Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-10

THE Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovitch Is
perhaps the most romantic and. the
most tragic figure among the many
Russians who have experienced unspeak.
able suffer!ngs in recent days.
The young Grand Duke was the only son
OF the Grand Duke Paul, the late Cars
uncle. and, therefore, was the Cars first
cousin. He was for time mentioned as
probable successor TO the Gear, in View
OF the Czarevitch Ale1is's feeble health,
and this proposal was greatly favored by
conservative Russians. To help this pro-
5ect It was planned that Dmitri should
marry his cousin. Grand Duchess Olga,
Oldest daughter of the Gar
The Grand Duke has had many ESCAPES
from death-and many unhappy love az.
fairs. Nearly all his adventures have been
tragic or unhappy. go much so that the
London newspapcrs-he Is now In London
have called him "Russia's unhappic,t
prince and the melancholy prince"
He took leading part in the plot to kill
the scoundrel Rasputin, in order 10 rid the
Czsr OF the dark forces" that were ruin
ing him. The scoundrel died, but II was
too late to avert disaster for Russia The
revolution sent Dmitri abroad. ruined and
an exile. His father. Grand Duke Paul,
was ono OF the first princes to be killed
by the Bolsheviki, while his stepmother
Princess Olga Palley. barely escaped
with her life. and his relations and
friends fell by the score almost daily.
Then came the dreadful tragedy OF tho
assassination OF his cousin tho Car, with
the Czarina and her i've children.
The British royal family has shown
much Kindness to their cousin. Grand Duke
Dmitr. IN London. but he is an erratio
prince not to be comforted by conventional
attentions. Tho latest information about
him Is that he Is Intensely interested in
the beautiful and dashing American dancer.
Theodora Gerard, commonly known "a
Teddy" But even this affair doe. not
seem likely TO bring happiness to the un.
happy prince.
A large part of London and part O,
new YORK believe that the Prince Is in
love with the black-eyed dancer. They saw
that he fell in love with her not for hsI
personal charms. her brilliant ewes. her
MASKING smile, her light and slender figure
me swift grace OF her movements. He
Yielded his heart to her the gossins say
because she listens tenderly TO hi. stories
OF me horrors OF tho Russian revolution,
II would be hard 10 find two persons =,
careers and characters more widely DIFF
feTent than freddy" Gerard. the dancer
eha Dmi'ri Psvlovltch, who may become
Emperor o. Russia.
MISS Gerard is from the llght.hear,ed
SCUM. Dmitri. son OF royalty, Is OF ths
sac NORTH. She Is an Argentinian, born ir
Buenos Aires. Her parents are French
I1 true name Ia Theodore Gerard Cabre
Her parents brought her from the caves,
country In South America. She hnishet
ner growing up In prosaic Hoboken, n. ]
mere an impressionable young man wooed
her. She married him when che was siy
teen because he promised TO nut her nm INC
Stage She left him directly after the
seremo-y She went to Reno to secure a
olvorce, but youth Is impatient. To sig
teen the six months required for a rcsi
dence seemed an intolerabe time. She
returned and sang and laughed and danced
IN the chorus at the Casino. II was IN