The Washington times., 1907-03-17
Nine lie BaTgy.

II HESE arc unDropitious times for
love affairs among famous stage
beauties. AS ever. they are be-
sieged by adorers for whom thev
care not rap; bat where their hearts
are seriously engaged the Love
Chase as a successful dramatist called
1t in the title to one OF his PLAYS does
not prosper.
Edna May alone. among at least four
celebrated beauties Of her profession
who are known 20 be Violently, disturbed
IN the cardiac region. finds her hapri-
ness assured. She has confessed her
love for Oscar Lewisohu. announced
their engagement to marry. and there
appears to be no cloud upon their hori-
zon.
Mr.. Lewisohn is OF the wall Street
New York. Lewiston family. whose
head is aH-powerfuI IN "Coppcrs." So
much Of this copper has been trans
muted into gold that Miss May viii
never have 20 act again after she has
become Mrs. oscar Lewisohn
Mr. Lewisohn has had many amhi-
tious predecessors. Several years ago
there was young Lord Cavendish. Writ
ing In London newspaper. Miss Nav
naively cOnfesses that there were mn
merous others She says:
81 hope that I am betravlnE no conf
dences when I say that uobIeman have
sought my hand. But then hairdress-
ers' assistants have proposed to me"
But il happens that she was TO really
love Mr. Lewisohn. and so it is all ar
BANGED.
over in Germany the prize stage
beauty is not so fortunate. Miss Marie
sulzer, beloved and besought by swatns
high and low loved Prince Joachim Al
brecht of Prussia. and he was mad to
make princess Of her-and now. by
tho Kaiser's order, ne has been carried
aboard a ship and packed off 10 Africa
70 forget IT,
The prime was SO infatuated with the
actress tni be could not bear to- have
her out Of his sight. and she knew him
FOR her hearts desire. Ills father or
dered him home from Berlin 10 the
princely estates, Il was waste Of
breath.
Your allowance is reduced to the lin
II OF my powers" wrote the old prince.
What Of that2 Marie was in recent
Of fat salary, and was generous. and
the old prince could not live forever
The old prince appealed to the kaiser.
who twirled his mustaches heTceIy and
Numbered at the young prince:
Marry this actress aud you are no
subject OF mine"
Even that was a mere detail to the
lovers. And so il was necessary to kid
nap the poor prince off to Africa-and
beautiful Marie Sulzer sees no hope in
the leaden arch OF her sky.
II beautiful Nine l. Bargy. idol Of the
Paris rlay-going public. Were less sure
OF the affections of the man she loves.
and less philosophical by nature. she
would now be in the depths of despair.
The fly in the ointment of Nine Ie
Bargy's matrimonial hopes is nothing
less Than q former President OF the
French Bepublic-Casimir Perier and
one Of the weaIthicst and most induen-
tial men of France
It is the former Presidents son whom
Nine le Bargy loves and who wishes to
marry her 1t was on account of this
young mans attentions that Nine. lie
Bargy's husband. formerly a celebrated
comedian, now a teacher Of acting ut
the Paris Conservatoire. divorced her
This action was a great blow TO the
dignihed statesman and fnanCier with
astonishing Credulity. for "a statesman
and diplomatiSt he rushed TO the di-
vorced lady with a propositio2 to buy
her of.