Diamond Donner

Last updated

Diamond Donner
Stage actress Diamond Donner (SAYRE 23008).jpg
Donner in 1904
Alma mater Wellesley College (1901)
OccupationActor

Diamond Donner was an early 20th-century theatre actor.

Contents

Personal life

From Boston, Diamond Donner was the daughter of Gustav Theodore [1] and Louella Donner. [2] She was a 1901 alumnus of Wellesley College. [1] In August 1906, Donner had her mother committed to Ardendale Sanitarium in Cos Cob, Connecticut; when the older woman escaped on September 6 and was not recommitted, Donner traveled to Greenwich, Connecticut on September 10 to request adjudication on the matter. [2]

Career

An aspiring stage actor since childhood, after graduating from Wellesley, she began her acting career as a chorus girl in The Prince of Pilsen . According to The Minneapolis Journal , Donner looked so much like the famous actor Ethel Barrymore, she was frequently called the other woman's name. [1] In 1913, Donner's performance of Mimi in Carmen was described as one of the most significant triumphs of the season by the Daily Sentinel. [3]

Stage performances
Year(s)TitleRoleLocation(s)Citation(s)
1902– The Prince of Pilsen Chorus girl Boston, the Studebaker Theater in Chicago, and on tour [1]
1903 The Girl from Dixie Madison Square Theatre in New York City [4]
1904 The Man from China Janet Gramercy Majestic Theatre in New York City [5]
1905 Lifting the Lid New Amsterdam Aerial Theatre and Gardens in New York City [6]
1906 Humpty Dumpty New York Theatre in New York City [7]
1905 The District Leader Wallack's Theatre in New York City [8]
1911 The Maestro's Masterpiece Columbia Theater in Washington, D.C. [9]
1912– Carmen Mimi and Micaela Boston Opera House [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Began at the Bottom". The Minneapolis Journal . December 17, 1902. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022– via Library of Congress.
  2. 1 2 "To Adjudge Mother Insane" . The New York Times . Greenwich, Connecticut. September 11, 1906. p. 5. ISSN   0362-4331. OCLC   1645522 . Retrieved November 2, 2022. Diamond Donner, New York Actress, Applies in Greenwich Court
  3. 1 2 "Boston Opera House". Daily Sentinel . Fitchburg, Massachusetts. January 3, 1913. p. 8.[ verification needed ]
  4. ↑ "Coming Theatrical Events" . The New York Times . December 6, 1903. pp. 25–26. ISSN   0362-4331. OCLC   1645522 . Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  5. ↑ "The Week at the Theatres" . The New York Times . May 1, 1904. p. 8. ISSN   0362-4331. OCLC   1645522 . Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Aerial Gardens Improved" . The New York Times . May 14, 1905. p. 6. ISSN   0362-4331. OCLC   1645522 . Retrieved November 2, 2022. Klaw & Erlanger's Plans for the Summer Season
  7. ↑ "The Stage and Its Players" . The New York Times . March 11, 1906. p. 39. ISSN   0362-4331. OCLC   1645522 . Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  8. ↑ "The Stage and Its Players" . The New York Times . April 29, 1906. p. 45. ISSN   0362-4331. OCLC   1645522 . Retrieved November 2, 2022.[ additional citation(s) needed ]
  9. ↑ "Amusements". The Washington Post . February 19, 1911. p. 31. ISSN   0190-8286. OCLC   2269358.[ verification needed ]
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.