Diamond Donner
Donner in 1904
Alma materWellesley College (1901)
OccupationActor

Diamond Donner was an early 20th-century theatre actor.

Personal life

From Boston, Diamond Donner was the daughter of Gustav Theodore[1] and Louella Donner.[2] She was a 1901 alumnus of Wellesley College.[1] 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.[2]

Career

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.[1] 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.[3]

Stage performances
Year(s) Title Role Location(s) Citation(s)
1902– The Prince of Pilsen Chorus girl Boston, the Studebaker Theater in Chicago, and on tour [1]
1903 The Girl from Dixie Madison Square Theatre in New York City [4]
1904 The Man from China Janet Gramercy Majestic Theatre in New York City [5]
1905 Lifting the Lid New Amsterdam Aerial Theatre and Gardens in New York City [6]
1906 Humpty Dumpty New York Theatre in New York City [7]
1905 The District Leader Wallack's Theatre in New York City [8]
1911 The Maestro's Masterpiece Columbia Theater in Washington, D.C. [9]
1912– Carmen Mimi and Micaela Boston Opera House [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Began at the Bottom". The Minneapolis Journal. December 17, 1902. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022 – via Library of Congress.
  2. 1 2 "To Adjudge Mother Insane". The New York Times. Greenwich, Connecticut. September 11, 1906. p. 5. ISSN 0362-4331. OCLC 1645522. Retrieved November 2, 2022. Diamond Donner, New York Actress, Applies in Greenwich Court
  3. 1 2 "Boston Opera House". Daily Sentinel. Fitchburg, Massachusetts. January 3, 1913. p. 8.
  4. ↑ "Coming Theatrical Events". The New York Times. December 6, 1903. pp. 25–26. ISSN 0362-4331. OCLC 1645522. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  5. ↑ "The Week at the Theatres". The New York Times. May 1, 1904. p. 8. ISSN 0362-4331. OCLC 1645522. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Aerial Gardens Improved". The New York Times. May 14, 1905. p. 6. ISSN 0362-4331. OCLC 1645522. Retrieved November 2, 2022. Klaw & Erlanger's Plans for the Summer Season
  7. ↑ "The Stage and Its Players". The New York Times. March 11, 1906. p. 39. ISSN 0362-4331. OCLC 1645522. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  8. ↑ "The Stage and Its Players". The New York Times. April 29, 1906. p. 45. ISSN 0362-4331. OCLC 1645522. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Amusements". The Washington Post. February 19, 1911. p. 31. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 2269358.
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