Tag: Music Hall
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Elena Estelle – premiere danseuse
By Christine Swan Elena Estelle was born Elena Ann Crudgington in Bethnal Green in 1854. After studying dance at Mrs Conquest’s English School 0f Dancing at the Royal Grecian Theatre, she had a successful career dancing in duets throughout the 1870s, firstly with Milly Howes and later, with Carrie Pacton. However, from 1880, Elena performed…
Awful Rigours and Wretched Pay 