Valeska Suratt

Special events featuring historic figures include a "Meet the Artist" performance of sculptor Janet Scudder and actress Valeska Suratt at the Vigo County Library and a guided architecture bus tour of buildings designed by Juliet Peddle.

Valeska Suratt (actress)b. Terre Haute, IN 1882d. July 2, 1962Worked for Block's Department store as a clerk in theMillinery Department before moving to Chicago and into VaudevilleBecame a headliner and entered movies in 1915 in The Immigrant.

On June 22, 1911, Doane (now spelling her name "Beatrice") debuted at the Globe Theater at 205 W. 46th St., known today as the Lunt-Fontanne Theater, in "The Red Rose," with Terre Haute actress Valeska Suratt having the marquee role.
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Suratt not only was the lead actress and vocalist in "The Red Rose," but also was in charge of scenic and costume design.
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On July 16, 1911, Suratt presented the New York City Park Commissioners with $5,000 to install a fountain in a small triangular plaza at 46st and Broadway near the Globe Theater.

"Out in San Francisco," Valeska told a New York Morning Telegraph reporter, "there is a tiny square just like this one and, 30 years ago, the actress Lotta presented the Lotta Fountain to that city.It is still one of the landmarks of San Francisco.

"I hope you will accept this fountain," Suratt told New York Park Commissioner Stover, "which will in time, perhaps, become known as a landmark of upper Broadway."

Valeska did not insist that the fountain be named for her but did not object to a suggestion that it be called "The Suratt Fountain of Youth."

Among Harry B. Smith's successes was "The Red Rose," written especially for Terre Haute actress Valeska Suratt.

Meet Janet Scudder, artist and Valeska Suratt, actress Resurrected
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* Marylee Hagan portraying Janet Scudder and Sherri Wright portrays Valeska Suratt