The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-29
Talented Wife

-HAT mans work and mans furnish extraordi
nariy parallels is proved once more by the TO
nance reached its climax in the marriage Of Gran
Vile Barker and Huntington in London last month
The modest borne by the cables records
within its lines international interest Four
large figures worlds play the role OF its heroes ana
heroines.
One is a woman Of such beauty English stage
called her its loveesEah Mccarthy synonym for Lon
dons fares leading The other woman Of wealth and ex
ceedng culture niece and the daughernaw Of Coils
Huntington
The heroes Intentional are men in de
emf worldsye might their respective domains Granville
Barker apostle the highest form Of stage
art The other adopted stepson and heir
OF the late railroad king Huntington No mere owner
of inherited scholar deeply versed in the romance
builder of Hspanc Museum and donor Of to
New York City to the nation of noble site Tor
mobile institution upper end Of Riverside Drive is
tract wherein the National Institute Of Art and
Letters and Academy of Arts and Letters chof
ar's gift to country.
The distinguished quartet ground of love
of the beautiful letters. They became friends
The friendship grew between two of them-and
into grief and sundeng of old ties for the others
And now story-oddy ascinangy human and dramatic
as any that appeared on any stage
Had not the group mumilonares who built the New
Theatre in Granville Barker to ask his ad
vice and tender to him dictatorship this setting forth
the breaking and making of new never might have
been written draw like minds and charae
ters Huntington wife often crossed the Atlantic for
season Had they not met the English artists OF the
stage in might have about that they would
have met at theatre dinner afteheatre
supper where agecraft congregated
Does matches chance the motive power OF
them? Is the god creature Of infinite wisdom or
of rcksy impulse? of the worlds do not
At an events Granville this country. Her.
aided as the of beautyinged realism
on the STAGE visit significant event William K
vanderbilt Otto Kahn Mackay and Archer Hunt
ngtcn the destinies Of the magnificent
New Theatre opposite Central which they had built
at cost dollars Mr. Barker dned conferred con-
sdered declined But these required several
weeks-ndeed months During the slow evolution
of his do the families Of the directors
He dined their homes.
Always he accompanied by beautiful WIFE Exclusive
society turned the battery of its most genial smiles upon the
pair.
How congena" How genuinely devoted.
What marvellous oneness of He!"
this this time socety's vision true
It related a tonguep the
story of their meeting courtshp Mccarthy
George Shaw sponsored had had several
provinces On the last tour she met in the stu
dious young man o habits a fellow player.
Their acquaintance slight but progressed the point
abe greetings and adieus ceremOnias that dispensed
travelling theatrical companies
because indifference others
London the gathered together company of his
Recalling the stately brunette loneliness Of Mr. Shaws discovery
her. W be the leading Of company"
reply laconc than his but prompt: eyes
Thank you"
Popinquity. Cupids reliable aids,
will with Mr.. Barker Propnquty usually plays
controlling the OF Barkers VI
said follows the end the theatrical
Miss Mccarthy and her manager married
Every drama the oracle must have beginning mid
die and end The marriage Of Lah Mccarthy and Granville
Barker was not the usual and they married and lived
after Of The of the
drama begins with his marriage to Londons ovees
leading lady.
Reach the middle.
The happy Granville Bankers had said revoir their
American multtmlhonae friends They had sailed back to
England.
After q season. mportuned by the friends they
turned It to play for in the United States Mr.