Pauline Frederick : on and off the stage (1940)

Record Details:

Title:
Pauline Frederick : on and off the stage
Date:
1940
Publisher:
Chicago : A. Kroch
Volume:
Pauline Frederick : on and off the stage
Leaf #:
00050
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Motion pictures--Biography
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
March 28, 2024
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32 Pauline Frederick to her success on the stage. In this order from her doctor, that she was not to sing any more, one seems to smell a rat! There had been much talk of her studying for opera and particularly since she had made the acquaintance of Lilli Lehmann, just before the beginning of " It Happened in Nordland." With her mother anxious for her to become a Prima Donna, there had been much discussion about her going to Europe to study under Madame Lehmann. But Pauline did not want a singing career — she wanted to be an actress and particularly a dramatic one. She felt that while her voice had certain fine qualities, it was not powerful enough to gain her any unusual place among operatic singers. She was ambitious and could not be content with anything but the top of the ladder. With her dramatic ability, she hoped to attain this — with her voice she knew she would not. Yet it seemed a pity after her sensational success in " It Happened in Nordland " to give it up then.