Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-12
Says His First Spouse Was
an Angel, and His Third
"A Roman Senator"

Nat Goodwin, the famous actor and
the survivor Of FIVE marriages. has at
last published his threatened book,
which tells a good deal about his mat.
rimonial affairs Fer a man who is
hesitating about marrying the volume
is bound to prove a dismal one but for
a man who has made a failure OF
matrimony the book should take the
place Of a sympathetic friend. =
One by one Nat Goodwin sets his
wives up before the public gaze and
gives his appreciation OF them in the
crispest sort Of msnner. Naturally
enough Mr.. Goodwin, looking back
over his matrimonial experiences, finds
that his first wife was. after all, the
best. She was Eliza Weatherby and
he declares that "she was an angel"
Nella Baker Pease, his second wife,
he says, was "a silly woman" while
Maxine Elliott. his third choice, was
"a Roman senator" Edna Goodrich
was his fourth wife and his appraisal
OF her is that she was "a pretty little
thing" Margaret Moreland is the pres
ent Mrs. Goodwin and the author an
n0unces that she is "all woman"
which Is doubtless meant as a high
compliment.
81 have been censured sometimes
harshly for my versatility in the selec-
ton OF wives, confesses Mr.. Good win,
land many have marvelled at my
fortunate Tor unfortunately selections.
] have always been long on the market
Of home and wives.
II truly believe that no home is
complete without o wife, provided she
is Of the kind that enjoys the COM
pany OF intelligent, honest and clever
people. Some men only lease their
mates and then pirate about their re-
speciality. II / have decided at
different times to tear down any OF
the Ephesian domes which ! have
erected, IL the fact Of my destroying
them enough to warrant my being
known, as was Alexander, as the fool
that RACED Tor Is 1t raised?) them?"
There Is a note of pathos in Good
wins reference to his first wife, Eliza
Weathersby, and as one reads 1t one
can but wonder how different the
actors life would have been had she
lived. He says OF her., =.
Eliza Weathersby proved a loving
and lovable wife and was tof great as.
sistance to me in my profession, play.
ing the principal female roles until she
was forced to retire from the stage
because of the illness which gradually
brought about her death. n1 4
Il was only D Stripping when / mar
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over, was unreliable and, confess,
unappreciatixe OF what the fates had
been so kind as to bestow upon me.
Many have accused me OF 'Wanton neg
beet. may have neglected her, but
only for the companionshin OF men.
She never complained and during the
10 years of our happy married life
there was never one diseordant note.
She was 10 years my senior and treat.
ed me more 1...e q son than q husband,
but, like the truant boy who runs
away from school now. and then, /
was always glad to return and seek
the forgiveness that an indulgent
mother always gives a hayward child.
Our own home near Boston was a 4
little paradise. 4. was seldom away
from Il and together We spent many,
many happy hours, SURROUNDED by our
little sisters and my friends-who were
always her friends. She was domesti-
Gated to q degree and never cared for
the theater. A loving sister, a dutiful
daughter, loving wife, she il rest.
ing in Woodlawn and the daisies grow
over her grave
Few men have served oftener as q |
mark for the sensational newspaper
than Goodwin and In his book he takes
cognizance OF this. He pleads guilty
to many SHORTCOMINGS but ne charges
that on many occasions he has been
grossly represented and lied about. |
In this connection he takes inventory
Of the crimes with which he has been
charged ana Tnakeb the following con;
fessions ~
Il have ~ :. =
been addicted to the Use OF alcoholic
stimul6hts but always with iistin-
guished and worthy companions;
deserted home aud fireside: always
By request, bought and desfly paid for: /,
lied-to myself for recreation;
cheated undertaken;
deceived -oniy yours truly;
been q revellefr during the day, al |
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