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Marion Marlowe in Columbus, or, Accused of a Crime

1901 · Free to read

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About this issue

This issue of My Queen, a weekly journal for young women published by Street & Smith (January 19, 1901), features the serialized story "Marion Marlowe in Columbus; or, Accused of a Crime" by Grace Shirley. The narrative follows the theatrical Temple Company, stranded by a rail washout in Ohio. Young actor Bert Jackson and manager Mr. Temple discover a dropped arrest warrant accusing the company's star, Marion Marlowe, of stealing a diamond brooch from Miss Chester, a discharged soubrette. The warrant is the original document with no duplicates, and its deadline passes tomorrow. Temple retains the warrant, planning to investigate the traitor who carried it. The story depicts the company members' responses to their unexpected delay—discussions of food shortages, jokes about fishing in a nearby brook, and interactions between Bert Jackson and female cast members including Miss Ellis and the witty, gray-eyed Marion Marlowe herself. The narrative voice remains light despite the serious accusation looming over the company's star performer.

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