Sallie Fisher

Sallie Fisher
Sallie Fisher in 1909
Born(1880-08-10)August 10, 1880
Wyoming Territory, U.S.
DiedJune 8, 1950(1950-06-08) (aged 69)
Twentynine Palms, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1902-1921
SpouseArthur Houghton (m. 1913)

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]

Early years

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

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

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

Fisher died of a heart attack, aged 69, at her home in Twentynine Palms, California, on June 8, 1950.[13][11]

References

  1. ^ Sallie Fisher profile, IMDB com. Accessed November 20, 2022.
  2. ^ 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. Open access icon
  3. ^ "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. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Getting Out of Chorus Class: Method Told by Sallie Fisher". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  5. ^ "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. Open access icon
  6. ^ Little, Richard Henry (October 12, 1910). "Vaudeville Gossip". Illinois, Chicago. Chicago Tribune. p. 6. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  7. ^ Dietz, Dan (2022). "The Billionaire". The Complete Book of 1900s Broadway Musicals. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 137–138. ISBN 9781538168943.
  8. ^ "The Week at Local Theaters". D.C., Washington. The Washington Post. April 28, 1907. p. 46. Retrieved March 12, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ "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. Open access icon
  10. ^ "Musical Comedy at Century". Missouri, St. Louis. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. February 21, 1910. p. 7. Retrieved March 12, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  11. ^ a b "Requiem Mass Is Set For Sallie Fisher". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. June 12, 1950. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  12. ^ "(photo caption)". Illinois, Chicago. Chicago Tribune. March 28, 1937. p. 8. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  13. ^ Who Was Who on the Screen 2nd edit. p.155 c.1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt
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