Lydia Édith Eustis (1871-1957) (A)

Lydia Edith Eustis was born in (United States) on November 27, 1871. She is the daughter of Allain Eustis and Anaïs de Sentmanat (Saint Manat). His family, of Marigny and Eustis, are two of the founders of New Orleans. His maternal grandfather, developed the Faubourg de Marigny and the north coast of the city after being president of the Senate of the State of Louisiana. His paternal grandfather, was a benefactor of the University of Louisiana (now Tulane University) and founder of the Pontchartrain Railroad. His father Allain Eustis was honorary vice-consul in Brazil and his brother was a Judge Advocate during the Civil War and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Louisiana for many years, a member of the House of Representatives and a member of the Louisiana Senate and then Ambassador to Paris. The young Lydia Eustis spent her youth in Paris and New Orleans, surrounded by diplomats. Fluent in three languages, Lydia Eustis embarked on a career of twenty years as an accomplished soprano, having studied for years with Mrs Marie Trélat (1837-1914) at the Paris Conservatoire. She has performed in leading theaters across Europe and the United States, where she met her husband, (bo

Date

1910–1915

Collection

Bain News Service

Archive

Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)

Type

photograph

Original size

1,531 × 2,131 pixels

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