Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-15
KARL J0RN'S EX-WIFE
TAXES ALL HIS MONEY
Sad Romance of Simnger
Americas Folks Enjoyed.


who heard tenor Karl Jorn, of the
Metropolitan Opera Company sing at
the week of grand opera in Atlanta.
We're not aware that the singers heart
was heavy and his pocket almost emp
ty, despite the great salary, as a re-
suit of the exact ons of his former
Wife. whom he chivalrousIy surren-
dered that she might find happiness
with another man, only to find that
that did not lessen her love for his
earnings as one of the worlds great
tenors.
OF course, if the Amreicus young
ladies at the opera had known Of
the romance of Karl Jorn's life of
late they would have found even
greater enjoymen in his singing. Ey-
cry note of sadness would then have
taen on new meaning and impression
able temperaments would have re-
spondel the artistic temperament
of Mr.. ao"l as nc sang love duets
ana tlousn- Of the hard-earned ducais
gone gimmering almost before he re-
ceiyed them.
Here is the story the New York
World tells about the singer. Every
one OF the Americas opera lovers will
read it with interest, and their hearts
Will undoubtedly go out to him on his
lonesome ocean voyage.
Karl Jorn, the Metropolitan opera
tenor, who agreed last winter to give
his wife her freedom to marry the
man she loved, $4,000 in cash and
an annuity for herself and three child
rem of $4,000, sailed for Europe last
week, disguised, and with but little
left of his seasons earnings.
When he reaches the other side he
will endeavor to find some spot %
live where he VIII not be discovered
by his wife, who, he declares, is max
ing him unfit to carry on his profess
sion.
Although lie has been requested
to learn the leading tenor role in the
opera Quo Vadis," to be produced in
America for the first time next sea-
son at the Metropolitan, he states he
will not go to France for that pur-
pose until the last possible moment
Had Only $4,000 Left.
After earning $4,000 for his past
seasons work, he had barely $4,000
remaining when it came time to pre-
pare for his departure. For sew
eral days prior to Jorn's leaving let
ters and cablegrams were received
from his wife, urging him to join her
in Venice She advised him to hurry
to avoid making it necessary for her
to come to this country after him.
These messages threw the sens
tive tenor into great nervous anx-
iety' said Frederic J. Turner, Jorn's
bus ness manager, yesterday, and
against his wish he left the country
OF which he is now a citizen, in a cos
ume concealing his identity that It
might not become known on what
steamer he sailed.
He wore a big oyercoat with the
collar turned up about his face, a pair
of blue goggles and a cap pulled down
over his eyes. He was in tears when
left him to go ashore.
When Mrs. Jorn arrived in New
York last winter she was paid So
eco and later an additional $4,000.
The Metropolitan Opera Co. advanced
this money in Jorns behalf to be re-
paid gradually out of his earnings,
which were $3.50 net, per performance.
separation" Expensive to Him.
With the payments he made for
certain bills contracted by his wife
abroad he recently learned that his
separation had cost him, so far, $780,
GOO.
What the outcome is to be we do
do not know Jorn wants to be fair
and to do the right thing, but he is in
state of nervous apprehension be-
cause he does not know what his wife
will do next to disturb his peace of
mind, which is essential to him in his
career. He had already planned 10
sail on May IA for Venice, but the
communications received from Mrs.
Jorn caused him to alter his arrange
ments.
81 cannot tell the day he left Or
the boat on which he is a passen-
ger Jorn is keeping this secret for
fear the information will be cabled
abroad and, possibly, result in being
met when he lands at the pier on the
other side by his wife"