Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-06-06
LILLIAN RUSSELL DEAD
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W.T. ASA0ocA W 6ANO op AORO oA1
early in the evening were SO con-
fident that she would survive
that they arranged for a confer
ence to be held here this morning
with DR.. John B. Deaver of Phil
adelphia.
The accident. which DR.. Schill-
decker. one of her physicians said
was the primary cause of her ILL
ness and death, occurred when
she was violently thrown on the
ship during a storm. The effects
of the injury were not immediate
ly serious nevertheless, and al
though she steadily failed in
health after her arrival home,
even those most closely associat-
ed with her were not aware of the
decline. Mrs. Moore's trip to Eu-
rope was undertaken at the re-
quest of Secretary of Labor James
j. Davis for the purpose of max
ing an intensive study among
prospective emigrants to the Unit
ed States.
Active Civic Worker
Mrs. Moore, who was very well
known throughout the country
for her interest in civic matters,
was in great demand as a public
speaker, and only a short time
prior to her death filled a num-
Der Of such engagements. She
was actively interested in civic af-
fairs in this city and was leader
in women's movements.
In addition to her husband,
there were present at her bedside
during last moments, her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Dorothy Calbit and her
niece, Mrs. Mildred A. Martin.
She is also survived by two sis
ters, Mrs. Suzanne Westford AL
len of New York city and Mrs.
Hattie Leonard Colburn of Sche-
nectady, N. Y. The funeral will
probably be held Thursday at
Trinity church, with burial in
this city.
Started Career in Chicago.
Chicago, July ct was in Chi
cago that Lillian Russell laid the
foundation of what became a spec
tacular stage career. One of eight
children, she was born in Clinton,
Iowa, December A, 1861, and when
but six months old was brought to
Chicago by her parents.
Her father, Charles E. Leonard,
was a printer by trade. 1t was in
the old convent of the Sacred
Heart that Helen Louise Leonard,
later to become Lillian Russell
first took up the study of vocal
and instrumental music.
Early in life she took up vocal
work in church choir. When she
was Ia she moved to New York
with her parents and there took
up the study Of opera under Leo
Damrosch. Her first appearance
on the stage was at the age of Is
in the chorus of Edward e. Rice's
"Pinafore" company at the old
Casino theater in New York.
Starred by Tony Pastor.
During her engagement with
the Pinafore company and while
living at boarding house in New
York, Tony Pastor, on a visit to
friends in the same house, by
chance happened to hear the
young chorus girl rehearsing one
Of her songs. Becoming interest
ed, Pastor arranged a meeting.
Later in 1881, he offered Miss
Leonard an engagement at the
Old Tony Pastor theater at $50 a
week. Within a few weeks she
was a star of the first magnitude.
Miss Russell sang in the Casino
theater until 1899. She was with
Weber G.. Fields company for sew
eral years and later Joined the Nc
Caull opera company. In this COM
pany she was the pr1ma donna un-
til her own company was organ
ized. With that company she
starred in various roles in Ameri-
ca and Europe and later entered
vaudeville. During a later period
she Travelled and lectured.
Married Four Times.
1t was soon after her first en-
try to the stage that Miss Russell
married Harry Branm, musical di7
rector of the "Pinafore" company.
In 1885 she had divorced Brahm
and later married Edward Solo
mon, musical director OF the Ca
sino orchestra. Following her di-
vorce from Solomon, she was mar
ried in 1894 to John Chatterson,
known here professionally as Sig
nor Terugini, a tenor with whom
she sang. She married Alexander
P. Moore, Pittburgh publisher in
1912.