Lottie Alter | |
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 Alter, from a 1901 publication | |
| Born | Charlotte Alice Alter (1871-01-16)January 16, 1871 La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | December 25, 1924(1924-12-25) (aged 53) Beechhurst, Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Flushing Cemetery |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1886–1924 |
| Known for | Stage and silent films |
| Spouse | |
Charlotte Alice Alter (January 16, 1871 – December 25, 1924)[1] was an American actress on stage and in silent films.
Alter was born inLa Crosse, Wisconsin on January 16, 1871,[2] the daughter of Frederick Pernal Alter and Ida Alter (née Soplitt).[3][4][5][6]
Alter began acting in the American midwest by 1890,[7] playingsoubrette roles in touring companies managed byHenrietta Crosman,Joseph Jefferson, andCharles Frohman, in such shows asThe Cricket on the Hearth,Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush,The Country Circus,[6]Fifi,[8]The Shadows of a Great City,The Girl I Left Behind Me,[9] andHearts are Trumps.[10] On Broadway, she acted inTo Have and to Hold (1901),The Vinegar Buyer (1903),[11]The Trifler (1905) withEsme Beringer,[12]Charley's Aunt (1906), andExcuse Me (1911) byRupert Hughes. Of her work inExcuse Me, criticGeorge Jean Nathan wrote that she was among "the best in a generally capable cast."[13]
She toured Australia and Great Britain inMrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. In 1916 she was leading her own company invaudeville.[14]
Silent film appearances by Alter included roles in the film shortsAdvertising for a Wife (1910) andAn Arizona Romance (1910), and the feature filmsThe Eternal City (1915) alongsidePauline Frederick andThomas Holding, andThe Lottery Man (1916) withOliver Hardy andThurlow Bergen.
Alter married a fellow actor,Harry C. Bradley, in 1923.[15]
She died inBeechhurst, Queens, New York, in 1924 ofpneumonitis.[16] She was buried atFlushing Cemetery.[1]
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