Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-21

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81 Gabby's office this past wee
- because of an article which al
peared in one of our contemporaries
headlined. Famous Belgian Poe
Who Has Solved Problem of tn
Eternal Triangle is Coming" Tn
article reads in part:
Last spring he married Mile.
Renee Dahon, l9 years old, who
took the part of "Tylty" in the
original cast of THE Bluebird."
He was assisted in the wooing of
this chi!d-bride by his wife,
Madame Georgette Leblanc Mae
terlinck, we'll known actress and
suthoress. to whom he had been
married 10 years.
After the success of "The Blue
bird" Mile. Dahon was invited to
visit at the ancient Abbey OF St.
Wandence, the favorite residence
of Maeterlinck. Shortly after the
wife began to realize that her hus-
band had fallen in love with the
child actress. Instead of causing
tempest in teapot" she ar
ranged to be divorced so that
Maeterlinck could >>marry little
Renee.
There was no ill feeling, not .
bit Of jealousy, and all were en-
tirely satisfied and thoroughly
happy. The success of this happy
triangle is largely due to the
hroad-minded philosophy of
Georgette, the divorced wife, who
is a remarkable woman.
In explaining her philosophy to
, friend, she remarked that she
married Maeterlinck because he
was the one man for her. the
greatest genius in the world. Her
only ambition in life was to make
that great man happy, and to that
end she would be true, no matter
what conceivable sacrifices must
be made. Does it make him hap
py to keep him from the girl he
lowest Mol Therefore, the wife
must help him to marry the girl
he loves. Every man contains
two persons, the intellectual and
the physical, says Madame Geor-
gette Maeterlinck.
The physical man is necessarily
attracted to the younger and
fresher woman. The intellectual
man may be as devoted to the in
tellectual side of his old COM
panion as in other days, nay even
more 50, but the, physical man
yearns for a younger companion.
"Maeterlinck 10 intellectually true
to me-" says Madame Georgette,
but physically he is devoted to
Renee"
Therefore, according to Ma
dame Georgette, it Is 4 loving
wife's duty to see her husband
free to do a. he pleases and to
help him to find happiness.
Georgette still serves a. the
inspiration of Maeterlincks plays
which were first made, CONNER
cially, and successful through her
talents and which need her ex-
pert assistance She may even
play In them whenever 4 role re-
>quires her personality or she will
train the girl-wife for the foremost
role when it 10 best suited for
her.
The following conversation wa
at white heat, between members o
the society Office at 1880 Monda.
morning:
"Maeterlinck is . great poet, nov
elist, playwright, and philosopher,
said the club editor, but the fac
that he divorced a fine, admirabl
wife, Madame Georgette Leblan
Maeterlinek, to marry Mile. Rene
Dahon, 10 years old, Is no more. t
Be excused in him than in = man Q
lesser attainments. In facts it ]
more disappointing. For what
the purpose of high ideals, profoun
philosophy, lofty verse, and might
theme, if they are not reflected i
our own living? It's poor docto
indeed, who cannot take his ow
medicine. Maeterlinck, in his mai
riage last spring to the actress VIII
played "Tyltyl" In "The Bluebird,
has done just what he advise
against In the play-gone outside hi
own home to find happiness whe
ali the while il was there.
Quoting from the article, we rea'
"The physical man is naturally at
: tracted 70 the younger and ffeshe
woman. -. According to Geors
cite, il is q loving wife's duty to sc
her husband free to do as he please
and to help him to find happiness.
We all agreed that we would b
better without great men it our bin
worship Of them brings Us to ideal
which are contrary to all the teach
ings OF marriage as q sacred inst
tuition, fidelity a. . cardinal virtu
and superiority Of the spiritual owe
the physical. The great man VIII
subordinates the happiness Of tn
bride Of his youth to the obsession
Of HE dotage has lost something
his greatness. II high-mindet
strong characters cannot grow clos
er and dearer to each other durinl
the passing years, then there is n
argument for breadth and beauty Q
thought"
Into the conversation wake
Mrs. George Doane, who stampe
her foot, flashed her eyes and sal
in a most emphatic tone:
Il think its horrid. I'm too old
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