The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-21
THREE STAGE MARRIAGES.
ONE INA WAS Also CURIOUS THoUsH
OF THE STAGE

After Thirteen Yearp-DtvOrce Aftsrward
Another Couple Long EstrnnEsd haa
Met and Then Separated for Coed.
When Kyrle Bsllew same to this country nrut
more than fifteen years ago It was not known
thai he was married. That fact came out only
after the arrival here OF an actress who called
herself Eugene Legrand. She played at q
matinee in Camille" and later at the old
Union Square Theatre in q drama called
-S~olange." which failed 20 utterly that she was
never heard OF again NJ an actress In this city.
There were romantic incidents connected
with her marriage with Bellew that prevented
the news Of it from proving as much Of a shock
to the actors admirers as It might otherwise
have been. 1t was told OF Bellew that he had
no idea Of his wife's whereabouts until one day
he met her suddenly and Unexpectedly on
Broadway. The story had II that they Ap-
preached each other and without q word looked
into each others face. The man spoke hrst.
but 20 the listener who might have overheard
him there seemed little significance IN hts
words.
Thirteen years." he said.
The woman hesitated for q moment and then
answered:
yes. thirteen years"
According to the story which gained cireula-
ton later and was commonly attributed to Bel
lew. IDos6 NpFuh TSltETtu W IL IiuAo NhAS
interviewed since the two had last met. They
had been married thirteen years before. and
had parted within a few hours after the cere-
mony. The wedding had taken place In Eng
land. and from the time Of parting until they
met on Broadway they saw nothing OF each
other. The explanation OF this arrangement.
and. in fact. the truth OF the story was
never cleared up: but II was true that
shortly after the arrival OF Eugene Legrand in
this country she and Der husband were d.
vorced. and the next time they met 1t was not
even necessary for them TO remind each other
Of how much time had passed since their last
meeting. They could pass without disturbing
each other by a word. Evidently that hap
pened. for Eugene Legrand has never been
heard OF here since 1882.
Almost equally curious was the meeting Of q
husband and a wife which took place only q
few nights ago in a restaurant much ire
Quented by actors. Both were actors: indeed.
itmay be said that such domestic complications
rarely fall to the experience Of other mortals.
The woman is a popular actress in burlesQue.
not 30 popular as she was several years ago.
and showing plainly now the effects OF her life
as well as Of her coarse origin. She began In
the variety theatres OF the Middle West, rose
above that phase Of her profession through the
force OF her natural eleverness and Q q name
for herself in farce and burlesQue. But she had
passed the zenith Of her popularity. The re-
deeming charm OF refinement was not present
to help her out when youth and freshness dis
appeared. In certain theatres she IL popular
still. although it is not improbable that her
career will end where II hegan-in the variety
theatres. Her husband is an actor who never
the e~ommonpIace members Of his PROBES
sion. Her first upward start meant separation
from him and the breaking Of ties which prob
ably had nANaT haan VaFT GfTnn0 IA aha FOnA
In her profession he kept on his old level They
were never employed in the same companies
his place in the variety theatres until about
ten years age. when he went to Europe. BE
his name was sometimes on the programmes
him on The stage before ny one bad come into
and has played there continuously ever since.
Three weeks ago he came back 10 this eoun-
had travelled before TO introduces TO q new 9en.
Grafton Of theatreEoers HE familiar gpeoialtieS.
sts se9ted oman H5 SaS With IN hI fsas T1 SsiE T6s E Was g
woman near her. At the table was a man. con-
besseIJ 30 His fass was y1o,,n lender ; I'D
woman had recently appeared. 1t vas plain
that her n. interest rest in Dr him TSs d ssIon, than t sSs
opportunity. and looked deep into htO eyes At
the least important question.
DO you remember meT"'
The looked suddenly away from the
EhaSe q She 5ee st yGSddCff In Silence fe1 wn q. To SRSeri ma 70
who had arisen. from Q table and crossed to
where she was sitting.
She did not answer. but sat looking at him.
"0f course remember you, she said
as II she were lost In thought, But whore IN
the world did you come from
and where 1 was last there. was rarely an
American paper 70 be seen. T.
sit down" the woman said.
But her husband turned with q smile toward
woman TgS FOLLOWED the direction Of bis Glanos.
She saw an English girl. coarse but pretty.
Bring her over. was the suggestion that
in 3 few minutes the quartet were seated,
When were we married. IA or rs 7" asked
March 5. 1874. at Omaha. in a Presbyterian
church. Icant remember the name Of the man
who married Us. but IN never forget his look
such heightened actors in those dayB. either.
The woman lauEhed.andi in the conversation Of
the four that followed the "reminiscences Of this
couple made up most OF the talk. She told OF
her ls sqH0S dom Hqd t h Rf hi 5ti t ssitSisslsb.u .c.,~ .A.
A: Afast as lSp usssG 70, he replied, With the same
RVOA. hA4lOAs III bAAh kANS ~ 1AO0ALA8
Bird on the encore"
After a while the four arose from the table
and started toward the door. Husband and
wife stopped for q moment. and then walled
slowly along absorbed In conversation. At the
door they Joined the others.
"Youll see me, to-morrog;" she said. And
don't forget the lawyers address"
He hesitAted before answering.
3 don't see the good" he said. after
all thiS wine"
oh, yes" was her rely 10 thia. We'd better
settIe II up. 10Y come GOV 70 ne lSsyerS N
than you are and it'll be all right 1t wont cost
Then they parted, each with the person that
had accompanied him to- the place. The sequel
70 that meeting was q theatrical divorce case
that was made public only = few dayB ago.
The husband had been 30 completely forgotten
that only this old-timers could remember his
name, The two. have met since the interview
In the lawyers once at very frequent
intervals. There are nearly always four |
70 the party. and the other night the |
girl with an accent that awakened Wis
ions OF The Mile-Rnd road thanked the wife
for suggesting the divorce to her husband. as
he expected TO marry her when the divorce |
granted. The young ~violinist has not yet