The daily sentinel., 1912-01-22
GRAND JUNCTION STORY TO DENVER POST TELLS
HOW ACTOR hiAHIELL WAS CHARMED WITH WIFE'S
ATTITUDE WHILE N|ALKNNG HER ON STREET
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Grand junction Cole, Jan. 2G.-
Ora 1eiCluess Of carriage caused Rob
ert Manten. the ShaEespearean actor.
60 fall in love at first sight with Miss
Genevieve Hamper of Detroit. a
men Der of his company. whom he
married at Pueblo last Tuesday. OF
course the new Mrs Mantell. who
played here with her husband on
Wednesday is pretty and has
charming personality. Before he
even knew her name or anything OF
DCr GOiiity as an actress. Mr. Mantell
declared the Detroit girl should be
member of his company. That was
only I months ago, and the asso-
citation resulted in the wedding.
In November, 1910, Robert Nan
tell, his wife. the late Marie Booth
Russell. and his company were pre-
senting Shakeperaean play at the
Garrick theater in Detroit The
company was two members short.
two women being needed for minor
roles
Miss Hamper and another Detroit
girl, who desired TO adopt the stage
as profession, heard of the vacan-
cies and determined to make appli-
cation direct to Mr.. Mantell for an
opportunity. They called on the ac-
tor at his hotel.
Miss Hamper was the first of the
two TO be admitted to the suite and
without having been announced.
walked through the door and across
the room. Mr. Mantell and his wife
We're seated near the window and
the actor watched the girl approach
= want YOU In my company" he
said TO the Detroit girl without, with
out even n preliminary greeting, and
the engagement was made on the
spot
Ii was several weeks later that Mr..
Mantell told relatives of Miss Ham
per the reason for her almost in
stantaneuus engagement
she has the most graceful car
riage | ever saw. was the statement
of the actor. Her movements as
she crossed the room toward my
wife and myself were the embodi-
ments of grace. felt certain that
here was woman to make an ac-
tress, her previous experience or in
experience Notwithstanding. She
was too valuable to let escape and
did the best thing possible-engag-
ed her on the spot.
az othei dppllCanI was also en-
gagged at this meeting and has since
been one of the most important mem
bersk of the Mantell companies.
The first marriage of Mr.. Mantell,
which ended In divorce. hamperea
the development of his talents as
player of Shakespearean and classic
roles. He refused to pay the allow
ance awarded by the court to Mrs.
Mantell, and became "alimony
bound never daring to appear in
New York City He declared at that
time. S99, that he would never mar
ry again. that It was handicap
for a man of artistic talents to have
a wife and that one Wedding had
atisiied his for life.
Mr. Mantell persisted in his de-
termination not to gye up a dollar for
alimony and as a result was for years
unable to play in New York. His
friends urged him to give up what
they called his mad whim." and
compromise with his wife so that he
would be able to take the rank he
deserved on the stage, by winning
a permanent success in New York
This he refused to do and did not
again play in the metropolis until
after the death of his first wife
Denver Posi-