Sallie Fisher

Sallie Fisher (August 10, 1880  – June 8, 1950) was an American stage and vaudeville actress who appeared in the 1916 silent The Little Shepherd of Bargain Row.[1]

Sallie Fisher
Sallie Fisher in 1909
Born(1880-08-10)August 10, 1880
Wyoming Territory, U.S.
DiedJune 8, 1950(1950-06-08) (aged 69)
Twentynine Palms, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1902-1921
SpouseArthur Houghton (m. 1913)

Early years

Fisher "was born on a ranch in Wyoming" but moved with her family to Salt Lake City "when a very little girl."[2] She was educated by tutors.[3] (In a 1909 interview, Fisher told a reporter that she was born in Salt Lake City.)[4]

Stage

Fisher appeared in musical comedy, musical farce, fantasy, operetta, revue and revivals. She debuted in Salt Lake City with the Salt Lake Opera Company.[5] In Chicago, "she rose from the chorus of a comic opera company to the ranks of the truly elect, otherwise known as prima donna."[6] She portrayed Flora in the 1902 Broadway musical The Billionaire.[7]

In 1907, an article in The Washington Post described Fisher as having been "for several seasons a prima donna in the Dillingham forces."[8] She appeared with George M. Cohan in 45 Minutes from Broadway[2] and with John Barrymore in Stubborn Cinderella.[9]

A St. Louis Post-Dispatch review of the production of The Goddess of Liberty in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1910 described Fisher's work as follows: "Sallie Fisher is most of the show and she is worth while [sic]. She sings well, dances divinely and is as good to look at as one could wish."[10]

Personal life

Fisher was married to Arthur Houghton for 37 years.[11] Houghton was a theatrical manager. After Fisher married him, she "retired at the peak of her career."[12]

Death

Fisher died of a heart attack, aged 69, at her home in Twentynine Palms, California, on June 8, 1950.[13][11]

References
  1. Sallie Fisher profile, IMDB com. Accessed November 20, 2022.
  2. "At the Theatres: Miss Sallie Fisher with Geo. M. Cohan". Pennsylvania, Harrisburg. Harrisburg Daily Independent. March 9, 1912. p. 2. Retrieved March 12, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. "Sallie Fisher Coming to Lion in "The Little Shepherd of Bargain Row"". Arizona, Phoenix. Arizona Republic. June 4, 1916. p. 23. Retrieved March 12, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. "Getting Out of Chorus Class: Method Told by Sallie Fisher". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  5. "Sallie Fisher to Appear on the Vaudeville Stage". Utah, Salt Lake City. The Salt Lake Herald-Republican. September 29, 1910. p. 14. Retrieved March 12, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  6. Little, Richard Henry (October 12, 1910). "Vaudeville Gossip". Illinois, Chicago. Chicago Tribune. p. 6. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  7. Dietz, Dan (2022). "The Billionaire". The Complete Book of 1900s Broadway Musicals. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 137-138. ISBN 9781538168943.
  8. "The Week at Local Theaters". D.C., Washington. The Washington Post. April 28, 1907. p. 46. Retrieved March 12, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  9. "Sallie Fisher Scores a New York Success in Stubborn Cinderella". Utah, Salt Lake City. The Salt Lake Herald. January 30, 1909. p. 2. Retrieved March 12, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  10. "Musical Comedy at Century". Missouri, St. Louis. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. February 21, 1910. p. 7. Retrieved March 12, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  11. "Requiem Mass Is Set For Sallie Fisher". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. June 12, 1950. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  12. "(photo caption)". Illinois, Chicago. Chicago Tribune. March 28, 1937. p. 8. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  13. Who Was Who on the Screen 2nd edit. p.155 c.1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt
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