The New York herald., 1921-08-10
WHISPERING ABOUT
TELLEGEN DENIED
His Representative Submits
Facts to Gathering Of
Reporters.
FAR FROM BEING IDLER
Insists Miss Farrar Didn't OBJ
ject to Love Scenes With
Other Women.
FAR FROM BEING IDLER

Mr.. Tellesens representative--so he
introduced himself by telephone-asked
the newspapers to have reporters at the
GarricS Theatre at 3 80 r. NJ. yester-
day. las Mr. Tellegen wishes 10 make
statement"
Reporters OF both sexes. lightning
sketch artists and photographers re-
paired to the Garrick. Lou Tellegen
hadn't said thing worth mentioning
after shaking few minor planets from
their orbits by causing his lawyer to
announce last week the beginning of
suit for separation from Mrs. Tellegen
Geraldine Farrar Hence the rodeo.
But the gentleman who met the re-
porters. in the front row of the darkened
theatre. in which the stage was set for
rehearsal. with couch in the middle
was. although an unquestionably agree
able person. not Lou Tellegen. 1t was
Basil Lawrence. And who should Basil
Lawrence turn out to be but business
manager for Frank Refcher? And who
is Frank Reicher but a producer of
plays? And what play is he about to
the star of Don Juan" but-of course.
1t seems that friends of Miss Far
rar." fully informed as to every ripple
of her life. | know 1t to be a fact oracles
but don't use my name. had been say
ing things In reference to the case of
Tellegen w. Tellegen which Mr.. Telle-
gen felt SO badly about that he had
asked Mr.. Lawrence to make denial.
1t seems. judging from what Mr.. Law
renee said, that these omniscient beings
had II straight from headquarters that
Kiss Farrar had accused her husband of
loafing instead of working also that she
objected to his habit of making love to
other women-on the stage. Mr.. Telle-
gen. said Mr.. Lawrence. was not himself
being interviewed for the present, but
he wished Mr. Lawrence to say for him
that the allegations were untrue.
Count One-Instead of being an idler.
said Mr.. Lawrence, Mr.. Tellegen spent
nine solid months on the road In Blind
Youth" and, returning to New York on
April 10, Immediately began to read the
new plays offered him. and. with hardly
any vacation at all, although actors OF
his rank are not expected to labor all
summer, began learning his lines for the
chosen play.
Count Two--In the new play Don
Juan" the plot is so directed that Mr.
Tellegen has to make love to twelve
different women, but, said Mr.. Lawrence,
instead of dissuading her husband on
that account, Miss Farrar, TOO, approved
the play. And. said Mr.. Lawrence, Mr..
Tellegen had told Mr.. Reicher that Miss
Farrar liked the play so well that she
wished not only to arrange the incidental
music but to take a financial interest in
it, but the producers insisted on doing all
the financing themselves.
Mr.. Lawrence finished. And now,
said grateful journalist. tell us what
:he trouble is all about? What's tho
matter between Miss Farrar and Lou
Tellegen?" Said Mr.. Lawrence: II as
sure YOU that / do not know. 1t looks
to us like fit of temperament
Some talk of reconciliation is heard.
1t seems to be true that Mr., Tellegen
would welcome 1t, but even the anony-
nous friends OF Miss Farrar" do not
say that she would. Mr.. Tellegen's COM
plant has not been filed In any court.
His attorney. Harry n. Steinfeld, said
yesterday he hoped it would never be
necessary to file II. but that he was
ready to do 1t when and if necessary.
Mr.. Steinfeld still awaits some move on
the part of Alvin Cntermyer. Miss Far
rar's attorney, and Mr.. Un.ermyer, un-
derstanding the value of prolonged
curiosity. makes no move. There may be
no attempt TO begin Miss Farrar's suit
until September.
Mr.. Tellegen again sent his secretary
yesterday to the Manhattan Storage
Warehouse to inspect the belongings sent
there by Miss Farrar from her home in
West Seventy-fourth street The secre-
tary Is preparing a list of chairs a desk
and few pictures which did not reach
the warehouse. This list. when double
checked to-day, will be sent to Mr.. Tn
termyer.