New Fad

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 460, 15 September 1928, Page 24

New Fad

Mutual Divorces are Popular in Hollywood ARBUCKLE'S NEW ROLE

j Companionate marriage 7ia.il been well advertised since it first was suggested by Judge Ben Lindsey, of Denver. Hollywood has done its toward social progress and hef. |i ferment by instituting mutually t! contracted divorce.

Divorces of many noted couples have been most agreeably settled with each side saying all sorts of nice about the other. In fact, in some cases it is really very difficult, after listening t 0 both sides of the mutual admiration society for a distressed and honest nows r j‘ eonteur to determine why such a charming mannered and mutually at traded couplo ever decided to separate

The separation of Roscoe Arbuckle and his wife. Doris Deane, is just another of those things. This separation is several weeks old now, but the newest story about the latest in divorces is not so old. DIVORCE NIGHT! Bill Keefe, Press agent, got the idea of having a “companionate” divorce night at the cafe by which he is employed, with Arbuckle and his wife, Doris Deane, as guests of honour for the evening. An imposing list of other divorced couples was drawn up. From thi« list the guests were

To be chosen. On ' the list of eligibles : were such ex- j honeymooners as j Bert Lytell and j Claire Windsor. \ Ruth Roland and Lee R. Kent, Virginia Valli and Demmy Lamson, Marie Prevost and Kenneth llarlan, Pauline Garon and I Lowell Sherman. Anita Stewart and

Rudolph Cameron, Aun Page and David Kirkland. Priscilla Dean and Wheeler Oakman. Everything was set for a touching reunion of these highly agreeable couples. Then the blow fell. Arbuckle wired that he could not possibly be present in the capacity of host.