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Nella Webb (née Nella Kathrine Webb; 1876–1954) was a musical comedy actress.[1]
Career
[edit]Webb, among other things, played Bopeep who sings "Don't Cry Bopeep" in the original production of Babes in Toyland. She grew-up in Harrison, Ohio. She spent the latter part of her life as an astrologer. Webb was close friends with actress Marie Dressler (1868–1934). While traveling in England, performing in The Chocolate Soldier.
Dedications
[edit]- Lyricist Harry Williams and composer Egbert Van Alstyne dedicated their song, "In Dear Old Georgia" (©1905), to Nella Webb.
- Composer Earl Taylor also dedicated his song, "My Southern Rose" (©1909), to Nella Webb.
Legacy
[edit]The musical comedy, Queen Marie, in two acts, by Shirley Barrie, depicts the friendship between Marie Dressler and Nella Webb.
Family
[edit]By way of her maternal grandmother, Ellen Jones (née Ellen Anna Wallace; 1829–1899), Nella was a 1st cousin, 2 times removed, of Union General and author of Ben Hur, Lew Wallace (1827–1905). That is, her maternal great-great grandparents – Andrew Wallace (1778–1826) and Eleanor Paul Jones (1778–1849) – were the great grandparents of Lew Wallace.
Nella married Isa Willard Hein (1878–1926) on February 19, 1911, in Edinburgh, Scotland, and divorced him, for willful absence, September 17, 1923, in Cincinatti. Hein had been the stage manager of The Chocolate Soldier production.