Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-28

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wv pers we're served upon
her calling for her to answer to her
husbands divorce suit in the New
York Supreme Court. well, that
oughtnt to be very hard for me TO
10.
"In fact" she continued, IL shall
know Just exactly what to do.
Lawyers won't be able TO browbeat
me. won't be too much In awe OF
the court and I'll know just how
to appeal to the jury There's really
nothing 20 IT,"
"Tll Just so on the stand and tcs
tify in my own behalf" she coa
cluded In q burst Of confidence.
For had not Miss Montgomery a
peared time after time as the Ia.
fortunate heroine, Peggy Admas.
ton" In Louis walters successful
play of divorce. ''The Butterfly on
the Wheel and matinee after
matinee and night after night she
had gone upon a stage stand in
stage court room and had explained
away a whole series Of compromis-
ing stage circumstances TO the salts
faction of stage Jury. which had
finally acquitted her triumphantly?
She had indeed.
What" said Miss Montgomery TO
herself. what woman ever was so
lucky. Here I know all about Just
what to say and what to answer and
what to do. For OF course what
goes on the stage will go In real
life. Isn't the stage Just the mir
ror OF real life anyway OF course"
Besides tnat." said a friend.
What they saw about you, Mabel.
is Just exactly almost what they said
about Peggy. So you won't have
10 learn any new lines even. Mabel"
Isn't It true3 Lovelyl" said Miss
Montgomery.
But the fact remains that Miss
Montgomery or Mrs. Augustus Ger.
lenbach as she is In real life. lostl
The real life Jury didn't acquit her
at all. Miss Montgomery. IL can
only be inferred. forgot her lines.
Miss Montgomery is a very fine
actress indeed. She has played In
the greatest OF roles and is Of suf-
hciently striking personality, which
makes II all the harder to under
stand how she could forget. There
was a buzz of interest In the New
York court room when size took the
gtand.
Butterfly on the wheell" went
the whisper John +. Mcintyre, the
famous attorney for former Lieu
tenant Becker and a figure In many
other equally notorious cases, mad
the Butterfly on his mind too. evil
IDENTIFY. Miss NJ ontgo cry had
started on all right. answering
readily and with complete com
posture the questions hurled az her.
Mr.. Mcintyre suddenly changed his
Inc Of cross questioning.
"A year or more ago you were
engaged IN the play called "A But
terry on the Wheel were you not p
he asked. Miss Montgomery hushed
and paused.
A. Yes. ear. she finally answered
The dialogue ran on.
Q. You remember IN that play
there was = court scene and a d.
voTce suit, do yoa rememberf
A. Yes. SIR.
.. And in that divorce scene you
PLAYED and testified. did you nots
A. I believe 20. / don't remem
bsr nay paris very long. MF. NC
lntyre. ] have 10 study so many:
generally forget them &c soon as
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. In the play Of The Butterfly
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