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she had to have always the part nexf to his

she had to have always the part next to his.
This not only damaged many Of tho
Mansfield productions, but 1t was a great
injustice to the actress, who was called on
Mansfield has retired, her husband can en-
gage the woman best suited to the leading
parts in his play
"I've another case in mind that I think
Is going to have a troublesome ending
before the husband realizes that it would
be bett er for him TO have some other lead
ing woman han his wife. She is not suited 10
most OF the roles-those of the sentimental
heroine-that she will have to act, and her
policy is TO make her husband refuse all
the plays hat do not contain part for her
"The consequence is that this particular
star is even harder to fit with play than
most of the others. His wife influences him
the heroine is not iust what she should be
a sentimental young woman.
The style Of his wife Ia rather soubre'-
tish and hoydenish, and that is the kind ot
heroine she likes her plays to have And
as an actress she would never have got to
such position. She is his leading woman
only because she happens to be his wife
Julia Marlowe's great financial success
began only after her appearance as a sep
arate star without the support Of her hus-
band, Robert Taber But that harpv
change was probably due less to the faot
that she was travelling without her hus
band in her company than to the change
in the repertoire after she went under other
management.
One Of the crimes charged against tho
theat rical syndicate was that Il forced
Robert Taber and his wife, who we're act Ing
together, TO go into different companies.
As they were divorced n short time after
this artist ic separation occurred, the separa-
ton could not have been very difficult for
them 10 bear.
Miss Marlowe's position is better now
than it ever was. and Mr.. Taber is one Of ths
most successful London actors to-day:
No American has, indeed, done half so well
in London for such a long time We're he
In this country, he would certainly be star.
country said an importer Of foreign talent,
might have had a very different fate had
he not insisted that his wife must be his
leading woman.
aShe was not in the least beautiful-thats
about all that can be said about her. Even
in London, where ideas Of beauty are differ
ent from those held hero, she had not been
accepted.
an one play acted here she had to loof
into a brook and observe how beautliuI
she was. The audience Uttered every umS
she did this.
Before this actor came over his man.
ayers intimated to him that 1t might be
good idea to bring some other actress a. hls
Fading woman But the actor had his wife
as Leading woman, and encountered one OF
the most disastrous tours OF any foreign
actor in this country
Difficulties in finding plays for co-etars
have always troubled managers and uiti.
mately Lead TO the artistic separation OF
the actors Louis Mann and Clara Lip
mann, who were married before they made
their first SUCCESS in THE Girl From Paris,
tried for four years TO get play that wouIh
suit both of them and met with very mod"r-
ate SUCCESS Now they have separated,
ard prosperity once more perches on their
banners
kyrle Bellew has been n much more sue
cessftil actor during the last few years man
hc ever war during the days Of his artistic
partnership with Mrs. Potter, And she
has Jared better since they have been tray
slling In single harness