National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-03-26
KATE CLAXTON'S DIVORCE.
HISTORY or HER TROUBLES WITH
HER HUSBAND. DoEE LION.

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thy Telegraph 10 the National Rerusaii AL
SEw YORK, March 2S.-For some time past
the fact bss be,n known that Mis- Kate Cgx,
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square 'neatrS, nad been SUING LOT divorce
from her husband, Dore Lyon, Who h . down
Town broker. hut ty common consent the
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oakey Hail brought the mAtter mo Paolk
notice.
Mrs Claxtop, whose real name Il Mrs. Kate
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very PsHe IN Person Aho Aaseue IN '.s'
with nervous manner In WAX and coover.-
| ton. she is the daughter Of Spencer W.
Conc. well known as . literary nan and tnti-
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ing ,ne iate Sn' .nu INC e.ooeus "
the late Spencer ii. Cone, Who IN his younger
days was an actor Of no small promise, and
was subsequently, Baptist minister Of this
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| SiAAton, enc uAoe ner nIs' - N
Crosby opers-touse, In Sheaso.
Following her debsi In the west, abe played
| al Washington and in Philadelphia, and toon
| amer Joined the company n Days Ffth Az
| enue Theatre In Twenty fourth strcef, making
| her first appearance In 'FernaDde" with
/ Miss Aenes Ethel. A hard student In her
i profession, she soon obtained . good positioa
| In the company In this and other plays, and
i won success In the series Of old comedy re-
/ yiyale, until, after varied duties, she became
| . member Of the Union Square company.
| Identified with all the successful plays n
| this theatre, she gained renewed favor in the
| part OF Na;ilSc in LED Astray," character
which at once gave her an enviable position
as one Of the test isSeaHcs Of the American
stage. Later, as Louis, In the 1.-TWO Or
phsns," she took . still higher rank, and
| with this character, playing Il in nearly every
city of the Union, she is completely iaerti-
fed, although her rendering of the leading
part In the play Of "Con.cience" 10 amoas
her latest, though perhaps not her most per-
manent successes.
The domestic infelieities which have brought
the lady e name before the public in . divorce
suit NAV be said to date from the prodnctson
Of the play. "Conseiepee." Upon the de-
parture Of the Union Square company for .
Western tour In August last Miss Claxtoa
went with them, and in the COMPANY went
also Mr.. c. A. Stevenson. Who bad played the
lovers part in the drama Of "CoaseSence" IT
the Union Square. Before the dep.rtsre Of
| the company, however, u is rumored that the
attentions OF MI. stevenson 10 The lar herofne
had become decidedly marked, and disagree
ment with another member Of the company
leading TO blows, became for . few days q
matter Of comment. Amer the ocnpsny
reached Chicago the rumors were continued,
Nr. Dore Lyon in the meantime baing in New
| York where amer n time the rerorts of Miss
| CIarton's .ilsrrd ip5isrrr.Ion. rr.rhes Ms
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IN NOVEMBER lAst, however, tne Aneara
| SCANDAL took definite form- II Vas asserted
| that an intimacy had existed and that n uas
| nrneved Soon afterr.rd the Nome 4, T~.n
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S-seono street vas psoAeh UP, tne husnAna
and vile agreed TO separate and began cross
| suits for absolute divorce upon the ground Of
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