Edith Lambelle Langerfeld

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Edith La Sylphe

Edith Lambelle Langerfeld (born July 3, 1883 in New York , USA, † December 20, 1968 in Greenwich , Connecticut ) was an American dancer who made a career as a variety dancer and ballerina in France and the USA under the name Edith La Sylphe . She is one of the artists who also performed at the Folies Bergère in Paris .

Life

La Sylphe was in 1883 in New York City , the daughter of Arthur Langer field (1855-1931) and Margaret Douglas Lambelle born. Her father was from Elberfeld , North Rhine-Westphalia, while her mother was from Loughgall , a small town in Northern Ireland . Arthur Langerfeld was a mechanical engineer who invented a coal separation machine and marketed it in the United States.

Career

Edith Langerfeld started dancing at the age of six; Since she was not allowed to perform in the USA according to applicable laws, she spent most of her youth accompanied by her mother in London, Milan, Paris and Brussels. Edith La Sylphe spoke five languages ​​fluently. She was the main dancer at the Alhambra Theater in London during her second world tour . This was one of the most lucrative positions in the dance world at the time. Soon after, she performed for two seasons at the Folies Bergère in Paris. She made her debut in the United States at the age of 14, first on the Pacific Coast, and made her debut in New York City in 1899. La Sylphes popularity in the United States increased after the performance of Salome by Richard Strauss at the Metropolitan Opera in 1907. From 1919 she appeared in George White's Scandals , in 1928 at Carnegie Hall in The Faun and the Peacock . From 1930 to 1939 La Sylphe was a ballerina for the American Ballet Guild .

Edith Lambelle Langerfeld died at her home in Greenwich, Connecticut in 1968 at the age of 85.

Excerpt from appearances in press reports

  •  "A Salome Epidemic Now," San Antonio Daily Express, Aug. 30, 1908, pg. 17th
  •  "Minute Visits In The Wings",  New York Times , June 22, 1919, pg. 48.
  • "Notes Of The Week", New York Times, October 22, 1899, pg. 16.
  • "Dramatic And Musical", New York Times, Nov. 7, 1899, pg. 5.
  • "Sheath Gown Full of Slits," Newark Advocate, July 8, 1908, pg. 5.
  • "Brilliant Star To Sparkle At The Orpheum", Oakland Tribune, March 5, 1908, pg. 14th
  • "Vaudeville", New York Times, July 19, 1908, pg. X6.
  • "Salome Dance In Harlem", New York Times, July 21, 1908, pg. 7th
  • "Another Salome Dance," New York Times, July 28, 1908, pg. 5.
  • "La Sylphe to Go on Tour", New York Times, July 31, 1908, pg. 5.
  • "Amusement Notes", New York Times, Aug. 1, 1908, pg. 7th
  • "Vaudeville", New York Times, Aug. 30, 1908, pg. X3.
  • "Drama", New York Times, June 3, 1919, pg. 9.
  • "Scandals of 1920 Lively And Lavish", New York Times, June 8, 1920, pg. 18th
  • "The Dance: A Ballet Feud", New York Times, December 25, 1927, pg. X13.
  • "The Dance: Studio Groups", New York Times, March 18, 1928, pg. 123
  • "The Dance: A Ballet". New York Times, April 15, 1928, pg. 117.
  • "The Dance: An Art Form," New York Times, March 23, 1930, pg. X8.

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Web links

Commons : La Sylphe  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ US Passport Application August 9, 1900
  2. ↑ Arthur Langer field coal separation
personal data
SURNAME Lambelle Langerfeld, Edith
ALTERNATIVE NAMES La Sylphe, Edith
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American dancer
DATE OF BIRTH July 3, 1883
PLACE OF BIRTH New York , USA
DATE OF DEATH 20th December 1968
Place of death Greenwich , Connecticut