Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-07-28
ROTHER
SAYS 8 WOMEN
RUINED HER HOME
Singer Seeking Divorce Says
L. O. Smith Loves Dorothy
Bristol and Others.

FLORENCE Rother Smith, a singer in
the Aborn Comic Opera Company at
Olympic Park, who is sueing her hus-
baud, Lee Dream Smith, a prominent
New York musical director, for absolute
divorce. with allmony. said today that
when the case came to court she would
reveal the names of eight co-respon-
de6ts. The name of Dorothy Bristol, a
young chorus girl, recently with 1.-The
Candy Shop" is specified in the papers
that were served on her husband
through Mrs. Smiths attorney, G..
Ewald Mcneil, of Ridgewood road, Ma
plewood. They were served at the hus-
bands apartments, at 526 West 10TH
street, New York, on Monday evening.
Learned of Miss Bristol.
Last Thursday Mrs. Smith discovered,
h says, that her husband was again
with Dorothy Bristol. and that he intro
duced her to the tradesmeh and his
friends as his wife" 1t was then that
Mrs. Smith made up her mind to sue
for divorce.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith were married in
Dayton, O., October IS. 1900, while ap-
pearing in the Columbia Opera Com
pany. They have appeared together
on h operate stage for eight years
and are we'll known in theatrica.
circles. Mrs. Smith is known on the
stage as Florence Rother. She has ap-
peared in the Aborn productions in this
city for several seasons, and is vel
| Hnnun RI Naura al ,1o+-1-c ~ ~.
Olympic. Last week she portrayed thr
character of Louise De Marrilac ir
Sergeant Kitty" Next week she viii
play In "The Strollers." Broadway ha:
seen her in prominent parts for the
last Ave years in such successes al
Woodland" THE Sultan of Sulu,'
"Marcelle' and 1.-The Belle of Brit.
tany."
Expects to Be "Merry Widow
Mrs. Smith is negotiating with Henri,
w. Savage to appear in the title role ir
the Pacific coast company of tht
Merry Widow Mr.. Smith. too, II
known to Newarkers. He was musica
! director at the Olympic Park asst year
The news Of the suit for divorce can
as a surprise to the many stage friends
of the couple, as it WAS thought tina.
they were happy together.
Mrs. Smith, when seen by an EVE
MING STAR reporter at her hotel il
Hilton this morning, said:
About four years ago 1 discovered
that my husband was u~nfaithful to me
We parted, but later settled our differ
ences and lived together again. Sine
then we parted several times. l tool
him back each time because l loved
him and thought he would cease pay
ing attention to the chorus girls ar
others of his stage friends. My hus
band is a great favorite with the girl
and very susceptible to their f1attery
This Dorothy Bristol affair was thu
last straw. Last summer I gave he
money to leave my husband and t.
stay away from him. She promised
but did not do So"
Shakes Hands with Rival.
Mrs. Smith said that on Tuesda,
night while at the Grand Central sta
ton in New York she saw her HUSBAND
and Dorothy Bristol board the New
London train.
Mr.. Smith did not speak to me,
said Mrs. Smith, but Dorothy came VI
and shook hands, and we spoke abou
the divorce. Miss Bristol said the thin,
was all right so long as it is kept quiet
/ think my husband intends to MARI.
her."