Laughter, Falling Water and Time
Born in 1914, Mary Elizabeth Greear showed such promise as a young singer that her family moved from Minneapolis to Los Angeles so she could study voice with Adolfo de la Huerta. Her teacher was a former provisional president of Mexico and was rumored to be the only instructor in the world that used the … Read more
On June 11th, a board of seven judges announced their decision to send 18 year old , blonde, Sylvia Brenner off to represent Minneapolis at the famous Atlantic City Beauty Pageant in New Jersey. Miss Brenner, who lived at 2736 Girard Avenue South, was chosen from a field of 100 City of Lakes beauties that … Read more
Margaret Morris, the great-niece to former US President Benjamin Harrison, was born in Minneapolis on November 7th 1898. She decided to pursue acting by her late teens and begun her professional career with the Shubert Stock Company. She entered films in 1920 and moved to Hollywood setting her sights on an acting career. She was … Read more
Lili St. Cyr came into the world as Willis Marie Van Schaack in Minneapolis. Her parents moved to Pasadena, California when she was 7 years old. The entertainer’s early life is somewhat of a mystery. She had a sister, Rosemary Van Schaack Minsky. Her grandparents, the Klarquists, reared her and her show business siblings, Dardy … Read more
They are probably best remembered for their 1917 production of Romeo and Juliet. Bushman and Bayne were married in 1918. It was rumored that Hollywood disapproved of Bushman divorcing his wife and marrying the much younger Bayne. Their careers went into decline. In the early 20′s they starred in a play, The Master Thief, worked … Read more
Hazel Buckham was born in Minneapolis on December 27, 1888. She moved to Los Angeles with her family in 1910. Hazel began her acting career in road productions on the East Coast with the Ferris Stock Company. In 1912, Buckham was recruited by Biograph Studios to appear in films. She went on to work in … Read more
“Bubbles Darlene” was an exotic dancer and strip tease artist back in the 1950′s. Her real name was Virginia Lachimia. She was originally from Minneapolis where she studied toe, tap and ballet dancing. Virginia said she had no notion that when she was hired to dance at the Rialto in Chicago she would be … Read more
Augie’s Stage Lounge Opened This Week. When the bright lights went on at Augie’s the first part of the week, it marked the opening of Minneapolis newest up-to-date stage lounge. Right in the heart of the loop -Hennepin at 5th St., this new lounge is inaugurating a policy of providing its patrons with the finest … Read more