Biography:Alma Voedisch

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Alma Voedisch
A white woman wearing a slouchy brimmed hat, a dark suit, and a light-colored blouse
Alma Voedisch, from a 1917 publication
BornJune 23, 1878
Menomonie, Wisconsin
DiedJanuary 9, 1949
Chicago
OccupationMusicians' manager, tour agent

Alma Voedisch (June 23, 1878 – January 9, 1949) was an American musicians' manager and tour agent.

Early life

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

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] Sibyl Sammis-MacDermid,[10] and the Boston Grand Opera.[11][12] She opened an office for theatrical management in New York in 1917.[13] She encouraged and supported the development of local music associations,[14][15] 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.[16]

Voedisch led her first group tour of Europe in 1926, touring factories and palaces, and attending concerts, pageants, and operas.[17] She continued traveling in Europe annually into the late 1930s.[2][18][19] She wrote about seeing Hitler and Mussolini in Nurnberg in 1937.[20] In her later years she took charge of her family business, Voedisch Bros. Wholesale Sporting Goods, after her brothers died.[21]

Personal life

Voedisch died in Chicago in 1949, aged 70 years.[21]

References

  1. ↑ "Wins Success in Concert Bookings". The Dunn County News: pp. 4. 1929-07-04. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105640368/wins-success-in-concert-bookings/. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Rotary Entertained by Voedisch Sisters". Leader-Telegram: pp. 2. 1938-07-15. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105641509/rotary-entertained-by-voedisch-sisters/. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Alma Voedisch to Sail for Europe". The Dunn County News: pp. 1. 1912-05-09. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105641134/alma-voedisch-to-sail-for-europe/. 
  4. ↑ "Alma Voedisch Visits Hubbard's Lodge". Musical America 22: 33. September 25, 1915. https://books.google.com/books?id=Mkc0AQAAMAAJ&q=Alma+Voedisch&pg=RA20-PA33. 
  5. ↑ "Chicago". Musical Courier 67: 16. July 30, 1913. https://books.google.com/books?id=pek6AQAAMAAJ&q=Alma+Voedisch&pg=RA5-PA16. 
  6. ↑ "Alma Voedisch is Firm Believer in Importance of Music in Development of Town Community Life". Press-Telegram: pp. 11. 1922-12-11. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105640242/alma-voedisch-is-firm-believer-in/. 
  7. ↑ "Business Staff Enlarged". Star Tribune: pp. 11. 1910-10-06. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105640128/business-staff-enlarged/. 
  8. ↑ "Great Orchestra to be Heard Here". The Dunn County News: pp. 1. 1910-08-25. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105641802/great-orchestra-to-be-heard-here/. 
  9. ↑ "Ukrainian Chorus May be Heard Here". Joplin Globe: pp. 3. 1922-08-08. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5770175/joplin-globe/. 
  10. ↑ "MacDermid Engagements". Musical Courier: 27. July 16, 1913. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Musical_Courier_and_Review_of_Recorded_M/pek6AQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Sammis&pg=RA2-PA27&printsec=frontcover. 
  11. ↑ "Alma Voedisch Presents Boston Opera Artists". Musical America 22: 21. October 16, 1915. https://books.google.com/books?id=Mkc0AQAAMAAJ&q=Alma+Voedisch&pg=RA20-PA33. 
  12. ↑ "Alma Voedisch to Manage Concert Bureau of Max Rabinoff's New Opera Company". Musical Courier 71 (14): 32. October 7, 1915. https://archive.org/details/sim_music-magazine-and-musical-courier_1915-10-07_71_14/page/32/mode/2up?q=Alma+Voedisch. 
  13. ↑ "Alma Voedisch Opens Office on Forty-Second Street, New York". Musical Courier 75: 41. October 11, 1917. https://books.google.com/books?id=wew6AQAAMAAJ&q=Alma+Voedisch&pg=RA14-PA41. 
  14. ↑ "Pushes Founding of Local Grand Opera Association". The Indianapolis Star: pp. 42. 1916-02-06. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105640712/pushes-founding-of-local-grand-opera/. 
  15. ↑ "Miss Alma Voedisch Pays Visit to City". Altoona Mirror: pp. 22. 1930-05-29. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105641088/miss-alma-voedisch-pays-visit-to-city/. 
  16. ↑ "Women are Art Aides". The Bee: pp. 1. 1922-10-13. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105640850/women-are-art-aides/. 
  17. ↑ "Tells of Sights Seen in Europe". The Dunn County News: pp. 8. 1926-10-21. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105640438/tells-of-sights-seen-in-europe/. 
  18. ↑ "Eastern Germany Grips Traveler". The Dunn County News: pp. 7. 1935-08-15. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105640624/eastern-germany-grips-traveler/. 
  19. ↑ "World Traveler Writes of Trans-Atlantic Trip". The Dunn County News: pp. 1. 1938-09-21. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105641391/world-traveler-writes-of-trans-atlantic/. 
  20. ↑ "Sees Hitler". The Dunn County News: pp. 11. 1937-09-23. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105648495/sees-hitler/. 
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 "Alma Voedisch". The Dunn County News: pp. 11. 1949-01-12. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63967044/alma-voedisch/. 



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