The evening world., 1910-12-27
He's ian Actor in a Way" and
Comedian Blaines Him for
Marital Woe.
MESSAGE FROM WIFI E.
1t Sends Love, but Nat Admits
He Doesn't Know Her
IA Address.

II Nat Goodwin across a GER
tain young nan whom he describes as
an actor. In a way" In the Lambs
Club or on Broadway or anywhere else,
within the next few days there's going
to be trouble. The comedian, tired and
out OF humor after a Christmas celebra-
tion with his folks-tha. Is, all his folks
except his wife-ln Boston, and with a
long tour In vaudeville ahead of him,
arrived in New York to-day and lntl-
mated that what he proposes doing TO
this young man will not all be accord
ing 10 Marquis of Queensberry rules, for
II Is because of this PERSONS tale-bear-
mi. he says, that the fourth Mrs. Good
Wiz. the beauaful Edna Goodrich. has
had papers in IN action for divorce
served on her husband.
Mr.. Goodwin was very miserable
when he talked about It to-day in the
Lambs He doesn't know his wife a
address: he knows she Is in Chicago
ana That she is well chaperoned by her
mother and her grandmother. He
hasnt made an answer to the COM
plant yet. and he is hoping with all
" i'AolNllAtllOU.
"This trouble is all due to a man who
was In my employ for fifteen years.
he said. III ! could catch him l think
Ia break his neck. He's been going
about repeating ali kinds OF stun on me
ana he's got Mrs. Goodwin ana he-
mother all worked up. No. I won,
tell You his name. but / think you'll
hear 1t IL ] find him.
Would She Believe?
~would Mrs. Goodwin believe him
and not give you a chance to explain ?"
nc was asked.
God knows" he answered, with a
fine disregard of whatever experienc,
may have taught him, the much
married. Who can diagnose n WON,
ans mind or tell what she'll do?
LIS all bosh, that story of Mrs.
Goodwin coming on to spend Thanks.
giving with me in Toronto and suddenly
entering my room In the hotel and and.
Ing me in a compromising position. She
did come TO Toronto. and we had our
Thanksgiving dinner together. but there
was no scene like that. No. sir, It Is
impossible that there could be n CO.
respondent In this case. That story
about a well-known actress belng named
ls Just another fabrication OF thai
young man ! told you about"
'There IS really no disagreement be.
tween u.s." he went on. Il know she 4
devoted to me-why. here Is n telegram
l received yesterday-I'u rcad IL 20 Won.
All my love and a merry Christmas. r..
Fhat ID Is Tor B~essie-that's her other
name. That doesn't look like a divorce
E II? You see. Mrs. Goodwin ha.
4, BEN very sick with q nervous arYectlo,
or the stomach, and her mother has ha,
appendicitis. and there's been no end o
trouble. She vas in Lakewood fol
awhile and then she Wen: TO Chicago
The last time | saw her? II was IN,
week after THANKSGIVING in Rochester
she Joined the c~ompany-I was MIA vim,
in The Captain which closed last weet
and she stopped with me during IN,
rochester engagement. Is she COMING
back to New York? Wel!-er-I don.
exactly know, but think she will soon
rms all com,s OF a man and hi,
"ife being separated for business ron
sons. We had planned for her 10 hav,
the leading part in The Captain.' an,
we We're going on a tour out West
where we are strong. but the show wa,
too quiet and conservative, and "A
tai!ed. 1t was that separation that did
H. Actors VINO marry ought TO keeI
their wives with them at any cost.
ought TO know that by this time. bu
1t looks like I've just realized IL.
Likes His Mother-in-Law.
Too much mother-in-law? Oh. Lord
don't print that, whatever you do. Mrs
Goodrich n l are the best OF friends
the very best-just say that. will you
She's had appendicitis, and II may hav,
put her a little out OF humor, but She
a very fine woman. a very fine woman
Il think everything will be all RICH
IL ! can see my wife. | know IL will
This thing has got my folks In Boston
nearly worried out Of their wits--the,
always do worry over things OF tn!
kind. That is one OF the principal rea
sons why l hate It so."
Mrs. Goodwln's lawyer. Herman /
Roth. who used to be Mr.. Good van
'awyer. said the isagreement IA.
started over money matters. Mrs. Good
win objected to her husband buying
certain property which he insisted upo'
acquiring. The lawyer denied that tn
actor had suffered heavy losses in hi
mining speculationg, due to the m!sfor
tunes OF the Shettels company, In whic
he was a partner.
Il can show YOU right here In TIL
office where Nat Goodwin il worth owe
Sl7, 900, goo in rca. estate alone" said Nj
Roth.
He added that Mrs. Good win Is not I
Chicago, but In New York, and hat h
Is In communication with her,
There will lie an action" he sait
but Mr.. Goodwin hopes naturally
patch 1t up, ana do too"
Moses II, Crossman, Goodwin's Law
yer, said he expected a call from n
actor to-day and hat some action woul
doubtless be taken.