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Title: Lola Montez in Grass Valley (PH 17-1)(Undated) Collection Type: Directories and Documents Collection Name: Pamphlets Catalog #: PH 17-1 Author: Doris Foley Published: Undated Subjects: Lola Montez, Lotta Crabtree # of Pages: 40 Download PDF: User Login Required Download OCR Text: User Login Required

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ere ee ee _ . LOLA was COMETS Dea ee -* ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION OF LOLA BY AN AMERICANAUDINNCE. Courtesy of the Bancroft Library, University of California 5 ae Lola asked D, Magheon, ‘Where can we get a good musicians) a party of forty or fifty charivaried her breakfast? ; ; and she appeared at the window ‘and responded in He answered, ‘Plenty of places. defiance. They went away and then returned and reFull said, “A good breakfast could be got at the peated the serenade and she addressed them again. Bull's Head. Popular opinion is against her and it is doubted that Lola suggested the Tivoli; she had rather goto the the Fire Department will accept the benefit she has Tivoli and to the Tivoli they went.’ offered.” The Golden Era, July 3, 1853: . “Mademoiselle: ily Alta, July 9, 1853: “News from Sacramento Montez, of the whole world, and Patrick Purdy Hull, Daily a, July 9, — The Board of Delegates of the (Sacramento) Fire Esq. of the San Francisco Whig, were united in the Department to whom Lola Montes had offered a beneholy bonds of wedlock at the Holy Church of the fit, met and.by resolution declined its acceptance.” Mission Delores by the Reverend Father Flavel Lay E Fontaine, yes.~rday morning. The ceremonies whichi Daily Alta, July 9, 1853; By the paper of -yester. were simple aud impressive were witnessed by a_ day (Sacramento) we perceive that the Countess number of our “ost distinquished citizens, We wish. came off victor, bearing away the bouquets and the happy couple many years of uninterrupted happibravos of an immense audience. The theatre was ness and conjugal felicity.” : igh in vee party and tee Con te eee, Daily Alta, July 3, 1853: “The bridal par parlayed wit e audience P Sacramento by che ‘afternoon boat.” (The ase mahic came down to the footlights and made the following ‘New World’ left Pacific Wharf for Sacramento at speech, ‘Last evening there was an occurrence in 4:00 p.m., Saturday, July 2, 1853.) this theatre which I regret. It is a small theatre. It San Francisco Herald, July 3, 1853: “Lola Monter. is more like a drawing room. I am close to you. I took her departure yesterday afternoon for Sacra-. am almost along side of you and the sound is not mento, accompanied by Miska Hauser, the celebrated . always distinctly understood. I am_ subject to a violinist and Mons. Chenal, the flutist and performer . palpitation of the heart and since I have been in upon the piano Russe. These distinguished artists . Sacramento I have suffered with it very much, will proceed together upon a tour throughout the . which makes me at times feel very bad. While I was interior.” dancing I stamped my foot several times upon the Lola and Pat checked in at the Orleans Hotel on stage and someone laughed, as I supposed to insult Second Street, Sacramento, July 3, 1853, Her first me. I have many enemies who have followed me from theatrical engagement was scheduled for the SacraEurope and offered me insults and-I supposed it ‘mento Theatre on Third between I and J Streets might be some of those who followed me with that Wednesday evening, July 6th. The Suppressed fury aeons at the San Francisco burlesques which Lola had so far held within b “I knew it was no American for I have been loved eitnieacn in bounds became less controlled as and cherished by the Americans wherever I went a ce dy the following: Daily Alta, July 8, 1853: and how could I come here to Sacramento to offer Sacramento News by Wells Fargo Express, On Wed. the Americans an insult, after loving them so much nesday evening, Lola Montes gave a concert in Sac. and receiving so many marks of kindness from their ramento. During the ‘Olle’ dance some persons near hands? I have traveled all over Europe and danced the footlights began to laugh; she became offended, the Spider Dance in Russia, Germany, England, said a few words and left the stage. About two hours France, Italy and Spain, but I have never met with after the concert (by Miska Hauser and other so much kindness and fame as in America, and.