Picture No | 11768620 |
Date | 1912 |
Description | Regina Badet as a Bacchante |
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French actress and dancer, Anne Regina Badet (1876 - 1949), dressed as a bacchante at the Theatre des Capucines, Paris. She was a major star of the Opera-Comique in Paris and made her debut at the Grand Theatre de Bordeaux where she became a principal dancer. Wearing a succession of skimpy outfits led to her being frequently featured in the French and English press.
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Source | Unattributed photograph in 'The Tatler', 27 March 1912, page 352 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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