Elseeta (1883–1903)
Elseeta (1883–1903)
American theater ballet dancer. Name variations: Helen Loder Jones. Born Helen Loder Jones, 1883, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died Feb 23, 1903, in Newark, New Jersey.
Made vaudeville debut as a child at age 5; danced on the Keith and roof-garden circuits, appearing at Madison Square Garden and Casino Roof in NY; appeared on Broadway in The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast (1901), her last performance before she died of what is thought to have been a 2nd heart attack; was known to dance barefoot on point, and performed an act that involved jumping from the top of a grand piano to land—on point—on high and middle C of the keyboard.
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