The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-02
'IN|XT LOVE and FANE
Julia Marlowe Chose the Lat
ter, and Her Husband
BABE HER GO HER WAYS
But Neither Seems to be Par
ticuIarIy Happy Over it.

New York, March 1.-The World says: II
the mimic tragedies to which they give
such romantic interest on the stage there
} is nothing more pathetic than the definite
separation of Robert Taber and his gra-
cious and gifted young wife, Julia Mar
lowe.
Both Of high breeding, high instincts,
stainless live and unusual success, they are
both unhappy.
Mr. Taber, the ''best Romeo on the
STAGE one of tho most promising of
American actors, member of an old New
York family and a graduate of Princeton,
is in London very i'll with plurisy.
His sweet little wife, Julia Marlowe. has
just won success in a new play, "Colinette, -
| in this country.
The young couple have many friends,
many admirers in this country, who have
proved only too ready to applaud them in
moments of public success and to rejoice
with sincere sympathy at the spectacle
of their private happiness. In these busy,
/ practical days little romance appeals to
as it ever did, and the young lives of
| Robert Taber and Julia Marlowe could be
/ readily construed to supply an abundance
/ Of the requisite clements.
/ Romance in well ordained fiction is usu-
/ ally rounded off nicely with the wedding
/ ceremony, and the sequence is allowed
I to suggest itself in a vague halo of enend-
/ ing bliss. Real life is not always so ac-
cOmmodating. After the halo has spread
itself in the Imagination life keeps ago.
! ing, characters develop, facts creep in and
frequently the halo fades away complete
" 10 disclose a commonplace or disheart-
ening truth.
Such appears to be the case with Robert
Taber and Julia Marlowe
1t appears that bred-butter necessities
are not what are keeping the young wife
from rushing to her husbands bedside
across the waters and tending him fondly.
There would seem to be reasons little SUI
spected by the public at large and by their
intimate friends.
The real situation, as il now appears, il;
quite as pathetic as the obvious one. It
probes deeper down in human nature and
touches other feelings besides the simple
suffering Of hearts.
The first inkling Of the truth came from
Paris, very delicate and quite in keeping
with well bred romance
One day last June Julia MareIowe, ac-
cOmpanied by her maid and a woman
friend, arrived in Paris at Nine. FOurnier's
Avenue Hoche. At different times dur
ing last summer Elsie de Wolfe, Mrs.
Jack Bloodgood, May Robson and Eliz-
abeth Marbury were among the Americans
who enjoyed Nine. FOurnier's hospitality.
When Julia Marlowe arrived her hus-
band, Robert Taber, was playing in Henry
1rving'S company in London. She had
been separated from him ever since he
left America the preceding year
Julia Marlowe did not come to the pen
sion with the others; she had her meals
served in her rooms and was occupied most
Of the time with her milliners and dress
makers. She seemed weary and unhappy,
Nine Fourier repeated to her friends
con1identially. She had had had an ex-
hausting theatrical season, and as soon as
she had finished with her dressmakers she
was going to Switzerland for the rest and
recuperation. Perhaps her husband would
join her there as soon as his work was
over at the Lyceum.
Julia Marlowe remained about two weeks
and then departed for Switzerland with
her maid and her friend. Other guests
came and went, and the apartment was
practically deserted in the heat of July,
when Robert Taber arrived from London.
accompanied by Laurence Irving, Sir Hen
rvs son, the author of Peter the Great"
in which Taber had just made a great per-
sonal success. The two young men re-
manned with Nine. Fourier some weeks
The three dined together alone most fire.
quently; they talked French together
went to the theatres and lolled about
seeing the sights. There was no talk of
going to Switzerland and a rather perplax-
ing reucence with regard to Julia Marlowe.
Nine. Fournier is a woman of tact as well
"a discretion.
one day a letter came announcing the
date OF Julia MarIowa's return. About
that time Taber and Irving. having en-
joyed Paris 70 the full. said goodbye to
their hostess and changed their abode 70
Versailles, which is about an hours dis
/ tance by train.
When the day announced by Julia Mar
| lowe arrived. Robert Taber reappeared on
the scene. He came burdened with flow
ers. which he distributed tastefully in the
room she was 10 occupy. He also went to
meet the train at the station and ac-
Companied his wife 10 Nine Fournier's
| Then he returned TO Versailles.
Julia Narlowe's second visit resemhled
her first one. She had her meals in her
room, was occupied for the most part with
her dressmakers. and still seemed de-
pressed and unlike herself. When she
/ had settled the Uestion of costumes salts
factorly she said farewell and went On
her way.
The incident was closed. but { rent was
left in the halo Of romance and a glimpse
of truth had appeared.
Julia Nar.owe Went over 10 London be-
fore sailing home TO America. She met
with some Of her old-time friends and sur
prised them with her changed demean5~.