MATRIMONIAL TROUBLE
FAMOUS TENOR’S DIVORCE RIOHARD TAUBER’S WIFE. CHARGE OF BLACKMAIL. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received Feb. 20, 11.55 a.m.) VIENNA, Feb. 19. Richard Tauber, the famous tenor, was present at the trial of his wife Carlotta for blackmail and the repayment of £7OOO which had been paid 'her since 1930. According to the Public Prosecutor’s indictment the couple were married in Vienna in 1925 and divorced in Berlin in 1928, when Tauber stated that he had given his wife £9OOO in alimony, a furnished flat, jewellery, and a motor car. Madame Tauber allegedly in 1930 asked for further alimony, pointing out that the divorce in Berlin was not ; legal in Austria and threatening to publish her memoirs of Tauber's pri- : vate life. Tauber is stated to 'have agreed to a monthly allowance of £l2O until 1940, conditional on her ; agreement to a divorce in Austria on . his request. Tauber last year, wish- ! ing to marry Diana Napier, an English i actress, asked Madame Tauber to - agree to a divorce. She refused, and allegedly made further demands, re- j suiting in the present action. Madame Tauber’s counsel repudiated j tiie charge of blackmail, and affirmed that in 1930 the alimony contract was ( drawn up and signed in the presence j of several lawyersThe case was adjourned.
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Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19815, 20 February 1936, Page 7
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