Fritzi Scheff

infobox actress

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caption=Fritzi Scheff in 1913
birthdate=birth date|1879|8|30
birthplace=Vienna, Austria
deathdate=death date and age|1954|4|8|1879|8|30
occupation=Stage, film, television actress
spouse=Baron Fritz von Bardeleben, John Fox, Jr., John Anderson

Fritzi Scheff (August 30, 1879 – April 8, 1954) was an American actress and vocalist.

Biography

Born in Vienna, Austria, she studied at Hoch's Conservatoire at Frankfort and made her début at Munich in the title röle of "Martha" (1898). In 1901 she first appeared at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, singing parts in "La Bohème", "Die Meistersinger", "Die Walküre", and "Don Giovanni". She sang in the opera "Babette" at Washington and New York (1903), had an immense success as Fifi in "Mlle. Modiste" (1905-1908) and 1913) and appeared also in "The Prima Donna" (1908), "The Mikado" (1910), "The Duchess" (1911), and "The Love Wager" (1912). Later she sang in vaudeville. She married, first, Baron Fritz von Bardeleben, then John Fox, Jr., and, in 1912, John Anderson, an actor.

ources

* Sadie, S. (ed.) (1980) "The New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians", [vol. # 16] .
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External links

*imdb|0770482
*ibdb|59261