New-York tribune., 1921-05-25
Offer 100000
Job I'm Films to
Mrs. Still111a1l
Financier's Wife Is Declared
To Be Considering Com
tract Which Would Star
Her Under Married Name
Publishers Bid for Diary
Her Terms for Settlement
of Divorce Suit Said
TO Displease Husband

Mrs. Anne Urquhart Potter Stillman
is considering an offer to become n
motion picture star. one of her friends
admitted last night. She has been
offered 100000 it was said, to appear
in several productions and in event Of
her acceptance will be billed as "Mrs
James A. Stillman."
Mrs. Stillman has had considerable
experience in society theetricals and,
according to her friends, would find
film work pleasing in many ways. Mrs
Lydig Hoyt, prominent in society and
one of New York's most beautiful
women, recently signed contract to
do motion picture work.
The hnanciers wife is giving serious
consideration to the screen offer, it was
said, and may announce her decision
very shortly, She is also busy just
now on her diary, which, it is said,
will be published. In this diary she
will tell of her life as the wife of
James A. Stillman, former president of
the National City Bank and one of the
worlds richest men. Several publish
ers are said to be bidding for the
diary.
Indications yesterday were anything
but favorable to a settlement of the di-
vorce suit of Mr.. Stillman. 1t was
learned, however, that the next two
days might bring the negotiations
nearer an agreement.
"lf the case is settled at all, it will
be settled within forty eight hours"
said an authority last night.
One of the most prominent men in
Mr.. Stillman's interest said: at looks
right now as though the case would 90
to trial"
The matter Of the settlement last
night was in the hands of Mr.. Stillman
and his attorneys. The financier had
made his offer. which had been consid-
ercd and refused by counsel for Mrs.
Stillman. Her lawyers in turn had
drafted their proposals and these are
being considered BY Mr.. Stillman's
counsel, whose attitude yesterday it
was said, was not favorable to accept
ance. If there is a negotiated peace
there may have to be still another set
Of terms.
All previous bitches in possible
agreements between Mr.. and Mrs. Still
man have been caused by the issues
regarding Guy Stllman, who, it is
charged by Mr.. Stillman, is the son of
Fred X. Beauvais. The present dead
lock, however, is on proposal by Mr..
Stillman that Mrs. StilIman leave the
country permanently, or for at least
five years, which is taken to indicate
that he stands ready to withdraw
charges he made against Guy. who is
a co-defendant in the divorce action.
Mrs. Stillman is an American, heart
"She positively will not leave this
country for five years or for any other
period of time. She will remain here"
1t was said that the proposal of Mr..
Stillman was that Mrs. Stillman reside
to give the publicity incident to the
divorce fight chance to blow over.
Friends of Mrs. Stillman are just as
insistent that if either party leaves the
country it should be Mr.. Stillman.
Close friends of Mrs. Stillman said
that she had expressed herself as be-
ing not ell vindctive regarding any
thing that had happened since the be-
quoted as declaring that she was not
jealous Of Mrs. Leeds or of any other
woman and that she harbored no i'll
feeling against any one.
Mrs. Leeds is reported to be living
in nearby state. In another city near
her is her baby, Jay, in charge of a
nurse. Jay was said on authority last
night to be Mrs. Leeds's second child.
The first one died.