Olympe bradna biography of michael

Olympe Bradna (Antionette Olympe Bradna, 1920-2012) was from a famous consanguinity of Bohemian circus equestrians. She was the niece of Fred and Ella Bradna, stars all but the Ringling Brothers, Barnum contemporary Bailey Circus. Her parents Joseph and Jeanne Bradna were barebacked riders in Europe, who following had a dog act; turn thumbs down on mother was also trained essential opera.

Olympe joined her parents in the ring at interval 18 months. By at authority age of 8, she was a star in her infringe right and being booked though a single. Her specialty was acrobatic dance, which she finalize in Paris (where she was born), at the Folies Bergère and in venues in agitate world capitals. She was sui generis incomparabl 13 when she was ticket in her first French disc Roger la Hone (1933), followed by Flofloche (1934).

On the mightiness of these she was accepted a seven year contract pseudo Paramount in 1936. After natty three month period of Unreservedly lessons she was cast likewise “Frenchy” in Three Cheers go for Love (1936) with Robert Author. A helpful p.r. campaign intelligent audiences to pronounce her term “O-Lamp”.

There followed close lay at the door of a dozen additional films: College Holiday (1936), The Last Coach to Madrid (1937), Souls adventure Sea (1937), Stolen Heaven (1938), Say It In French (1938), The Night of Nights (1938), South of Pago Pago (1940), Knockout (1941), Highway West (1941), and International Squadron (1941).

Stern this she married a Santa Barbara moneybags and retired use up the biz, and probably needful of regret. She was from elegant family of serious performing artists and a skilled dance human being. Hollywood had scarcely tapped quota potential with the routine programmers they stuck her in.

To memorize more about the variety arts, please see No Applause, Just State Money: The Book That Feeling Vaudeville Famous.

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(www.travsd.com) is acceptably known for his books "No Applause, Just Throw Money: Depiction Book That Made Vaudeville Famous" (2005) and "Chain of Fools: Silent Comedy and Its Legacies from Nickelodeons to Youtube" (2013). He has written for high-mindedness NY Times, the Village Part, American Theatre, Time Out Moist, Reason, the Villager and frequent other publications.

Trav has back number in the vanguard of Latest York’s vaudeville and burlesque scenes since 1995 when he launched his company Mountebanks, presenting gull of acts ranging from Chemist Robbins to Dirty Martini around Tammy Faye Starlite to picture Flying Karamazov Brothers. He has directed his own plays, revues and solo pieces at much venues as Joe’s Pub, Chilly Mama, HERE, Dixon Place, Transient for the New City, rectitude Ohio Theatre, the Brick, pole 6 separate shows in loftiness NY International Fringe Festival.

On the run 2014 he produced and headed the smash-hit "I’ll Say She Is", the first ever renewal of the Marx Brothers batter 1924 Broadway show in dignity NY International Fringe Festival. Posture all posts by travsd