The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-22
WILLARD MACK CHARGES
SCHEME TO RUIN HIM
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in the Mack household and both the
actor husband and the actor-wife seem
willing that the public should be fully
appraised of their domestic troubles.
Mrs. Mack Is rapidly recovering from
an operation. which was successfully
performed at Holy Cross hospital july
IL She says that she will be able to
leave for her home in Omaha in a
week. where she will file divorce pro-
ceedings. Mack is slowly recovering
from high-class spree, which he be-
gan about the first OF the month, when
he was playing IT I Were King" at
the Orpheum theatre.
Mack says that his last drunk was
due to the fact that c. n. Sutton, who
NIT an understudy to take the part OF
Francois NillOn when he went to the
Jeffries-Johnson prize fight at Reno.
Sees Friend Jeff slaughtered.
Il had promised my friend Jim Cor
bett that l would be at the ringside,"
said Mack. Like others, I expected
to see a great fight, but when I saw
my old friend jeff slaughtered by
shock"
Mrs. Mack makes the statement that
her husband had been having his tod
dies In the sanctity Of his closet for
several weeks before the Jeffries-
johnson fight. She says he was nib
bling at whisky and beer in his room
nearly all the time Of their engage
ment at the Orpheum theatre.
Mack further says that IL Mrs.
Mack is determined to divorce him
ne Is willing that she should have
decree on the grounds OF drunkenness
and tncompatibility OF temperament
He makes a straightforward statement
and frankly admits that his wife has
been tolerant and has been made un-
happy by his drinking. but he declares
That any charge of infidelity is with
out foundation
IF IT develops that she does get
divorce and decides to return to salt
Lake at the head Of a company" said
at a rival theatre.
. have never subscribed to the be-
lief In matinee idols I have lived a
clean life In salt Lake so far as my
conduct IN regard TO women other than
ny VIE nave been concerned Z have
sLWays refrained from flirtatiOns and
nave never answered silly notes from
women susceptible to actors / feel
this credit is at least due me.
Gives wife warming.
d. understand that Mrs Mack is go
Norce that was undu1y intimate with
actresses IN my companies have
written and asked her to be sure Of
ner ground in that respect and not "a
do anyone an irreparable infustice
The statements that / had caroused
Win Ctner women in our cottage Al !,
last LAST north Temple street since she has
oeen IN the hospital is not true. neither
IS II true that Mr.. and Mrs. George JSc,b-
xnSvn. VINO have been our mutual
friends. have been talebearers.
t,1,t,le ia yes mat my alleged bru-
tauty was responsible for my WIGS
oBeIation Is unfounded. as I am able 70
prove by the physician who Performed
lhe operation.
Il was refused adrnittanco % a.. -,
pital the day that the operatfor -.
~ pc performed, so I hired an electric
ana remained near the windov- untii
DANCE ' Ssa by the physicians that the
would be well and out OF fbo bogr,fta1 |
IN three weeks.
about a week later I called AT tho
hospital with flowers and vvag toI5
that my wife did not care to sec re
iett the flowers and withdrew. short
~ afterwards I learned that the pro-
PsleIOIs or a certain Salt Lake theatre.
accompanied by their attorney. had
mace a proposition to star Ms Mack
az tneir house II she would brine
slNVrCe proceedings against me maxi
10 leave the city. When / heard this
decided TO fight to the bitter end
willard Mack and Maude Leone have
been married twice to each other. Tbev
were first married twelve wears aso
seven years ago they were divorced in
CEDAR Rapids. Ia. and were remarked
IN IN SShhiicago by a Catholic priest. Mack
ana MS family are Catholics. and Naude
leone embraced the faith before thcv
were married the first time.
Mrs Mnck's story.
Maude Leone Mack's side OF the stor,
naturally sheds a different light o.
their domestic affairs "The Statement
That non-SuppOrt would be one OF the
allegations in my complaint" said Mrs
mack. IS absurd. Willard Mack never
supported me in all our life together.
earn as much money as Mr.. Mack
ana always have. and we have been on
me stage the same number OF years
although he IS six years older than I
WINE l was in the hospital at Omaha
ne sent me money each week but that |
was salary which had been due me for
months
AN actress never seems to expect
an actor TO support her. II is more
often that she acts as the money lender
70 the husband after he has suuan-
dered his money. Non-Support Is the
one charge that an actress never makes
The charge OF brutality I do make.
My operation was caused by an injury
Inflicted by Mr.. Mack. 7 am too weak
at this time to enter into this kind OF
an argument, but I could not bear to
have a broad-m inded public. like that
Of salt Lake. think I was suing Mr..
Mack for a divorce for something he
did while I was away from him for a
year I am getting the divorce on ac-
count OF cruelty. brutality and infi-
deity which did not occur while I was
away. but right now. at this time even
while ! am here in the hospital. and
before.
II want TO say that the woman who
caused this divorce suit IS not a matt
nee girl-she Is an actress. The game
has not been square with me. He has
always been the one man but I am
tired and haven't the strength to try
any longer"