Kathleen Lockhart Manning
Kathleen Lockhart Manning (1890-1951). Born in Hollywood, California, Kathleen was fortunate to study piano and composition with Moritz Moszkowski in Paris. Also a singer, she performed with the Hammerstein Opera Company in London during the 1911-1912 season. As a composer she wrote mainly vocal works for which she penned her own words. Her song cycles include, “Sketches of New York,” “Sketches of London,” “Sketches of Paris,” “Chinese Impressions,” and “Songs of Egypt.” A number of her individual songs were arranged for chorus. After the death of Miss Lockhart Manning’s husband in 1938, mental illness haunted her the remainder of her life. She died in Los Angeles. I am not sure if Kathleen Lockhart Manning and Gena Branscombe actually knew each other but there is a reference to Gena in one of Kathleen’s diary entries. She noted that she must send Miss Branscombe a copy of her newest published song cyc...