Evening star., 1921-08-07
Geraldine FARRAR'
TWILL FIGHT Charge
Mystery Surrounds Telle-
gems Suit, But He Is Called
Too D0mesticated.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, August 6.-Little OF the
mystery surrounding the real reasons for
the serving Of papers on Geraldine
Farrar. the Metropolitan Opera House
diva, in a suit for separation brought by
her actor-husband. Lou Tellegen. was
cleared up today. owing to TIE secrecy
which attended the whereabouts OF the
well known pair.
At. Nine. Farrar's residence. 20 West
s4th street, a servant who answered the
door BEN was Instructed to say that her
mistress was out of the city. No FUR
ther information could be obtained de-
spite persistent inquiries.
Tellegen was equally reticent and re-
fused to see any callers or answer the
telephone in his room at the Ritz Carl
ton, where he registered Friday night.
He left the hotel with his secretary after
luncheon and had not returned up to
late hour this evening.
Refused to Accept Summons.
At the office of Harry N. Steinfeld. 140
West And street. his representative said
that Miss Farrar would not accept the
summons Thursday night, when she was
approached by the process server in
front of her home. She was accompanied
by her parents and a woman friend.
When the paper was thrust into her
hand she said, II refuse to accept 1t, )"
and her mother accepted it for her. The
suit will be brought on the grounds Of
desertton. the attorney Is reported to
have said, although there will be sew
eral other interesting grounds named in
the complaint which will be filed in West
Chester county on the day of the trial.
This Is the reason, Mr.. Steinfeld says.
the papers have not been filed as yet.
Alvin Cntermeyer. who is representing
Mrs. Tellegen, could not be located to-
day, 1t being said at his office, 12O Broad
way. that he had gone to Saranac Lake.
He refused to divulge the address Of his
client before his departure from the city.
Preyed on Wife's Nerves.
Gossip along the Rialto has it that
Tellegen and the grand opera star,
who were married in 1916. have not
been getting along together for sew
eral months. He is said to have been
SO domesticated that it preyed on his
wife's nerves. and that his recent trip
to West End, n. j., ostensibly on a
fishing trip. was in reality an en-
forced vacation. No confirmation could
be obtained of this report. owing to
the refusal of both parties to make
public their contentious.
That he forestalled her in bringing
court proceedings is evident by the
indignation of her attorney. Mr.. I'm
termeyer. who challenges the motives
against his client. Tellegen was re-
quested to call at the office Of his
wife's attorney in order to discuss the
breach between them. and In the
meantime was forbidden by her law
yer to attempt to see her or to enter
the house.
Asks to Get Clothes.
The actor disreEarded these ad-
monitions. as was evidenced by his
visit to his home and his chagrin at
finding a new lock had been Installed
on the front door. and that his re-
peated rings for a servant went unan-
swered, although the movement of a
curtain at one of the windows showed
the house was tenanted
Mr.. Untermeyer stated that Mrs.
Tellegen will bring a counter suit
'Sof perfectly good reasons" He de-
cnned to mention the grounds in de-
tail.
Tellegen today requested Mr. Inter
meyer to open the TelleSen home to
him so he could get his clothing and
other personal belongings.