Ruth Roland (1892-1937)

Overview

According to the Internet source given below, Ruth Roland was an American stage and film actress and film producer born in San Francisco, California.
She was a child actress working in vaudeville and aged just 12, she was the youngest student at Hollywood High School. After her first film A Chance Shot (1911), she became the leading actress of Kalem Studios. She then worked for Balboa Films from 1914 to 1917 before establishing her own production company, Ruth Roland Serials.
Between 1909 and 1927, Roland appeared in more than 200 films. Roland worked the film business until 1930 then returned to live theatre. Her final film appearance was in 1936.
Ruth Roland died in Hollywood.

Websites:
	Ruth Roland	Biography by wikipedia.org.

Ruth Roland (1892-1937) has at least 1 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.

Why Do They Call Mama Poor Butterfly
Music by: William C. Polla.
Words by: Louis Seifert
Performed by: Ruth Roland

Publisher:	C. C. Church and Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1919.	Sheet Music.

Music Hall

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


	Why Do They Call Mama Poor Butterfly (1919)	W.C. Polla (music) Louis Seifert (words) Ruth Roland (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP
	Some Day I'll Make You Glad (1918)	H.D. Squires (music) Max C. Freedman (words) Ruth Roland (perf.) Ruth Roland (perf.)	Piano, Voice	IMSLP Indiana

Works

The peformer is featured on 5 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER

	Title	Composer	Attribution	Items


Homeward Bound (1917)	George W. Meyer	Howard E. Johnson (words) Coleman Goetz (words) Ruth Roland (perf.)
Red Circle (1916), The	Abe Olman	Ruth Roland (perf.)
Why Do They Call Mama Poor Butterfly (1919)	William C. Polla	Louis Seifert (words) Ruth Roland (perf.)
Romantic Ruth (1920.)	Madelyn Sheppard	Ruth Roland (perf.)
Some Day I'll Make You Glad (1918)	Harold D. Squires	Max C. Freedman (words) Ruth Roland (perf.)