Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-11-22
HUME SEEKS DIVORCE
Actor Robert Mantell Named
 as Correspondent.
PLAYERDoM's LATEST SENSATION

Manager Hume Has Begun Proceeding
 Against His Wife, Who is Known OF
 the Stage as Charlotte Behrens - Man.
 tell Has Just Been Divorced.
 NEW YORK, Nov. 22.-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.
 It promises to be one of the most re- markable actions of the kind ever calen' dared ill a New York court Miss Beh, rens is an uncommonly handsome and attractive person. MT. Hume, who ia also fine looking, is @ manager of excell> ent repute. He IS, and has been for a season or two, manager of ''The Fire Patrol" Of course he and she are the csntral figures in this particular case, but there are others equally well known among players who are interested in the contest between Mir. and Mrs. Hume.
 In fact, Robert Mantell, Charlotte Beh- rens, Mir. Hume and Mrs. Mantell are all mixed up in this matrimonial olla pro- drida, while Rose Coghlan serves as a sort of Tabasco sauce to season the in- gredents of the bubbling stew. This is not altogether fresh news to the members of the players fraternity, for 1t has been leaking out in driblets ever since MT. Mantell appeared as Orlando in the Area dian performance of "As You Like It," 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 os the drama that will be played in the rto rrNIo hn 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 MT. Mantell's leading woman, accompanied him to Saratoga.
 He was lonesome and wanted an aman- uensis, but when he tried to induce Messrs. Lee & Hickey to foot the bills of his fair companion, those who happened to be standing by declare that Mir. Hickey's vehement refusal might have been heard in Connecticut. As Miss Behrens had no connection with 'As 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 Mir. MantelPs Orlando. She is said to be a great stickler for the pro- prleties, and she was so nightly grieved by the presence of Miss Behrens at a breakfas. table adjoining her own in the Grand Union hotel that she flounced out of the room in high dudgeon.
 The story was a nine days wonder, and if Miss Coghlan really knew how the players made merry over her flight from feminine contamination, she might have those who laughed brought up with g round legal turn.
 Mrs. Mantell heard of her husbands didos in Saratoga with Miss Behrens, and l as it was not his first fault, she brought | suit to have her marriage annuled, nam | ing Miss Behrens as correspondent. As
 MT. Mantell did not oppose his wife's ac- { tion, she got divorce.
 MT. Hume, who was seen in Portchestel l last night. said:
 1 Ut is true that have begun suit fol divorce from my wife, Miss Behrens. | have not seen her since Sept. 2S, 1899 l when she came to me in Buffalo. We stayed two days in the Iroquois hotel
 Then she went away. I have not seer
 her since. Mrs. Mantell and she were
 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 about | her. Yes, Mantell will be named as co
 respondent. Yes, we had one child-s | girl. Thank God, she is deadI'