Haig, Emma (1898–1939)
Haig, Emma (1898–1939)
American theatrical ballet dancer. Born Jan 21, 1898, in Philadelphia, PA; died June 10, 1939, in Beverly Hills, California.
Made NY debut in Passing Show of 1914; was among most successful ballet dance specialists on Broadway; performed at Winter Garden in The Midnight Girl and The Whirl of the World; appeared in Ziegfeld Follies of 1916, where she danced as Anna Pavlova in satire of Ballet Russe, and in Miss 1917, Hitchy-Koo of 1918 and Music Box Revue of 1920; appeared mainly in soubrette roles thereafter, including in Our Nell (1923), Tell Me More (1925), and The Girl Friend, in London (1927).
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