Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-18
STAGE ROMANCE
ENDS IN COURT
Mrs. H. A. Sodini, Former Ac-
tress, Brings Suit for Di-
vorce and Alimony.
OTHER WOMEN INVOLVED
Theatrical Manager Enjoined from
Selling Property During PEN
dency of the Action.

Harry A. Sodini, erstwhile mana
ger Of the Family theatre in this city.
and now directing similar enter
prises in Moline and Clinton, is made
defendant in a sensational suit for
divorce filed in the circuit court to-
day by his wife. BernIce L., to whom
he was married, after a romantic
courtship, at Davenport June 81,
1903
On the petition of the wife an or
der was issued by JIdge F. D. Ram
say in the circuit court restraining
Sodini from disposing of any of his
personal holdings until the issues in
the pending action are adjudiciated.
Cruelty, nonSupport and infldelity
are the charges set forth in the bill
of the petitioner. Mrs. Nellie Weaver
of Rock Island is named as CORE
spondent in the suit.
Former Vaudeville Actress.
Mrs. Sodini will be remembered by
local vaudeville patrons as Bernice,
having appeared several times here
previous to her marriage to Sodini
under that name, having as her as
sistant IN her performance a young
boy. She presented a neat singing
and talking act. She was Miss Ber-
nice L. Cary, and her home was in
the east. It was while she was play
ing the tri-city theatres in which So
DIM was interested that she met her
present husband. After her mar
riage Mrs. Sodini retired from pro-
fessional life. She and her husband
occupied a fiat on the second floor
of the Family theatre building in this
city, and to all appearances were as
happy as a pair of doves. Mrs. So
DIM is a pronounced blonde, exceed
ingly stylish in her dress, and withal
an attractive young woman.
Fight with Father-in-Law.
Last fall, when Sodini took over
the direction of the Barrymore the
atre in Moline, in addition to the
Family there and the Family in Clin-
ton, he needed an assistant manager
to look after the business of the for
mer. Harry Cary, father of Mrs. So |
DIM, was brought on from the east |
to fill the job. A month ago there |
was a split between Sodini and his
fatherin-law over business matters.
There was a personal encounter
which ended in the resignation of
Cary. This did not tend to pacify |
matters in the Sodini household, al
though the incident is not referred |
to in the bill of Mrs. Sodini.
She charges that Sodini has boast
ed to her face of his intimacy with
other women, and also accused her
of being too friendly with other men.
an allegation that she emphatically
denies. Mrs Sodini AYERS that she
has not received any money from her
husband since Christmas, when he
presented her $50.
wearing Winter Clothes.
With the approach of summer, the
plaintiff states that she is without
means to purchase seasonable wear
ing apparel, and that she is COM
PEELED now to go about in her win
ter clothing, a distressing predica-
ment for one who has always been
to keeping pace with the
fashions. Mrs Sodini says her hus-
bands theatrical enterprises are ex-
tremely profitable, but despite his
large means he has denied her the
necessities of life.
Penchant for Sparklers.
She declares her husband has a
penchant for diamonds, and that he
has made extensive investment in
these. She believes that he is plan
ming to sell his holdings in Moline
and Clinton in order to defeat her
in her demands for alimony, and for
this reason she asked the injunction,
which was granted. Mrs. Sodini asks
that she be restored her maiden
name. Sweeney & Walker are at
torneys for the petitioner.