Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-19
Actors, TANGLED Marriages


TN the theatrical business matrimony
is a serious problem and one to
which there are many answers.
We have one actress of whom witty
Englishman once asked why do all
Americans marry Lillian Russell?"
and we have Lionel Lawrence who has
had five wives. We have Eddie Foy,
with houseful of docile children and
wife who is devoted to him and to
whom he is devoted. We have Mr..
and Mrs. Kendall, never playing except
in the same company the Willie Col
Inns. who wouldn't play in the same
company for love or money; Richard
Mansfield. who plays, and Beatrice
Cameron, his wife, who doesn't; Della
Fox, who plays while her husband
sells diamonds We have Amelia Bing
ham, who plays in and manages the
company in which her husband plays;
and Grace George, who plays in a COM
pany owned by her husband.
Truly in the theatrical business
ma trimony is a complicated institution.
We have Viola Allen, married to
man, a stock farmer in Kentucky, and
she conceals the marriage for months.
Edna May, whose marriage to any
number of earls has been reported, is
still fancy free Maude Adams every
little while has to deny that she is the
wife of Charles Frohman. Nat Good
win has so often been reported to be
on unfriendly terms with his wife, the
beautiful Maxine Elliott, that once
when a newspaper man went to him
for an interview, Goodwin began the
conversation, before the reporter had
time to say word, by remarking, mo,
my boy, my wife and l haven't disa-
greed"
1,n 1ofn rta n
join the armament, used to run a
photograph gallery in Oak Park, Ill. He
and his wife appear together in Sweet
Glover" and have never played except
i nthe same company.
While E. H. Sothern is playing Shake
spearean repertory with Julia MarlOwe,
his wife, Virginia Harmed, has to pay
a large salary to the leading man who
supports her in her own company.
James K. Hackett, who used to act
with his wife, Mary Mannering, now
acts alone. His wife is also a star.
William Faversham heads his own
company, while "Favvy's" wife does
not act with him. Arnold Days wife
is an actress but she isn't in his COM
pany. Johnny Ray and his wife,
Emma, wouldn't dream of acting un-
less they could be together Neither
would Herbert Kelcey and his wife
Effie Shannon. Clara Lipman wrote
guile Bon Bon," in which her husband
Louis Mann, appears with her. II. V.
Esmond, who wrote when We Were
Twenty-one" made the part of The
Imp in it for himself and a good part
for his wife and they have always
acted together. Mckee Rankin man.
ages Nance O'Neill, but Mrs. Mckee
Rankin does not act any more. Edgar
Selwyn, actor and dramatist, plays in
one company, while his wife plays in
another, although they write plays to-
gether.
Nat Goodwin stars by himself, as
does his wife, Maxine Elliott while
Mrs. Goodwin's sister, Gertrude Elliott
always acts with her husband, Forbes
Robertson. Maurice Barrymore and
his wife, Georgia Drew Barrymore
used to act together and sometimes
separately. Louis James first wife
Marie Wainwright, acted with him anC
then went out starring alone in "Shal
We Forgive Her2" The question had
nothing to do with her acting. Nov
Mr.. James has a second wife who acts
with him. Kathryn Kidder, who acted
with Mr.. James and Frederick Ward,
a couple of seasons ago, has a husband
who is not an actor. Amelia Bingham
married Lloyd Bingham. who was al
actor for awhile. who then went int
Wall street, while his wife headed hel
own company and who now is again
acting under his wife's management
William A. Brady manages his wife
Grace George. He is also heavily in
terested In Way Down East" Phoeb,
Davies, the leading woman in thi
drama, is the wife of Joseph r. Girls
mer who helped Mr.. Brady make tn,
play from Lottie Blair Parkers manu-
script. Guy Standings wife Is al
actress, but she doesn't act any more
Nine. ModJeska's husband, Count 30
zenta, knows more about an orang
ranch than he does about acting. Rich
ard Buhlers wife. Louise Orrendorf
appears In his companies, but not a
MS leading woman. Robert Edeson'
wife, Ellen Berg. has sometimes nee
bis leading woman and sometimes
subordinate member of his company
z. J. Morgan's first wife sometime