The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-11-22
HUME SEEKS DIVORCE
Actor Robert Mantell Named
as Correspondent.
PLAYERDoM's LATEST SENSATION,

Manager Humo Has Begun Proceedings
Against His wife. who is Known
the Stage as Charlotte Behrens - Man
tell Has Just Been Divorced.
New YoRK, Nov. 30 Theatrical Man
ager Edward Hume has instructed Law
yer Edmund E. Price to begin an action
for divorce against his wife, Charlotte
Behrens, the actress, and Robert Mantell
is named as correspondent.
1t promises to be one of the most re-
markable actions Of the kind ever calen-
dared in a New York court. Miss Beh-
rens is an uncommonly handsome and
attractive person. Mr. Hume, who is
also fine looking, is manager of excell-
ent repute. He Is, and has been for a
season or two, manager of 1.-The Fire
Patrol" or course he and she are the
central figures in this particular case,
but there are others equally we'll known
among players who are interested in the
contest between Mr.. and Mrs. Hume.
In fact, Robert Mantell, Charlotte Beh-
rens, Mr.. Hume and Mrs. Mantell are all
mixed up in this matrimonial ola pro-
drida, while Rose Coghlan serves as a
sort of Tabasco sauce to season the in
gradients of the bubbling stew This is
not altogether fresh news to the members
of the players fraternity, for it has been
leaking out in driblets ever since Mr..
Mantell appeared as Orlando in the Area
dian performance of GAS You Like 1t, "
under the management of Johnny"
Hickey and Harry Lee in Saratoga last
fall.
One divorce, another on the books and
a shocked actress make up the story o!
the drama that will be played in the
courts under the commonplace title of
Hume VS. Hume, and if all those capable
of giving spicy evidence are called, it
will indeed be hummer
AS the story goes, Miss Behrens, who
has for two or three seasons been Mr.
Mantelps leading woman, accompanied
him to Saratoga.
de was lonesome and wanted an aman-
uensis, but when he tried to induce
Messrs. Lee g. Hickey to foot the bills oi
his fair companion, those who happened
| to be standing by declare that Mr..
| Hickey's vehement refusal might have
| been heard in Connecticut As Miss
| Behrens had no connection with LAS YOU
| Like It," except as Orlando's companion,
the management would not pay her rail
road fares or hotel bills.
Miss Coghlan has engaged to play
| Rosalind to Mr.. MantelPs Orlando. She
| is said to be a great stickler for the pro-
| prieties, and she was so nightly grisved
by the presence of Miss Behrens at d
breakfast table adjoining her own In thu
Grand Union hotel that she founced GU
of the room in high dudgeon.
The story was nine days wonder, anC
If Miss CoRhlan really knew how tn
players made merry over her flight from
feminine contamination, she might hav
those who laughed brought up with
round legal turn.
Mrs Mantell heard of her husband
didos in Saratoga with Miss Behrens, ant
as it was not his first fault, she brough
suit to have her marriage annuled, nam
ing Miss Behrens as col respondent. A
Mr.. AIantell did not oppose his wife's ac
tion, she got a divorce.
Mr.. Hume, VINO was seen in Portcheste
last night, said;
1T is true that have begun suit 70
divorce from my wife, Miss Behreus.
have not seen her since Sept %, 1892
when she came to see me in Buffalo w
stayed two days in the Iroquois hotel
Then she went away / have not seel
her since. Mrs. Mantell and she wer
inseparable, My first doubts were raised
when | heard of her accompanying Man
tell TO Saratoga. A little later two o
her sisters told me some sad things abou
her. Yes, Mantell will be named as co
respondent. Yes, we had one Child
girl. Thank God, she is deadP'