The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-08
DIVORCE ASKED Of GEORGE
CONAN BY ETHEL LEVY
Prominent Theatrical People in the Entan dement's
of Law...Justice Who Tried the Tenor SINGER,
to Highest Courts From $40 Fine. ReduIar
The atrical News.

10 turn to lighter topics, this city
may be said to be just recovering from
it's holiday dissipation. The theatres,
which for few days felt little fall
ing off in patronage owing to Christ
J mas buying and celebration, are again
we'll filled and so are the opera houses.
These latter. indeed, have been so
prosperous that the city if astonished.
The Manhattan, Hammerstein's new
house, may be regarded as a permanent
success. If anything were needed to
increase the interest in his operate
offerings it would be furnished by the
temperance here of Nine. Melba, al
ways a favorite in this city and re-
garded by many as the worlds great
est soprano. At the Metropolitan
Caruso seems completely reestablished
In popular favor and recently has been
in splendid voice. In the lighter
operas, the appearance of Nine. Lima
Abarbanell in De Koven's "The Stud
ent King" has furnished a new comic
opera star in very acceptable role
Nine. Abarbanell formerly appeared in
grand opera at the Metropolitan and
has an exceptionally good voice, es..
pecially for the character Of work she
is now doing. In the theatrical line.
most favorable criticism is given of
Wilton of LES Miserables," Victor
Hugo's masterpiece. Mr.. Lackaye is
at the Manhattan theatre and is re-
ceiving the cordial and we'll deserved
support of theatre patrons.
Theatrical circles were not much
surprised at the announcement of
divorce suit by Ethel Levy against
George NJ. Cohan. What led to 1no
disagreement of the pair-perhaps the
most successful financially of present
day Thespians-is not know but it may
have been too much prosperity. Cohan,
who is not yet so years old, has taken
front rank, not only as an actor but
as writer of comedies and composer
of up-to-date songs and rag-time. His
revenue from royalties on plays and
songs is estimated to be in excess of
4 100000 year. When he appears in
New York it is always to theatres
packed with enthusiastic audiences
/. and his lightest remark is quoted in
! the dramatic papers as an oracle
! from prophet. With it all, his head
does not seem to have been turned.
| He is affable, democratic and unusual
4 ly charitable to the less fortunate OF
h his profession. An incident witnessed
II by the writer, and which has never ap-
&peared in print, will show his kindli-
Sness of heart. There is blind man
sswho sells papers in Herald Square
until midnight when he moves to Times
ASquare. One night there was no ono
Ito lead the blind man to his mid,
might post, Cohan, who came along
afrom the theatre where he was playing
'aearned of the blind mans predica-
ssssnent and led the vendor half mile up
sBroadway to his accustomed place,
thought paper and passed on. The
SGbest part of it Is that he didn't tell his
#Dress agent about it. News of the
proceedings has revived talk
eurrent several years ago that Miss
i9Levy was the cause of the breaking
Map of the old association of the -Four
sRCohans" and the withdrawal Of George
iohan's sister Josephine from his
REPRODUCTIONS.
i SS It was a peculiar combination of cir
circumstances that brought prominently