlin denied that the songs h
special significance but BroadW
never was convinced.
His first great popular hit W
M "Alexander'S Rastime Band, Viii
M sold 100000 copies and started h
~ on the way to fame and veal
Other hits were when I Leave I
World Behind" and "Oh, How
Hate To Get Up In tho Morning
The latter WIS written when he v
IA a sergeant at Camp Upton dUri
EA the World War.
IA Today he heads his own musi
4M publishing firm, is producer Of
SE annual Music Box Rcvuos and Is
MI puted TO have an income Of $50
y coo n year.
Fat Berlin is 81 and his bride -.
. Gently she attracted attention
writing an article explaining "
debutants prefer caharcts 10 exc
on sivc social functions whose 'ho
on dom" could not he overcome.
.nh They met al a social function
Long Island,
MT
cat At Atlantic City
ids Atlantic City y. j.. Jan. > tF
rem Irving Bc'lin and his bird" regist
md 81 at the Ritz Carlton here shol
are before midnight last night hay
motored from New York,
IS" The composer left ins'ructi
With the hotcl managemcnt hat