Lucia Moore (December 10, 1867 – April 1, 1932) was an American stage and

silent film A silent film is a film without synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, w ...

actress. She appeared in plays on

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from 1900 through 1932; often in works written by women

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, such as

Rachel Crothers Rachel Crothers (December 12, 1870 – July 5, 1958) was an American playwright and theater director known for her well-crafted plays that often dealt with feminist themes. Among theater historians, she is generally recognized as "the most succe ...

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, Clare Kummer,

Jean Webster Jean Webster was the pen name of Alice Jane Chandler Webster (July 24, 1876 – June 11, 1916), an American author whose books include ''Daddy-Long-Legs (novel), Daddy-Long-Legs'' and ''Dear Enemy (novel), Dear Enemy''. Her best-known books fea ...

, and

Rida Johnson Young Rida Johnson Young (born Rida Louise Johnson; February 28, 1869 Young wrote over 30 plays and musicals and approximately 500 songs. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970. Some of her better-known lyrics include " Mother Machr ...

. She also appeared in original plays by

Maxwell Anderson James Maxwell Anderson (December 15, 1888 – February 28, 1959) was an American playwright, author, poet, journalist, and lyricist. Anderson faced many challenges in his career, frequently losing jobs for expressing his opinions or supporting ...

Barry Conners Barry Conners (1883–1933) was an American actor, screenwriter and playwright.Solomon p.331 An established writer for the stage, he was employed in Hollywood during the final few years of life during the early sound era. Selected filmography * ...

, George Scarborough, and

Edgar Selwyn Edgar Selwyn (October 20, 1875 – February 13, 1944) was an American actor, playwright, director and producer on Broadway. A prominent figure in American theatre and film in the first half of the 20th century, he founded a theatrical pr ...

Life and career

Born in

Shreveport, Louisiana Shreveport ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is the List of municipalities in Louisiana, third-most populous city in Louisiana after New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Baton Rouge. The bulk of Shreveport is in Caddo Parish, Lo ...

, Moore made her

debut as Paulina in

Stanislaus Stange Stanislaus Stange (1862–1917) was a playwright, librettist and lyricist who created many Broadway shows in the '' fin-de-siecle'' era and early 20th century. After minor success as an actor, Stange made his career as a writer in the musical theatr ...

's ''

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'' at the New York Theatre which opened in April 1900. Later that year she appeared as Alice Palmer in

Theodore Kremer Theodore Kremer (1871–1923) was a German-born playwright whose works include ''The Fatal Wedding'' and a non-musical stage adaptation of ''Carmen ''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was ...

's ''The Slaves of the Orient'' at the Star Theatre. She did not return to Broadway again until 1910 when she starred as Mrs. Comstock in Maurice Campbell's ''Where There's a Will'' with the American Play Company at Weber's Music Hall. That same year she toured nationally as Mrs. Wright in

's '' The Lottery Man''. In 1911 Moore was engaged at the

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where she starred opposite the British actress Winifred Delevanti in Arthur S. Gill's ''The Kiss of Isis''. In 1913 she starred in George Scarborough's Broadway play ''The Lure'', and reprised her role in the 1914 silent film of the same name. In 1914 she returned to Broadway in another play penned by Scarborough, ''What is love?'', in the role of Mrs. Samuel Hoyt. In 1919 Moore created the role of Mrs. Smith in the original Broadway production of

's ''

39 East ''39 East'' is a play in three acts by dramatist Rachel Crothers. The work set in New York City at a boarding house and in Central Park, and is based on Crothers own life experience moving to New York and living in a boarding house while pursui ...

''; a role she also performed in the 1920 silent film. She created roles in several more plays written by women on Broadway, including Mrs. Wolfe in Laura Hinkley and Mabel Ferris's ''Another Man's Shoes'' (1918), The Governor's Wife in Cora Dick Gantt's ''The Tavern'' (1920), Mary Vaughan in Clare Kummer's ''The Mountain Men'' (1921), and Mrs. Simmons in

and John Emerson's ''The Whole Town's Talking'' (1923). She also portrayed Miss Pritchard in the 1918 Broadway revival of

's '' Daddy-Long-Legs''. Moore's other film credits include ''

Caprice of the Mountains ''Caprice of the Mountains'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by John G. Adolfi, and starring June Caprice, Harry Hilliard, Joel Day, Lisle Leigh, and Richard Hale. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation on July 9, 1916. Plo ...

'' (1916), Nancy Allen in ''

Little Miss Happiness ''Little Miss Happiness'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring June Caprice, Harry Hilliard, Zena Keefe, Sara Alexander, Sidney Bracey, and Leo A. Kennedy. The film was released by Fox Film Corporation o ...

'' (1916), Lady Clifford in ''

Her Double Life ''Her Double Life'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Theda Bara. It is based on the Mary Murillo's story ''The New Magdalen'', who also wrote the scenario. The film is now considered lost. Plot M ...

'' (1916), and the Mother in ''

The Small Town Girl ''The Small Town Girl'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring June Caprice, Jane Lee and Bert Delaney.Solomon p.239 Cast * June Caprice as June * Jane Lee as Jane * Bert Delaney as Frank * Ethyle Cook ...

'' (1917). Her other roles in original plays on Broadway included Mrs. Springer in

's ''Anything Might Happen'' (1923), Mrs. Harrington in

's ''The Patsy'' (1925), Mrs. Halevy in

's ''Saturday's Children'' (1927), Mrs. Weaver in J. C. and

Elliott Nugent Elliott Nugent (September 20, 1896 – August 9, 1980) was an American actor, playwright, writer, and film director. Life and career Nugent was born in Dover, Ohio, the son of actor J.C. Nugent. He attended Ohio State University. He successf ...

's ''Take My Advice'' (1927), Mrs. James Russell Lockhart Sr. in Barry Conners's ''Girl Trouble'' (1928), and Mrs. Farquhar in Don Mullally and H. A. Archibald's ''

Coastwise ''Coastwise'' is a play in three acts by Don Mullally and H. A. Archibald. The work premiered on Broadway at the Provincetown Playhouse on November 30, 1931, where it ran for a total of 37 performances. The play is set in a cabin in Northwestern ...

'' (1931). Moore died in New York City on April 1, 1932.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Lucia 1867 births 1932 deaths Actresses from Shreveport, Louisiana American silent film actresses 20th-century American actresses American stage actresses