Diamond Donner

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

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

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. "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. "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. "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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