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«NG, AUGUST 2, .1911.ARE NOTRinIE»-a-Both Mm Frenywur «nd Ralph Kdlard Dcn^ Rumor*.THEY HAVE RECEIVED NOTESGTH* Writ* Leading- Mon Tolling Him Not to Wod Loading' Womin—Not Evin Engogod, Both Stoto Poii-tivol/-L-1-s-In*Isy.y11rneeit 1fetil£iavt33aiMany Syracuse people who have been wondering whether Ralph Kei-Iard, leading man in the Empire Stock company, and Mabel Frenyear, the leading lady, were married will have their fears set at rest by the emphatic denial of both Mr. Kellardand Mias Frenyear. They laughed at the mere Idea of engagement.Fear of the matinee girls is the proper word, for Mr. Reliard-has been informed by his many admirers that they did hope he was not married yet, or going* to be seen. Several of these “worshipers'' have told him either in letter or In speech that .though they liked Miss' Frenyear very much, they vrould rather he wouldn’t marry her. The innuendo was attached that they hoped he might be single vo consider the attractions of Syracuse girls- Both Mr, Kellard and Miss Frenyear have been asked many times of late, especially as their engagement clones this 1 week, whether they ere not really married after all. D, M, Kauffman, manager of the company,. has been’ besieged with Inquiries on the «amc subject,To settle the question definitely, a Herald reporter . called flrst on Mr. KeJlard and then on Miss Frenyear in their rooms in The Onondaga. M r. Keliard was considerably amused. He safd that he had heard about the t.hing so much of late that he was growing used to It, but still It was-funny. To settle th^ question definitely he said, “No. I am not married and I have no thought of being/' His most serious trouble Juat now was that he could not sleep in the mornings this week since the rehearsals have ended. The rumor arose, he supposed, from the fact that ever since the beginning of the summer season Miss Frenyear and he had either been married every play they appeared in or they left the stage In the last act on their way to the minister’s.But most amusing of all were the warnings that ICellart! received that he ou^ht not to marry Mias Frenyear. He said that all the people who did it. seemed to like her, but they always said that she was not the girl for him. Among others. Keliard has received letters, warning him .against any marriage. Most of. them wr*re anonymous, but one woman in down town apartment signed her name to one the other day. in which ^fie repeated a speech which Keliard tnnde in “The lottery Man1’ last week. She wrote, “Remember that ’marriage Is a very serious thing1, , Stop, look and think before you take the fatal leap.1’ Each word in the warning that sounded like a cross-road sign, was underlined. - Ml as Frenyear was /just nibbling at the rolls she had for breakfast, and while she invite a The Herald man to have a cup of coffee she asked If he wanted her to deny the rumor* When he answered that be would like to have a definite statement shp salt that she was certainly not married and by no. means engaged. K Mr, Keliard were engaged, she had heard nothing about it. She said that she had been “pals with him since the season opened, - but she Lhought there was nothing In that to start such a rumor. All the company have been congenial, ** Miss Frenyear is thinking of oilier things tlian' marriage, for next week she expects to start on a vacation which lasts.-until her season as leading lady with William H. Crane opens in October. The letters which she has received are much in contrast with those received by Mr. Keliard. One in which the anonymous writer said nice things about her, continued: How dear you both look playing together. I wish you, dear Miss Frenyear, and Mr. ICellard would always play and be together. He so good: and kind and you so sweet, and dear. Who could help but love you?’! •
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