Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-07-09
ARTISTS AND THEIR
MATRIMONIAL TROUBLES

Accounts Of the matrimonial diff
cnsties which are encountered by ar
lists az all kinds often cause a great
deal Of wonder among the masses who
are less talented. and who spend their
time In admiring artistry. The thoughts
|oI this vast audience forming majority
are og two kinds First there are
those who have troubles 0f their own
ia the same line. These find Kind
#of consolation IN knowing that no
matter how accomplished one may be,
1t Is impossible 10 get away from such
tiigacuities The other class IS formed
lot the fortunates who live with their
life partners with never word Of
lispIeasnre. whether II BE from q per-
feet match oT supreme patience. To
these people II appears that there ~ q
very great amount Of dissatisfaction.
in the circles OF artists. whether they
be dancers. actors. scnlptors or paint
ers.
One hears frequently that some man
or woman who Is famed in the world
og arr has had misunderstanding
with the ether side Of the family
such tales come ont often enough To
make one wonder whether there Isl
anything about art TO make person
disagreeable. The general Impression
Ii. perhaps, that artists are given to
too free thinking, and that free think
ing does not work ont in good har-
nlony with such natural characteris-
tics as Jealousy.
Such view Is probably mol alto
Rather fair To genius Ia general, Its
may easily be believed instead that
the reason that the number and Size
Eof family troubles With artists seems
so great Ii simply because the public
pays more attention to them than
10 those OF ordinary mortals Every
hing that man does after he becomes
famous receives more praise or more
condemnation than II would II he
we're not considered great That their
very fame works against them when
their popularity means their fortune
il shown by the case OF Francis x.
Bushnan.
Once matinee idol and potentate
iii rfie cinema world. he laments the
Itarniahing Of Hlia sceptre and the pass
ing of his crown to others because his
matrimonial troubles have become
public. Since Mrs Josephine r. Bush
man obtained divorce from him In
Baltimore, Md. and he became the
husband Of Miss Beverly Bayne. he
says he has found II difficult to obtain
engagements.
Because his first wife Ia her petition
for d divorce made formal charges of
cruelty. although without specifica-
fiOns, the actor alleges. ne was placed
ii an unfavorable light before the pub
lie.
Since July Of last year. he AYERS.
l..I have made but one picture on ac-
count Of the vehement attacks made
upon me BY my wife, and have been
unable to obtain employment I am
told as the stndios and In the street
~ fsiiOw actors and producers that
i movie stars matrimonial troubles
usually injure him II the eye Of the
moving picture paDiic.
Mr.. Bushman made his first plant
before Justice Hendrick, Of the SUI
preme Court. yesterday in having va
Gated an attachment obtained BY the
fsrst wife against art belongings which
ne had ordered to be sold The ar
iidavits stated that 4 satisfactory adj
|iustmsnt had been reached BY the
parties.
His children. Virginia and Jose
|phine, twelve and fourteen years old,
respectively. said be had declared
there would be small chance Of their
mother ever collecting hsR aiinony
Mi. Rushmail, who lives with his prea-
|ent wife III No. AS Riverside Drive,
New York. expressed regret ~ the
statements, and sid he was making
every effort 10 meet MS obligations.
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