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PLAYERS SECRETLY MARRIED.Court Case Brings to Light Wedding ofHelen Bertram to EdwardJ. Morgan.Spteial to The New York Times. CHICAGO, Oct. 6.—Although a non-suit was taken to-day before Justice Cochrane in the case against Edward J. Morgan, the actor, and George B. Weaver, President of the Stratford Hotel Company, charged with disorderly conduct and resisting an officer, the incident has confirmed a bit of stage gossip; The alleged offense consisted in preventing a constable from serving a writ of attachment uponthe baggage of Helen Bertram, the actress. It now develops that Mr. Morgan and Miss Bertram were secretly married at Windsor, Canada, jvst before they Came to Chicago. Morgan at first denied, and then admitted, the marriage.Mrs. Morgan and her daughter to-day accompanied her husband in an automobile ride. It is asserted that many dinners and entertainments at which Mr. Morgan and Miss Bertram “ happened to be Present were in reality given to the couple by a few of their friends who knew of the secret wedding.Theatrical folk here were surprised when they heard of the marriage of Edward J Morgan and Helen Bertram. Some there were who said they hid heard that such an event Was pending, but nobody lOokM for it so early. Both are well known here.Edward J. Morgan won his greatest reputation In The Christian, Tn which he had the rdle of John Storm, the minister. He was with Viola Allen and again appeared in August of this year at the Academy of Music In the same melodrama.Helen Bertram Is best known perhaps from her part in Robin Hood, produced by the Bostonians. She had one of tha leading rdles In this organisation and was with it two or three years.She was Jafet seen in New York in The Prince of Pllsen.” In this musical comedy, which ran nearly half a year at the Broadway, she took the part or the flighty widow who sang the famous “ Song of the Cities.
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Wed, Oct 07, 1903
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