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Lola Montez in Grass Valley (PH 17-1)(Undated) (40 pages)
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Page: of 40
taxes to pay and problems to be settled in town council. In brief, the logical
course of events was turning him from an adventurer to a citizen and as he became
less the rover and more the man of substancd, his taste in amusement took quite some
change. ‘The world of the theatre had always possessed an enormous pull for the
miners, even in his wildest days. When he visited San Fracisco he saw the shows. But
the advent of the concord Coach was making it possible for the best of San Francisco's
latest to reach the mines and the miners and their families responded nobly. Perhaps
it is not going too far to say that symbolically at least it was the Booths and the
Chapmans in the world of the drama. Unfortunately Booth at times found the miners
just a little unfriendly. Somber presentations such as the Iron Chest hit close to
home. Young Edwin Booth, genius that he was, had many failures. He was invited to
leave Downieville. When the Chapmans appeared, the very talented Caroline and her
brother Williams, the miners found.out what the theatre could really mean to theme
The Chapmanst tour of the mines was a triumphant procession. They played "She Stoops
to Conquer and when they felt so inclined, they would present a vehicle on the
light side and occasionally a little burlesque.
The miners rewarded with fantastic generosity the players who gave them mm
what they wanted. Now the stage was set for the entrance of the two women of the
theatre whose names more than any others are associated with California's Gold Rush
days. One was beyond her youth but what glamour, and advance notices of her exciting
past. The other no more than a chifid but the Breatest gold camp favorite of them
all Lola Montez, Countess of Landsfeldt, and Lotta Crabtree, the airy, fairy
singing, dancing, beautiful miners' darling.
It was inevitable that Lola Montez Should come to California. Her dancing
was ordinary, as an actress she was faire But Lola was lovely. Lola was not
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