Daisy Ann Peterkin (September 16, 1884 – August 12, 1952), known by the stage name Mlle. Dazie, was an American

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and

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dancer at the turn of the 20th century. She was a toe-dancer.

Biography

Born on September 16, 1884, in St. Louis, Dazie's first appearance in vaudeville was as "Le Domino Rouge" in an act where she wore a red mask. After she got rid of the mask, she was billed as "Mlle. Dazie" and it was under this name that she appeared in the Ziegfeld Follies. She toured the B. F. Keith Circuit in a ballet pantomime, ''L'Amour d'Artiste'', and headlined the

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in 1917 in another ballet pantomime directed by

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. She headlined ''The Garden of Punchinello'' ballet directed by

at the Palace. She also appeared in '' La Belle Paree''. Her last stage performance was in ''Aphrodite'', in 1919. She married Cornelius Fellowes, president of the St. Nicholas Hygeia Ice Company and son of a famous horseman. A prize-winning racehorse (a thoroughbred mare) named after her has lineage including several successful racehorses. She died on August 12, 1952, in Miami Beach, aged 67.

Legacy

Gladys Brockwell played Mlle. Dazie in the silent film '' Spangles'', 1926.

Broadway

* ''The Belle of New York'', January 22, 1900 * '' Ziegfeld Follies of 1907'', July 8, 1907 * ''Ziegfeld Follies of 1908'', June 15, 1908 * ''La Belle Paree / Bow-Sing / Tortajada'', March 20, 1911 * ''La Belle Paree'', September 11, 1911 * ''The Merry Countess'', August 20, 1912 * ''Maid in America'', February 18, 1915 * ''Aphrodite'', November 24, 1919

Films

* '' The Black Panther's Cub'', 1921 Mademoiselle Dazie at IMDb
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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dazie, Mademoiselle 1884 births 1952 deaths American female dancers American vaudeville performers 20th-century American dancers 20th-century American women Entertainers from St. Louis Ziegfeld Follies