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Show t or Losing One I Is Expected to Try Wfw - :'vffe. ' Matrimony at Least . r "V ::. .; . ;Si ME Once More , ' ?H X v 1 ' v": I . j - . . - s I - j wif I 'X 3 ! , jj and I H ' ' ' detr' j ; harlotrf I De Wolf Hopper with wife No. 5 and their baby ""FOLLOWING closely upon the heels jH of the divorce granted to Mrs. Hedda Hopper cornea tho rumor that "Wolfie," as tho famous comedian is known to his friends, is about to tako another plunge into the Bea of matrimony. matri-mony. This wUl make him a benedict ; 'r I,', for the sixth timo and his host of f riends, together with the many thousands thou-sands of his followers on the stage, aro awaiting with the greatest interest the publishing of the banns, so that they may learn who the new Mrs. Hopper will be. De Wolf Hopper has for many years been a great favorite with theater-goers both hero and abroad. In fact, his long and successful career as a foremost artist ar-tist of mummery has so firmly established estab-lished him in the mind of the public that he is no longer regarded as an actor, but as an institution. He has trod tho buskincd board for so many years now that, should any one fire the question. Ed i son-wise, at you as to who is the best-known American actor, it is nine chances to ten you would reply with the perennial comedian's name on your lips. Ho is no longer a young man. Even in this startling age of non-impossibiliti" , a man of sixty-four isn't exactly regarded regard-ed as a youth. Sixty-four i3 generally associated in one's mind with the old time-worn pictures of comfort on the hearth of tho far corner of the room where sixty-four might sit unnoticed; in short, it is and has been for a long time, considered the most fitting period for retiring into the background quite definitely. defi-nitely. But the hero of this story laughs with hearty jollity at tho absurdity of theso pictures. Tradition means nothing to him; as he has often said (and by action proved the sincerity of his words), a t man Is as old as he feels, and, judging by the announcement of his impending sixth marriage, Mr. Hopper feels very young indeed. In fact, young enough to start all over again. When De Wolf Hopper was a little boy his parents intended that he should become a famous lawyer. However, "Wolfie" desired to become an actor, and If at a very early age he organized his own company, which failed to become a success, suc-cess, and then joined the cast of one of the earliest American theatrical successes suc-cesses called "The Blackbird." After this ho decided to study singing, and as a result of hn studies he came tho chief comedian In a comic opera called "The Black Hussar." Many of the old inhabitants will re- ' !, call with distinct pleasure the occasion of Mr. Hopper's appearance in his first big success, "Wang." This established him as a star and by 18D0 he was tho most popular comedian in the country. By thU lime he had already managed t' to take unto himself three wives. His , first marriage was distinctly a family affair. Ella Gardiner, a second cousin , on his mother's side, founded the "sis terhood of ex-wives," as his third wife ' has so aptly expressed it, and until the appearance of another lady on her husband's hus-band's horizon she lived very happily with the comedian. Proximity has been often cited as I ; being the great cause of divorce. Per- i haps it was in Mr. Hopper's case. At Mr. Hep per t. - '. stage roles, '" '. v ' ' 4 I and (be- " , . ' .' I? : ' low) Mrs. i ., 'V. . .: ' -v. Hedda f,- ' ; . 4;r'.;?'C'-' ' , y Hopper, t ' ' " : . ' y ' .7 the latest V " ff'ty'f-'-l :'i love mata Vf ' m,. ; ... ',; Vi--'' $ to say .' ' y''p:s ; " ' -. goodby :Jbjjf ' ' . ' - - to him v forever .y I ' ih': ' ' ' , f any rate, when wfc: ;. v : .., . ' So ho discovered the W ' 1 v : 9 existence, in a ' ' iijm theatrical com- 'lJ pany of which ho p;'-. Jr - 3 was the star, 1 , ' q very attractive . M m yountr woman by 3yM the name of Ida br 'tffMk M o s h e r his I i thoughts became y ;' un-hus- fc 'itm bandlike in thf ir r. Al character. His , "'.5 v i f e . woman- '' , , jn'i-- -- - - wise, was not '-::y X'. slow in finding r this out and very sonn Mr Hopper V made his fi-.it appear- . in the divorce court?. He married Mis3 Mosher, who bore him r. one child, n bey. But it V n't many moons be- " fore he airain appeared in the divorce court, and fol- 'y lowing this apearance he for v "" the third time undertook to love and honor, making a mental change in all probability In tho words "until death" to "until divorce." Edna Wallace, his third wife, is perhaps per-haps the most widely known of them all. She was a popular musical comedy actress ac-tress and after her marriage to the star of "Wang" she appeared with him in many of his successes. However, "Out of sight, out of mind," i6 an old proverb, the truth of which is known. When "Wolfie" went to England Eng-land ho again fell In love, and when his American bride obtained a divorce on tho ground of desertion he felt free to offer his heart and hand to the newcomer, a Miss Nella Reardon Bergen. They were married, and remained 60 for fourteen years a record for Mr. Hopper. Then he fell in love with Miss Elda Surry and again appeared in the divorco court. He married Miss Surry the same year his English wife divorced him, and they lived together for seven years. His fifth and latest wife, Mrs. Hedda Hopper, as she is known on the stage, is an attractive and popular actress. Despite De-spite her determination to leave her famous fa-mous actor husband, she persists in declaring de-claring him "one of the finest men on earth." Strangely enough, despite the evidence " E - 7 : . .j -. '-s. ' V L '-'. she claims to have obtained againBt him and tho alleged fast that he refused to contribute one cent to- ward tho support of their son, Billy, she informed the world that she had nothing but words of praise for her ex-husband. In an interview given when her divorce di-vorce proceedings were being begun Mrs. Hopper said "I have brought the suit for the sake of my boy and myself. Circumstances have arisen which compel me to seek a divorce. Despite that I have nothing but words of praise for Mr. Hopper. He is one of tho grandest men in America and I regret deeply that the suit has become necessary. He has been the finest kind of a husband and up until a year ago no woman could have expected more of her mate." As a marked proof of her feelings toward to-ward him Mrs. Hopper refused to name the other woman. The co-respondent is described in the divorco papers as an "unnamed woman," and to her many friends, who felt no surprise when the divorce caino up, Mrs. Hedda Hopper j1, . 1 .'" i "Ana :" she responded sententiously "Sued for divorce by his fifth, who 3a,s he ran around. Well, well ? Dear, ' X jk old Hop is nearly seventy not sixty- t3f four and the birds are still singing J v, r- i h'-crily for hun in the sun-kissed tree V4 " tops. So what's a divorco or two?" ';'J , "Have you any message f for Mr. Hopper in this his -v. fifth matrimonial crisis?" jf1 S- asked the reporter. "Yee, if it were not so . original. You see, No. r . jr might construe it as evidence ', for her. That would be ter- ' " "- ' -rible. Let the departed rest in peace. That's my motto. And, besides, we ex- and extra wives should be a sympathetic sisterhood." ( "But if you should send him a mes- ' NeUa Bergen, who was Mrs. Hopper No. 3 ?jy has expressed the sincer-V sincer-V est good wishes for her ex-husband's happiness with his future bride. However, there are always two sides to a question, as can be seen from what Edna Wallace Hopper said when informed in-formed that her former husband had been sued for divorce by wifie the fifth. "HaaTene!" she cried, clutching her bobbed hair with both hands, "the dear, old heirloom! I'm so sorry, but what's the charge?" "Infidelity.' "I won't, but I would say, probably: '( oiidolences nnd congratulations. Try again. I know you'll win. Into each life some rain must fall.' "Mr. Hopper was always a great te- liever In marriage. He could never be in love without a matrimonial climax. So 1 suppose if this present young woman wins her suit it will be a sort of announcer an-nouncer for No. 6. "Yes. Mr. Hopper is a great believer In marriage," she continued, "but I gtt mine on tho ground of desertion. He left me flat, fiat as a tire run through a sawmill," sho finished with a smile. And so it is evident that between tho ex-wives there exists a dissimilarity of feeling regarding their mutual husband. To one he is all that a man should be to another he lacked every quality a husband hus-band should possess. Both got their divorces. di-vorces. What the other women who have njrured in Mr. Hopper's lifo feel about hiin is not known. However, three of ,. r-j orccd after each divoi r':'d a41IL Just who the n Mi i B qUe tion with the public, asdjl , with Mr il ' p r Soroi a young and attractive ..I c m i J i '"':iv; 1,1 jd starrcdlast reason. Other fner-dscj name other women, but each o ! bilities is unusually pretty and yoa What is the .i ' eBlWy Wolf Hopper to win hear 'after with such apparent ease, now 1 exert, as the late Nat Goodwin-. a magnetic influence i mc tiful and talented of women? J r cannot be l-oaue f hH ."JJ for ho is far from on Adow Mr. Hopper himself has frequfn knowledgcd being downright How No, it must be some inner sovr that enables him to kindle a t love in the hearts of so man) oj-J Tjatever the mysterio that makes him so irresistible," thing that seems impossible W wither or time to stale. In P lack of good looks, hi' ".V and tho fact that at least one o . mer wives doesn't think at a" ' him as a husband, he "P5 fli gathering into his " ef rt choicest blossoms in tho gara What on object of envy must be to the Arkansas v bachelor who bewailed the fact that sixty years of oi l - have failed to win him a wonau- It is to bo hoped that a.t'? mous comedian's expected moon is over he will find tr, write a book about r; nial experiences. CMJ. L better fitted to odvisc wod. tbe on winning wivcs-ad |