St. Paul daily globe., 1895-09-09

distressing but not serious attack of
rheumatism, which interfered with
her keeping American engagements
for this season. She. sent an agent
across the seas to personally con-
vey to Henry Abbey the warning
that she must break her contract
with that manager for this year,
primarily because of her ailment and
likewise because a play suitable for
the demands of Mrs. Langtry and
the American public could not be
obtained. There is a romantic little
episode connected with the divorce
which will be sensational in its de-
velopments. Another legal docu-
ment is preparing in England in
which a peer of high degree is con-
cerned and the two divorces, though
nothing official discovers the pretty
story, are closely related by that
''silver line so fine, so fine"
Sir George Lewis, the keeper Of
the deadly secrets of all social En-
gland. is solicitor for Mr.. Langtry.
The complaint is simple enough, but
when Sir Georges casket yawns
there will be, either some wonderful
suppressions of facts or some
astounding disclosures.
SUCCESS AS AN ACTRESS.
Mrs. Langtry, whose maiden name
was LIE Breton, was born in 1853. She
made her debut as an actress in 1881,
and has had fair success. Her first
appearance in America was in No
vember, 1882.
The man chiefly known as the
nominal husband of the famous Jer-
sey Lily was at one time no infre-
quent visitor to New York, although
Mrs. Langtry and her friends may
be surprised to hear it. When he
first began visiting the metropoli-
tan scene of the Jersey Lily's scenic
triumphs Mr.. Langtry was known
as ''Mr. Giles For the purposes of
his later visits he has been &c. Les
lie" Mr.. Langtry is now about
f1fty-four years old. He seems to
be about feet 10 inches tall and to
weigh some 200 pounds. He is what
is sometimes known as a "burly En-
glishman,' and moves with the
grace and confidence of an athlete.
Il have reasons" said he on one
occasion to a man of high standing
/ in New York. 'I have reasons for
/ going under the name of Giles" He
could not be led into conversation
about his wife, living at that time
bn cy+ra +;
six blocks away. One day-the day,
| in fact, when he avowed his identity
as Mr.. Langtry-he almost broke
/ down, as he said, with much gen
uine emotion: II dad everything in
the world for Lily; 1 educated her,
| paid her bills, bought her clothes,
made her presents, loved her as a
man should love the woman ne wish
es for his wife, and finally married
her. I was true and loving hus-
band to her"
Mr.: Langtry lives at Holyhead, and
| mas been a penSioner on the bounty of
| MS wife for many years. He is rather
a dissipated man, who does nothing for
a. living, but demands that Mrs. Lang
! try support him. He has never seen
his little daughter Jeanne (who is
hoW dOut fourteen years Old) since she
was a. baby, and never comes near the
Lily,s many handsome homes about
| England and elsewhere. Mr. Langtry
is a commercially steady and violent
! drinker, and occasionally a reliable ru-
NOR flies over the Irish sea that Mr..
Langtry is dead of a fit or something
| stronger, but it is invariably denied
| by next mail.
FRIENDSHIP FOR GERHARD.
| In 1883 and 1889 Mrs. I.angtrv and
| Frederick Gebhard were on intimate
| terms, and it was thought they were
| secretly married. An item published in
| July, 1889, said:
Mrs. .Langtry has gone to housekeep-
4 ing in villa at Long Branch for the