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Show XLe Broken Komance or England s Most tm- guisked Actor- Manager and XT jnus Talented Wire T" HAT man's work and man's life often famish extraordinarily extraordi-narily curious parallels is proved once more by the romance ro-mance that reached its climax In the marriage ot Granville Gran-ville Barker and Helen Gates Huntington in London last month. The modest matrimonial note borne by the cables records Trithin its lines a love story of international Interest. Four large figures In various worlds play the role of its heroes and heroines. One is a woman of such beauty that the English stag? called her its loveliest Lilian McCarthy a synonym for London's Lon-don's fairest leading lady. The other, a woman or wealth and exceeding ex-ceeding culture, is the niece and the daughter-in-law of Collis P. Huntington. The heroes of the interntiaonal romance are men in different differ-ent worlds yet of might in their respective domains. Granville Barker, actor-manager, is the apostle of the highest form oT stage art. The other is the well known adopted son, stepson and heir of the late railroad king, Collis P. Huntington. No mere owner of inherited wealth a scholar deeply versed in the romance languages, builder of the Hispanic Museum and donor of it to New York City, donor also to the nation of a noble site for a noble institution. For at the upper end of Riverside Drive is a tract whereon will be built the National Institute of Art and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a scholar's schol-ar's gift to his country. The distinguished quartet met on the common ground of love of the beautiful In art and letters. They became friends. The friendship grew Into love between two of them and Into grief and the sundering of old ties for the others. And now the story oddly, fascinatingly human and dramatlo fes any that has ever appeared on any stage. Had not the group of multimillionaires who built the New Theatre in New York sent for Granville Barker to a;k his advice ad-vice and tender to him Its directorship, this page, setting forth the breaking of old bonds and making of new, never might have been written. Yet, like magnets draw like minds and characters. charac-ters. Huntington and his wife often crossed the Atlantic for a season in London. Had they not met the English artists of the Etage in New York it might have come about that they would have met at his London theatre or at a dinner or an after-theatro supper where those who love the best In 6tagecraft congregated. Does fate make matches or Is chance the motive power of them? Is the little love god a creature of infinite wisdom or of tricksy impulse? The sage3 of tho world's ags do not know. At all events, Granville Barker came to this country. Heralded Her-alded as the founder of the new art of beauty-tinged realism on the stage, his visit was a significant event. William K. Tanderbilt, Otto Kahn, Clarence Mackay and Archer M. Huntington Hunt-ington asked him to assume the destinies of the magnilicen' New Theatre opposite Central Park West, which they had built at a cost of a million dollars. Mr. Barker dined, conferred, considered con-sidered and declined. But these processes required several weeks indeed, two or more months. During the slow evolution of his decision he was presents, dto the families of the directors, j He dined at their home3. Always he was accompanied by his beautiful wife. Exclusive society turned the battery of its most genial smiles upon the pair. "How congenial:" it murmured. "How genuinely devoted. What marvelous oneness of life!'' , In this instance and at this time society's vision was true. It related, as a new morsel on its many-flavored tongnc-tlp, tho tory of their meeting and courtship. Lilian McCarthy, whom George Bernard Shaw sponsored, had had several seasons In the provinces. On the last tour she met in the company a studious stu-dious youn; man of serious habits, a fellow player. i Their acquaintance was slight, but It progressed to Ihe point cf affable greetings and adieus, ceremonial-; that aro dispensed with In many traveling theatrical companies. In pome Instances because of Indi.f renee, in others because of netual dislike. In London the young man gathered together a company of his own. Recalling the stately brunette loveliness of Mr. Shaw's dlseoverv. he wrote her: "Will vou be the leading woman of my company?" Her reply was more laconic than his, but it was prompt: "Ys. Thank you." Propinquity, ever one of Cupid's most rHIatdo aid), had Its will Pith Mr. Marker. rroTrinqulty, it appears, usually plays a controlling part In the drama of Mr. barker's lifo. Of that morn viil he said in what, follow". A! the end of the theatrical season Mi.-;- McCarthy and her m;ina;.'cr 'vote married. I Every dnnna. says Ihe nrael", must liavo a berjnnln:;, a middle mid-dle md an end. The rnarrlag" of Lilian McCarthy and Granville J.arker --a. i not the muni "and they 7 or- mnrrlerl mid lived happy ever after" end of 'he drama. No. The j.ioiv of the ,v tor- .manager's drama begins with hi? marriage lo IOndon'a loveliest leading lady. j Reach v.e now the middle. i The happy Granville liarkr-r.i Ind snid "nu revolr" In their A.niri"nn multi-millionaire friend;!. 'I hey had called hack lo l.neland. 'IT a eon. ill! per! liner) ,y same fr,.ndi. they re. 'I'"'"!. It ; t piav for a ;'-;i:.ori in the ti tt Hn.., Mr. Lillah McCarthy, ' Formerly Mr?, Granville Corker Parker directed their rpor"lr cf p'o. Ml Met'nrtl.. Pllive,: I,, thelll I lie I'.tdllliC v. oimtn'H rdr ri-l!v the :,, triumphant. I iramal ha lie. ,,h,. was nurider.iMv ..fu. ,cu dirk's la."tn in b odini; wnien . u ns nut (he name as London's. Th" n-l'ies v.ere cold or c.iuiMe. tint In on, rnle T they roonnli'd her with admiration, sic won their inlniPi and liv-ir ,,nH w;i, lior r-ti'lHIon of Ihe principal rule In "Th" .Man m, i ,, inimli WII'"." Miss Md'ar.'hy played the irnte wife cf a (1 !; ("nt "U I . -I liutlnnd. Monrnlni; hi wlfe'ii afi 'Union, he 1 oncht Ihe , , t m r--,.;ore h-r m""'v.. 'i he, p,.i (;";. ., t l(, k., u,,, , ,,,, ru-alncd Hi- u: of lor h.noiio nd .-i,e lall.-d .r o, d into a Kt.-ttn .f powcrh . , 1n..,,ry ,, ,,,. ; ,,,,.. j.!(nn,, , ,- lllli!" - I. ii, hi--. In t 'taie wa'i win ;;e ihan th" lir.t. How lUie-i ihhi pi, iv ll -iirn In the roinai:. " i.f l,im-,., live n l.ar.-Mv. l fiwnhhe.l th" paiallel cf which men!!, in ;n ma, In In the cpi'iiliu; para, r iph. At tin; cloae of their ,.-n:.n a I Wallrn ;,'.! To-ttr. Mci l'.ir ' '"I'' 1 !.. Hi. !:!. M i- r.,M :, v The Former Mrs. Arctic r M. HunliriRtot. Who Hn Kecomc Mr. Granvi'le Darker No. 2. !ct w;m vtrlcl,",, will, l,,,n-hll., Sh- w is I ,-laiei i.r .,.r) I'l-IC l II." h'll.- C.l:!":on save for a few flic;.,!; Olio cf tVe. ua r-, ,-ch",- M. llnn!!r.-lon ' ' .rxsaxsxzz """ ;:!,;,l::':;;,:,;::,::j..;:,v'"r M-!.:;;;:v;i;lVe,3''''!'',',','n,",i'' " Andtl Interest; Para! Bet,, Tue; of the :h Mrs. 1 :ceSiful JJfJ, Tlie "Dumb Wife" Regains Her Voice One of the Amazin? Scenes in the Satiric Play in Which Mrs. Granville Barker (Lilian McCarthy ) Vas So Successful Shattering oi Their Own 1: broken - . 7 A-- : f- , mce of ,rrh.-' , r'V ' ' " t' r, - intJ I v ' ?' f," t ' ':,- -''r -.' - ? ' K 'i - - . - - ,' 'v;;'--' t- " ' "x x : ' - - . - H ' . , 1 V" -.'.-.:-': j..--? Ah? v - . ; - ' U " " : ) -' ' ., ' -'."'-' -'; - -" nui- v-.-l -.- ' !-- The "Dumb Wife" Regains Her Voice One of the ;'V. Amazin? Scenes in the Satiric Play in Which Mrs. i : GranvilleBarker( Lilian McCarthy) WaSoSuceesful ated Wife ' ; : 1 Skattermg oi Tkeir . ' ... V md man's life often furnish cxtraordl- r - : . :"'.,' allels is proved once more by the ro- ; . . ' ' b so lor.'Iy. :.!?a ar so t:;,:e:-s. Like d its climax In the marriage of Gran- .-'' : ; '. ' No i ::.urr f';'!:f s. WB't yo-J tsake tb iates Huntington in London last month. .'' ' ' '. '' f. for him un',1 I zm we'.l?" mial note borne by the cables records .'' .... :' .' " ' - : !; Mr? Kur.tirr.on funded her fray-g story of International Interest. Four . . . ; . ' 1 '; ' '. ;; i:r:- Bsri'r . worlds play the role of its heroes and ' ' ' ; , ' ". "Vo'J A"'-?A trtn r.." sh raid j . .' '' i ; i TT.eret:r-'a !r. BarV.r b-cs, lit such beauty that the English stag ; ,'' ' a,'- . '.' Ff r two -:-: ft? remi'.r.M in tr apa: Lillah McCarthy a synonym for Lon- . " . ' v " . J . v " to:- "ry '-.p s:k- farr. Sie avd tr The other, a woman or weaith and ex- ; ; ! " ' . i ..." A !'" :"f'"'- Hr nr.-? st re?ted by ai ece and the daughter-in-law of Collis P. . . i r- , J Pa.-i:?' hz-i i r--'.! I:f a mr spoui?. ; .' M?-!'1 ' ?!-. iar'irr. i.s sean interntiaonal in-terntiaonal romance are men in differ- I .' ' . , ' ' t ' J a''" 'o t " - "! ; "- rTt -' "'? wcric ti: in their respective domains. Granville I ! -' ! rT -r-''-- ! " '"'' a no- (-ot: the apostle of the highest form or stage x ' '" I c t ; 1 : c t o t r ; h ar No. 1 ' 1 11 known adopted son, stepson and heir ' . .' " ' 'v"' sa- v- r.hod in--ar.t ti Collis P. Huntington. No mere owner . : i ' " : 1,-":-s w 3"J hi' r-w-rful f-'e-J cholar deeply versed in the romance ; '. " '"ftrw' f ir'h.T frcm tie , Hispanic Museum and donor of tt to ; '"" K ;ir! at-?.;. b tt? so to the nation of a noble site for a ... ' ' ' "" 1 ' -1' f ""'? "-- Ji' the upper end of Riverside Drive is a ' : ;-, ;'".'" r' ""'.'- 1 " lilt the National Institute of Art and '' i '.'1 Ahc :t ! ! s : v-n i-:'t a wo" of Academy of Arts and Letters, a Bchol- ;; . ,: ,; ". tc;- ! w'.'h r--r: . !i -:r.i cf h: : ' - . ... . , -1 - ; r- j fi - '"F;ri.,f lit irtet met on the common frrcand of love l. . ' . ' ' h ;c? -,!'s cf ':---: r, f"- ss he t: I letters. They became friends. ' .' ? ' . ' , , . -.1 - j - l:-f::-,; a'-'-;: ' r;a- Into love between two of them and ' . 'y Mr- !; !-'-.-?r 5 i:';-n;i - ,i ;'ry:ir'.f J. ng of old ties for the others. ' . ',' ' ;h.-.: -,'j- ;' e -.-. dj b :.'e a ddly, fascinatingly human and dramatlo - : ' ' . . ' .r.,-K. or tr,0 Sn,...f ar cc;u;;a iared on any stage. V ' ' f a.. ';rJ ;-,7-.e- r--' -i-.:e for arc:i: ! multimillionaires who built the New . ' , . , ' -j -v,n ,, r,c,.(..r4 - ws, a .... at for Granville Barker to ask his ad- ' , - w ..c.. j :1Ji a directorship, this page, setting forth '. -, '. ".' v ...., p.. .W( r? ,t. and making of new, never might have ' ' . . . . . ' . " x-rt..'1. .. . r. ; , .--rr-i i r.o.'ce. magnets draw like minds and chai-ac- . ' . , . . . . . . ... . i wife often crossed the Atlantic for a . ; , , :hev not met the English artists of the i f - : .'-it. r -v Ic-.f- ri r.-r-h w:fe ght have come about that they would . S , i As .0 O'.'.T.-.b Tv:ti ;. ''-.o r sv .e r-fi leatre or at a dinner or an after-theatro ' .' , ' , , . ' I mr i v -c .1 T - r - - ove the best In 6tagecraft congreirated. . 1 , . ' ....... . ' I "i .-y arc vou Ti.Tr1'.!! W'hv -? t,-: aes or Is chance the motive power of j god a creature of infinite wisdom or '! . ", ' '.' " ' J " e fc" "' ! e sages of tho world's ags do not ..' .. .'' ' - ,- . ' c : ; lv. le Barker came to this country. Her- ' " . ..' i y.l'"'' ''''' ; "r5"rr ?-y ti the new art of beauty-tinged realism ' ' '. '"r' " - '' T''c tr :""' ' 1 r' !cr'r was a significant event. William K. . ;. )i romm.v.-. love t0 co ar.d go. My best llarence Mackay and Archer M. Hunt- '. ' ', '. ' : f '''"' 'T ''' r'"' ;? !n ::" ros.-a . ume the destinies of the magnilicen' "7 ' ;v; . ' J",'s : '"'"'""''' -e ,:a,,:K -T ntral Park West, which they had built ' ' ; - '. c'ust wcr.'.-.r.'s ra:v.e. ars. Mr. Barker dined, conferred, con- . . '..'"-.'.' 3ut these processes required several - """ ""Tl-.c ;, -..c,-:;.- h-.rt is better tti ire months. During ihe slow evolution - ss ... forrcr;s " ,:- ? her h-.-.-hAr..:. " isente dto the families of the directors. : . ' o tvaVo '.c -c f.-r r.-c $he t tea. ?" " "' ' ',' .. . . . ... N.' Ti-i-c'cl r'.-.tf.irc ar.d pair.. I an: a ha-p anled by his beautiful wife. Exclusive 1 f""' " ; . '" - ' " 1 : .-v- ' .' ' . ":'vr,':'! ' fi:;1 h.i'.c:-. rc: in be y of Its most genial smiles upon the S ' '" J '. . ' ' ' A' M" P.irVi'r CT.ort-:e.'. ti't :.'(" '' ' , ' . NA' -c-oii. She hcapr.l ::-.-n h.-r b:-vvar..t murmured. "How genuinely devoted. ;':''' ' ? .'. ' '" '. ', " -A livo co.ils of which t'.ic ife J-crcf! of r. of life!'' t I- , . . . ' , ' " ' ' "".':) ": "My p.-c-c.I. !!, a5T(.: i,- ::: it this time society's vision was true. I.' f V . . " ', , ' " . : ;. :.' I.ovo is :ho ore r.n..:ovort-.ib'p :::-.:an el on its many-flavored tongne-tlp, the ' '! ,' -J ' ' I - '.'- ' '' . 1 ' 1 ' ! ' " x oo:-.i- -:. to ocy on'y its id courtship. Lillah McCarthy, whom : '. - ' . ' .' ' ' ' .' . "i "' ' ' ' W::.--i h,-r huV.iv.,i ,h0 room V.- onsored, had had several neasoni In . :' . J v.r.- i , . ' i ' . : ' ," ' V . tr..1is.Toti. She vo:u-.5 her desk s?.I st tour she met in the company a am- i , ' ' j " ,' '. : ." , . "y1-'' I :i " hor tcsr. toM -.' c story as her us habits, a fellow player. J."':" ": - '"' . '. : j': . , ' . 1 ' ; ;, ?!: scul.-.i she 'oror. .id.iross-.-d it "Y is slight, but It progressed to Ihe point ; ?'?'.. 1 ' " - . , .V"" personal." a::. I wi:J, !; t om .1 hsads dro idieus, ceremonials that aro dispensed !. f. ' ' ' : ' ' . i . .,, 1 . r V , 4. - ' ' i,' mil ohmo eatrical companies. In ?om Initances $ ''.. '' ' ' .' I Lillah iVicCarthy, , , . Mr 1I:n!i:;ton ron.l :o letter aid bsi 1 others bwauae of actual dislike. In ' t' ; '1 ' ' Formerly Mr?. p "Of oours... this i m-.f.uo." :o s.'M ' thcred together a company of his own. "" ' Granville ''"i in iho ft;n' ,vv i-,:n " ;t.te loveliness of Mr. Shaw's discovery. l" ' ' J Clirkcr ' Th'" ''" ''r r.i.i.. i,i.-r ll-e hre.ioh ', le the leading woman of my company?" Granville Barker ' ' "')' Tt.ir'.i-is. Tho 'ove.iol- .;.5 Ic thao bis. but it was prompt : "V'-. f fr . S, , ' -, ' ,' ;" . ndou. l-i i, v .r.n--oi. Their t Parki-r directed tl:r ir rcpcri..!, (.f ,,t:1 . ;il?i M -i'aril.i M"'' ,, as on tl-.o s-t"e p'v ' of Cupid's most rllatde aid), had Its Piny-! In tli-m l-..!hi v..,m;.n' r..l- ....-i-.l!v rh- v-, . --''' !v,'- ' " lr- u-.i (oov t'-.-"-:'-"-' i .'-e opirmul.y. It anp..ar.,. usnallv pbv, a 'v'! ?v!i ' T'Y" 'i ""'' Wi,H M'r"Mv '" ' --I " "-' ":h-n 1 for- tV ,'e.to-. ma of Mr. P.arker'a lifo. Of hat morn . W " '"" "nmo . ' - . :'. .. . , r,, A:,.r rvt, :, om.H of be so lor.'Iy. Men are so t'pier-s. Li fee v4-;;M .... No i e::'.ur--f ;'r.eF. Won't you Eai? the dir. for him until I cm we'.!?"' Mr?. Kur.tir?-.on citrded her gray-g'.oTed h-J 1 Mr;. E5rr'i. "Vou rr:-y d,'- rd trtn rr..'' she said. Ttere-rca ?-Ir. BarV.r becat". liters"-, -i, rir two we- !-:5 she rem:r;ed in her arrrti" r.; vptco t ;' 'f stic-rte e cure. Sie saved ir ees i--t-dark rf-r!. Her r.r-.? she re?ted by atsc'.rj r -Parke' hz-i ic re-a! life a v spouse. M ? 1 1 '' ' ?!-. larger, i.s se-an erie-f, ti 03. - 10 t "- ?. ' - rTt --i-""'s iTrlt. t:s w'e . h'rr. f r.-n. ttr.t'! he r--: t-. M a no'e f-o y-r C"-z ' i"- ct"-3 to ""-;' h?'1. at No. F:.: 1- yr s 5 f-i sa". t e'red in;-ar.t!y kri'T r - -h's w f's f-":i"r. ! ar.J h'iii rwerful frie'd's w-.'c Car-o f :r-h--r i"--:'a''o-s frcm tie Ar:ir -.c a'-T.-. s r" tip i?-?:-s!:. T:-'-";- p. . f -. j -. 4- F ':-,! 5 .-. ? He tct;?3 v--. Abe-:: ! : : v-n i :'t a wo" cf tr.rt srs ? tcp, I .i'h of "f: '. !t ti w t r 1 ht's cf hr:e-: i:- I"...:: - i . ? s 'ste'e !it"!a ro 'Ji - h ice ",!'s cf ' "- -' t: r!.. -s. ptc. ss he s:!s i' :-'e t. - i:'!-;-;: ai'".t pia- Mr- I;i"-.-?rs t '. " -1 : vr'rcte i. Tic:i th .-.t s1- - p'ay '- e -.-! cf i J h i.'e a !!"!f 1 e-'k or f 0 uf si'er.oe ar.d foc'uslra be --:- aM. Vri. r.irVe- c-t-ii for aretrer :r.ir :z rn ?'.,rt r--c 'i c c e'.p tts a iitt'.e ciiir; ' p ! 1 h r ' c ". ' . ! r i - r, !c ve ;. If A ; ir !i!T r; than i '-r-v p :t :h ,?e;rre ari afreet cf ir : PrtrVr .! ! r.rt .---:tt: to r.ot'ee. He a ai5e-t -: i -0! -oi . K'.s terpr ?:fi to b- ' p'-; of s---;e se--"-"! Et'te'y. ?I-s :".i.-:t-r. r -1 !or.e- c.-t-b :fe. ii'i;: riz" As the d .;::: b -t -.'.i !n tie p'sy f ie rs?i '..1 i:n: : rr!y r.-c.i:r.e-; sprt--r't ""Aoy are you Torr!.? Why s-a t,-3 sec:': ."-f ."-f ' re: v-i -y!re to keep from T:t, 0 .: i-!o::?. i".s's'ert"y repes'tl. b"-f-t i' ' . r : c r- ply. "1 b.ivo ho-fit-- to r.swer c!y reosuM ! T;-To-or.d vol. The trtf't !s. I v. a !or.cr h-v y" rorr.r.iat-. love to cor.-.e- ar.d go. My heart cj .mi. r.-ir to r:e. It is it: :!-e possesstor. of are:vi."" T-i-s 1 -op-o.-.eVrs i,",' otitoV'y fo'!"'i "I rtitst k-ow ;;.e woro.o.r.'s ra::.e. w.o is c !: e "" 'The 2:o::o..:y shs: h-trts better ttm tif forrerts " ,vsered her h;t-b.itt.:. " 01: to'; Hf: to rtiike 1 .'e p!e.;-.-,"t for roe Sie isf. ' " rrittitVI p'e.istirc ar.d pair.. I an: a happy. ":-'-f: t-.o-rett; I stti in hoii-. et-. V " rct in he". " A:in M-s F.rker deT.ort-:e.. :hs: ?vf - ' -t ceeii. ?i0 heaped ::-on her l-o-vst.i tif '":r' Jivo oo.i1? of which t'.to wit'e bereft of her rusN'--' :-h!y po ses-ol. He a::.ert-.! he- I.ovo is tl'o otto :n.:oorrah'e V.:.t.iri p.;sii M l it to eotti- S-..I to oey ott'y its o 1 Woo-i her httsV.if.d le'; ,'l0 room Y.-s. r-'";r : ' lr.,-!i ;.-7,-tio-i Sic ot-etiod her desk s?d wot? ' 't'i Iter tear. e :,-!. t' c story as her fc-s'i"' -!-Site scn!.i the Vror. addressed it "Vr. ' peroti.O." a-.:. I with !; or ow ;i haads droprf ' i; "''" ' mail elimo Mr l!t::t!iti.::oti rc;. ;o letter aid istt.!?: i' " "Of ootttso, C'.'.j i i:c,t : ;;o." he sjM e ett'y. "' be seen in iho t- i',-i' oevivry sr. ;tr." The le'-er c.i,-- I - i,!..r Ire.-,oh 0 1 - 0 0 r ' ' !:.ircis. Tho hve.ie!- bee.ir.i- ln::-ss.'h!o. " cndoii. i W s-r.-i-.-ceis. Thetr s'tisec "'" ! was on tlto same p:.i;,o Mti is.-uker tooV ; : ste; in the pith 0' S'te fr,-,' --,-r !--t! m i f,.,- f-e ie!or.;'0-. vht" Ait-,- omatx to e-Mil of ttt-P-i'' tv.v"c. ''; eii'ni 1 on don was sii-p-io.I a' the . !' I hone, h; toev ve;o ;;.:or-.-ud:e of tie i;''! x Mild. So ciio'li. 'i , i; t, ,;; s ho ' ' . 'one. Mr- 1;,..,.,., ,., in0;,-e ':''' , etid of fh. liii.tv. ,,t von-a nee oitve in t' '."'"','' !!: H.ii'.er 11-.1 -: 1: i. l-.-ten .atf ': " luieily performed in London a her divorce i' J" " ho 1 nt.-.i s-.,r,-5 London'. lowlier: '.-:,; ,,;, voote '" '' "lici, she fMjed I'n- ,.... ,v., ,.! "s '!..:. oai-.vr SS. Ii., i. lansol into C'O .i'.rv'e ; , M 'lon lino. 1,101,.,, ,,...,.,., ..u j,-.!'.,,,-,-r . Iho rer,.u,,-o lave,. ,, i.,.,r,'i !-r is ' " nlcnoo of .1 proud Iv.aH f :-o:t.i!le resei-f '" |