A large deluxe room with a massive headboard cradled in a luxurious half canopy and furnished with original 1800's Batcheller family furnishings. It features a King sized bed in a very spacious room with a sitting area outfitted with red velvet covered settee and side chairs as well as a gaming table and a carved white marble fireplace with candle inset. The light floral wall paper, burgundy drapes and light painted woodwork are all over looked by an original imposing double armoire. Bright morning sun is tamed by the original built-in wooden shutters that enclose a cozy reading nook. The unique shaped bath offers a spacious walk-in shower.

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History of Lillian Russell

Helen Louise Leonard was born in Clinton Iowa in the year 1861. After her parent’s divorced, she moved to New York with her mother to pursue a career in singing. It is here that Helen Louise became known as Lillian Russell.

Lillian studied opera at the young age of eighteen she appeared in her first light opera. In 1880 she made her introduction in Tony Pastor’s Variety Theater which launched her career as “The American Beauty”. By November of that year she appeared on Broadway for the first time. In 1891 Lillian even founded her own opera company. The Lillian Russell Company.

Though her career flourished, her private life suffered. She married her first husband, orchestra leader Harry Graham, after only knowing him for two weeks. After the death of their infant boy they divorced. Her second husband, Edward Solomon, was a composer. They had a daughter named Dorothy, but the relationship ended he was arrested for bigamy. Her third marriage to singer Giovanni Peruini also ended in divorce after only six months.

Lillian Russell’s most talked about relationship was with Diamond Jim Brady. The couple never married but spent much of their leisure time together. One of their favorite places to get away was Saratoga Springs where they could enjoy the gambling and elite social setting.

In 1912 Lillian Russell married her fourth husband, Alexander Pollock Moore. She also retired from the stage due to her deteriorating voice. In the latter years of her life Lillian was a newspaper columnist, a lecturer, and an advocate of woman suffrage. She also recruited for the Marine Corps and was a special investigator on immigration under President Harding.

America’s first celebrity, Lillian Russell, died in 1922.

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