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Bonnie Maginn
Bonnie Maginn (February 10, 1880 – 1964), also known as Bonnie Magin, was an American stage actress, model, singer and dancer, and vaudeville performer. Early life Bonnie Magin was born in Chicago, the daughter of John R. Magin and Margaret Anna Sullivan Magin. Career Maginn was an artists' model, "said to be the most pictured young woman of her age in America" in 1901, and a vaudeville performer, usually in soubrette roles, in the 44th Street Theatre, Weber & Fields shows in New York. In 1901 she shared the bill with David Warfield, Fay Templeton, DeWolf Hopper and Lillian Russell in ''Fiddle-Dee-Dee'' at the Chicago Opera House. She was a featured dancer in Klaw and Erlanger's ill-fated production of ''Mr. Blue Beard'', when it opened at Chicago's Iroquois Theatre fire, Iroquois Theatre in 1903. She and the rest of the cast survived the massive and fatal theatre fire during the show's run. In 1904, she appeared in Frank Daniels' ''The Office Boy''; "she sings after the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iroquois Theatre Fire
The Iroquois Theatre fire occurred on December 30, 1903, at the Iroquois Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is the deadliest theater fire and the deadliest single-building fire in U.S. history, resulting in at least 602 deaths. Theater The Iroquois Theatre was located at 24–28 West Randolph Street, between State Street and Dearborn Street, in Chicago, Illinois. The syndicate that bankrolled its construction chose the location specifically to attract women on day trips from out of town who, it was thought, would be more comfortable attending a theater near the police-patrolled Loop shopping district. The theater opened on November 23, 1903, after numerous delays due to labor unrest and, according to one writer, the unexplained inability of architect Benjamin Marshall to complete required drawings on time. Upon opening the theater was lauded by drama critics; Walter K. Hill wrote in the ''New York Clipper'' (a predecessor of ''Variety'') that the Iroquois was "the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
