The Detroit times., 1910-12-08

hstic battles with falher-lnlaw Kill
gallen have resulted in the count S
taking To vaudeville and moving pic
tuTe posing for livelihood.
Here's ready-reference synopsis
OF the Observation-Disclosures alliance. by
way of introduction 10 the counts
story
Miss lrma kiIgallen. daughter OF
the multi-millioEaire Chicago steel
manufacturer. met the count in July,
1909. while touring abroad with her
mother His title isn't recognized
by the Almanac de Gotha. but his win
ming ways and dashing courtship won
her hand in few weeks. They were
married in London. Countess Irma
brought Beaufort and his bulldog
Jack home with her. quartering both
on papa. Frequently quarreling and
separating. their troubles were often
aired in the newspapers. month
ago violent scene in the Kilgallen
Chicago home ended with the count
ess falling over the balustrade from
the third floor, 80 feet, breaking legs
and arms. Then papa Kilgallen beat
up the count roundly Their chauf-
feur repeated the operation when the
count created a scene at the hospital.
and papa again pummeled him at Kill
gallens Office during an attempted
settlement.
Now the count is telling his trou-
bes TO vaudeville audiences and pos
ing for moving pictures.
When the scenario was being pre-
pared for the moving pictures. 1t was
suggested to the count that one scene
could show him and his wife and his
fathe T-in-law in the stormy interview
which preceded the separation from
his wife.
mo. no, no-pOsitively no" eX-
claimed Count de Beaufort. Il will
not be shown in any scene with any
actress who is supposed TO imperson-
ate my wife Not only would II BE- in
poor taste, but my wife would not like
II.
The people of America are down
on me-" continued the count. and
their main objection is that | am what
they call a foreigner and a titled one
at that Laugh if you will. Call II an
impossibility, but | am going to prove
to the people OF America that count
can be a man in spite of his title.
Thousands OF people despise me
because they think | am another
Count Boni de Castellane. The fact
that | have tried to make a living IA
locomotive engineer, as stenog.
raphei. and almost az an office boy
since | came to America does not
seem to help me any in their estima.
ton They scoff at me for going on
the stage, but they forget the fact
that what drove me to the stage was
an honest desire TO pay of my debts.
1T made great story for the
newspapers when I had a fight with
my father.in-law They said he gave
me a sound beating. People laughed
at be. scorned me for 1t. But sup
pose. | had beaten him instead-and II
would have been easy. What wouiu
have been the result? Why. your
cartoonists would have pictured me
as a towering, muscular giant and
my father.in-iaw as bewhiskered,
doddering old man. They would nave
torn me limb from limb. fguratiVeiy
speaking. for striking an old man.
When | said intended to become
a nsturalized American. was made
fun Of But suppose | had said that
| refused to become naturalized
American. What would you have said
OF me then? Don't you see my point?
Whatever I do. whatever | say. | am
severely criticised Every motive is
misunderstood. You Americans take
Il for granted that I must be a bounh-
er. simply because I am a count. You
| refuse TO take me seriously, so In