Summary
Sallie Fisher (August 10, 1880 – June 8, 1950) was an American stage and vaudeville actress who appeared in the 1916 silent The Little Shepherd of Bargain Row.[1]
Sallie Fisher | |
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 Sallie Fisher in 1909 | |
| Born | August 10, 1880 Wyoming Territory, U.S. |
| Died | June 8, 1950 (aged 69) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1902-1921 |
| Spouse | Arthur Houghton (m. 1913) |
Early years edit
Fisher "was born on a ranch in Wyoming" but moved with her family to Salt Lake City "when a very little girl."[2] She was educated by tutors.[3] (In a 1909 interview, Fisher told a reporter that she was born in Salt Lake City.)[4]
Stage edit
Fisher appeared in musical comedy, musical farce, fantasy, operetta, revue and revivals. She debuted in Salt Lake City with the Salt Lake Opera Company.[5] In Chicago, "she rose from the chorus of a comic opera company to the ranks of the truly elect, otherwise known as prima donna."[6] She portrayed Flora in the 1902 Broadway musical The Billionaire.[7]
In 1907, an article in The Washington Post described Fisher as having been "for several seasons a prima donna in the Dillingham forces."[8] She appeared with George M. Cohan in 45 Minutes from Broadway[2] and with John Barrymore in Stubborn Cinderella.[9]
A St. Louis Post-Dispatch review of the production of The Goddess of Liberty in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1910 described Fisher's work as follows: "Sallie Fisher is most of the show and she is worth while [sic]. She sings well, dances divinely and is as good to look at as one could wish."[10]
Personal life edit
Fisher was married to Arthur Houghton for 37 years.[11] Houghton was a theatrical manager. After Fisher married him, she "retired at the peak of her career."[12]
Death edit
Fisher died of a heart attack, aged 69, at her home in Twentynine Palms, California, on June 8, 1950.[13][11]
References edit
- ^ Sallie Fisher profile, IMDB com. Accessed November 20, 2022.
- ^ a b "At the Theatres: Miss Sallie Fisher with Geo. M. Cohan". Pennsylvania, Harrisburg. Harrisburg Daily Independent. March 9, 1912. p. 2. Retrieved March 12, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sallie Fisher Coming to Lion in "The Little Shepherd of Bargain Row"". Arizona, Phoenix. Arizona Republic. June 4, 1916. p. 23. Retrieved March 12, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Getting Out of Chorus Class: Method Told by Sallie Fisher". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ "Sallie Fisher to Appear on the Vaudeville Stage". Utah, Salt Lake City. The Salt Lake Herald-Republican. September 29, 1910. p. 14. Retrieved March 12, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Little, Richard Henry (October 12, 1910). "Vaudeville Gossip". Illinois, Chicago. Chicago Tribune. p. 6. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ Dietz, Dan (2022). "The Billionaire". The Complete Book of 1900s Broadway Musicals. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 137–138. ISBN 9781538168943.
- ^ "The Week at Local Theaters". D.C., Washington. The Washington Post. April 28, 1907. p. 46. Retrieved March 12, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sallie Fisher Scores a New York Success in Stubborn Cinderella". Utah, Salt Lake City. The Salt Lake Herald. January 30, 1909. p. 2. Retrieved March 12, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Musical Comedy at Century". Missouri, St. Louis. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. February 21, 1910. p. 7. Retrieved March 12, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Requiem Mass Is Set For Sallie Fisher". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. June 12, 1950. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ "(photo caption)". Illinois, Chicago. Chicago Tribune. March 28, 1937. p. 8. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ Who Was Who on the Screen 2nd edit. p.155 c.1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt
External links edit
- Sallie Fisher at the Internet Broadway Database
- Sallie Fisher at IMDb
- portrait(NY Public Library, Billy Rose collection)
- portrait gallery(Univ. of Washington, Sayre collection)
- Barrymore and Sallie Fisher in A Stubborn Cinderella c.1909(Museum of the City of New York)
- findagrave