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Show I a man of great capacity and a man, I think, that would make her a good husband. 1 have known Mr. Bowes a long 'time. So has Mrs Frohman. He has visited New York frequently and has been a guest at my home. 1 have always admired him greatly, and I see no reason why their marrlaga should not he a happy one." Speaklug of the separation, Mr. Frohman said: "Everything was of a perfectly amicable ami-cable nature. I knew when she went to California exactly what the plan waH. It was purely an amicable agreement, agree-ment, and while I regret It all, I believe be-lieve It is for the best. You see, when Miss Ulington and I were married. 1 realized there was a tremendous future fu-ture before her on the stage. She was blessed with wonderful ability and I was as ambitious for her sake us I could possibly -he. She, too, was ambitious and together we strove to win all the honors for her that we could. "It was this that was undoubtedly responsible for the present turn of events. It is my desire to see hr get ahead and reach the highest gdal that can be attained on the stage, and 1 may have overlooked the othr side and did not realize that she might-long might-long for the domestic life. Then her health broke down under the terrific strain. The work became distasteful to her, but I never knew It. It became be-came indefinitely more difficult for her to continue on the stage when she no longer cared for it, and finally she was compelled to give It up altogether. alto-gether. "But that Is all past. I can only sav now that my fondest hope 1 that Ml'ss llllngton will bo happy In whatever what-ever she undertakes. If she obtains a divorce, I hope she marries Mr. Bowes." CHAP Frohman Approves Wife's Contemplated Marriage With Former Friend. New York, Feb. 16. Daniel Frohman, Froh-man, manager of the Lyceum theater, who announced yesterday that he and his wlfo. Margaret llllngton. the actress, act-ress, had agreed to a separation, preliminary pre-liminary to a divorce, when told today to-day that his wife might marry Edward Ed-ward J. Bowes, a real estate man ol San Francisco, said he had not heard positively that Mrs. Frohman contemplated con-templated marriage with Mr. Bowes, lie said. "If Mrs. Frohman obtains a divorce, and wishes to marry agaiu, I certainly certain-ly hope that she does become the wife of Mr. Bowes. He Is a splendid chap |