KathleenLockhartManning.com
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Kathleen Lockhart Manning (1890-1951)
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Excerpted from the website:
- Kathleen Lockhart, daughter of Otis Lockhart and Cora Smith Lockhart, was born on October 24, 1890, on a Burbank ranch now occupied by Universal Studios. She and her older sister, Ethel, enjoyed an indulgent childhood and spent carefree days at the family’s city home in Los Angeles and their ranches in Sierra Madre and Santa Paula. These distinctive settings, filled with music, sewing, riding and roaming fashioned Kathleen into a woman who was both refined and rambunctious. In this photo, taken c. 1894, Kathleen is on the right.
- Her talent was recognized and encouraged at an early age, and at her mother's encouragement, she left high school to focus soley on her musical education. Her lessons with pianist Elizatbeth Jordan Eichelberger and soprano Blanche Ruby, were coupled with private tutors in French and German, all in preparation for European study. In 1908, Manning, along with her mother and sister, left for Paris where she studied with Regina de la Sales. Mme. de la Sales was not only a gifted teacher, but was influential with musical directors in France and beyond. As a member of her studio, Manning sang for French, German and English directors, all of whom were interested in her development. She sang briefly for Hammerstein in London in 1911, and had offers from German opera houses for the 1911-1912. With WWI quicky approaching, her father insisted that she return to the United States. Kathleen obeyed her father, but defied her heart.
