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	Lotta Crabtree - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lotta's mother served as her manager and collected all of Lotta's earnings in gold and carried it in a large leather bag.
		Lotta's Fountain, the most famous of these fountains, still stands at the intersection of Market and Kearny Streets in San Francisco, and is the site of meetings every April 18 marking the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
		At the age of 45, Lotta retired from the stage and settled in New Jersey where she became a virtual hermit.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lotta_Crabtree (422 words)

	Lotta Crabtree and Lola Montez
		She gave dancing lessons to a miner's daughter, Lotta Crabtree (1847-1924), who later became one of the greatest stars of the American stage.
		It was small Lotta Crabtree with her red hair, merry fl eyes, and irrepressible laugh, of the number running in and out, who claimed her special interest.
		Crabtree made a definite turning and took the more difficult road, obeying a passionate instinct to keep her child's career in her own hands.
	www.standingstones.com /crabtree.html (1392 words)

	Lotta Crabtree
		Born Charlotte Mignon Crabtree in 1847 in New York City to John Ashworth Crabtree, a bookseller and Mary Ann (Livesey) Crabtree, an upholsterer, both of English stock, Lotta was exposed early to the life of the theater and it's inhabitants in San Francisco when her father left New York in 1851, looking for gold.
		If Lotta were to marry, it would surely have put a damper on her career of playing children and young parts, which she played until the end of her career.
		Lotta retired from the theater in 1892 at the age of 45.
	www.ncgold.com /History/LottaCrabtree/lotta.html (1034 words)

	history of the Gold Country
		Lotta's mother, Mary Ann, managed her career from it's begining when Lotta was first discovered and encouraged to perform by Lola Montez, a famous performer and courtesan, who lived just a few doors down the street from the Crabtrees.
		When Lotta Crabtree died at the age of 76 she left her considerable fortune to several charities including charities for war veterans, the poor, women's movement groups, animal care organizations, and a subsidy program for farmers.
		Lotta was one of the first famous personalities to become an animal rights activist and it is said she often went through the streets putting hat on horses.
	www.goldcountryinns.net /History.htm (1142 words)

	Lotta Crabtree (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The only thing Lotta had in common with the other residents of Breslin Park was her wealth.
		Lotta was described in later life as eccentric.
		Lotta Mignon Crabtree was born on November 7, 1847, in New York City to Mary Ann Livesey Crabtree and John Ashworth Crabtree, immigrants from England.
	www.gti.net /mountarlington/lottac.html (421 words)

	Lotta Crabtree (1847-1924)
		Her father, John Crabtree, came from New York seeking gold, sent for his family in 1853, and moved to Grass Valley.
		The Crabtree family moved to San Francisco in 1856, when she was nine, and by 12 she was known as “Miss Lotta, the San Francisco Favorite.”
		Lotta Crabtree never married, and died in 1924 at her New York home.
	www.sfmuseum.org /bio/lotta.html (233 words)

	Lotta Crabtree
		It was Lotta's mother who swept the stage for nuggets when her 8-year-old began dancing in mining camps.
		It was in Grass Valley that Montez met Lotta Crabtree.
		The quintessential female entertainer of her time and a true child of the Gold Rush, Lotta Crabtree was raised in California's gold country and performed in the vaudeville houses of San Francisco.
	www.zpub.com /sf/history/crab.html (1071 words)

	Dancer's gold stakes New England farmers: 1/28/98
		And when she died in 1924, Lotta left the bulk of her $4 million fortune to young farmers from a school she probably never saw -- a small agricultural college that evolved into the Massachusetts state university in Amherst.
		Lotta Crabtree, the biggest single benefactor of New England agriculture, moved from coast to coast.
		Lotta Crabtree, a dance hall girl, left the bulk of her fortune to New England farmers after her death in 1924.
	www.s-t.com /daily/01-98/01-28-98/c08li142.htm (1034 words)

	LOTTA'S LEGACY
		Lotta Crabtree, I explain again--"The California Diamond." She was a vivacious, red-headed comedienne of the 19th century, a protégée of stage rage Lola Montez's, who charmed embryonic San Francisco with her songs and her dancing and her infectious laugh.
		And so in 1875, when Crabtree was famous and wealthy, she had a fancy cast-iron, lions-headed drinking fountain made in Philadelphia and shipped all the way out to the Bay Area as a token of her gratitude.
		Because Lotta's Fountain is all that remains essentially intact from this crossroads' glory days, when the city's media elites concentrated their power here, and when people gathered at this broad juncture to celebrate their present.
	www.zpub.com /sf/history/crab2.html (2352 words)

	Lotta Crabtree (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Lotta Crabtree was born on November 7, 1847.
		Lotta's first performance was on top of an anvil in a flsmith's shop when she was only a tiny six year old.
		Occasionally, Lotta developed a case of stage fright as she starred in plays such as Uncle Tom's Cabin, Jenny Leatherlungs, and then Little Nell and the Marichionnes, which was written for her by John Brougham from Dicken's Old Curiosity Shoppe.
	www.promotega.org /wga05033/page10.html (306 words)

	The Epoch Times \| Lotta's Opera on the Streets of San Francisco
		Lotta Crabtree protects a young woman in the foreground while a group of characters react to the 1906 Earthquake in the background.
		Lotta Crabtree was a character in California's gold rush history.
		She made one final public appearance for "Lotta Crabtree Day" in San Francisco at the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition, where one of the primary exposition buildings, the beautifully renovated Palace of Fine Arts, still remains standing today.
	www.theepochtimes.com /news/6-5-14/41473.html (478 words)

	The Esplanade Association : Lotta Fountain
		Restoration of the Lotta Fountain is currently on hold as plans are developed for the reconstruction of the Storrow Drive tunnel.
		The fountain was named for its benefactor, Charlotte “Lotta” Crabtree, a beloved child star—the Shirley Temple of her day—Broadway performer, and passionate animal lover.
		Born in 1847, Lotta and her mother amassed a fortune in real estate, buying up property in the cities they visited during Lotta’s thespian tours of duty.
	www.esplanadeassociation.org /getinvolved/lotta_fountain.html (373 words)

	Crabtree, Lotta, 1847-1924. Papers: Guide.
		Gift of The Lotta Crabtree Estate, 73 Tremont Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02108; received: 1977 12 May.
		Lotta Crabtree was an American actress and theater producer.
		Prompt copy prepared for Lotta Crabtree in the main role.
	oasis.harvard.edu:10080 /oasis/deliver/~hou00600 (691 words)

	RAM Radio - Listen to the Circle...Unbroken! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Lotta Crabtree and Lola Montez, protegee and teacher, became rivals for the informal title of "San Francisco's Favorite" in Gold Rush California.
		She sings, plays the banjo and tells tales of the 49ers in her one-woman show based on the life of Lotta Crabtree.
		So Helton specializes in Lotta Crabtree, "La Petite Lotta," possessor of what one critic called "the most beautiful ankle in the world." Lotta began making money singing for miners when she was 6 years old and, as an adult, she became the highest-paid performer in America.
	www.ramradio.net /blog/_archives/2005/2/20/332619.html (552 words)

	San Francisco Landmark 73: Lotta Crabtree Fountain
		Lotta’s Fountain, located in the heart of downtown, was given to the city of San Francisco in 1875 by Lotta Crabtree, one of the city’s most popular entertainers.
		As a child in Grass Valley, she was taken in hand by the infamous Lola Montez, mistress of King Ludwig I, Dumas père, Liszt, and others of less renown.
		With Lola’s encouragement and teaching, the eight-year-old Lotta began entertaining miners in 1855 and was soon performing in saloons, gambling halls and dives throughout the Mother Lode.
	www.noehill.com /sf/landmarks/sf073.asp (325 words)

	LOTTA CRABTREE
		It was then that Lotta was first enrolled in dancing classes.
		When Mary Ann's steamer trunk became too heavy on their tours, she would invest Lotta's earnings in local real estate, bonds and other endeavors.
		A long court battle ensued over rightful heirs but her will was finally settled and a large trust remains for humane and educational purposes of the young.
	www.softcom.net /users/unicorn/lotta.htm (1006 words)

	Old Songs Festival presents Miss Lotta Crabtree
		Miss McClatchy is the great-great granddaughter of James McClatchy, a 49-er of the gold rush, and founder of the Sacramento Bee.
		Lotta was a singer, dancer and instrumentalist, but mostly it was her enthusiastic and engaging stage presence, coupled with sly flirtations with her mostly male audience, that won her fans.
		As an adult she mostly performed on the variety stage, with her mother, Mary Ann Crabtree, always in protective attendance.
	www.oldsongs.org /festival/lottacrabtree.html (386 words)

	The Palace Hotel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Lotta's Fountain survived the quake and the fire, and today can be seen at the same location (below).
		This fountain was given to the city in 1875 by a popular singer and actress, Lotta Crabtree (1847-1924).
		Each year, early on the morning of April 18, survivors of the 1906 quake and fire gather at the fountain accompanied by several dozen other San Franciscans to mark the anniversary of that catastrophic event.
	www.sanfranciscomemoirs.com /lottas_fountain.html (153 words)

	Pioneers Nevada City California Grass Valley Gold Country Events
		Soon little Lotta, who adored Lola, became her protégé and was allowed to play in her costumes and dance to her German music box.
		Lotta is buried next to her mother in Woodlawn Cemetery, New York City.
		She left the bulk of her estate, estimated at $4,000,000 to veterans, aging actors and animals.
	www.virtualcities.com /ons/ca/g/as/cag95a19.htm (1023 words)

	California Landmark 293: Home of Lotta Crabtree in Grass Valley, California
		Lotta Crabtree was born in New York in 1847.
		Crabtree and Lotta went to Grass Valley and with Mr.
		In Scales, Plumas County, Lotta made her first public appearance, which led to a successful career on stage here and abroad.
	www.noehill.com /nevada/cal0293.asp (93 words)

	Lawton Exclusive Edition Archives - Convention and Event Dolls
		Distributed at the Wagons Ho Reception, Lotta is 14" tall with brown eyes and beautiful carrot-colored curls.
		She is dressed in a delicate stage dress of ecru cotton tulle, festooned with swags of ruching and trimmed with silk rosettes over a hoop skirt and eyelet pantalets.
		She is packaged in a custom-designed carton with her playbill papered on the front and a carrying handle and ribbon-tie closure.
	www.lawtondolls.com /html/conventionandeventdolls.html (818 words)

	Amazon.com: "Lotta Crabtree": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		But she was enjoying her somewhat benign lifestyle and in Grass Valley she met the mother of Lotta Crabtree and befriended and made a protege of young Lotta, who would become one of the most 40...
		LOTTA CRABTREE [1847 19241 ;fit the age (f eight, little Lotta Crahtree earned more money in one night entertaining niners than her...
		Lotta Crabtree, Tom Maguire, Junius Booth, Edwin Forrest, Alexina Baker, Matilda Heron, and Catherine Sinclair.
	www.amazon.com /phrase/Lotta-Crabtree (503 words)

	Attol Tryst Today (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The grandeur that graced the area of Mount Arlington known as Breslin Park is being recaptured by Robert and Sherry O'Donnell in the restoration of Attol Tryst.
		Originally built as the summer cottage of Lotta Crabtree, the house was designed by Philadelphia architect Frank Furness and is considered the best design of a private home in historical architecture.
		The O'Donnells purchased the Crabtree house and lot in 1988 and have been restoring it to the original design, except for combining rooms which, when completed, will total 20 instead of the original 22.
	www.gti.net /mountarlington/lottac2.html (340 words)

	Sin, Fire and Gold! - Lotta's Fountain
		The oldest surviving monument in San Francisco, Lotta's fountain was donated by singer/dancer Lotta Crabtree in 1875.
		Lotta began her career as a young girl performing for miners in gold country and went on to become one of America's most popular stage performers.
		After the earthquake in 1906, the fountain, which was one of the few remaining structures on Market Street, became a central meeting place for San Franciscans.
	www.kqed.org /w/sinfiregold/lotta.html (120 words)

	WayBack . Gold Rush . People to Know \| PBS KIDS GO!
		Miners showered little Lotta Crabtree (1847-1924) with gold nuggets and coins as she danced at the mining camps.
		The Crabtrees moved to San Francisco when Lotta was nine, after her father came from New York seeking (though not finding) gold.
		By age 12, Lotta had gained fame as "Miss Lotta, the San Francisco Favorite." In 1864, she returned to the East and had a hugely successful performing career.
	pbskids.org /wayback/goldrush/peopletoknow_crabtree.html (106 words)

	California's Gold Discovery (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Lotta Crabtree ~ At six years of age, Lotta performed her first song and dance on an anvil at Fippin's Blacksmith Shop for the miners at Rough and Ready.
		She took an interest in her young neighbor, Lotta Crabtree, and helped the child develop her entertainment talents.
		Her life took a turn for the worst when she left Grass Valley to tour Australia and the United States, both of which were flops.
	www.comspark.com.cob-web.org:8888 /chronicles/famous.shtml (3914 words)

	Lotta • Musical by Gerald P. Murphy
		LOTTA is a new musical comedy you might consider for next year.
		Here is a golden nugget of musical comedy based on the real-life story of child actress Lotta Crabtree, the Gold Rush version of Shirley Temple.
		Despite their lies, Lotta is reunited with her mother and ends up with a family at last!
	romeolovesjuliet.com /lotta/index.htm (384 words)

	Bonanza: Return Engagement - TV.com
		En route to San Francisco, actress Lotta Crabtree arrives in Virginia City for a special performance.
		When he is killed during a performance, Lotta and then Hoss are suspected of the death.
		This is the second appearance of Lotta Crabtree.
	www.tv.com /bonanza/return-engagement/episode/98768/summary.html (285 words)

	Bonanza: A Rose for Lotta - TV.com
		They enlist the aid of actress Lotta Crabtree to carry out their plans but she soon finds out that she gets more than she bargained for.
		In future episodes the series goes back and forth on implying about what Marie did before she met Ben, but it was never clarified.
		Rich mine owners bring Lotta Crabtree, a famous actress, to town to lure one of Ben's sons into their clutches.
	www.tv.com /bonanza/a-rose-for-lotta/episode/45032/summary.html (427 words)

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