Weekly Roll

 

Last Dahlia Bouquet

Linky Love

Winnie the Pooh Celebrating a 100 years

Rare family of Barn Owls in Manhattan

postcard I received

Inappropriate Thoughts

I am in midst of researching a personal interest topic.  It is a genealogy and a person - Adele Blood.  It has my search history looking really strange. There have been rabbit holes

Governor Brewer

Governor Earl Brewer - Mississippi 38th Governor

Frank C Bang - Actor turned Boadway Photographer

San Francisco Earthquake and free train rides

The silent film "The Devil's Toy"

Garbo House

Utah's Silver Queen

The house, El Roble

The Book "The Jade Rabbit"

Throwback Thursday

I got a postcard from the Washington State Capital through postcrossing.  It reminded me of a trip we took with our boys. We made a stop here at the Capitol Grounds in Tacoma, Washington after we went on a work trip with my husband to Portland. We also visited the Law Enforcement memorial on the capitol grounds.

Wordy Wednesday

 

Adele Blood Hope -Part 1

 I recently gave you a snapshot look at Adele Blood Hope's life with the headline from her death. 

Most of Adele Blood Hope's adult life can be followed through theatre play bills, newspaper headlines, and court documents. Adele was known as, "The Most Beautiful Blonde on American Stage."

Adele Mary Blood was born on April 23, 1886, in Alameda, California to her parents Ira and Frances Blood. In a San Francisco directory, her father is listed as an Insurance Agent. Adele was the only child born from this union. Her mother, Frances, was part of the Alameda school department. Adele's father, Ira, would pass away in 1892 when Adele was 6 years old. Adele was an accomplished equestrian in her youth and enjoyed fashion.

Adele first role was Marguerite in the benefit performance of Faust at the Historic California Theatre in San Francisco. 

 Adele left California after the San Francisco earthquake, April 18, 1906. Adele and her mother lost their home in the earthquake. Adele talked of being in the breadline after the earthquake. That according to Adele where she met the actor-manager Lewis Morrison, Lewis had been appearing in San Francisco.  Lewis commented about her golden tresses as they stood in line. Lewis commented if she ever wanted to get on the stage he would help. 

Adele boarded a train to New York City and a $100 loaned to her by friends. The railroads offered free tickets to residents who were affected by the earthquake. It is not known exactly when Adele left San Francisco. Adele spent several months where she tried to break into the theatre business. Only to run into Lewis Morrison on the streets of New York. Lewis would offer her the part of Marguerite in his company.

Former Reverend Calder "Edward' Davis

Adele would first meet her future husband at Oakland's Central Christian Church in San Franscisco. Adele was blond and a soprano in the church choir, and he was the former Reverend Calder "Edward" Davis now turned actor.  New York is where she likely became reacquainted with the former Reverend now going by Edward Davis. Edward offered Adele a role in his production of "Unmasking". Adele and Edward eloped in 1906. They were married November 25,1906 in Manhattan, New York. Edward is often quoted that he married Adele to protect her.

This was Edward's second marriage. Edward also met his first wife Alta Margaret Kingore, at church in the choir when he was the Reverend at Oakland's Central Christian Church. She was a blonde, and a soprano as well. Edward was known as a Poet Preacher and Talmage of the West. When Edward was a Reverend people flocked to see his sermon performances. Soon after marrying Alta, he left the ministry and started an acting career. They divorced in 1900. Alta divorced Edward on the grounds of desertion and failure to provide.

Once married, Adele and Edward would join various stock companies where they performed at many vaudeville venues and regular theaters across the country. On of their more famous performances was ""The Picture of Dorian Gray."

Adele would really achieve fame for her performance in "Every Woman" playing the title role. She became known as "The Most Beautiful Blonde on Stage."

Adele and Edward's marriage was turbulent. There were charges of infidelity and constant financial strain. Their union would end with scandal and accusations of adultery. Of course, their divorce case and Edward's involvement in another actress's divorce case made the headlines.

This is where I leave you. In part two I will discuss their highly publicized divorce.

What I Read October

I am linking up with Modern Mrs. Darcy's quick lit.  Check out what everyone else is reading. Well my fall reading started with a book club book about Roy Cohn.

 American Scoundrel by Kai Bird and Susan Golmark

To be quite truthful I didn't know much if anything about Roy Cohn. Roy Cohn is a complicated person with a long reach in American politics.  Kai Bird and his wife do a good job of exploring connections from McCarthy to Trump and in current politics today.  We had an interesting book discussion. Roy was lawyer who personal mantra was, "Don't show me the evidence, show me the judge."  He began in the very beginning by being a corrupt prosecutor.  He had a lot of influential friends.  He was friends with mobsters, Barbara Walters, Nancy Reagan, mentor to Trump. This is a good read and well researched. 

Wordy Wednesday

 

Weekly Roll

 Inappropriate thoughts

I can be influenced.  I feel like I am a bit a tea snob. My son is into Stitch from Lilo and Stitch.  I tried this and it was delicious. Yogi has a Disney Themed Tea collection

Deep Thoughts

This week has been a lot of " I prefer not to" but I did it anyway. I mailed off some paperwork for my adult son, and they say you really don't have a permanent record. I beg to differ. You need an IEP from 2007. I got it.  Need an evaluation from 2002.  Got that too.  

I feel like I killed a tree to print all of this.  I definitely went through a ream of paper.  This isn't all of it either. My son said you have a lot of papers. No son you do!

Exciting News

not quite the same as cuddling a 

real  baby

My niece had her baby.  I am so excited for her and her husband.  Baby Frito has arrived.