The Washington times., 1908-09-08

psatediy watched him in these scenes
on the stage witG various beautiful
women. Many women played leading
roles with Mr.. Bergen, but Florence
Roberts, IN particular. drove Mrs, Ber-
gen 70 the divorce court.
Since her name has been introduced as
correspondent Miss Roberts has de-
manded an apology and a complete re-
traction from Mrs Bergen's lawyers.
Bergen's Mother Talks
Mrs. George a. Bergen. the mother of
the young actor. today talked about the
martial difficulties OF her son, from
whom she had just received a letter.
4dr. Bergen's parents live at 1909 :
street northwest, and the wife who =
now suing for a divorce. has frequent
Is visited the family there.
'There is nothing / would say
against my sons wife, except perhaps
mat she is quite jealous" said the elder
Mrs. Bergen. she appears 10 have. be-
come more and more jealous, as she has
watched him. as leading man. upon tho
stage with beautiful women. Perhaps, it
IS hard on wife WIG Is not an actress
heTselI, ana who Is ot rather nervous.
delicate temperament,
Il know nothing about Miss Roberts
and my boy, except that he writes me
not 10 worry about IT, 1 do not think
he intends lighting the suit. His wife's
growing jealousy, 1 believe, eliminated
in an estrangement about three months
ago. Thurlow has had some beautiful
leading women playing opposite him
within the past few years. and as the
critics, say in these clippings I have
here, he makes love divinely upon the
stage. Perhaps his wife couldn't stand
Il any longer.
Wife in Poor Health.
''she has been in rather poor health,
and know that my son has sacrificed
many an evening Of pleasure, cheerfully,
-. - hue
clined many an aftar-theater invitation
because his wife. 10 whom ne paid the
most eonsiderate attention always. re-
aulred him"
Thurlow Bergen. according to numer-
Gus press clippings, is a typical matinee
girl idol. and perhaps this had some
thing to do with his wife's Jealousy.
His mother proudly exhibits one refer
ence from ST. Paul, Mimi, paper
which chides certain girls of that city
for hanging about hotel paFlors just 70
get a glimpse of MIR. Bergen, remark
fng: 1T is well for these young women
that Mr.. Bergen IS the gentleman that
he is -
scene with Thurlow Bergen" reads an
other criticism. He makes love-Well-
not at all badly, to put 1t mildly. we
are glad they are all back, ana tnat
Thuriow Bergen-sit stin, my palpltatlng
BIZ 1.-The Theater Girl
Plays With Many Stars.
Mr.. Bergen, since leaving Washington,
ten years ago. has played a number of
important leading roles, playing oppo-
sfts at different times, Anna Held,
E,dvth CHAPMAN Annie Russell, Ger
frude Elliott, Maxine Elliott, and other
Iafer day stars. He has been Miss
Roberts leading woman for several
seasons.
HIr. Bergen has Just closed his third
season of summer stock" In st. Paul.
Minn and IS now in New York. re-
hearsing for the annual winter tour.
-.He has never been anything more to
me than a fellow-member OF my COM
nany.'' said Miss Roberts Indignantly
when informed that her name had been
drawn into the divorce proceedings
aIFs gotten so q star cannot have
married man 10 act parts with her It's
outrageous, shameful, and shocking.
Miss Roberts talks of extracting an
apology from Mrs. BeFgen's lawyers.
Mrs. Bergen, formerly Miss Beatrice
FarQuaaT, belongs to a wealthy Boston
family Although she has never been
upon the stage herself, a member OF
Mr.. Bergen's family says she is said
"a have insisted upon debating whst
productions her husband should star ~
and how he shf.u!d play the parts.
All would rstve Been well, perhaps,
had not Ar. Bergen made the loya
lscenes- sc realistic