Alta King

Alta King (1899 – after March 1927) was an American singer, dancer and Ziegfeld girl in musical theatre.

Alta King
Alta King, from a 1921 publication.
Born1899
NationalityAmerican
OccupationDancer
Spouse(s)James Edward Royce (m.1925)

Early life

King was born in Barnesville, Minnesota,[1] the daughter of John F. King (18661939) and Alta Mae Kimpton King (18761956), who had both been born in Wisconsin.

Career

King's stage career began in a stock company in Minneapolis.[2] Her Broadway credits included appearances in Ziegfeld Follies of 1919, Ziegfeld Follies of 1920, Sally (1920-1922), Orange Blossoms (1922), and Cinders (1923).[3] She was also in the Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic,[4] performed on the roof of the New Amsterdam Theatre.[5] She was considered to have the "stage's most beautiful legs", along with Ann Pennington and Mistinguett.[6] She was in the same sextet of Ziegfeld dancers as Elizabeth Meehan and Billie Dove.[7]

After her marriage, she gave recitals as a soprano singer.[8]

Personal life

King married English-born theatrical producer and director James Edward Royce (1870-1964)[9] in 1925.[10]

References

  1. "Ziegfeld Follies". New-York Tribune. June 20, 1920. p. 50. Retrieved August 23, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Flowers in Broadway's Beauty Garden" Theatre Magazine (September 1921): 160.
  3. Dietz, Dan (2019-04-10). The Complete Book of 1920s Broadway Musicals. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 45, 122, 157. ISBN 9781538112823.
  4. Mantle, Burns (December 1919). "Play-Time". The Green Book Magazine. 22: 56.
  5. "The Stage". Munsey's Magazine. 71: 508. December 1920.
  6. "Who Has Stage's Most Beautiful Legs?". El Paso Herald. September 6, 1919. p. 31. Retrieved August 23, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Extra-Girl Writes Way to Fame". Bismarck Tribune. December 14, 1928. p. 29. Retrieved August 23, 2019 via NewspaperArchive.
  8. "Mrs. Royce in Recital". Times Union. March 8, 1927. p. 74. Retrieved August 23, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Edward Royce". The Greenwich Village Bookshop Door. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  10. "Legitimate: Edward Royce Marries Alta King, of 'Follies'". Variety. 81: 20. December 16, 1925.
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