Lotta Linthicum Explained

Lotta Linthicum
Birth Name:Charlotte Linthicum
Birth Date:1870s
Birth Place:New York City
Death Date:1952
Death Place:Port Chester, New York
Nationality:American
Other Names:Lottie Linthicum, Lotte Linthicum, Lotta Lynn
Occupation:actress

Lotta Linthicum (born in the 1870s, died 1952) was an American actress on Broadway.

Early life

Lotta Linthicum was born in New York City, the daughter of William Oliver Linthicum and Julia Clark Bogardus Linthicum. After her father's death, she and her mother also lived in France and England, where Lotte trained in music, drama, and art.[1] [2] She was photographed by Alfred Stieglitz on one ocean crossing, in 1894.[3] She and her mother had a home in Sconset, The Moorings, which was described as "a kind of social headquarters" for the summer colony of actors there, "full of unique souvenirs".[4]

Career

Lotta Linthicum had a long career on the stage,[5] from the 1890s to the 1930s, mainly in London,[6] Montreal,[7] and New York. Broadway appearances by Lotta Linthicum included roles in Love Finds the Way (1898), The Royal Box (1898), Lady Rose's Daughter (1903), The Deserters (1910),[8] Frou-Frou (1912), Cheer Up (1912–1913), A Tailor-Made Man (1917–1918, 1929),[9] The Little Whopper (1919–1920), Blue Eyes (1921), Icebound (1923),[10] The Shelf (1926), Piggy (1927),[11] The Wild Man of Borneo (1927), Atlas and Eva (1928),[12] Skyrocket (1929), Nice Women (1929), She Lived Next to the Firehouse (1931), and Papavert (1931–1932). She was also seen in other shows, including The Sign of the Cross (1896),[13] Weather-Beaten Benson (1904), Skipper & Co. (1911)[14] Madame Sherry (1913),[15] The Crinoline Girl (1914),[16] Don't Do It Dodo (1936),[17] and the suffrage production A Pageant of Protests.[18]

Linthicum traveled with pet dogs, especially of the pug and Pomeranian breeds.[19] She also bred Pomeranians,[20] and showed her dogs in competitions.[21]

Personal life

Lotta Linthicum married three times. Her first husband was fellow actor James William Bankson; they married in 1899,[22] and he died of typhoid in 1900, at age 22.[23] Bankson was violent towards Linthicum, enough to cause public comment and police involvement.[24] Her second husband was William Cantwell Strachan, a Canadian theatre professional; they married in 1905, and divorced in 1913.[25] Her third husband was Armor W. Barbour (they married about 1915). Her later years saw her in financial straits; her art and other belongings were auctioned over time.[26] She died in Port Chester, New York, in 1952, when she was about eighty years old.

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Notes and References

  1. Sheridan. Mattie. March 13, 1891. A Few Words about Society. The Epoch. 9. 93.
  2. News: Who's Who on the Stage. April 5, 1925. The New York Times. X4. ProQuest.
  3. Book: The Steerage and Alfred Stieglitz. Francisco. Jason. McCauley. Elizabeth Anne. 2012-02-12. University of California Press. 9780520266223. 26–27. en.
  4. August 1902. An Actors' Summer Colony. The Theatre Magazine. 2. 6–8.
  5. https://books.google.com/books?id=01swAQAAMAAJ&q=Linthicum&pg=RA4-PA10 "Miss Lotta Linthicum, an Actress of Prominence and Artistic Ability"
  6. February 1897. Among the Players. The Peterson Magazine. 7. 183.
  7. News: Lotta Linthicum's Offer. November 28, 1900. The Indianapolis News. April 28, 2019. 3. Newspapers.com.
  8. Book: Who's who in Music and Drama. Lotta Linthicum.. Hines. Dixie. Hanaford. Harry Prescott. 1914. H.P. Hanaford. 378, 463. en.
  9. October 1917. Scenes in Harry James Smith's Comedy 'A Tailor-Made Man'. Theatre Magazine. 26. 210. Thorold. W. J.. Hornblow. Arthur. Maxwell. Perriton. Beach. Stewart.
  10. Book: Roberts, Jerry. The Great American Playwrights on the Screen: A Critical Guide to Film, Video, and DVD. 2003. Hal Leonard Corporation. 9781557835123. 133. en.
  11. Book: Hischak, Thomas S.. Broadway Plays and Musicals: Descriptions and Essential Facts of More Than 14,000 Shows through 2007. 2009-04-22. McFarland. 9780786453092. 325, 361, 425, 509. en.
  12. News: 'Atlas and Eva' Presented at the Mansfield. Allen. Kelcey. February 7, 1928. Women's Wear Daily. 13. ProQuest.
  13. Web site: Lotta Linthicum in the role of Dacia from a production of THE SIGN OF THE CROSS, ca. 1896. cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org. en. 2019-04-28.
  14. Book: York, American Play Company, New. The Catalogue of the American Play Co., with Original Casts. 1911. The Company. 243. en.
  15. News: Julia Murdock Praises Poli Players for Cleverness in Musical Comedy. Murdock. Julia. July 22, 1913. The Washington Times. April 28, 2019. 8. Newspapers.com.
  16. News: EZRA KENDALL'S NEW PLAY.; First Production of. 1904-09-02. The New York Times. 2019-04-28. 7. en-US. 0362-4331.
  17. Two New Comedies Here Next Week
  18. Web site: Characters in "A Pageant of Protests" given by leading suffrage workers of New York in the Broadway Theater. Library of Congress. 2019-04-28.
  19. News: Kennel of Poms Keeps Actress Busy and Happy. June 25, 1923. Daily News. April 28, 2019. 40. Newspapers.com.
  20. June 1922. A 'Pom' For You (advertisement). Country Life. 42. 19. Saylor. Henry Hodgman. Townsend. Reginald Townsend.
  21. News: Big Little Dogs. January 27, 1922. Daily News. April 28, 2019. 28. Newspapers.com.
  22. News: Lotta Linthicum. June 4, 1899. Buffalo Courier. April 28, 2019. 6. Newspapers.com.
  23. News: Obituary Notes. August 17, 1900. The New York Times. 7. ProQuest.
  24. News: Sorosis Discusses Lotta Linthicum. September 29, 1899. The Buffalo Review. April 28, 2019. 2. Newspapers.com.
  25. News: Actress Seeks Freedom. October 31, 1913. The Gazette. April 28, 2019. 2. Newspapers.com.
  26. News: Remington Bronzes Sold. November 20, 1938. The New York Times. 46. ProQuest.

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