Adele Parkhurst Explained

Adele Parkhurst
Other Names:Adele Maloney Orr (at time of death)
Birth Name:Adele Bedelia Maloney
Birth Date:June 5, 1885
Birth Place:Hopkins, Minnesota
Death Place:Dunedin, Florida
Occupation:Singer

Adele Parkhurst (June 5, 1885 – October 22, 1965), born Adele Bedelia Maloney, was an American concert singer.

Early life

Adele Bedelia Maloney was from Hopkins, Minnesota, the daughter of Michael F. Maloney and Albertina Erickson Maloney.[1] [2] [3] Her father was born in Ireland and was a Union Army veteran of the American Civil War;[4] her mother was born in Chicago.[5] Adele Parkhurst sang at the Minnesota pavilion at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in 1904,[6] and trained as a singer with Wilfried Klamroth.[7] [8] [9]

Career

Parkhurst was a "birdlike and graceful" coloratura soprano,[10] [11] who gave concerts at New York's Aeolian Hall in 1920,[12] [13] and the Town Hall venue in 1921.[14] [15] She was soprano soloist at the Church of the Divine Paternity in New York City.[16] A 1922 report described her as "one of the best singers of oratorio form of music now before the public."[17] She sang in radio concerts, operettas, and operas later in the 1920s.[18] [19] [20] She sang as a soloist with symphonies in New York, Chicago, and Minneapolis.

Personal life

Adele Maloney was married Clifford Eugene Parkhurst, a naval designer and consultant, until his death in 1959.[21] She later married Paul E. Orr. She died in 1965, aged 80 years, in Dunedin, Florida.[22]

Notes and References

  1. News: November 22, 1927. Soprano is Heard Over Red Network. 2. Palladium-Item. August 20, 2020. Newspapers.com.
  2. News: October 10, 1920. Brilliant New York Soprano to Appear in Recital Here. 45. Star Tribune. August 20, 2020. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: November 29, 1927. Hopkins Golden Wedding Party to be Held for 200. 8. Star Tribune. August 20, 2020. Newspapers.com.
  4. News: April 10, 1933. M. F. Maloney. 7. The Minneapolis Star. August 20, 2020. Newspapers.com.
  5. News: June 19, 1940. Maloney (funeral listing). 29. The Minneapolis Star. August 20, 2020. Newspapers.com.
  6. News: February 28, 1906. Musical Treat. 15. The Minneapolis Journal. August 20, 2020. Newspapers.com.
  7. December 22, 1921. Klamroth Artist-Pupils Busy. Musical Courier. 83. 29.
  8. October 6, 1921. Klamroth Studio and Artists' Doings. Musical Courier. 83. 40.
  9. June 1, 1922. Concert Laurels for Klamroth Singers. The Musical Leader. 43. 586.
  10. News: March 17, 1920. Adele Parkhurst In Song Recital.. en-US. The New York Times. August 20, 2020. 0362-4331.
  11. News: January 31, 1921. Clef Club Will Present Artist. 6. Harrisburg Telegraph. August 20, 2020. Newspapers.com.
  12. H. F. P.. March 27, 1920. Miss Parkhurst's Recital. Musical America. 31. 37.
  13. News: March 17, 1920. Adele Parkhurst Heard in Song Recital at Aeolian. 11. New-York Tribune. August 20, 2020. Newspapers.com.
  14. News: December 6, 1921. Adele Parkhurst, Soprano, Pleases.. en-US. The New York Times. August 20, 2020. 0362-4331.
  15. News: December 6, 1921. Miss Parkhurst in Songs. 11. New York Herald. August 20, 2020. Newspapers.com.
  16. News: February 27, 1921. Adele Parkhurst to Sing at 'Pop' Concert this Afternoon. 58. Star Tribune. August 20, 2020. Newspapers.com.
  17. May 25, 1922. Earl Moore's Debut as Festival Leader. The Musical Leader. 43. 500.
  18. News: Fagan. William J.. November 30, 1926. She Makes Good as Radio Pinch Hitter. 1. Victoria Advocate. August 20, 2020. Newspapers.com.
  19. News: November 29, 1927. On the Air. 22. The Evening Journal. August 20, 2020. Newspapers.com.
  20. News: May 4, 1927. G. & S. Fans Have an Inning. 11. The Courier-News. August 20, 2020. Newspapers.com.
  21. News: April 1, 1959. Cliff Parkhurst Dies; Retired Naval Designer. 13. Tampa Bay Times. August 20, 2020. Newspapers.com.
  22. News: October 23, 1965. Mrs. Adele Maloney Orr (death notice). 20. Tampa Bay Times. August 20, 2020. Newspapers.com.

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