Edward La Roche

Edward La Roche, also given as Edward LaRoche or Edouard La Roche, (1 August 1878 – 26 December 1935) was a French-born American actor. He was known for his work in New York on Broadway.[1]

Life and career

Edward La Roche was born in Metz, France on 1 August 1878.[2] He served for seven years in the French Foreign Legion in Africa.[3][4] He had an active career on the New York stage during the 1920s and 1930s. His performances on Broadway included Martin Brown's The Lady (1923, as The Loafer, Josef),[5] Brown's Great Music (1924, as Louis),[6] Margaret Ayer Barnes's The Age of Innocence (1928, as Carlos Saramonte)[7] Donald Ogden Stewart's Rebound (1930, as Jules)[8] Marya Mannes's Cafe (1930, as Josef),[9] Hans Chlumberg's Miracle at Verdun (1931, as First Villager, Trolliet, & Vernier),[10] John Galsworthy's The Roof (1931, as Gustave)[11] George Abbott and Philip Dunning's Broadway (1927, as Joe at the Lyceum Theatre),[12] John McDermott's Adam Had Two Sons (1932, as Pablo),[13] Paul Hervey Fox's Foreign Affairs (1932, as waiter),[14] William DuBois's I Loved You Wednesday (1932, as Antoine and Joe),[15] and Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur's Twentieth Century (1932-1933, as Second Beard)[16]

On screen La Roche portrayed the orchestra leader in the 1925 silent film Soul-Fire. He died in New York City on December 26, 1935.[17][18]

References

  1. ↑ "Edouard La Roche". The Buffalo News. December 27, 1935. p. 13.
  2. ↑ Edward La Roche in U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, New York Buffalo City, 03, Draft Card L
  3. ↑ "An Innovation for Photoplays". The Brooklyn Citizen. January 23, 1927. p. 13.
  4. ↑ "Armistice Day Fetes Will Be Held In Queens". Brooklyn Eagle. November 10, 1931. p. 27.
  5. ↑ "The Lady". The Brooklyn Daily Times. December 5, 1923. p. 6.
  6. ↑ "The New Play". The Brooklyn Daily Times. October 6, 1924. p. 6.
  7. ↑ Pollock, Arthur (November 28, 1928). "The Theaters: Katherine Cornnell in The Age of Innocence at the Empire Proves Charming. Though the Play in Uneventful". Brooklyn Eagle. p. 32.
  8. ↑ Mantle, Burns (February 4, 1930). "Rebound and Many a Slip; Two New Comedies". New York Daily News. p. 23.
  9. ↑ "First Nighters See Cafe". Brooklyn Eagle]]. August 29, 1930. p. 15.
  10. ↑ Mantle, Burns (March 17, 1931). "Miracel at Verdun Bitter Tragedy". New York Daily News. p. 41.
  11. ↑ Pollock, Arthur (October 31, 1931). "The Theaters". Brooklyn Eagle. p. 11.
  12. ↑ Warner, A. J. (December 27, 1927). "The Play". Brooklyn Times-Union. p. 36.
  13. ↑ Mantle, Burns (January 21, 1932). "Adam Had Two Sons". New York Daily News. p. 37.
  14. ↑ Mantle, Burns (April 15, 1932). "Foreign Affairs Fairly Empty". New York Daily News. p. 48.
  15. ↑ Pollock, Arthur (October 12, 1932). "The Theaters". Brooklyn Eagle. p. 11.
  16. ↑ Field, Rowland (December 30, 1932). "The New Play". Brooklyn Times Union. p. 14.
  17. ↑ "Actor Succumbs". The Saginaw News. December 27, 1935. p. 2.
  18. ↑ "Edward La Roche". The New York Times. December 27, 1935. p. 19.
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