History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
…Inez had performed extensively in Europe by the time of her US debut in 1900, and from then until her death received consistently excellent reviews. She performed at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, was decorated by both King Edward of the United Kingdom and Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. Rita’s brother, Alfred Eugene, was almost a decade younger than she was. Rita circulated among London’s high society. She was a close friend of the family…
…n 1904 Lane staged a major exhibition at the Guildhall, London, of nearly 500 paintings, all by Irish artists. This was the first ever exhibition of Irish art abroad. In the catalog, Lane wrote, “There is something of common race instinct in the work of all original Irish writers of to-day and, it can hardly be absent in their sister art.” Soon thereafter Lane staged another show, this one devoted to modern and Irish art, at the Royal Hibernian Ac…
…when she died? It would help with her bio. Are you doing anything for the 100th anniversary? Mike Poirier Alison, the man who rescued your grandmother was electrician George Hutchinson Greg McCormick Mike,Richard. I’m due to tell the story of the Lusitania, with Mabel Frances Neville as the focus, in Watford Museum on 2nd May. She went to stay with a relative in Watford immediately after the sinking. The museum has several newspaper clippings abou…
…of the Lusitania. Madison Books, 1956. Kalafus, Jim and Michael Poirier (2005) Lest We Forget : Part 1 ET Research. <http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/lusitania-lest-we-forget.html> Kalafus, Jim and Michael Poirier (2005) Lest We Forget Part 2: As the Lusitania Went Down ET Research. <http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/lusitania-lest-we-forget-2.html> Preston, Diana. Lusitania: An Epic Tragedy. Berkley Books, 2002. Share this: Print Emai…
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