Lola montez biography samples
Lola Montez : her life & conquests : Morton, James, 1938 ....
I’ve been meaning to write more about Lola Montez in California, but first I had to do some research.
Lola montez biography samples
I checked out a biography from the library — Lola Montez: A Life, by Bruce Seymour. This is the definitive biography, “drawing on unpublished archives on four continents,” as the blurb says. I thought I was just going to read the section on Lola in California, but I got pulled in by the fascinating details and entertaining writing and had to begin at the beginning.
If you want to read a gripping biography, this fills the bill.
Lola left Europe at the end of 1851 to escape another failed marriage, accusations of bigamy (her first husband was still alive), and mounting debts.
Lola montez
She was thirty-one years old, but claimed to be younger, and was still youthful looking. She contacted a theater manager and made plans to go back on the stage, not just as a dancer, but in plays as well. Although her voice was not strong, she generally made a good impression in rol