Webster, Clara Vestris (1821–1844)
Webster, Clara Vestris (1821–1844)
English ballet dancer. Born 1821 in Bath, England; died Dec 17, 1844, in London, England; dau. of Benjamin Webster (ballet master of Theatre Royal in Bath).
Named Vestris after father's former teacher, Gaetano Vestris; performed in Bath and Dublin (c. 1840); appeared on tours in Northern England with Fanny Cerrito and Antonio Guerra; danced in James Sylvain's version of La Bayadère (1843); performed with ballet company at Drury Lane, where she danced featured roles in Le Corsaire and Lady Henrietta, among others (1844); died soon after her costume caught fire while performing in Sylvain's Revolt of the Harem (Dec 1844).
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