Kate Vaughan in She Stoops to Conquer

Kate Vaughan (1852 - 1903), real name, Catherine Alice Candelin, a British dancer and actress. She was best known for developing the skirt dance and has been called the "greatest dancer of her time". After performing as a young girl, Vaughan had a seven-year engagement at the Gaiety Theatre in London from 1876 to 1883, where she joined its Victorian burlesque troupe that included Nellie Farren and Edward Terry. In 1884 she married Colonel the Hon Frederick Arthur Wellesley, youngest son of the 1st Earl Cowley. Photographed here in the role of Miss Hardcastle in She Stoops to Conquer at Terry's Theatre in 1898

Apr25 Conquer Gaiety Hardcastle Vaughan

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