Stage Name |
Birth Name |
| Celine
Celeste |
Céline
Céleste |
Céleste
means 'heavenly' in French (Anglicized form) and was
not far from the truth. Celeste was born in France but raised
in England and became a "Heavenly" dancer. She performed
on the Mississippi and Missouri circuits in ballet and pantomime
roles in the 1830s and was well known for her rendition of the
Cachucha Dance, and toured and starred extensively in John Baldwin
Buckstone's "The Green Bushes" through out the 1850's
as an actress and spectacle performer but achieved her greatest
role in "the French Spy."
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Celeste became the
Adelphi theatre's Manager / Director from 1845 until 1857 and
wasthe theatre's choreographer
in 1846. After her very successful international dance career,
she retired from dance and became primarily a star status actress
in melodrama's and pantomimes, occasionally dancing on the Stage
when her part called for it.
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