Diamond Donner
American stage actor
Diamond Donner was an early 20th-century theatre actor.
01Personal life
From Boston, Diamond Donner was the daughter of Gustav Theodore and Louella Donner. She was a 1901 alumnus of Wellesley College. In August 1906, Donner had her mother committed to Ardendale Sanitarium in Cos Cob, Connecticut; when the older woman escaped on September 6 and was not recommitted, Donner traveled to Greenwich, Connecticut on September 10 to request adjudication on the matter.
02Career
An aspiring stage actor since childhood, after graduating from Wellesley, she began her acting career as a chorus girl in The Prince of Pilsen. According to The Minneapolis Journal, Donner looked so much like the famous actor Ethel Barrymore, she was frequently called the other woman's name. In 1913, Donner's performance of Mimi in Carmen was described as one of the most significant triumphs of the season by the Daily Sentinel.
| Year(s) | Title | Role | Location(s) | Citation(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902, | The Prince of Pilsen | Chorus girl | Boston, the Studebaker Theater in Chicago, and on tour | |
| 1903 | The Girl from Dixie | Madison Square Theatre in New York City | ||
| 1904 | The Man from China | Janet Gramercy | Majestic Theatre in New York City | |
| 1905 | Lifting the Lid | New Amsterdam Aerial Theatre and Gardens in New York City | ||
| 1906 | Humpty Dumpty | New York Theatre in New York City | ||
| 1905 | The District Leader | Wallack's Theatre in New York City | ||
| 1911 | The Maestro's Masterpiece | Columbia Theater in Washington, D.C. | ||
| 1912, | Carmen | Mimi and Micaela | Boston Opera House |
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- Stage actress Diamond Donner (SAYRE 23008).jpg by Studio of Luther S. White, Public domain
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