Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1892 or 1894 | Isobel Stone (also known as Isabel or Isabella) was born in Washington, D.C., to Elizabeth B. White Stone (1853-1910) and William Alexis Stone (1846-1920), governor of Pennsylvania from 1898 to 1904 |
| 1898-1904 | Lived in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| 1904-1920? | Lived in Pittsburgh |
| circa 1918-1920 | Studied opera on a scholarship |
| 1921 | Made her stage debut in Aphrodite at the Century Theatre in New York City |
| circa 1922 | Sang with the San Carlo Opera Company in the role of Siebel in Faust |
| circa 1922-circa 1930 | Appeared in several Broadway productions Served as an understudy Continued voice studies |
| 1925 | Performed in the San Carlo Theater Company’s production of Carmen in Pittsburgh |
| circa 1925-1926 | Toured picture theaters with a photoplay |
| 1927 July-September | Performed with Starlight Park Opera in the Bronx |
| 1927 September | Booked for a series of picture house engagements that opened in Philadelphia |
| circa 1927 | Moved into the derelict barge "Nancy May" on Sherman Creek near Dyckman Street with sister Peggy O’Neill Began singing in nightclubs |
| circa 1927-1930 | Was heard on the radio in New York City |
| 1928 January | Billboard reported that Stone was to head the vaudeville novelty Gold Act, set to play locally as well as tour on a major circuit Performed at the Pennsylvania Society’s Tea and received favorable reviews |
| 1928 July | Stone's “riches to rags” story of living on a barge published in newspapers across the country |
| 1928 August | Bought a house on Barrow Street in Greenwich Village |
| 1928 September | Engaged to editor, vanity publisher, and poet Henry Harrison, son of Dr. Morris and Fanny Harrison |
| 1928 October | Studied music at the Charles Trier Operatic Workshop Offered roles by San Carlo Opera Company and Philadelphia Civic Opera |
| 1929 | Poetry included in the collection 5 Poets published by Henry Harrison Billboard reported that Stone's act was being “reroutined” and that she filled in with road-house engagements, including ones at Ben Riley’s Arrowhead Inn, and Shannon’s Resort in New Jersey |
| 1930 September | Featured in The Royal Egyptians produced by Prince Hadji Tahar, complete with Arabian swordsmen, gun twirlers, dancers, a singing comedienne, and seven-piece orchestra |
| 1930 | Poetry included in the collections Singing Davids, Daggers in a Star, and Lyric Invaders published by Henry Harrison Her work was included in the first issue of the literary and arts review Gumby Studio Quarterly published by L. S. Alexander Gumby |
| 1938 | Monograph Crossroads of Night: A Novel of Ancient Egypt published by Bruce Humphries, Inc. (Boston) |
| 1941 | Copyrighted her play The Man Possessed |
| 1942 | Monograph The City of a Hundred Gates published by Bruce Humphries, Inc. (Boston). Stone supplied the cover art |
| circa 1947 | Lived at 2925 West Nineteenth Street, Coney Island, New York |
| 1961 | Either visited or moved to Washington, D.C., to apply for a job as an ambassador |
| circa 1969 | Died |
| 2001 | Collection of Stone's work published in Portraits and Snapshots by United Press Ltd. (London) |