Alma Voedisch (June 23, 1878 – January 9, 1949) was an American musicians' manager and tour agent.
Alma Voedisch | |
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 Alma Voedisch, from a 1917 publication | |
| Born | June 23, 1878 Menomonie, Wisconsin |
| Died | January 9, 1949 Chicago |
| Occupation(s) | Musicians' manager, tour agent |
Early life edit
Voedisch was born in Menomonie, Wisconsin,[1][2] the daughter of Christian Voedisch and Eula (Julia) V. Koethke. Her parents were both born in Germany. She studied piano as a young woman.[3]
Career edit
Voedisch was business manager of the Western Musical Herald before 1912.[3] She managed and booked musical acts in the midwest, including Julia Claussen,[4] Yvonne de Tréville, Saba Doak, Theodore Spiering, George Hamlin, Theodora Sturkow-Ryder,[5] and Leopold Godowsky.[6] She also booked tours for the Minnesota Orchestra,[7][8] the Ukrainian National Chorus,[9] and the Boston Grand Opera.[10][11] She opened an office for theatrical management in New York in 1917.[12] She encouraged and supported the development of local music associations,[13][14] and credited clubwomen for their flourishing: "Were it not for the women's clubs, which back attractions at considerable financial risk, appearances of world famous artists would be confined to only a few of the larger cities", she said in 1922.[15]
Voedisch led her first group tour of Europe in 1926, touring factories and palaces, and attending concerts, pageants, and operas.[16] She continued traveling in Europe annually into the late 1930s.[2][17][18] She wrote about seeing Hitler and Mussolini in Nurnberg in 1937.[19] In her later years she took charge of her family business, Voedisch Bros. Wholesale Sporting Goods, after her brothers died.[20]
Personal life edit
Voedisch died in Chicago in 1949, aged 70 years.[20]
References edit
- ^ "Wins Success in Concert Bookings". The Dunn County News. 1929-07-04. p. 4. Retrieved 2022-07-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Rotary Entertained by Voedisch Sisters". Leader-Telegram. 1938-07-15. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-07-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Alma Voedisch to Sail for Europe". The Dunn County News. 1912-05-09. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-07-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alma Voedisch Visits Hubbard's Lodge". Musical America. 22: 33. September 25, 1915.
- ^ "Chicago". Musical Courier. 67: 16. July 30, 1913.
- ^ "Alma Voedisch is Firm Believer in Importance of Music in Development of Town Community Life". Press-Telegram. 1922-12-11. p. 11. Retrieved 2022-07-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Business Staff Enlarged". Star Tribune. 1910-10-06. p. 11. Retrieved 2022-07-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Great Orchestra to be Heard Here". The Dunn County News. 1910-08-25. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-07-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ukrainian Chorus May be Heard Here". Joplin Globe. 1922-08-08. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-11-25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alma Voedisch Presents Boston Opera Artists". Musical America. 22: 21. October 16, 1915.
- ^ "Alma Voedisch to Manage Concert Bureau of Max Rabinoff's New Opera Company". Musical Courier. 71 (14): 32. October 7, 1915 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Alma Voedisch Opens Office on Forty-Second Street, New York". Musical Courier. 75: 41. October 11, 1917.
- ^ "Pushes Founding of Local Grand Opera Association". The Indianapolis Star. 1916-02-06. p. 42. Retrieved 2022-07-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miss Alma Voedisch Pays Visit to City". Altoona Mirror. 1930-05-29. p. 22. Retrieved 2022-07-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Women are Art Aides". The Bee. 1922-10-13. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-07-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tells of Sights Seen in Europe". The Dunn County News. 1926-10-21. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-07-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern Germany Grips Traveler". The Dunn County News. 1935-08-15. p. 7. Retrieved 2022-07-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "World Traveler Writes of Trans-Atlantic Trip". The Dunn County News. 1938-09-21. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-07-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sees Hitler". The Dunn County News. 1937-09-23. p. 11. Retrieved 2022-07-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Alma Voedisch". The Dunn County News. 1949-01-12. p. 11. Retrieved 2020-11-25 – via Newspapers.com.