Lehmann, Adelaide (c. 1830–1851)
Lehmann, Adelaide (c. 1830–1851)
French dancer. Born c. 1830 in France; died 1851 in New York, NY; sister of Flora, Julia and Mathilde Lehmann (dancers).
Performed with family troupe, The Lehmann Family, on tours in US (mid-1840s), where she was featured in their productions of Comus and The Spirit of the Air (1848); performed on Mississippi circuit with own family and members of the Ravel family, traveling from St. Louis to New Orleans; appeared on NY stages (1849–51), where she was fatally burned by a gaslight during a performance.
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