Harry Lindsley Cort

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169031957/harry_lindsley_cort

Son of famed Impresario John L. Cort (aka John L. White) and his either legal or common law wife Madeline Devenchere. A famous Seattle court case involving the custody and possibly kidnapping of the children played out in 1891 and was well covered by the Seattle P.I., which can be read online through the Library of Congress' Chronicling America website.
Courtesy of Casey Gleason # 50660291

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Father of Patricia, Suzanne and John M. Cort.

New York, New York City Municipal Deaths
Name Harry L. Cort
Event Type Death
Event Date 06 May 1937
Event Place Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
Address 47 East 74 West
Gender Male
Age 47
Marital Status Married
Race White
Occupation Theatrical Producer
Birth Date 15 Nov 1889
Birthplace Seattle, Wash.
Burial Date 09 May 1937
Cemetery Ferncliff Crematory
Father's Name John
Father's Birthplace U.S.A.
Mother's Name Mary
Mother's Birthplace U.S.A.
Spouse's Name Margretta Cort

IMDB:
Jim Jam Jems (1920). Musical comedy. Music by James F. Hanley. Lyrics by Harry Linsley Cort and G.E. Stoddard. Directed by Edward J. McGregor. Cort Theatre: 4 Oct 1920-1 Jan 1921 (105 performances).

(1922). Stage Play: Frank Fay's Fables. Musical revue. Book by Frank Fay. Lyrics by Frank Fay and Clarence Gaskill; Music by Clarence Gaskill. Musical Director: Gus Salzer. Conceived by Frank Fay. Choreographed by Kuy Kendall. Directed by Frank Fay. Park Theatre: 6 Feb 1922- 4 Mar 1922 (32 performances). Cast: Cecil Boylan, Arthur C. Budd, Eddie Carr, Louis Cassavant, Marie Cattell, Herbert Corthell (as "Performer"), Celene Craven, Robert Cummings (as "Performer"), Nellie Daly, Norman Earle, Frank Fay (as "Performer"), The Fifer Trio, Clarence Gaskill, Alice Gordon, Freckles Gordon, Bernard 'Bunny' Granville (as "Performer"), Helen Groody, Georgiana Hewitt, Gertrude Lane, Kitty Leckie, Dorothy Lynch, Laura Lee MacLean, Fania Marinoff (as "Performer"), June Martin, Niobe Marwick, Elinor Matherson, William McGuire, Helen Montague, Leonard Moody, Venie Quincy, Walter Radtke, Donald Lee Roberts, Emily Russ, Billie Shilling, Elita Sinclair, Olga Steck, Jack Swayne, Thea Thompson, Florence Tilton, Marie Walsh, Greta Wartburg, Alfred Watson, Walter Westley, Ingrid Zanders. Produced by Harry Linsley Cort.

Home in 1900: Houghton, King, Washington
John Cort 39
Ida M Cort 30
Laileta C Cort 12
Harry W L Cort 10
Mary I Gasstill 67 MIL

Researched by Laura J Stewart # 47412616