Lillian Russell

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Lillian Russell
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• The Brain Behind the Voice

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• Lillian Russell entered the world on December
  4, 1861
• She was named Helen Louise Leonard
• She was born in Clinton, Iowa
• She was the fifth of the six children of Charles
  and Cynthia
• She was called Nellie by her family and close
  friends

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Helen's Young Childhood

• Raised by a writer/publisher of The Herald and
  a Womens Rights Activist
• In 1865 the family moved to Chicago looking for
  work for Charles
• Helen attended school at the Convent of Scared
  Heart
• She went on to study at Park Institute
• Apple of Fathers eye
• Began Opera lessons at age 9 ( Sisters teacher)

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• 1877 Helens mother left her father
• At sixteen Helen moved to New York with her
  mother and sister
• She began to focus her studies on voice and
  violin under the teachings of Leopold Damrosch

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• Helen joined the Brooklyn Chorus in 1880
• On November 22, 1880 Helen took the stage for the
  first time as Lillian Russell
• She preformed at the Tony Pastor Theater in New
  York City

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Lillian traveled with the D.C. Duff Company
starring in shows such as The Pirates of
Pennzance, The Snake Charmer, Brigands (1889),
and Grand Duchess (1890).
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Lillian sailed to England in 1884, and performed
shows like Polly, Virginia and Paul, and The Pet
of the Regiment
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Love Life

• Lillian married 4 times
• 1880-1883 Harry Graham Orchestra director
• 1884-1885 Edward Solomon Composer ( had daughter
  Dorothy)
• 1894-1898 John Haley Augustin Chatterton
  Preformer with the stage name Giovanni Perugini
• 1912- death Alexander Moorewriter for the
  Pittsburgh Leader
• Dated Jim Brady Diamondgangster

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• On June 6, 1912 Lillian Russell invented the
  dresser trunk
• She thought of the idea after traveling overseas
  with her opera career
• The dresser was built to fold easy for quick
  traveling, but also open fully for all the
  comforts of home

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Lillian was a thinking Woman so after retiring
from 30 years on the stage, Lillian used other
talents...

• She wrote a column in a newspaper directed
  towards women about beauty, health, love and
  women suffrage.
• She also became an active member of The White
  Rats, the union of actors.
• Lillian sold war bonds and gathered donations for
  the marines during World War I

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Lillian Russell was seen as the feminine ideal of
her generation...
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She was in magazines and ads like models today...
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Lillian passed away on June 6, 1922 at 220am
after being ill for several days She left behind
her husband (Moore) and her daughter, Dorothy
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Lillian was a individual and a role model to
many women. Even with a not so well know
invention she open doors for women in
sciences She knew women are capable of great
things, and she proved to the world that women
can do all things. Her voice was heard in more
than one way.
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