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Show DROPS ACTION j AGAINST RIVAL Producer Would Have Wife and Actor Wed to Protect Child NEW YORK. Nov. 10 Curl Carle-ton, Carle-ton, producer of Broadway musical comodles. Thursday discarded his role as an aide In the prosecution of Pat Somerset, British actor, who Is facing fac-ing deportation on charges of moral turpitude, and asked clemency for the man whom he had charged with alienating alien-ating the affections uf his wife Edith Day, the original "Irene." Mr Carleton in h letier to Commissioner Com-missioner of Immigration Tod asked permission to withdraw from tho ca.se and requested that the authorities be lenient toward Somerset. "A phrase from the Bible The pride of thine heart deceived thee' j has aided me In reaching this decision," deci-sion," he wrote. "My wife. Miss Daj and Mr. .Somerset took the course they did because they loved each other. My own pride has kept me from seeing it in this light before." "Regardless of my personal feelings, there Is another ltfo at sUike. their hlld's," the letter continued "Inasmuch "Inas-much as the parents Intend to marry as xoon as divorce proceedings are completed. I think I should do my part In simplifying matters for that child " Mr. Carleton and Miss Day. whom he had chosen to star In the musical play. "Irene," were marrie.i when tlr-piece tlr-piece had hecojne a success He. harjjed that when Irene went to London. Lon-don. Intimate relations between hi wife and the British actor were established. |