Show i Chicago Gains Popularity As Divorce Center CHICAGO Jan 11 AP AP Just Jus why Chicago should have been chosen hosen by several actresses during the past few months as the i lace to get divorces is not re readily apparent to lawyers unless it be that Illinois laws lawa are reasonably broad and residential rest resi requirements not too strict Fanni Brice the comedienne who has sung so feelingly of My y Man Jan was the leader In the most rec nt list of ot stage personalities to seek and obtain divorces here There have followed through the past paRt few tew weeks the divorce cases of Helen Menken Marion Marlon Harris Suzanne Caubet Mrs Cr Crane Crne ne Wilbur Wilhur niece of Sarah and Just jut this week Ev Evelyn lyn Herbert who came rome from New York for the short court proceedings and then hurried back to the cast of My 1 Maryland I Illinois Illinois' legal requirements for divorce remain 03 n-a stringent IS as ever said one attorney but compliance with them leads in Jn many Instances to and speed Most causes require variously one or two years' years established residence but one prominent comedienne re recently recently recently re- re divorced her ner spouse quickly because she found him with another woman Illinois thereby had llad Immediate Immediate im immediate Im- Im mediate Jurisdiction thrust upon It and when the husband raised no objection was divorced without ado Many touring actresses play In Chicago two or or 01 three months each year it was pointed out and havIng haying hav- hav Ing no established home formally Indicate Chicago a as their official residence Upon each Chicago appearance appearance appearance ap ap- ap- ap the same same- residence e is In Inhabited Inhabited inhabited In- In habited and in time timi comes to be recognized as the leg legal l home Then should marital discord arise suit for divorce legally can can be instituted In n Chicago J Divorce suits are divided between two wo court calendars one calendars one for tor contested contested con- con I tested ested cases and one for those In which there will be no tight fight It is the he latter variety which will permit an actress to rush here from New York obtain ehr dh divorce orce and return east in time to miss merely one performance of her l play lay as in the case of l Miss ss Herbert Once a a. stipulation of contest no-contest has been filed Tiled by opposing counsel the actual actual ac- ac ual divorce proceeding is a mater matter matter mat mat- ter er of minutes although the steps leading beading to it may may have required tw twe years ears or more |