Back in New York for the 1902 season she starred in The Hall of Fame (opened February 5, 1902) which had a great run.

After satisfying the six-month residency requirement Laura filed for divorce, resulting in full custody of Allan and an unprecedented $3,000,000 (approximately $101,733,000 today) settlement.

[4] Corey had bought his new wife a chateau in France, valuable jewels and had given her one million dollars all as a wedding present.

[5] Mabelle and her sisters Eunice and Pearl had all studied voice from Jean de Reszke, a noted tenor.

[1] Mabelle also said American men are more worried about accounts receivable, stocks, and bonds rather than their wives.

[6] While living in France, she was taken captive by the Nazis in 1940 and was placed in an internment camp near Vittel, but was released in 1942 after all female prisoners over 60 years of age were freed.