Emma Carus(1879-1927)
Emma Carus a beautiful and highly well-known contralto singing star who
was in the cast of the original Ziegfeld Follies, frequently sang in
vaudeville and Broadway theatre's in many musical dramas, appearing in
'Rally Round the Flag' at the Union Square Theatre in 1897. She
appeared in only one film as herself in a short with some of the most
popular celebraties of the day such as George M. Cohan, James J.
Corbett, Marie Dressler, Eddie Foy and Annie Oakley and many more made
by the Vitagraph Film Company in 1910. In 1911, Carus is said to have
been largely responsible for helping introduce and popularize Irving
Berlin's first major hit song 'Alexander's Ragtime Band' in Chicago, it
especially became identified with her. Carus returned for a fourth year
on the interstate Vaudeville circuit in 1914, this time she was
accompanied by a dance partner, Carl Randall, she had a new stock of
songs that included 'an Irish Suffragette'. Also notable for
songwriting herself which includes 'Would You Be Satisfied Sally...'
and also 'In the War of Hearts and Eyes'.
