Salt Lake Tribune | 1916-12-28 | Page 11 | Actress Late; Baby Sophie is Born on Train

Actress Late; Baby Sophie Is Born on Train Miss Sophie Tucker, However, How-ever, Explains That She Is Merely Godmother. WHILE Manager Edward P. T.evy "of the Orpheum theater late yesterday afternoon was spending spend-ing an anxious half-hour telephoning tele-phoning to railroad offices and hotels in search of Sophie Tucker, head-liner head-liner of the show there this week, that blithesome person walked into his office. Manager Levy heaved the well-known sigh of relief. "And where have you been?" he asked. "Baby Sophie Tucker was born at 12:17 last night and I was busy," was the rather astonishing answer. "Well, Well! Con " "Never mind, I'm godmother and not mother," said Sophie. Miss Tucker and Marian Pa v had a drawing room on the train coming from Los Angeles. On the same train was Mrs. O. Campbell of Detroit. Mich., performer, going to Denver. The drawing room was hastily converted to the letter's let-ter's use, a physician was telegraphed for by Miss Tucker, Miss Day acted jfs nurse, and soon after midnight Baby Sophie was born and was named at once bv the happy mother In honor of the rollicking comedienne. Miss Day is one of the stars of "Cranberries," another of the head-liners head-liners on the Orpheum bill, and the act in which Nell Pratt of this city 13 being featured. Baby Sophie Tucker Campbell claims , the Los Angeles Limited, Jelico, Nev., as her birthplace.