New-York tribune., 1911-12-09
'OUT OF TUNE WITH WIFE
Symphonic Domestlque' OF V'o'
Iinist Now a Divorce Suit.
SAYS WIFE SLEPT ON PIANO
Chinatown Revels One OF Things
Robert S. Kupfer Blames
for His Troubles.

Whether IT was his artistic temperament
oi her hack OF sympathy for his WORK or
her fondness for chop suey that was re-
sponsible for the discord i'm the household
must remain a question Of fact to be dc-
cided by Supreme Court jury in divorce
suit which has just been begun by ROBERT
S Kupfer against his wife. Mrs Eta kup-
fer What Is of greater interest however
is the revelation that Kupfer Is an artlst
that will make Kubelik the distinguished
violinist look like an amateur" accord
ing 10 Kupfer himself. quoted by his
wife
Thus far i'm his career as a violnist hup-
fer has contented himself with 80 or SoJ
q week but that has not marred his hope
to shine forth as a second ole Bull or PaSa-
mini. II was all allegro when the couple
were married. He was musical student.
She was fifteen years old. After a while
the domestic symphony dropped to adagio,
for the performers were beginning to strike
their first discordant notes. Then came
baby, by which time it was necessary for
only slight assistance from the newcomer
to change the score to fortssimo; and then
with a crash. the music came down again
.
this symphonic domestque," as Beethoven
would have called 1t.
Kupfers story about the piano feature Is
! that his wife used to sleep on the plano
and that she had her baby also sleep there.
One night. says the maestro. the baby fell
from the piano and received injuries from
which it died. The statement Of Mrs. Kup-
fer on this point is that the baby died from
! spinal meningitis.
/ But 10 go back To the artistic temper a
ment, according to Mrs Kupfer, her hus-
band was ambitious to become the world
greatest virtuoso on the violin. 1t re-
/ quired money to perfect himself il he would
I make Kubelik look like an amateur by
comparison as Mrs. kupfer said her hus-
! band promised To- do. So she went TO work
while he studied. and every Saturday night
when she came nome with the Sl2 that she
| had earned for the week he took IT from
! her. Kupfer brought a friend into his
home who was pianist. and the two used
( to while away much time playing together
/ at home while Mrs. kupfcr was out work
l iag.
, However. it Is long tune that has no
stop and Mrs. Kupfer saw in the score >
| full stop. Her mother-in-law pleaded with
: her that II would be a calamity for the
future kubelik' 10 have 10 stop his
studies Mrs Kupfer could not see it that
] way and even IL the studies Of her nus
band were 10 be interfered with she would
not work any longer. and she quit.
Now comes the lighter or Madame But
terfy" type Of domestic music. Mrs. kup
fer had a woman friend. The influence "f
/ th, latter on his wife was not good, says
Kupfer. and he ordered the friend from
his home The violinst declares that his
wife acquired a liking for Chinatown, and
his objection was disregarded. Once he
followed Mrs Kupfer 70 the chop suey dis
trict and into moving picture show,
/ where he also demonstrated with his wife.
She denied knowing Kupfer. and he was
thrown into the street.
ono day, kupfer SAYS. he found = card
in his wife's coat which read: Mr.. Peter
son Hotel Plaza" Mrs Hupfer told her
husband. he SAYS that Peterson was "ona
Of her friends
Justice Cohalan refused Yesterday 10
grant any alimonv 10 Mrs Kupfer pending
the trial Of the divorce suit brought by
Kupfer.