The evening world., 1911-05-23
KARL ORN WEEDS
!. AGAIN N SECRET;
SAILS WITH BRIDE
Metropolitan Tenor Breaks
Concert Engagements Be-
cause Both Are Homesick.
KEEPS ROMANCE QUIET.
Gave Up First Wife to Berlin
DentiSt-Second is From
Pennsylvania.

Kari Jorn. the famous German tenor.
VINO has been under contract with the
Metropolitan Opera House for the last
two eason and who n year ago re-
linquished his wife to n Berlin dentist.
endowing her with 81 900, and bidding
her be happy In her new choice, sailed
to-day on the Holland american liner
he was secretly married In Pennsylvania
more thai a month ago.
The singer is as secret about his lat
est adventure as he was frank concern
ing the friendly arrangement with his
first wife by which no released her In
favor OF Or. William Miederer. Not
even to his intimate friend and man
ager, Frederick j. Turner. did he dis
close the Identity OF his second wife or
under what circumstances the romano
developed.
In calling or his present honeymoon
Jorn abandons thousands OF dollars.
During n mysterious absence of a month.
during which time he was getting mar
ried. Mr.. Turner booked Jorn for a long
lecture tour for the summer months.
The tenor repudiated these engagements
on the spur of the and booked
passage for himself ana bride on tho
Rotterdam without his managers
knowledge.
ION Private Enterrispe."
: wo months ago. afte, the ierminstto,
Of his engagement with the Metropoli-
tan Opera-House Company. Jorn told
his manager he was going on a private
enterprise. lie did not say whore he
was going or when he would be back.
He told Mr.. Turner that he would b.
willing to 20 on concert tour. beginning
the latter part OF May.
The singer completely vanished from
his Managers ken the day no left him
at the Hotel Aston. A month passed
before Mr.. Turner got n telegram from
a little town In Pennsylvania. In thi
despatch Jorn said. Am married an,
very happy" Again he dropped out o
sight and Turner heard nothing OF hin
til four days ago. when he got an
other telegram containing. Bad news
am homesick."
SAtuIudy HurnlHk Jorn VINE DdcN u
earth In the Metropolitan Opera House
There was no one there but the watch
mar.
Where are all the artists goner' h,
asked.
ITO Europe" replied the Waterman.
so He Went Too.
"rn go too said John. and ne spec
down to the IIolland-Amerioan line of
flces and bought tickets for himself ant
bride on the Rotterdam. Then he wen
up 10 the Astor and broke the news 4
MS manager.
What about your tour" asked Mr.
Turner.
TT makes no difference" cried Jorr
I'm homesick and my wife's home
sick. She's German, too
That was hts first and last word con
corning the identity % his bride an
their romance. lie got her aboard tn
Rotterdam so quietly to-day that ~
one saw her. ana before the liner sale
he got inside his statcroom with ne
and barred the door to all who sough
10 interview aim.
When the first Frau Jorn announce
her love for the Berlin dentist and he
wish TO be rid OF the bonds that unite
her 10 Jorn she sald
IN was cold and joyless. In my HON
there was the frig!d atmosphere ,
great artists who we're wrapped up (
their art. which had become their rel
love Such a man has no right
marry. no right to claim the anecuo
Of q wa~rm-hearted woman