Evening star., 1936-07-04
MISS HAYES PLANS
EUROPEAN TRIP
Actress and Husband Will
Go on Vacation to Forget
Alienation Suit.
d the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, July 4.-Helen Hayes
and Charles Macarthur locked to .
European vacation today for relief
from their trying roles In . serio-
comic drama based on the old eternal
triangle.
They are free to return TO New
York and later cross the Atlantic
after the 100000 alienation of af-
fections suit brought by Carol Frink,
first wife Of the playwright, against
Miss Hayes, his present spouse, had
been dismissed In Circuit Court yes.
terday.
There were three days of hearings.
Hilarity rivaling that Of the front
page" play Macarthur helped write
ruled the second session. The finals
closed in q display Of tears.
Miss Frink, drama critic for .
Chicago newspaper, whose 1920 mar
rage to Macarthur ended in 1925
divorce, was on the witness stand
for cross s-examination. Defense Coun-
sci ]. r. Reeve swept his arm toward
the defendant and her husband
married in ls2s-and asked:
DO you wish them happiness?"
"Yes."
The blond witness eyes moistened.
Macarthur and his actress wife
studied the floor. A recess was or
dered.
Judge Dismisses Case.
Attorneys agreed on a non-suit.
Judge walter La Buy formally dis
missed the case.
Attorney Samuel Golan announced
his client had pressed the action filed
four years ago without thought OF
getting q cent" but TO seize the op-
portunity Of telling her story to those
who thought she was gold digger. p"
1T Ia Miss Frinks belief" he said,
"that there was no malice whatso-
ever on the part Of Helen Hayes when
she became engaged to Macarthur"
Miss Hayes. star Of stage and
screen. asserted she believed the mat
ter vas now clear before the public
which supported me-
II have a child growing up and I
would not want the feeling that my
husband was in any way culpable of
such q state Of affairs" she said. Il
think that has been proven"
When the onslaught of autograph
hunters subsided. she had something
to say about the theater Of life. Her
eyes glistened.
This has been" she said, the
most terrible day I ever had"
Then of Miss Frinks croes-exami-
nation:
"Oh. I couldn't stand to see her
baited like that"
Macarthur Was Goat"
Macarthur stopped shaking hands
long enough to declare himself the
goat" Of the hearings and concede
it was a lot of fun until those old
missives he had penned to his former
wife were produced. He didn't relish
the one signed "Charliekums.
There ought to be law" he de-
ciared. against introducing love let
ters more than IS years old in open
court"
On the witness stand Miss Frink
was asked II she loved Macarthur
now.
Il love the memory Of him as he
was them she replied.
But do you love him now?" asked
Reeve.
Il don't think Id even like him as
he was on the witness stand"
When did you cease loving him?"
When he took the stand yester-
day"
Referring to letter the plaintiff
had written Macarthur after they
had separated. Reeve inquired;
You hoped some good. simple
woman would devote herself to
Charlie?"
Il was trying to be sporting"
do you think some good woman
has devoted herself to him?"
Il don't know how good Miss Hayes
is. I certainly know she's not simple.
I would call her sophisticated. She
is worldly. She has spent much Of
her life on Broadway
DO you think it impossible for
some one on Broadway to be a good,
simple woman?"
Il don think Miss Hayes would like
to be called that, but, if you think
she would, I'll say it, II you want
me to say that I wish them to be
happy. I'll say that, toe. I wish every
body happiness.