Alta King
Alta King | |
|---|---|
 Alta King, from a 1921 publication. | |
| Born | 1899 Barnesville, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Dancer |
| Spouse | James Edward Royce (m.1925) |
Alta King (1899 – after March 1927) was an American singer, dancer and Ziegfeld girl in musical theatre.
Early life
King was born in Barnesville, Minnesota,[1] the daughter of John F. King (1866–1939) and Alta Mae Kimpton King (1876–1956), who had both been born in Wisconsin.
Career
King's stage career began in a stock company in Minneapolis.[2] Her Broadway credits included appearances in Ziegfeld Follies of 1919, Ziegfeld Follies of 1920, Sally (1920-1922), Orange Blossoms (1922), and Cinders (1923).[3] She was also in the Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic,[4] performed on the roof of the New Amsterdam Theatre.[5] She was considered to have the "stage's most beautiful legs", along with Ann Pennington and Mistinguett.[6] She was in the same sextet of Ziegfeld dancers as Elizabeth Meehan and Billie Dove.[7]
After her marriage, she gave recitals as a soprano singer.[8]
Personal life
King married English-born theatrical producer and director James Edward Royce (1870-1964)[9] in 1925.[10]
References
- ^ "Ziegfeld Follies". New-York Tribune. June 20, 1920. p. 50. Retrieved August 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Flowers in Broadway's Beauty Garden" Theatre Magazine (September 1921): 160.
- ^ Dietz, Dan (2019-04-10). The Complete Book of 1920s Broadway Musicals. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 45, 122, 157. ISBN 9781538112823.
- ^ Mantle, Burns (December 1919). "Play-Time". The Green Book Magazine. 22: 56.
- ^ "The Stage". Munsey's Magazine. 71: 508. December 1920.
- ^ "Who Has Stage's Most Beautiful Legs?". El Paso Herald. September 6, 1919. p. 31. Retrieved August 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Extra-Girl Writes Way to Fame". Bismarck Tribune. December 14, 1928. p. 29. Retrieved August 23, 2019 – via NewspaperArchive.
- ^ "Mrs. Royce in Recital". Times Union. March 8, 1927. p. 74. Retrieved August 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Edward Royce". The Greenwich Village Bookshop Door. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ "Legitimate: Edward Royce Marries Alta King, of 'Follies'". Variety. 81: 20. December 16, 1925.