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Lola Montez
Lola Montez , 1818?–1861, Irish adventurer, whose original name was Marie Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert. Her early marriage to an army officer soon ended in divorce. She adopted the name Lola Montez, claimed Spanish descent, and became a dancer. Her dancing was mediocre, but her beauty, extravagant charm, and adventures (in particular her affairs with Franz Liszt and Dumas père) were legendary. She gained sensational success and by 1846 became the mistress of King Louis I of Bavaria, who made her countess of Lansfeld. Her intervention in politics aroused antagonism and helped provoke the Revolution of 1848, when she was banished. She returned (1849) to England and remarried. In 1851 she toured the United States and after the death of her husband married P. P. Hull, a San Francisco newspaperman. After an Australian tour (1855–56), she returned to the United States. She died in New York City.
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Montez, Lola
Montez, Lola [née Marie Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert] (1818?–61), actress. The famous Irish‐born beauty was a notorious courtesan who had been mistress to both Franz Liszt and King Ludwig I of Bavaria before coming to America in 1851. Walter Leman recalled her “face full of expression, fine eyes, and hair that a mermaid might envy.” At first her attempts to traffic in her notoriety were commercially successful, although they met with little encouragement from critics. Montez offered herself as a dancer and an actress, including the title role in Lola Montez in Bavaria (1852), which purported to recount her European amours. When her allure began to wane, Montez endeavored to conquer the lecture circuit, but was less successful. She died in comparative poverty, but her legend remains richly alive.
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Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Montez, Lola." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Montez, Lola." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-MontezLola.html Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Montez, Lola." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-MontezLola.html |
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