The sun., 1909-02-15
mrs. DAN FROHMAN TO SUI
MARGARET ELLINGTON AND
HER HUSBAND SEPARATE.
A Divorce when the Easy California Laws
Allow Parting Amicsbie - Actress
in California and Never to Return
TO tho stage Her Husband Says.

Margaret lllington, the actress, and
her husband. Daniel Frohman. the theat-
rical manager. have separated amicably.
and Miss Ellington is in California. where
she will bring suit for divorca Under
the laws OF California she is entitled to .
divorce after her husband has neglected
her for e year. Mr.. Frohman has no
intention OF interfering with such o
programme. The news Of the separa-
ton came here yesterday from San
Francisco and was confirmed by Mr..
Frohnan at his home at i6o W est Seventy
ninth. street. The statement given out
by Mr.. Frohman is as follows:
Mrs. Frohman and l agreed to this
step recently. She desires to take up
her residence permanently In the future
in California, where the climate agrees
with her and where she has always been
well. She has retired permanently from
the profession. She will remove her
parents to the Pacific Coast, where her
relatives reside. and live with them.
There is no scandal involved in this
disagreement and no man or woman is
the cause Of it. In fact the arrangement
is far more amicable than hostile. The
decision was arrived at within q recent
time. Mrs. Frohman. though In good
physical health, is at present resting In
health sanitarium In California, whsps
after few weeks her nervous system will
be entirely restored.
She came TO New York about q fort
night ago from California apparently
entirely well from her breakdown in
The Thief but the Eastern weather
did not agree with her and she then by
advice decided to take up her residence
permanently in California. We have
been married nearly six years
MIR. Frohman would not add anything
TO his statement but 1t was intimated that
the divorce suit would be brought in Cali
fomia.
Mr.. Frohman married his star on No
vember 2S, 1908. He announced on De-
cember ? last that his wife would rs-
tire from the stage permanently. She
had been appearing in THE Thief and
her part subjected her TO great nervous
strain. She broke down At Boston and
had to return to New York. II was an
nounced that at the instance Of her physi-
oian she would 20 West for the winter
She was quoted as saying at the time that
life was the price Of success. She said
that she was going to leave the stage for
ever. She had enjoyed her work, but
she was tired and needed rect. 80.
MIRA Frohmaii.s whose real Name was
Maud Light. was born in Bloomington.
H.. and made up her stage name out OF
the names Of the state and the city. She
came to New York in 1900 and applied to
Mr.. Frohman for an engagement. Her
gave her "a part and she made
her first appearance with James X.
Hackett at the Criterion Theatre in -The
Pride of Jennico." She was an under
study TO Bertha Galland, but concluded
the season in the leading woman's role
She played in IF Were King with E. H.
5othern and her success prompted Klav
Erlanger to engage her to create the role
of Yuki in "A Japanese Nightingale at
Days Theatre
IL was a short time previous to this
that her engagement TO Mr.. Frohman
had been announced. They were mar
RED few days before the play opened
It the home Of Mrs. d. II. Dawson OF
Oe2 Madison avenue. Mr.. Frohmsn's
lister. Justice Henry Bischoff of the
supreme Court performed the ceremony
n the presence Of immediate relatives.
Mr.. Frohman said at the time that Klaw
Erlanger's contract antedated his,
therefore, he and his wife would not take
! honeymoon.
After the Daly's Theatre engagement
Hiss Ellington appeared in Augustus
Thomas's Mrs. Leffingwell's Boots and
n Pinero's "Wife Without Smile Two
easons ago she played the part Of Nha
With John Drew in Pinero's His House
n Order" 1t was in 1907 that she played
he leading woman's role in THE Thief"
or the first time. The play had a run
4 ten months at the Lyceum Theatre
nd then Miss Ellington went on with it
n Boston and her break down came at
he third performance Of the engagement
n October II.
SAN Francisco, Feb. l4-When Mar
aret Ellington came out here last fall
.fter her nervous breakdown it was ru-
1ored that she would soon get divoros.
iiss Ellington secuted this report and
howed daily kilograms from Mr.. Froh-
nan giving her personal news and beg
ing her to return as soon as she felt able.
These reports have recently been re-
ived since MbA Ellington has returned
-om hurried visit to the East and went to
,cal sanitarium. II In stated poaitiyelv