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Show 00 IflASCAflNl AND WiFii IN A ROW Rome, July 15. Tho sensation caused by the elopement Tuesday night of the composer. Mascagni, with Irma Bernini, a vaudeville dancer, was a sequel to a terrible family scena, in which Mine. Mascagni wounded the composer in the arm. Slgnor Mascagni had Just returned from a isit to the young woman, whom he first met while she was dancing in Covent Garden in London and whom he later had engaged for the Costanzi theater here. Apparently Apparent-ly Mine. Mascagni bad followed hei husbnnd's taxicab and thus discovered discov-ered the meeting place of tho lovers According to report the composer, on being confronted with the facts by his angry better half, confessed, telling tell-ing his wife that he had found that life with her was Impossible. At this Mme. Mascagni, who is reputed to be a modern Xantippe, struck her husband with a heavy key The composers children, strangely enough, took side.? with their father and Mme. Mascagni Is said to have ventod her displeasure on her daughter, who left the house with her father, the latter hurrying off to Arcachon. to join his friend, the poet d'Annunxlo, one of whose librettos li-brettos he has lately beeu setting to music Mme. Mascagni took up the pursuit of hor fleeing spouse on the following day, but friends intercepted her at Florence, persuading her to return to Rome to avoid adding to the scandal. A roport was current late today that Mme Mascagni. overcome by grief and mortification at the dosertion of her husband, had attempted suicide. This, however, could not be confirmed. . nn |