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Lois Ewell circa 1913

Lois Ewell (January 28, 1885 - ?), was an American soprano opera singer and Broadway theatre performer.[1][2]

Biography

She was born on January 28, 1885 in Memphis, Tennessee to James Levi Ewell. She married Henry Ramond Tredwell of Port Washington, New York in 1905 in Brooklyn, New York.[3]

In 1908, she appeared in The Merry Widow at the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York City.[4]

She divorced in Chicago in 1909.[3]

In 1913 she appeared in the Century Opera Company's production of Aida in Manhattan.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Lois Ewell Sings at Stadium" (PDF). New York Times. August 10, 1920. Retrieved 2009-07-23. Lois Ewell, leading soprano of the former Century English Opera, sang three songs in French, Alezandre Georges's 'Hymn to the Sun,' Fourdrain's 'Carnival' ... {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ Pierre V. R. Key (1914). "Opera For And By The People". The Century Magazine. Retrieved 2013-12-08. Lois Ewell, the most efficient and popular of the sopranos, comes from Tennessee, although she is known as a Brooklyn girl because of her lengthy residence in the City of Churches. Miss Ewell will have earned more than $12,000 for her ... {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  3. ^ a b Lois Ewell passport application for 1918
  4. ^ a b "Lois Ewel". IBDB. Retrieved 2013-12-08.