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Lotta Faust (February 8, 1880〔''Lotta Faust Dead'', New York Times, January 26, 1910, pg. 9.〕 ''–'' January 25, 1910)〔''In Memoriam'', New York Times, January 25, 1913, pg. 15.〕 was an American actress, dancer, and singer from Brooklyn, New York.〔 She performed an interpretation of the Salome dance based on the Salome (1893) by Oscar Wilde.〔 Faust attended public schools in Brooklyn. Her first employment was working as a cash girl in a Brooklyn department store. She worked there until she went on stage at the age of 16.〔 ==Actress== Her first appearance in theater came in ''The Sunshine of Paradise Alley'' (1896), produced by Denman Thompson. In September 1901 she acted the role of ''Geraldine Fair'' in ''The Liberty Belles''. The play had nine writers and composers, including Harry B. Smith, the primary librettist. Aine Lauchaume wrote most of the music. It was produced at the Madison Square Theatre,〔''The Liberty Belles'', New York Times, September 19, 1901, pg. 19.〕 24th Street, 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue.〔(EJ Phillips Manhattan ) Retrieved on 12-29-07.〕 She became popular in ''The Wizard of Oz'' (1904 ''-'' 1905), in which she sang the ''Sammy'' song. After this she joined the company of Joe Weber and appeared in ''Wonderland'' (1905). Later she was among the cast of ''The White Hen'' (1907), staged by Louis Mann at the Casino Theatre,〔 Broadway at 39th Street.〔(Casino Theatre ), Demolished Broadway Theaters C-D, Retrieved on 12-29-07.〕 In 1907 she was in the troupe of Lew Fields in ''The Girl Behind The Counter'' (1907 ''-'' 1908), ''The Mimic World'' in 1908 and ''The Midnight Sons'' in 1909.〔''A Pictorial History of American Theatre'', Chilton, 1960, pgs. 65,66,102,104,106,108,109〕 For the rest of her life she worked with Fields and in productions of the Shubert Theatre.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lotta Faust」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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