The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-06-06
FAMOUS
ON THE STAGE
Mrs. Lillian Russell Moore
Died To-day at
Pittsburgh
o AS AIRY
FAIRY LILLIAN
Had Latterly Been Inter-
ested in Public
Work


P~ittsburg, June q tBy the Associated
Press),-Mrs. Lillian Russell Moore,
who died early today at her home in
this city, had been III for several weeks
following an accident while on ship
board when she was returning to this
country from Europe. 1t was believed,
| however, last Saturday that she had
| passed the crisis and that she would
| recover. She was conscious until the
| end, which came at 2:20 o'clock.
Mrs. Moore was the wife Of Alexan-
der r. Moore. publisher Of the Pitts
burgh Leader.
The accident which. DIR. ~Schilldecker,
| one of her physicians. said was the pri-
mary cause of her illness and death,
occurred when she was violently
thrown on the ship during a storm.
| The effects of the injury were not inn
mediately serious nevertheless and al
though she steadily failed in health
after her arrival home, even those
most closely associated with her were
not aware of the decline.
Mrs. Moore's trip to Europe was un-
dertaken at the request of Secretary
of Labor James j. Davis to make an
extensive study among prospective
emigrants to the United States. She
later appeared before a committee OF
Congress and gave a detailed report OF
the observations abroad.
Lillian Russell, sthe queen Of Amer
lean opera" in private, Mrs. Alexander
p. Moore, wife of the editor and pub
Usher Of the Pittsburgh Leader, for
more than thirty wears starred in va
rious operate roles in the United
States and England. She was one OF
the most popular singing actresses on
the American stage. Still famed for
%youthfulness and beauty after me. re-
tired from the stage. she toured her
native land with a lecture on How TO
Live a Hundred Years
During the war, Miss Russell was
active in Red Cross and Liberty loan
campaigns.
She was born in Clinton. Ia. Dec.
4, 1861, the daughter of Charles and
Cynthia Leonard, and removed to Chi
cago with her parents when four years
of age. her father becoming a member
Of a printing firm.
Educated at the convent Of the Sa-
cred Heart, Chicago. she studied violin
music and sang in a church choir. In
1876. she took a course in voice cul-
ture under Madame Scheremburg and
later studied for ope~a under Leopold
Damroseh.
Miss Russclls first stage appearance
was in the chorus Of Rice's III. NJ. 3.
Pinafore" in 1879.
Leaving Rice's company in 1881. she
played Mabel in a burlesque on The
Pirates of Penzancer at Tony Peters
theatre. She took the name Of Lii.
liam Russell, her grace and charm sooa
winning for her the so%briguet Of Airy.
fairy Lillian
She became a Casino theatre star
and remained at that New York play
house until 1899, when she became a
member Of Weber and Fields stock
company, singing with. the famous
comedians for several years. Later,
she was engaged az a prima donna by
the Mccall Opera company. continuing
therein until ner own company was or
ranized. She then toured the United
States and England and at the end OF
several successful seasons, entered
vaudeville.
Miss Russell had been thrice married
before becoming Mrs. Moore, first 10
Harry Graham. musical director Of
Rice's n NJ S. P~inafore" company.
from whom she was divorced in 1881,
second TO Edward Solomon, conductor
Of the Casino theatre orchestra. New
York. whose marriage she had an
in 1894. and third. to Signcr
Perugini, in private life John Chatter
an operate tenor, who died a
number of years ago. She was mar
ried to Mr.. Moore in 1912.
Always interested in the welfare Of
working girls, Mrs. Moore helped them
in numerous and transformations way.
Her spirit of daring va shown in 1918.
she made a voyage in a Zeppelin