The herald., 1895-03-20
MARIE burroughs UNHAPPY
The Theatrical Star Appears
in the Divorce COnrt
SHE WAS LILLE ARLINGTON
A Woman Who Was Known on the
Coast Years Ago
Husband and Wife While Playing in the
Same Company Have Agreed to Have
Little Divorce Suit

San Francisco, March 19.-Marie Bur-
roughs is the latest theatrical star to
attract attention in the divorce court.
Five days ago. during her engagement
here as leading lady in the, company play
ing The Prohigate and Judah, she quietly
made application in the Superior Court
for a legal separation from her husband,
Louis Frederick Mason. The complaint,
which bore the title Lille Lee Mason
VS.. Louis Frederick Masson," simply
charged neglect and infidelity and attract
ed no attention when it was filed. A
strange feature of the case is that Mason
and his planning wife are members OF
the same company and appear on the
stage together nightly. The company is
now on a tour in. Southern California. AS
yet Mason has He'd no answer to his
wifes complaint and it is limited that
they have mutually agreed upon legal
fornia girl. In her younger days in
Visalia and San Jose she was known as
Lille Arlington.
San Jose March 19.-Miss Marie Bur
roughs was seen at the Auditorium, where
she appeared in The Prohigate, and when
asked about the divorce case said in a
quite chilly manner that she and Mr..
Mason were on the best of terms. and if
she had begun an action it was their pri-
vate business. When shown the Asso-
ciated Press dispatch giving an account of
her suit for divorce, she became very
much agitated and attempted to cut the
interview short.
1T is true you have begun suit, Is 1t
not?' she was aked.
Yes, was the reluctant and hesitatin
answer. Il decline to saw anything;
don't quote me as saying anything" she
added excitedly.
1T is stated in the report that the
grounds of your suit are neglect and in
fidelity. is that true?"
Yes" she admitted after much hesita-
ton, but don't want to say anything
about it.
She seemed very much surprised that
the news had TRANSFERRED, and acted as
though she considered it a secret which
belonged exclusively to her and which no
one else would ever learn.
HAS a reconciliation been effected be-
tween you and your husband; asked the
reporter.
curtly. Il don't want to be quoted.
Then she swept into the dressing room.
The statement that she and Mason
were on the best of terms was apparently
true so far as external evidences went,
for they were not only on most friendly
terms about the therater but he frequent
ed her dressing room and they occupy
apartments together at the Hotel Ven
dome.
Mason and Marie rode in hack to-
gether from the theater to the hotel and
upon their arrival were greeted by the
Associated Press reporter.
Just wait one moment until l have
taken my wife upstairs, said Mason
in answer to a request for an interview.
The twain then proceeded to the elevator
arm in arm as affectionately as though
they were just on the verge of matrimony
instead of preparing to back out OF the
connubial relations as report would indi-
cate.
In few moments Mason returned and
was handed the Associated Press telegram
relating that Marie Burroughs had COM
menced proceedings for divorce.
81 have nothing to say, " he said as he
handed the message back, lit is too pre-
posterous to deny
Mr.. and Mrs. Mason go along quietly
attending to their business and it is no
affair of the newspapers whether it is true
or not and it is scandalous to malign
PERSONS character like that"
IF it is not true, Mr.. Mason, " said
the reporter, why do you not deny it?'
what would be the good of denying a
thing like that? 1t don't make any diff
ferene to the public anyway whe her it is
true or not. 1t will be denied all right.
At present neither my wife nor l will
say anything about it. "
On being agian urged to make either a
negative or affirmative statement concern
ing the dispatch, he contented him self
with exclaiming "Rats" and steadfastly
declined to say anything further and
shortly retired to the room where he had
few moments before left Miss Bur
roughs.
The conduct of the pair would indicate
that there is perfect and agreeable un-
derstanding between them in the divorce
suit, and its purpose is matter OF con-
lecture.