The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-01
Interlocutory D e C r e e
Granted to Little Devil
of Grand Opera.
CASE CLOTHED
WITH S &c R E G Y
For Some Time There Had Been
Rumor of Domestic Difficult
ties Between Prima Donna
and Her Author-Husband,
10 h n Fox, r.-All
Papers in Case Sealed.

special 10 Inc lulcs-
New York. January J.-Papers
granting an interlocutory decree of
divorce to FRITZ Schen from her
husband John Fox. Jr. were MED IN
the offce of the county clerk at White
Plains to-day The decree was granted
by Justice Keagh. The same degree
Of secrecy that has characterized all the
proceedings leading up 20 the divorce
prevailed with the fling of the papers
The papers were not made public. II
is understood that no names were men
toned
At the law firm of Clarke. Becken-
ridge 4 Caffey. at No. Nassau street
the firm that is supposed 20 have
charge of the actress affairs and 70 have
brought this suit, it vas said to-day that
no Information in regard to the suit
was forthcoming. At the homo Of
Rector X Fox brother of the author.
who lives in Mount Kisko, Mrs. Fox
said that she had no idea where her
brother-in-la~ might be
Now Touring Illinois.
FRITZ Scheff is touring illinois with
the comic opera called The Love
Wager" The music for this was
written by Charles J. Ham bitter. a
Young musician who was discovered
by FRITZ Schef when he was playing
in the orchestra at the Waldorf
There has been talk Of domestic
Of the Kentucky mountains and the
singer who was called The little
devil of grand opera" ever since the
early part of last summer. Miss Semen
gave out denials that there was any
trouble at the time that hearings IN
the suit were going on.
There was a sharp clash of tenn
peraments, the author and student on
the one hand, and he vivacious,
piouant singer on the other, that MADE
il impossible for them TO live 70 gether
any longer. according TO their frienos-
They were quietly married on Decem Der
I3 1908 at Rector Fox's home The
actresses real name was Anna Scheh
Wager She was born in Vienna IN
1873. Her mother was prima donna
and her father a physician She made
-i.-r first appearance When she was
eighteen, in grand opera at Frankfort.
and on November 9. 1890. made her de-
but in American al Los Angles, singing
"AIusetta." in La Boheme-" Maurice
Grau recognized her talent and she sang
the next month at the Metropolitan
as "Marcellina." in "EIdeiio- She was
there for three years in various roles
In 1903 she entered comic opera. and
there attained her greatest success.
The public rushed to see her take the
leading role in Mile Modesto This
followed The Prima Donna" and The
Duchess" but both of these she left
suddenly after quarrels with her man
ayers
Divorced in 1908.
Her first husband .gas Frederick
Wilhelm Gustav Carl Won Bardeleben.
who was d lieutenant in the German
army before his marriage. She OBJ
tanned d final decree of divorce from him
on August %. 1905. and three days later
there was d report that she was en-
gagged 10 John Fox, Jr-
Mr.. Foxs reputation as one OF the
most successful younger authors was
established at the time of his marriage.
He had been war correspondent of
note in Cuba and in the Japanese
Russian War. His book about the
latter. called Following the Sun Flag. "
was d success. and his st)ries about the
mountaineers of the South. particu-
larry The Little Shepherd of Kingdom
Come" and The Trail of the Lone
some Pine. made him his reputation
lie was born in Bourbon County.
Kentucky and was graduated from Har-
ward in 1888. For many years he has
been d resident of the town of Big
Stone Gap. Va. in the very heart of
the wild mountains which have been
the inspiration of his most successful
books.