The Washington times., 1923-05-18
TRIANGLE LOVE.
NEST ACT IS
PLANNED
Dancer Not Sure Two Wives
Now Living With Him Will
Give Consent.

DERBY, Conn, May IS. = Roy
Cummings, the acrobatic dancer
and daring comedian, is so delight
ed by the results of his bold ex'
pertinent of taking his former wife
to live with his wife No. in
triangular love nest here that he
wants to take them both on the
stage with him.
"Our plan of living together" he
said. has been so splendid that l
hate to. spoil it. ! should like TO
have my wife No. / travel with
me and with No. 2 in my stage
act, but l don't know that they
would consent.
IF the public is so much in
terested in >learning about two
seem to be judging from the at
tention we are receiving, perhaps
they would be interested to see two
wives in the same act on the
stage l think 1t is great idea.
When asked il he intended to
interfere in the Cummings menage
Deputy Sheriff William Shea, OF
Derby, said:
Certainly not. There is no rea
son why this man should not ar
range his own domestic affairs as
he likes, and moreover, | have more
respect for him than for lot OF
men who go around lodging ali
mony all the time"
RehearsalS Due.
Cummings viii have to leave the
pretty little bungalow he and his
wives have built. in an idyllic spot
on the shores of the Housatonic
river here and begin rehearsals next
week. The real Mrs. Cummings
No. 2-will have to go with. for
she is his stage partner.
Cummings discussed his expert
ment candidiy, but wife No. 2, for
merly Irene Shaw, and No. /, Tor"
merly Miss Helen Gladyngs, who di-
vorced him in 1919. were not COM
municative That the two women
are real friends was evident. They
sat with their arms about each
other, and Mrs. Cummings No.
displayed the greatest affection for
Edna, the little five-year-old daugh-
ter Of wife No. 1.
Cummings is proud of the fact
that his two wives get along SO
well together He said:
There has never been the slight
est discord in this happy family. /
sometimes think III put out
shingle advertising a home for
wives or course. ] know it is
unusual for a wife to be willing to
live in the same house with a man
from whom she has obtained a di-
vorce.
Learned To Be Tactful.
Il didn't realize that / was do
ing a very. daring thing. though
some might call it crazy. Others
SAY it is the most daring thing
Z ever did. L admit. that a man
has to be tactful. but learned
diplomacy in dealing with women
by handling a group of wild chorus
girls. When a man gets through
that he is ready to tackle anything
1T is worth practicing diplomacy
to have little Edna here. She is
beauty and her daddy's daugh.
ter.
When man promises, to love,
honor aud obey until death us do
part he makes a promise, but
man can get SO darn tired waiting
FOR his wife to die that he simply
must have a transfer.
with one woman he has no right
to try: to do her out of all he can.
He owes something to her, and my
first wife gave me my start in life
on the stage"
Women Seem Happy.
Both wives appeared to be as
delighted as Cummings with their
extraordinary triangular family.
They said they found it more pleas
ant to work together than singly.
There was only half as much to do.
They declared that they were
happy and friendly, but admitted
there were some complications such
as the difficulty of ascertaining
which of the two women was meant
when somebody asked for Mrs.
Cummings.
The maid who answered the tele-
phone always inquiries, Which
one?"