The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-24
WRECKED HOMES.
Two Persons File. Divorce Suits
and Each Names the
Others Spouse.

New York. July 24.-The story OF two
wrecked homes is due to be told because
an injured husband and an injured wife
have engaged lawyers to sue for divorce.
The injured husband Is trying 10 be free
and names the husband of the injured
wife referred to as the correspondent.
To make things equal. the injured wifes
papers name'the wife OF the injured hus-
band as the correspondent The parties
TO this peculiar matrimonial mix up are
Mr.. and Mrs. George Beban and Mr.. and
Mrs. George Davis.
Two seasons ago George Beban, who is
a ''blackface" comedian. and Mrs George
Davis, who is known TO the stage as May
Belle. were members of the burlesque
stock company at Sam T.. Jacks Theatre.
Last season Beban was principal come
dian with the Hurtig a. Seamon "A So
cial Maid company.
May Belle was supposed 10 be one OF
the shining lights of the Al Reeves Bur-
lesque Company. George Davis. who is
now with the Manhattan Comedy Four
on the Lion Palace roof. was last season
In an important role in Dan Sully's COM
pany In 1.-THE Parish Priest"
HE SENT HER MONEY.
Davis said last night that he had i'm
plicit confidence I'm his wife and all dur
ing the winter he sent the larger part
of his salary 10 her so they would have
bundle" this summer with which TO
enjoy themselves without working.
Mrs. Beban was the first of the injured
pair to suspect that they were being de-
ceiyed. She noticed that whenever the Al
Reeves show was within reaching dis
tance of the town in which they were her
husband always found an excuse TO get
away from her for over Sunday.
In his hurry TO get away on Sunday
morning he left I'm his coat letters ad-
dressing him as Cutie" apd LOWE" She
also says she found a locRet containing a
curl OF hair that looked suspiciously like
May Bellies. Then she got letters from
other players in the Al Reeves company
which confirmed her suspicious.
She engaged a lawyer named St. Law
renee, of Paterson, n. j., TO bring suit for
divorce and named May Belle as core
spondent.
THEN HE HIRED A SLEUTH
George Davis was still unsuspicious OF
his wife when he closed the season with
the Dan Sully company. He and his wife
were together at their home here. and
while he urged that his better half get
the money he had sent her out of the
bank and make preparations for their
summer vacation, she always begged for
little more delay.
Finally she got in the habit of staying
out until 4 or o'clock in the morning
Then he thought II was time she should
be ''shadowed" and he engaged a detec-
tive. who made a quick report of some
things, which fairly made his hair curl
He wants a divorce and he wants IL as
soon as he can get IT.
But Davis does not propose to prose.
cute only his wife. He is also going fol
Beban's scalp In various ways. Davis IL
a member of the Tacoma Lodge of Elks
while Beban belongs to Paterson Lodg,
| Of the same order. He has already started
a movement which he feels certain will
result in Beban's expulsion from the fra
ternity. f
Beban and May Belle are now filing q
summer engagement In burlesque at the
old Sam T. Jack Theatre in Chicago.