It would be bad enough to be mistaken for someone who was wanted for a crime. Imagine it happening on the day you are supposed to be married. Instead you are held until your identity is confirmed.
From the Arizona Daily Star, Tuesday, July 25, 1916:
Bowie Sleuth Holds Bridegroom Because He Resembled Man Wanted
But Harold Savage Wins in Final Scene Showing Happy Wedding
A moving picture plot, perfect in every detail, even to the final happy wedding and the wedding march by the orchestra, with the scenes laid at Miami, Bowie and Tucson, was enacted by Harold C. Savage, a young business man of Miami, when he left Miami Saturday with the intention of coming to this city to wed Miss Lillian Huffman, a popular young woman of this city. To anticipate the happy denouement, Mr. Savage and Miss Huffman were married last evening at the Baptist church.
The scenario is about as follows:
Scene 1 at Miami, would picture Mr. Savage swinging merrily along the street en route to the station, where he purchases a ticket to Tucson. The ticket agent guesses the purpose of the trip by the happy manner of the young man. The train pulls in and then out, bearing the bridegroom.
Scene 2, at Bowie, reveals the train entering the station, where young Savage must change trains for Tucson. The orchestra introduces a turbulent motif in the music, for here is where the “villain” of the plot enters. He stands apart from the detraining passengers and his air of mystery identifies him as a sleuth.
“Hah,” he mutters under his breath and studiously cons a paper which he holds in his hand.
“Hah,” meaning that his suspicions are confirmed.
He must do his duty. He makes his way toward a group of passengers and lays his hand on the shoulder of Harold C. Savage. He is accused of resembling someone else, of violating some other man’s copyrighted physiogomy. The young man tries to explain. Nothing doing. “Fade away” pictures young man’s thought of girl waiting at the station in Tucson, disappointed when he did not arrive. Submits with resignation and asks detective to telephone to Tucson to ascertain his identity. He does so and learns that prisoner is none other than Harold C. Savage, brother of Ross Savage, well known business man of Tucson. Detective, disappointed, relinquishes prey, who is again pictured as happily boarding a train for Tucson.
Scene 3, pictures arrival; explanations. Shows Clerk S. A. Elrod, of the Pima superior court, issuing marriage license to Harold C. Savage and Miss Lillian Huffman. Final scene last evening at 8:30 o’clock, when marriage is performed at First Baptist church.
The title of the play? Well, how would this do: “Love Laughs at Marplots?”
The Morgue Lady didn't understand the reference for the play's title, so she looked up "marplot." It is defined as one who frustrates or ruins a plan or undertaking by meddling. Come to think of it, the meaning should have been obvious.
In other news, a young Tucsonan was training for opera roles.
Tucson Girl Training for Grand Opera Roles
Miss Trini Varela Chooses Constantino to Develop Her Voice
Down in a modest little home on Alameda street two fond parents, Mr. and Mrs. Secundino Varela, are anxiously waiting day by day for letters from their daughter, Miss Trini Varela, now in Los Angeles, that will tell the story of her battle for a position in the mimic world of grand opera.
Miss Varela left Tucson a few days ago for the coast city to begin her real musical training with Constantino, the great operatic tenor, still greater as an instructor in the Italian vocal method, and according to her first letter, received yesterday by her parents, she will begin her studies August 1.
In Tucson Miss Varela has not been well known as a singer. Her voice was first recognized by Herber Nixon, local tenor, who gave her some training and told her that she had a voice worthy of grand opera. She made her first appearance at a knight’s of Pythias social last spring with great success, and critics who heard her then were enthusiastic over the possibilities of her voice. Owing to an illness the present summer, she has been obliged to neglect her work, but now she will begin in earnest her fight to make a name for herself in the musical world.
Miss Varela is but 18 years of age and is a very attractive girl. In addition to her voice, she has everything that is necessary for success in grand opera, and her friends are very hopeful that the promise of her voice will be realized by hard work and careful instruction.
Her voice has the capacity for being a “big” voice and in addition it is sweet and flexible. Her range, already extensive, gives promise of great possibilities, and she takes high “C” very readily.
While in Los Angeles she will reside with relatives, Mr. and Mrs. G. Roletti, former residents of Tucson, who are very much interested in her.
