New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-20
GOSSIP ABOUT NAT GOODWIN.
IT is SAID THAT HE WANTS A DIVORCE
AND THAT MISS MAXINE ELLIOTT IS
TO BE MARRIED TO HIM

There is a story Of woman who remarked 70
another woman that a certain person whom they
both knew was OF a very dramatic nature The
other answered: Dramatic? Not at all: she has
been married TO the same man FOR ten years" II
being married to the same or TO the Same
woman for ten years does not absolutely exclude
one from the dramatic world. 1t does conhne one
in these times to an extremely small corner Of It,
Nat Goodwin Is universally regarded fine
an actor that he scarcely needed the certificate Of
genuineness which was conveyed In dispatches
from San Francisco published yesterday 10 the
effect that he seeking divorce from his wife.
Nella Goodwin. II should be noted. indeed. that
divorce court record is by no means necessarily
commensurate with hisrionic ability. On the con-
trary the court and the parsonage are open alter
nately TO the very humblest of the toilers OF tho
stage and gossip concerns herself impartialy with
the lowest. well as with the highest THESE are
marks OF democratic advancement Any one whose
cars are open to gossip must have noted the dar-
ing with which actors begin a new experience 50
after the last is ended that one seems. In
deed. TO tread upon the others heels
Mr. Goodwin has not been without experience Of
married happiness and unhappness. Some four or
five years ago there stories told Of hts Efforts
to get into his house in West End-ave. which
held by his wife He employed methods which
were a happy mixture OF those of the amateur
burglar. the amateur detective and the professional
actor. Inc whole SITUATION WAS AZ mas DeeI Hllt-
ed. characteristic of the professional actor. but
little more professionalism In the other directions.
particularly that Of the burglar. might have been
of more avail. For the combination has been here
called A happy one, with reference only to its
pcturesqueness. not to its success.
It IS we'll known that when Mr. Goodwin IA in
his usual and normal state of mind he thinks that
he chose the wrong branch Of his profession, and
regrets that he is not a tragedian instead OF
comedian At that time. however he saw what
advantage he would have gained II he had studied
the reai-sa fe-crac king burglar school Of acting.
house. So effectua its defence that Mrs.
Goodwin almost succeeded in keeping out reporters.
though there is proof that she ever wished TO
take such extreme measure as that. The trouble
that Mr.. Goodwin, In an amateur detective
part of his operations assumed various disguises
coming around TO the house now and then with
confident they ll-never- know now sort OF air,
but always getting found out before he got found
in and therefore always staying out. Accordingly
win and the guards that his makeup not
mask before he allowed TO squeeze through
the crack OF the iron basement door. That was the
expense at which the hungry public was ed with
the
The San Francisco dispatch also says that there
is a report that Miss Maxine Elliott Is 10 De MAJ
ried TO Mr.. Goodwin. She is A member OF his COM
pany, which is I'm Australia. The wife from
whom Mr. Goodwin is seeking divorce -
his second The first was Miss Eliza Wea.he-sby,
who died about ten years ago. Miss Elliot IS vel
known on the stage here. having appeared with
various companies. She is especially famous for
her bealty