Helen Bertram (born Lulu May Burt; August , â€" September , ) was an
American actress and singer in comic opera and musical theatre. She
was also known for her tumultuous private life.Lula May Burt was born
in (some sources give ) in Tuscola, Illinois, the daughter of William
Neal Burt and Caroline Burr Burt. She was raised in Paris, Illinois
and in Indianapolis, Indiana. She studied voice with Tecla Vigna at
the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music.Bertram sang in comic opera with
the Emma Abbott Opera Company, the Heinrich Conried Opera Company, the
Bostonians, the McCaull Comic Opera Company, Henry E. Abbey's English
Opera Company, and the Carl Rosa Opera Company. Her roles included
Selena in Mignon, Serpolette in The Chimes of Normandy, Arline in The
Bohemian Girl, Adalgisa in Norma, Prince Julius in The King's Fool,
Farina in The Tar and the Tartar (for which she danced barefoot), and
Stella in Clover.On Broadway, she appeared in musicals Robin Hood (),
The Viceroy (), Foxy Quiller (), The Prince of Pilsen (), The
Gingerbread Man (-), The Land of Nod and the Song Birds (), and again
in Robin Hood (). Bertram appeared in two films, The Lightning
Conductor (), a silent picture which included her daughter in the
cast, and Rhythm on the River (), with Bing Crosby and Mary Martin.
She also appeared in vaudeville shows.
American actress and singer in comic opera and musical theatre. She
was also known for her tumultuous private life.Lula May Burt was born
in (some sources give ) in Tuscola, Illinois, the daughter of William
Neal Burt and Caroline Burr Burt. She was raised in Paris, Illinois
and in Indianapolis, Indiana. She studied voice with Tecla Vigna at
the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music.Bertram sang in comic opera with
the Emma Abbott Opera Company, the Heinrich Conried Opera Company, the
Bostonians, the McCaull Comic Opera Company, Henry E. Abbey's English
Opera Company, and the Carl Rosa Opera Company. Her roles included
Selena in Mignon, Serpolette in The Chimes of Normandy, Arline in The
Bohemian Girl, Adalgisa in Norma, Prince Julius in The King's Fool,
Farina in The Tar and the Tartar (for which she danced barefoot), and
Stella in Clover.On Broadway, she appeared in musicals Robin Hood (),
The Viceroy (), Foxy Quiller (), The Prince of Pilsen (), The
Gingerbread Man (-), The Land of Nod and the Song Birds (), and again
in Robin Hood (). Bertram appeared in two films, The Lightning
Conductor (), a silent picture which included her daughter in the
cast, and Rhythm on the River (), with Bing Crosby and Mary Martin.
She also appeared in vaudeville shows.
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