rim onial ▁ag ency ▁for ▁girls ▁with ▁amb itions ▁to ▁marry ▁into ▁the ▁peer age ▁and ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁n inet ies ▁when ▁Con nie ▁Gil ch rist , ▁a ▁star ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁G ai ety , ▁married ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁Or k ney ▁and ▁then ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁the ▁Mar qu ess ▁of ▁Head fort ▁married ▁Ros ie ▁Bo ote , ▁who ▁had ▁char med ▁London ▁the ▁previous ▁year ▁when ▁she ▁sang ▁Mais ie ▁in ▁The ▁M essen ger ▁Boy . ▁After ▁Con nie ▁Gil ch rist ▁and ▁Ros ie ▁Bo ote ▁had ▁started ▁the ▁fashion ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁the ▁Gu v ' nor ' s ▁bud ding ▁stars ▁left ▁him ▁to ▁marry ▁pe ers ▁or ▁men ▁of ▁title ▁while ▁other ▁G ai ety ▁Girls ▁settled ▁for ▁a ▁bank er ▁or ▁a ▁stock bro ker . ▁The ▁Gu v ' nor ▁finding ▁this ▁was ▁playing ▁du cks ▁and ▁d rak es ▁with ▁his ▁the atr ical ▁plans ▁had ▁a ▁' nu pt ial ▁clause ' ▁inserted ▁in ▁every ▁contract ... ▁Deb ut antes ▁were ▁compet ing ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁girls ▁to ▁get ▁into ▁the ▁G ai ety ▁ch orus ▁while ▁upper - class ▁youth s ▁were ▁joining ▁the ▁ranks ▁of ▁the ▁ch orus ▁boys . ▁ ▁Other ▁the at res ▁and ▁later ▁years ▁ ▁Edward es ▁joined ▁with ▁American ▁producer ▁August in ▁Dal y ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁London ▁theatre ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁share . ▁Dal y ' s ▁Theatre ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3