The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-23

In an exclusive interview with
a reporter for The Washington
Times Polly presented her side of
the latest marital embroglio in the
theatrical profession.
Her husband, Gayle Buiingame,
theatrical producer, last week In
structed his lawyer to begin q $780,.
900 alienation suit against Stanley
w. Tannfield, LONDON banker, who,
he charges, stole the affections Of
Polly.
bitterness against her husband
and ''men in general" was plainly
apparent yesterday. Occasionally
that feeling drew down the corners
of her mouth, which seems better
fitted FOR laughter.
fearful for Moment.
Once during the interview she
lost this hardness. That was when
she mentioned her parents, admit
tedIy poor, but not denied by their
daughter, whose beauty landed her
in the front row Of one Of Broad.
ways shows. She said:
my husband has shown an
insane desire to hurt me-"
Her voice choked as tears sprang
to her eyes. A sob, and then:
81 don't claim blue blood in my
veins, but you can tell Gayle Bur-
lingame that there 10 plenty Of
good red blood there. and before he
IL through with defamlng his wife
he'll know IT,"
Gone was the momentary femin-
Inc weakness. Polly was again her
cynical self.
johnson interviewed to say that
she had engaged him to sue for a
separation and that rapers would
be filed before the end Of the week.
He was interrupted by Polly. who
said:
''Is there no way by which q wife
can sue her husband for deHama.
ton Of character Gayle certainly
has DETAINED me-"
Not Jealous, HIS Boast.
OF possible divorce Polly said:
II have no grounds for divorce;
I don't want one. But I'll never be
happy until am legally separated
from that coward.
HE has brought In the name Of
Mr.. Tannfield at this late date, ard
heard or seen fanny for over q year
and q half. He knew Of my friend
ship for him and instead Of being
Mortified, as he claims, he encour.
aged me, and said It was perfectly
all right.
'IIe proudly boasted then that
he was not the jealous kind OF hus-
hand and that when he married q
woman his absolute trust went with
II. Bahi
''In due time the truth OF my
friendship for Mr.. Tannfieid will
come out. That time will be in the
courts, IL my husband has the cour-
age to defend my suit. This truth
win put an entirely different light
on the money which my husband
says fanny gave me.
cit may possibly show that my
husband refused to support me, that
4 was actually forced to earn my
own living, that IL II hadn't been for
fanny I might have been destitute.
Who knows7''
Polly said that she had been work.
ing on location ''in pictures up in
the Adirondack" when she first
learned Of her husbands charges.
She Immediately left the company
and hurried to New York.
When informed that Mrs. Tam
field, in an exclusive interview with
representative Of The Washington
Times In st. Louis, had admitted
knowledge Of her husbands ac-
quaintance with Polly, the latter
quickly replied:
why, certainly, the whole world
knew II, guess. Theirs was moth.
ing criminal In married woman
having masculine acquaintance, IL
there? And that was all fanny was
Just a good friend. But my hus-
band tries to put an evil meaning
to this friendship"
AS TO her reasons for leaving
Burlingame she said:
my husbands Turkish idea con.
corning wives forced me to lsave
him. He who boosted Of not being
jealous turned out 70 ha = narital,ie