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Author Carlo M. De Ferrari’s article tells of the varied amusements and entertainers who followed the argonauts to the goldfields. Whether it was opera, bull and bear fights, or Shakespeare,
Skip to main content Who is the Lotta of Lotta's Fountain? She was once one of America's biggest stars Gary Kamiya FacebookTwitterEmail 1of4 A 38-Geary bus rolls past Lotta’s Fountain on the 114th anniversary of the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco on April 18, 2020.Paul Chinn / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of4 A plaque is seen on Lotta’s Fountain on Market Street in San Francisco on April 16, 2018.Michael Short / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 3of4 A daguerreotype of Lola Montez, taken in 1851. Montez took a young Lotta Crabtree under her wing and taught her song and danc...