Great Falls tribune., 1922-03-16
DIVA STRIVES
BY BIC SECRET
TOLURE HUBBY
Matzenauer Wires Taxi
Spouse Something to
Make a Man Proud;
Opposed to Being Pet.

San Francisco, March 15.-Mme
Margarete Matzenauer, grand opera
singer, Wednesday appealed to her
husband Floyd Glotzbach, Delmonte
chauffeur. to return to her at once
because she was expecting to become
mother.
Glotzbach separated from the diva's
home. he said, because life in the
circles grand opera stars occupy in
volved living "on skim milk and apple
sauce"
The San Francisco Examiner will
print copy of the telegram in which
the diva made her appeal. This mes
sage was sent to a friend of Glotz-
bach. with a request that her plea
and the information on which it was
based be laid before the chauffeur
husband
Glotzbach brought an automobile
load of tourists from Delmonte to San
Francisco early Wednesday night and,
with the air Of business-like, pro-
fessional chauffeur. began to look
around for passengers for the return
trip to the beach resort. He would
make no direct comment on his wife S
telegram.
Told of the statement attributed to
his father-inlaw. to the effect that
GoItzbach had not left of his own ac-
cord, the grand opera stars husband
said:
Let them talk When / said I
was through and back here to stay,
] told my story. The letters and the
kilograms certainly knock that story
about being kicked out in cooked
hat. I haven't had any quarrel with
anyone.
"Why all this fuss? II Id rather
drive a motor for wages than to play
Faust to Marguerite with the old man,
Mephisto. lurking in the background.
Hasn't a man right to earn his own
living? l wasn't built for a caddy.
I'm too healthy to loaf around the
lobby Of theater.'
SINGER SCOUTS DIVORCE IDEA.
Joplin, Mo-. March 15,-Shown a
dispatch from San Francisco in which
Floyd Goltzbach. her husband, is
quoted as saying he sticks to his orig
inal statement that he is through
with the imelight," Nine. Margarete
Matzenauer, grand opera star. still
an attitude of regarding
the situation as q Joke
She was much less talkative than
Tuesday night. however. when she
talked freely with newspaper men.
Referring to the latest dispatch from
San Francisco, Nine. Matzenauer said
the interview resembles fanciful
creation of reporters"
The language is not my husbands
she stated.
She was reminded that even if the
language were not that used by Glotz-
bach. the fact remained that he was
back on his old job of driving sight
seeing motor car.
well, what of that?'' she coun-
tered. If he wants to drive someone
elses car that's his business. and l
haven't the slightest objection"
NO" she replied when asked if
divorce had been suggested.
She sent a long telegram to her
lawyer in New York. telling of her
interview and asking his advice.
TERRIBLE CLASH. SAYS DAD.
New York, March 15.-Papa "Me-
phisto" Matzenauer, so dubbed by his
chauffeur son-in.law, Floyd Glotxbach,
tells a third version of troubles of
Nine. Margaret Matzenauer and her
100 per cent man."
Nine. Matzenauer was spoofing the
public when she said there had been
no break between her and her hus-
band he declared, and Glotxbach is
spoofing even more when he says he
quit her.
The facts, as Mr.. Matzenauer sees
hem, are that Nine. Matzenauer gave
Glotzbach the air" after terrible
quarrel which he, the "Mephisto' in
own ears and witnessed with his own
eyes.
And the public may take his story
Or leavs il. he added, closing the door.