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A s V f X S. .j, 'i WSff- N INE short years age, when an Italian immigrant named Kodelfo i Guglielml landed in New Yerk, almost penniless, alone, friendless and without a definite idea of what te de, he might have murdered his ' wife if he had one and net havTattractcd mere than a passing com cem 'ment in the strictly local newspapers. Today this same Italian, merely by divorcing one woman and going ' through a marriage ceremony with another, has a whole continent stirred te its! depths and shakes te its very foundation an industry "involving mere millions of dollars than he could have dreamed of in hundreds i in 1913. ' Rodelfo Guglielmi is known new as Rodelph Valentine, "the perfect lever of the screen." And in these nine years he has been helped euward and upward through the potent sway that 'some undeflnable influence he possesses has ever women net merely the ordinary, harebrained movie flapper, i but the most beautiful and talented women of the stage and screen. I What ether mnn can bnnst of having trrnved Midi a lift ns this : Iionnle Glass, once famous beauty (ml dancer, favorite of Ureadwav's mil lionaire sporting clique, who could have rhccii among the wealthiest and chose, Instenrl the unknown and friendless Italian hey. Jean Knuyer, famous as one of the met perfect beauties of the stage. Jean Acker, charming - stnge anil -screen actrcMi, who became bis wife for a tragically fchert period. June Mathls. noted scenarist, who was se struck by bis charm In a part little mere important than that of nn "extra" that she secured for him the principal role in her great screen pro duction of "The Four Horsemen of the Apoen'ypso," nnd se made him fnmeu" almost overnight. Natacha Itntnbeva, formerly n stage lancer and recently art designer for Mme. Xazlmevn's screen productions, who becinie his bride in thu Mexican miming!' which new threatens te In volve him in u bigamy prosecution. CuglMmi Glad of Bus Driver's Jeb Itoilel'i) (iiigliclml was the son of parents In most ordinary circumstance" le Italian town called Cartel- I letters anil telegrams were n nth 'I hey were just nheut able te i m the course of the hearings in an education In one of the wn0,i nl.ferc jU(lg0 Toland in S and wa-t horn twenty In n llttl lennta clve lilm provincial military nnd agricultural teller ami, with thoughts of a career is farmer, or, perhaps, landscape gar dener in the golden laml of America, he left his home and .came te this ceun try. He speke no English when he landed I in !'cv Voik, He knpw no one. He bad little or no money. He had no job in sight. ' His first months here were vastly i different from the liixurv in which he ' Iq nlitrt ti, llfn .liit tin t,-wb mil' n.1,1 jobs he cimlil ti ml had met Jean Acker, beautiful nnd successful screen actress. I It nil began at a dinner party, nnd It j ended se Men thereafter that Cupid never managed te catch up with them. Miss Acker was invited te n dinner ' November 4. 1011). Rudelph was also n guest. He was attracted net only by the beauty of the lUtle actress, but bv , something deeper. Rofero. the party , wns ever he had proposed, nnd these who remember him as the ardent Julie of "Thp Four Horsemen" will lmvn admit that he bus 'nil the technique of the successful lever. Jenn accepted. They were married, it is said, that night in the home of .Tee Englc, then manager of the Metre Studie, at which both were working. Hut CllD 1(1 WIIH tired Tin ,llrtn' c(n ' lung en the ieb. The mnrrlagc lated one nlglit. The following day, accord ing te alentine, his wife left him, and with the exception of n single dav about n month later, she did net live wlth him. Miss Acker agrees with her husband en these points, but she affirms that it was he who left her, the date of the desertion being December 5. 1010. Thenceforth commrfnlcatlen between the two seems te hnve tnken place uiiuiiKii wic medium or letters, tele- seven years age , Kr)llns nn, telephone. Mnnv of these e public Helly- SJlinrnmn Court. These letters nnd telegrnmi, together with testimony taken in court, form the basis of a story with a moral, the story of n marriage based upon in fatuation, n love that flared brilliantly for a moment and then died. Their marriage, Miss Acker testified. toen place se nenr mlilnlclit thnt sli i The most- fctHL'tni instiiiuinv nfferpil could net remember u-hctlu... it ti,,.i,i hi- Min ,.L-m. ul. n,i ,i.,ii'i,, .m, be dated Xevember 4 or R. A her ullegatlen that her liusbiimt had (imrrel took place en the following struck her and knocked her down. iiiuiiiiiiK. .ur nun .urs. .Maxwell Knr- lie wes even n uus ... ni.i .im.. i,L'iiT . driverfer a while. , n?ur7 rtfVer the'ellding':"3 ACK" WX ' 'in iiiiKiiuiiiu nun nnu iint'iii iu iei iei fectlen. though he had never even con cen Idercd it as a means of livelihood. That talent wns dancing. (Mm ntially, by sheer luck, his dancing was seen by some lesser lights of the uiriety stage and they planted In him the idea of turning te account his nimble feet, his graceful ngilit- and bis cbnim. At first It wns a desultory sort of business, Then, with the ciibarct furor, lie get n chnr and this climice brought him within the vision of Hon Hen Die (ilass, iiueen of the enbure i. Ileiinie fell completely a victim te nls fascinntlen. She took him up and trained him. she intrniluceil him t people who ,n,i influence and she made i bjm her dancing partner and landed , nim aiming the favorites of the night life in New Yerk. And then enme Jean Snwyer, and i ugllelml went further up in the scale' i Hie prefesNinn and iiiiiiuigeil te get fl'iite icimmerative jobs en the stage. Weman Cot Him b in the Movies One nf these jobs wns with n mii-l-jnl rejue. it dlshnnded In California. 'isllelini was out of work nnd liiul no nwie iiiuney than he needed. Hut women thought him geed look ing nnd one of them took him te the movie studies and introduced him te 'astlns directors. He was "photo "pheto "phote Kfnplile; ' ,L, reiihl wear geed clothes anil is dancing was perfection. Se J was in deinaiid as an "extra" nnd as Him, j-Jvi-n small parts. ijne ,,f these wns with Clara Klin Klin eall eiiiig in "Kjes of Youth. " It "'i inui'ii ut a part. It was se '"'all in fm.t, that his naiiie Is net "en found In the cast of characters. mi) June Mathls. one of the most Preinlneiit and inlliientlal -cennrie ' enters, Huv u ,,rlvnti' view of the film i "III I11K n, ..,,, I. ...i.l. ,t... ....I , win i' piiiu-u llll I ur mini iimim f the hauilsgiiii! Italian. Mie Is (hut hey " she asked. v.im'. ""'" ,l,lll ber ills name U nientiihe had taken his middle name by that time, hiviuise "(iugllel mj w.m net geed for professional purposes, '" Acker Tells btery 0f Tragedy tli'.,''s M'"ll!s did net meet' him. Hut ". truini'iitleiiH Impression lm inudn en in, ls.1m""v,,,l by the fact (lint when, f'i'ic time later, she and Director Ilcv ?. iV u,01'0 crtlnK "The Four Horse Herse full ' . ,,! f"R'it hard nnd success I -t t0 ll,lvt' ,,,iH unknown boy given chance te play the principal role. Meanwhile, Hodelph he has lately canned bu name te that spelling hhc came In mn uit.l ulm .e. ..., they were married," testified Mrs. Knr ger. "Miss Acker threw herself en n i bed and wept. She told mn she thought she had made n mistake." Karger testified thnt n few u-ai.l-. ' nftcr the weddlnp 5Hss Acker enme te his office nnd told him she thought It best thnt tliey sepnrnte. The quarrel ns described bv Miss Acker lasted until .Tanuarv. 1020 Miss Acker later asked for a sepa rate maintenance, while her handsome husband countered with a cross-cein-plnlnt asking for n divorce. Miss Acker testified that she did net find marriage nn Ideal existence nnd thnt the Ideal lever of the screen left her net? long nfter she became his wife. Net only thnt, but when she asked lilm why he no longer cared te live with her he replied site told the Judge: "My success means mere te me than nnytblng In the world. I have ii fine opportunity new. I don't want a wife. I want te be free." Valentine, en the ether hand, denied that he deserted Ids wife. 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"It is needless te mij," lie snys, "thnt this j ear's delay will net in nny waj lessen our hue. 1, of course, l egret deeply that I should have done anj tiling thnt would lower me in the estimation of the Ameri can peepb- who have been se kind te mi and have ncceptul me nt every turn for mere than 1 cencel.e te be no renl worth, nnd who bine grn eiiiis. called me 'the lever of the screen.' "I will sa Hint Hie line that made me de what I bne done a prompted by tlic noblest Intention that n man could liac. I loved deeply, but In lining I may have erred' .f; frM 'K l VI Mi 4 m s-5l . ( . ding. He told of plendlug with his wife te return te lilm, after they had quarreled the morning following their wedding. Valentine Knocked His Wife Down "I was taking u bath,'' she said. "He came Inte my apartment and started hammering en the bathroom deer, threatening te break it down unless I opened it. Se I opened the deer, we argued; he hit me with his fist and knocked me down. "After he knocked me down, he seemed sorry. My face was swel ling from the blew. It was the first time any one had struck me. I rrled. "He relented, begged for forgive ness, nnd I dres.sed nnd went down te the lobby of the npnrtment house with him. "And then he told me he didn't wunt te be married te me any longer nnd ii tlmnted thnt he'd like te have me frnnu up some divorce evidence. I refused. I wns ill at the time. He said he'd al ways. be my denr friend, but he didn't want te be mv husband, "In thu heat of anger I told him I was going te Rene te set divorce. He said that suited him fine. (Signed i "JKAN." "Mejac Cnl . Jiiuuiirj HI, IDIM. "Rudelph Valentine. "I.es Angeles. "Who nnd telephone calls very swept, but letter cutircb tee sarcastic. Make jour own plans for Hast nnd advise strongly eii de net come. n I mn working much tee hard te cntertnui any one, nnd heiel milj hac room t for the ceinpanj . (Signed) "JKAN." Just n the separation suit wns about in come up In Supreme Court, Valen line filed bis counter suit for divorce, which he Intelj wen. The long delay in the trjlng of the i-nie wns due te Miss Acker's Illness, which Valentine testified in court he belieeil te be slinm. adding, that she frequently went en wild pnrtie". "H'rts Sethlna When I Married Him" She replied, denying Valentine chr.rges, chnrnctcrir.lng them a "dirty nnd low down", and claiming that her husband was making these statements te injure her. She gave an interview te a newspaper at thnt time, declaring l hut she would s.-iy mere, but she didn't want "these awful things" te reach her miUlicr in the Hast. "In tmif I may hae te bare some unprintable details in court, but it would s break my heart new," she said. She contradicted her husband's assertion that her illnei was assumed. "Whc f Miu're in )ee and working eh, se haf te make a lhing -it's no wonder my health broke down under the strain. , Metlng picture acting is no snap. "While still sick ami weak I went from studio te studio, and thej passed the word around that I couldn't fln(ih the pictures 1 Minted, 'e il was hard te get work. I was getting better I w lieu these; humble tilings ionic out in court and made me suffer se that my health broke down again. Of course, there is no truth in these stei ieb nbeut mj participating in 'wild parties.' "If my husband only knew tin pain I am undergoing, perhaps he wouldn't say these tilings about inc. 1 don't want bis money, as be cluuges. but I de wish I had his health and strength. "I used te play In comedies, but. this is a tragedy. An X-ray will be taken in a few weeks te determine whether or net I shall him an opera tion IVrhups I -hull never be ndc I te play in movies again." I Among the statement made by Mls Veker, in support of her case are t le.-e : "He deserted inc. He was noth ing when I married blin, and as seen a-s be 'arrUcd' he lest inter i est in me. He has been digging into mv lift) history for ether Iee af fairs." Valentine wen Ins dhercc decree but t was net te lie titial for one year. He ignored tli.it stipulation. He mid Niiliiibn liaiubewi" went te Mexicull. icress tin. .Mexican border, and were .mil rleil And then i.mn t lie bigninj charge and the (light of tlie bride te New Yerk, le.ulng Valetiinie te tuce the charge limn The henrlm; will be In Id June 1. Tan tunic ii' inifreil Msaiighnessy, .scil In the In .de en her trip I'ast, i ' r i cnl maldni name " 'I have a future,' he said, 'and I don't want any woman hampering my career.' "That was en Jununr.v 10. 1021) im I just returned from location, and se had lie. although we'd been in different sec tion of thu country." (Ju the morning of the day follow ing, the pretty tut less said, she asked her hiihbnnd for money, "I wns net well and was out of funds," she testified, "He sold heV. lean me money, but he wouldn't gli me i penny." And se en Jnnunrv IS Inst she filed suit for H'pnratn nialiiteiietice. After the marriage, according te her testimony, they went te her npnitmcnt Valentine's Wife Tells of Valentine "He is an enigma. Our paths have only crossed, like ships that pass in the night." "He was nothing when I married him and, as seen as he 'arrived,' he lest interest in mc. He has been digging into my life history for ether love affairs." "I opened the deer, we argued; he hit me with his fist and knocked mc down. It was the first time any one had struck me. I cried." Jean wrote te him later: "Your little Jean is net se well tonight. Your veici did sound aw f idly geed and cheerful. It made mc se lonesome for you. I just burned my finger. It hurts me. Dearest boy of mine, I winh you were in my arms this very minute. Oh, I need you se." and lived together ' time or four dnvs, after which Valentine went te his iwntewn baclic or mini Mm ut and stayed two weeks. Let (era and 'Tclcniams Tell Pitiful Tale He i iime back te her one day and she told him she wanted a bungalow a home. He couldn't make, up his mind what te de about it, and In the end they leiited another apart ment and moved in. Then en Dicembei' I." little mere than a month after they weie mar ried they left theiltv en location. " she with one ceiiiiau nnd he with another. it was when she leturueil, about January II), t hat the bathroom incident already lelntid took place, Valentine when called te tlie stand told of pleading with his wife te leliiin te him, te substantiate which testi mony he Introduced a letter, dated No Ne eiube. J, HUH, which lead in purt : , "My Dear Jenn : "I urn nt,a complete less te under-1 Left Valentine and Agnes Ayies In "The Shell.." Kljjht V uleutliie's famous t.tnui smie in "The Four Horsemen" fort te the best of my moderate mentis and nblllt', as well us all the love and cure of u husband for his dear little wife. imi ., ... .lease, ucr jean, uariing, come your senses nnd give me an op- i te "Impossible te spend Niw ear's with you. I.einlng Tuesday afternoon for vacation. Will wire addiess when arrive. Awfully disappointed Can't be helped. My Jeu. Pheno me at tcu tonight. rne m i nc sicpiiiiiiginfr ei mciiaru vV.4 Iliidiiut, the New Yerk perfume inahu, J&yJ ilk " I IM Her mother, formerly (no ' I.iikc City man, later fuctllier. wife of n Suit married Fdwnrd de Wolfe, brother ti Klsle de AVelfc, 5M A. ., : f 4 I ' ! mA - ' J ti iJL ... h $&L. s.'1'rtv. ,m SVw. V .I1.!-; fr Vj I't. ., v t , 3 -lawKy 'a
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