#charmion

A famous vaudeville performer and circus strongman named Lavery Vallee (1875-1949) , who performed under the pseudonym Charmion.

This promo photo was taken in 1897.

The picture was taken in New York, USA. In December 1897, Charmion made her triumphant debut at the famous New York vaudeville theater Koster & Bial's Vaudeville Theater, for which this advertising portrait was prepared.

The 1897 photograph of Charmion has two main inscriptions in English.:

Charmion

Laverie Vallee, aka 'Charmion', was an American vaudeville performer, trapeze artist, and strongwoman, active around the turn of the 20th century. In 1901, one of her risque trapeze acts was captured on film by Thomas Edison. [wikipedia]

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