The Washington times., 1922-02-19

continents.
In Torqual, London. Pat Somer-
Set and Edith Day are living
openly in frank defiance OF the
world and its conventions. wait
ing for the day when Cartons
divorce will permit their union
legally.
In New York, protesting anger
at his wife's misconduct, Carlton
is impatient at the court delays
that cause his suit to drag. He
says his outraged dignity forced
the action. Edith Day avers he
would not have sued had no not
become enamored Of another
woman.
barry IN THE CASE.
There ia a baby in tho case,
born to Edith Day. The birth OF
that baby was followed by the d.
vorce in which Miss Zimmerman
named Miss Day. Carlton, too.
has had pointed remarks to make
about the youngsters parentage.
Miss Day says nothing on that
subject, aside from showing her
love for Somerset.
Pat Somerset is the only son
of Captain Holme-Sumner, r. N.
Of Paris PLACE. Miss Bannerman
IS the only child Of Mrs. Ambrose
Smith, OF Winnipeg.
The two appeared I'm Three
Wise Fools" at the Comedy Thea
ter. They played in that produo-
ton in London and were married
there at st. Georges Church, Han
over Square.
The unhappiness of the match
was revealed when Miss Day
spectacularly left her part as tho
star Of Irene" at the Empire
Theater, London, and was short
~ thereafter named by Miss
Zimmerman as correspondent.
Edith Day married q man who,
IN stage parlance, comes under
the classification Of an "angel."
But her marriage was not. for
that term, by any means a divine
union.
DUKE FIGURES IN ROMANCE.
All the Broadway angel needs
IN money. He requires no wings.
no halo, no harp. He supplied
the money that gave Edith Day
her exalted position in the foot
light realm. He discovered the
talent In the dark-haired, blue
eyed girl from the West. trained
those talents and developed her
ability and her name.
At the crest of her triumph
her romance with Carlton sud
denly crashed and her heart sped
toward that Of Pat Somerset.
In the amazing incidents In
Volved in the strange episode OF
mixed loves ia the interesting
story of conviviality among the
high.life groups OF titled Britons.
No less a person than the Duke
of Manchester figures conspic-
uously in the thrilling narrative
OF jumbled loves.
The disrupted romance of pro.
Queer and actress goes back to
broadway booking office some
xix years ago. In the waiting
room sat tired little girl in wrink-
led cotton stockings and a shah
by suit, topped with a forlorn
straw hat. She was Edith Day.
She needed a job, and needed 1t
badly. Milk and crackers had be-
come a monotonous diet that left
her wan.
s,rr MEETS CARLTON.
rIton, swinging a gold-headed
cane and nattily arrayed, paused
as he entered the office. The
pathos of the girls glance arrest.
cd his eye. He asked her name
and address and experience. She
had been taken on in a show in
Minneapolis. She was the daugh-
ter of Oscar Day, Minneapolis
dramatic critic. The show had
stranded and she was without
funds.
He induced the Shuberts to put
her on at 500 a week as under.
study to Anna Held in Follow
me-" But that play didn't last.
She again was jobless. She had
not heard from Carlton. He had
been watching his protege from
the orchestra seats and never had
appeared at the stage door,