Lucia Moore (December 10, 1867 – April 1, 1932) was an American stage and

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when ...

actress. She appeared in plays on

Broadway Broadway may refer to: Theatre * Broadway Theatre (disambiguation) * Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S. ** Broadway (Manhattan), the street **Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...

from 1900 through 1932; often in works written by women

playwrights A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays. Etymology The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...

, such as

Rachel Crothers Rachel Crothers (December 12, 1878 – July 5, 1958) was an American playwright and theater director known for her well-crafted plays that often dealt with feminist themes. Among theater historians, she is generally recognized as "the most succes ...

Anita Loos Corinne Anita Loos (April 26, 1888 – August 18, 1981) was an American actress, novelist, playwright and screenwriter. In 1912, she became the first female staff screenwriter in Hollywood, when D. W. Griffith put her on the payroll at Triang ...

Clare Kummer Clare Kummer (January 9, 1873 — April 21, 1958) was an American composer, lyricist, and playwright. Early life Kummer was born Clare Rodman Beecher in Brooklyn, New York, the granddaughter of Rev. Edward Beecher and great-granddaughter of Lyma ...

Jean Webster Jean Webster was the pen name of Alice Jane Chandler Webster (July 24, 1876 – June 11, 1916), an American author whose books include '' Daddy-Long-Legs'' and '' Dear Enemy''. Her best-known books feature lively and likeable young female prota ...

, and

Rida Johnson Young Rida Johnson Young (February 28, 1875 – May 8, 1926) was an American playwright, songwriter and librettist.IBDBRida Johnson Young Retrieved November 21, 2007 In her career, Young wrote over thirty plays and musicals, and over 500 songs. She ...

. She also appeared in original plays by

Maxwell Anderson James Maxwell Anderson (December 15, 1888 – February 28, 1959) was an American playwright, author, poet, journalist, and lyricist. Background Anderson was born on December 15, 1888, in Atlantic, Pennsylvania, the second of eight children to ...

Barry Conners Barry Conners (1883–1933) was an American actor, screenwriter and playwright.Solomon p.331 An established writer for the stage, he was employed in Hollywood during the final few years of life during the early sound era. Selected filmography * ...

, George Scarborough, and

Edgar Selwyn Edgar Selwyn (October 20, 1875 – February 13, 1944) was a prominent figure in American theatre and film in the first half of the 20th century. An actor, playwright, theatre director, director and theatrical producer, producer on Broadway ( ...

Life and career

Born in

Shreveport, Louisiana Shreveport ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is the third most populous city in Louisiana after New Orleans and Baton Rouge, respectively. The Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area, with a population of 393,406 in 2020, is t ...

, Moore made her

debut as Paulina in

Stanislaus Stange Stanislaus Stange (1862–1917) was a playwright, librettist and lyricist who created many Broadway shows in the '' fin-de-siecle'' era and early 20th century. After minor success as an actor, Stange made his career as a writer in the musical theatr ...

's ''

Quo Vadis ''Quō vādis?'' (, ) is a Latin phrase meaning "Where are you marching?". It is also commonly translated as "Where are you going?" or, poetically, "Whither goest thou?" The phrase originates from the Christian tradition regarding Saint Pete ...

'' at the New York Theatre which opened in April 1900. Later that year she appeared as Alice Palmer in

Theodore Kremer Theodore Kremer (1871–1923) was a German-born playwright whose works include ''The Fatal Wedding'' and a non-musical stage adaptation of '' Carmen''. Kremer’s play ''An Actor’s Romance'' opened at the Camden Theatre on 8 February 1904, sta ...

's ''The Slaves of the Orient'' at the

Star Theatre A star is an astronomical object comprising a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by its gravity. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye at night, but their immense distances from Earth make ...

. She did not return to Broadway again until 1910 when she starred as Mrs. Comstock in

Maurice Campbell Maurice Campbell (November 28, 1919 – July 4, 2014) was a Canadians, Canadian curling, curler from Trois-Rivières, Quebec. Campbell was born November 28, 1919 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec. Educated at the University of Montreal, he joined the Ro ...

's ''Where There's a Will'' with the American Play Company at Weber's Music Hall. That same year she toured nationally as Mrs. Wright in

's '' The Lottery Man''. In 1911 Moore was engaged at the

Theatre Royal, Nottingham The Theatre Royal in Nottingham, England, is a theatre venue in the heart of Nottingham City Centre and is owned by Nottingham City Council as part of a complex that also includes the city's Royal Concert Hall. The Theatre Royal attracts major ...

where she starred opposite the British actress Winifred Delevanti in Arthur S. Gill's ''The Kiss of Isis''. In 1913 she starred in George Scarborough's Broadway play ''The Lure'', and reprised her role in the 1914 silent film of the same name. In 1914 she returned to Broadway in another play penned by Scarborough, ''What is love?'', in the role of Mrs. Samuel Hoyt. In 1919 Moore created the role of Mrs. Smith in the original Broadway production of

's ''

39 East ''39 East'' is a 1920 American silent comedy film produced by the Realart Picture Company (headed by Paramount Pictures's Adolph Zukor), and starring Constance Binney reprising her role from the Broadway play. The film was directed by John S. ...

''; a role she also performed in the 1920 silent film. She created roles in several more plays written by women on Broadway, including Mrs. Wolfe in Laura Hinkley and Mabel Ferris's ''Another Man's Shoes'' (1918), The Governor's Wife in Cora Dick Gantt's ''The Tavern'' (1920), Mary Vaughan in

's ''The Mountain Men'' (1921), and Mrs. Simmons in

and John Emerson's ''The Whole Town's Talking'' (1923). She also portrayed Miss Pritchard in the 1918 Broadway revival of

's '' Daddy-Long-Legs''. Moore's other film credits include ''

Caprice of the Mountains ''Caprice of the Mountains'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by John G. Adolfi, and starring June Caprice, Harry Hilliard, Joel Day, Lisle Leigh, and Richard Hale. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation on July 9, 1916. Plot ...

'' (1916), Nancy Allen in ''

Little Miss Happiness ''Little Miss Happiness'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring June Caprice, Harry Hilliard, Zena Keefe, Sara Alexander, Sidney Bracey, and Leo A. Kennedy. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation on ...

'' (1916), Lady Clifford in ''

Her Double Life ''Her Double Life'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Theda Bara. It is based on the Mary Murillo's story ''The New Magdalen'', who also wrote the scenario. The film is now considered lost. Plot Ma ...

'' (1916), and the Mother in '' The Small Town Girl'' (1917). Her other roles in original plays on Broadway included Mrs. Springer in

's ''Anything Might Happen'' (1923), Mrs. Harrington in

's ''The Patsy'' (1925), Mrs. Halevy in

's ''Saturday's Children'' (1927), Mrs. Weaver in J. C. and

Elliott Nugent Elliott Nugent (September 20, 1896 – August 9, 1980) was an American actor, playwright, writer, and film director. Biography Nugent was born in Dover, Ohio, the son of actor J.C. Nugent. He successfully made the transition from silent film ...

's ''Take My Advice'' (1927), Mrs. James Russell Lockhart, Sr. in Barry Conners's ''Girl Trouble'' (1928), and Mrs. Farquhar in Don Mullally and H. A. Archibald's ''

Coastwise The modern terms short-sea shipping (sometimes unhyphenated), marine highway, and motorways of the sea, and the more historical terms coastal trade, coastal shipping, coasting trade, and coastwise trade, all encompass the movement of cargo and pas ...

'' (1931). Moore died in New York City on April 1, 1932.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Lucia 1867 births 1932 deaths Actors from Shreveport, Louisiana American silent film actresses American stage actresses