New-York tribune., 1911-12-28
SEARCH IN VAIN ON
SHIP FOR MAETERL|NCK
Wife Says He May Arrive Later
Under Assumed Name. but
Not in Disguise.
BET TO DODGE REPORTERS
Nine. Maeterlinck Comes to
Sing in Boston-Henry Arthur
Jones, Here for a Holiday,
Tells of New Plays.


Tells of New Plays.
Maurice MaeterlinCk the Belgian
philosopher and author, did not arrive
here last night on the White Star liner
Olympic. An energetic friend Of the
writer had cabled several times from
abroad that Maeterlinck would get into
this country without encountering the
ship news reporters. With the last bull
lctin. stating that he was on the sOlym-
pic. came the news that he had made
bet of 800 0S with Henry Russell of
Boston. that he would evade the report
crs.
Never in tho history Of ship news has
there been such activity among the re-
porters. Within ten minutes after
bo riding the Olympic they knew Maefer-
inck was not aboard. but just TO show
their enthusiasm for tho brilliant
thought of the press agent abroad they
pretended to be looking for the author.
Maeterlinck had threatened TO come
over in the Storage so the reporters Sc
who knew the celebrated author well
was selected to scan the folk between
decks. There were 204 faces to look
over, o. of which were those of men,
but tho reporters did not overlook the
possibility of their man coming in dis
sused as a woman.
Many Resen,bed Author.
OF the 204 alien faces scanned in the
steerase. the identifier averred that 81
of them might be Maeterinck. There
were many long boards in the steerage.
and at least a dozen of them looked &c
be false.
While this frantic hunt for her hus
| band was going on Nine. Georsette I.e-
blanc Maeterlinck was sitting on deck
getting her first look at America. She
also knew Maeterinck was not on board.
! Suddenly rumor spread about the
| ship that a Belgian woman i'm the second
| cabin was in. and was to be removed to
! St Vincent's Hospital and the report led
! to the second cabin. Believing that pos
! sibly the strain Of hiding from the re-
porters might force the Belgian to leave
! his lair in search Of stimulant, two mem
! bers Of the press gang" were put near
! the bar in the smoking room. Seek
and ye shall find was the watchWord Of
| the reporters until the vessel docked;
| then on the pier. with much difficulty
| they found Nine. Maeterlinck. She stood
/ Ly her baggage. under a big electric
| lamp. and talked with Mrs. Henry Rus
| sell
! on Nine Maoterlinck's forehead hung
! q large diamond, a little fad which ap-
| peals greatly to her husband. From a
| distance the gem looked as if it had been
| pasted to her brow. Nine. Maeterlinck
will sing this season with the Boston
| opera Company, and while here will
| study American domestic life.
At the Hotel Knickerbocker later Mrs
| Maeterlinck made this statement:
"My husband is opposed to being in
| terviewed and he will make an effort TO
avoid being met by reporters on his ar
rival. He may arrive under an assumed
name, but he will not come in disguise.
! He will most likely be here to hear me
sing in Boston. ! am not sure that he
is not on the ocean now. | know Of no
wager being made between Mr.. Maeter
linck and Mr. Russell that my husband
will elude the reporters"
Henry Arthur Jones a Passenger.
/ Henry Arthur Jones, the playwright,
| he nj In
definite holiday.
Il may be here two weeks" he said,
cor perhaps six weeks. My visit is
merely one Of pleasure. will do no
lecturing this time. Yes, ! have two
new plays both unnamed. Thoy arc
problem plays dealing with English life,
| but my visit here is not in connection
with the disposition Of these plays. In
the spring ] shall have volume t
entitled The Foundation Of the National
Drama
When Forbes Robertson arrived here
| a few months ago he said he would like
| 80 produce Mr.. Jones's Michael and His
| Lost Angel" believing that 1t would
meet with success here.
THAT play said Mr.. Jones, lis really
| a dialogue for two fine players Of mag
netism and popularity. If the play were
brought mere, who could one get to play
| it?" The playwright himself could think
of only two persons, Miss Margaret Ang-
| lin and Forbes Robertson.
Among others on the Olympic were
| Bachaus, he German pianist; General
Stewart J.. Woodford Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward p. Morse S. c. Mudd. Princess
| Ibrahin HaSsan, Charles 8 Hurd George
| w Prince and Mrs. K G.. Townsend.
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