february october american actress silent film era known time soprano voice appearances musical theatre stars visible silver screen united_states 1910s leading lady film project involved founded production company husband producing movies wrote popular articles newspapers including advice column girls describing like actress answering questions readers adult readers wrote pieces history moving picture industry stopped making films returned career singer faded historiography years place history recently examined mentioned presidential proclamation film enjoying limited release early life reportedly born new_york_city years sister time father noted born tenor singing title role opera traveling theatre company performed famous operas translated english american audiences listed birthplace new_york census census said california childhood parents toured father later life taught music worked vocal coach time death serving president san_francisco sister trained father classical voice drama studies followed footsteps beginning singing careers appeared onstage princess opera company taking leading role man china performed taking chorus roles suitable child busy pursuing career new_york settled san_francisco california teach voice raised continued train soprano vocal techniques passed stage experience daughter way person way simple authoritative gestures way build intensity span performance writer later chronicle time student father book years vocal study marriage stage career sunday march married prominent san_francisco automobile dealer happy culmination romance begun school days private wedding took place street home parents lifelong friend bride judge performed ceremony couple spent weeks los_angeles honeymoon manager local son california timber baron introduced society friends business partners including trustees estate rebuilt earthquake fire years spent absent stage october received ovation theater role white musical comedy set austria comedian leader acting company star given minutes applause entering stage performance sent flowers worth small fortune according san_francisco theater writer starring actress native san_francisco unknown performer took applause gave interview anthony white established hit said kept wife stage didn like idea musical comedy objected appearance grand opera nonetheless agreed offer said far spent married life studying perform roles said prior appearing theater afraid stage training lost said overcome fears husband objections end november quit company reporting billed underneath theater publicity arrangement company manager said refused famous family second place december story talked sister having discovered seven years previously manager worked girls princess company according story trying sign long term contract beaten regard athlete town married week earlier caused sensation resigning subsequently agreed appear performances traveling production kissing girl normally featuring good friend actress texas willing step days covered starring role quoted saying seven years ago insisted hear sing good confidence gave positions princess company rose afterward encouragement help posts memory past love work happy yes request appear company times kissing girl goes way following performances san_francisco oakland husband took seats audience watch perform play title role victory theater december excelled singing role man year autumn season featured star mechanics fair engineering auto san_francisco following sang inauguration nation road western terminus celebration theatre san_francisco organized october set purpose shooting promotional footage automobiles selling determined pretty wife star movies company making major films time feature completed screened initially invitation role energetic daughter men prefers fifth played british movie saw limited nationwide distribution judged hit viewers impressed wild california scenery giant trees winding roads rocky dominant portrayal title role appeal journalist wrote june issue overland monthly daughter renowned tenor san_francisco pioneer days assured place modern stage girl wealth artistic tradition miss gifts stop rare beauty wit intellectual athletic grace shooting location family property near california father established timber holding known filming locations included undeveloped portions counties studio boasted large glass walled building let light wind shooting indoor scenes place light clothing blown gusts considered expensive time company movie camera worth current value camera held film scene second camera provided reel scene perspective didn return profit likely second string distribution channels favorable reception convinced wife challenge world movie star movie time forward intended star vehicle unfortunately ego expanded glowing reviews skill demands star treatment brought heavier expenses productions continued lose money rose pool failed turn profit lavish production production given end year completed wasn january president shut film company filed bankruptcy released writer wrote regular newspaper column talks screen struck girls carried appeared sundays newspapers arizona wrote ideal qualities found actress girls develop received letters readers girls asking able ride able swim response described column skills helpful movie actress absolutely necessary said accessories substance thing advise girl entering motion pictures learn ride swim rest realize artistic profession wrote caution girls wishing fame silver screen like ended broken spirit shattered expectations advised stay home avoid bitter disappointment movie making july discussed mental challenges acting little index character practically type person effectiveness understands utilizes makes great dramatic artist truly great actress recognize traits sees manifested beneath skin recognize conditions thought emotion rise great test talents lose conditions thought emotion feel outward comes naturally conscious endeavor addition column wrote occasional articles intended wider readership wrote october history moving picture industry multiple article series beginning account retelling action photograph governor named defined high speed image essential development moving pictures bought bankrupt film company thousand dollars renamed new company called shooting began feature length film lead character white woman raised american indians woman realize racial heritage falls forbidden love white man movie played week san_francisco return profit new distributor unable find right market heart flame american audiences grown sophisticated employing earlier production techniques shooting flame stopped making movies altogether returned singing performances returned car sales reportedly divorced told census married union produced children retirement leaving film work continued singing career toured latin_america warmly received person troupe singers dancers performing operas san_francisco_chronicle reported invasion countries american star repertoire performances afterward retired singing returned live near old film studio sold real estate parcels formed studio lot october surgical operation san_francisco died age sister husband survived legacy studio facility sat 1920s solitary metal clad brick vault housing company films including earlier ones shot boys playing deserted lot set vault contents fire known copy movies destroyed loss estimated worth million today year old copy found australia sent preservation awareness contribution early film role groundbreaking hispanic star rose proclamation president occasion listed america influential latino actors new print released limited distribution filmography
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