ROMANCE OF AN ACTRESS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2672, 31 May 1905, Page 39

ROMANCE OF AN ACTRESS.

♦ An American actress, Miss Anna Kobmeon, has established kinship with some of the most exclusive wives and dowagers of the British aristocracy — the Duchess of Sutherland, the Countess of Westmoreland, Lady Algernon Gordon-Lennox, and others — by marrying Lord Rosslyn. the bizarre young peer who has been e\crj thing by

I turns and nothing long since he succeeded to his title about 15 years ago. He bejan 1 his career as an earl (says a London corre spondent) by playing skittles with a considerable fortune, and landing himself in the Bankruptcy Court. Then l.c devoted bis attention to the newspaper advertisements of situations vacant, and he tells some amusing stories of how he realised his commercial value — or lack of it. He ' began by trying for a bank clerkship, and

ended by finding that he was not qualified even to sell printed calicoes over the counter. Hi, first work was a small ternporar\ engagement given him by Mr George , Alexander, of the It. James's" Theatre, as ! the result of a letter of introduction from , Mr Pin^ro. After this the versatile earl edited a society paper, served with Ti.orneycroft's Horse in South Africa, acted at the same t'me as a uar correspondent, wrore a book that created a storm of indig- I

nation among the men of the Household Cavalry and the 10th Hus.-ars (it had to be wlthfl,; wn from publication), returned to the , i- i j ■ , , n -c sta §« ln divorced his first wife on tne ground of desertion, played a season iq the JSew York theatres, wrote newspaper articles, invented a "system" to break the bank at Monte Carlo and just escaped being broken by it himself, occupied a good deal of hi- leisure in denying

reports as to his further matrimonial intention^ became private secretary to the Secretary for Scotland, soon tired of that, and again returned to the stage. He is now about to produce a play in London in conjunction with the new countess, who is a very capable actress of several years' experience. She has latterly been known as the most beautif il woman on the American -itase.

Farmers Wife (who ha* told the lad from London to collect e««r s) • Well. Jack, have you got many?" Jack (who has raided a sitting hen): -Rather! One old 'en she's bm and laved thirteen and 1 don't think she's finished vet!' — Fiona Purch.