Genée, Adeline, 1878-1970
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Danish by birth, Adeline Genée (1878-1970), was a talented ballerina whose greatest success was at The Empire Theatre in London, in productions such as Old China (1901), The Milliner Duchess (1903), High Jinks (1904), Cinderella and Coppelia (1906). Genée was also the founder president of the Association of Teachers of Operatic Dancing of Great Britain (later the Royal Academy of Dance) and played a major part in the early development of the organization including the achievement of its Royal Charter in 1935.
From the guide to the Adeline Genée Archive Collection, c. 1890-1970, (Royal Academy of Dance)
Dame Adeline Genée (1878-1970) was a Danish and British ballet dancer. She became famous in the early twentieth century, performing with ballet companies in London and New York.
From the guide to the Adeline Genée Letter, 1940, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)
sister-in-law of Wilhelm Cortzen, wife of Frank Isitt.
Epithet: ballet dancer, née Anina Margarete Kirstina Petra Jensen
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000837.0x0000ed
Epithet: dancer
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000565.0x000015
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Subjects:
- Ballerinas
- Dance and theatre
Occupations:
- Ballerinas
- Ballet dancers
Places:
- Bernardsville (N.J.) (as recorded)
