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Dutch-born actress, singer and violinist
Betty Callish
A young white woman with dark hair in an updo, full on the sides, wearing a gown with a high lace neck.Betty Callish, from a 1906 publication.
BornAugust 24, 1886
Baarn, Holland
Diedafter 1941
Other namesRoxo Betty Weingartner, Betty Calisch, Betty Kalisch, Babette Callish
Occupation(s)actress, singer, violinist
Years active1905-1920
SpouseFelix Weingartner (married 1922, divorced by 1931)

Betty Callish (August 24, 1886 – after 1941) was a Dutch-born actress, singer, and violinist who performed in Dutch, English, German, French and Italian. In 1941, as Roxo Betty Weingartner, she became a postulant of the Third Order Regular CSMV, a cloistered religious community at the Convent of St Thomas the Martyr in Oxford.

Early life

Babette Calisch was born in Baarn, the daughter of Salomon Oreste Calisch and Aleida Oppenheim. Her parents were Jewish; her mother was a first cousin to Dutch feminist Aletta Jacobs. She knew Sarah Bernhardt from childhood, and on her advice studied acting, learned to play the violin, and trained as a singer in Berlin.

Career

A white woman with dark hair, wearing a jeweled tiara across her forehead.
Betty Callish, from a 1918 publication.

She started acting in London, as a student at Herbert Beerbohm Tree's academy, now known as the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. In England, Callish appeared Lady Ben (1905), Leah Kleschna (1905), The Little Stranger (1906), A Waltz Dream (1911) and Orpheus in the Underground (1912). She was also seen in London productions of The Laughing Husband and Sadie Love; she appeared in both these shows on Broadway, as well, in 1914 and 1915. She starred in The Great Lover (1916) in Chicago. and in The King (1917-1918). "She is a pretty soubrette," commented American critic Burns Mantle, "who both sings and plays violin – pleasantly but neither with surpassing skill."

In 1941, after a divorce and a time in treatment for alcoholism, Betty Weingartner became a postulant at the Third Order Regular CSMV, a cloistered religious community at the Convent of St Thomas the Martyr in Oxford. There, she was known as "Marica".

Personal life

Betty Callish married (in 1922) and divorced (by 1931) Austrian conductor Felix Weingartner; she was his fourth wife. He dedicated a symphony to her during their marriage. She was a confidante of Queen Marie of Romania. She died after 1941.

References

  1. ^ "Versatility is Synonymous with Miss Betty Callish". Morning Register. March 15, 1914. p. 15. Retrieved August 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Genealogie, Coret. "Birth Babette Calisch on August 24, 1886 in Baarn, province Utrecht (Netherlands)". Open Archives. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
  3. ^ de Valdor, Joseph (October 20, 1916). "Betty Callish -- Actress, Singer, Violinist". Music News. 8: 3.
  4. "People in the Play". The Play-Pictorial. 7: 140. 1906.
  5. "'Lady Ben' at the Comedy Theatre". The Academy. 68: 369–370. April 1, 1905.
  6. McLellan, C. M. S. (1920). Leah Kleschna: A Play in Five Acts. S. French. p. 5. Betty Callish.
  7. "From Mr. Tree's Academy". The Sketch. 54: 177. May 23, 1906.
  8. Wearing, J. P. (2013-12-19). The London Stage 1910-1919: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810893009.
  9. C. E. W. (October 27, 1916). "The Great Lover". Music News. 8: 41.
  10. White, Matthew Jr. (February 1918). "The Stage". Munsey's Magazine. 63: 122.
  11. "Cohan. 'The King'". Theatre Magazine. 27: 22. January 1918.
  12. Mantle, Burns (April 1914). "The Harassed Heroine". Munsey's Magazine. 51: 585.
  13. "1941". Mucknell Abbey. Archived from the original on 2021-06-20. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  14. "Champions: Felix Weingartner". The Hector Berlioz Website. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  15. "Weingartner, Felix | Symphony No. 5 in C minor, op. 71 (1923-24)". Repertoire and Opera Explorer. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  16. Critescu, Sorin (2018). Queen Marie of Romania Confessions 1914-1927. Tritonic. ISBN 9786067492965.

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