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

Early life

Voedisch was born in

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, the daughter of Christian Voedisch and Eula (Julia) V. Koethke. Her parents were both born in Germany. She studied piano as a young woman.

Career

Voedisch was business manager of the ''Western Musical Herald'' before 1912. She managed and booked musical acts in the midwest, including

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, Saba Doak,

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, George Hamlin, Theodora Sturkow-Ryder, and

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. She also booked tours for the

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, the

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, and the Boston Grand Opera. She opened an office for theatrical management in New York in 1917. She encouraged and supported the development of local music associations, and credited

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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. Voedisch led her first group tour of Europe in 1926, touring factories and palaces, and attending concerts, pageants, and operas. She continued traveling in Europe annually into the late 1930s. She wrote about seeing

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and

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in 1937. In her later years she took charge of her family business, Voedisch Bros. Wholesale Sporting Goods, after her brothers died.

Personal life

Voedisch died in Chicago in 1949, aged 70 years.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Voedisch, Alma 1878 births 1949 deaths American music people Theatrical management People from Menomonie, Wisconsin American people of German descent