Marjorie Bentley Explained

Marjorie Bentley
Birth Date:about 1895
Birth Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania or Brooklyn, New York
Occupation:Dancer
Years Active:1913 to 1920

Marjorie Bentley (born 1890s) was an American dancer who appeared on Broadway in Oh, My Dear! (1918) and La La Lucille (1919).

Early life and education

Bentley was born in Philadelphia[1] or Brooklyn,[2] and raised Brooklyn.[3] She said that she began dancing when a doctor recommended more exercise.[4] She trained at the Metropolitan Opera Ballet School,[5] [6] as the "favorite pupil" of ballet teacher Malvina Cavallazzi.

Career

Bentley was a professional dancer from her teen years.[7] [8] Her roles on the New York stage included appearances in Chin-Chin (1914–1915),[9] [10] The Riviera Girl (1917),[11] Oh, My Dear! (1918)[12] and La La Lucille (1919).[13] She was premiere danseuse at the New York Hippodrome in 1915, when she appeared in Hip-Hip-Hooray.[14] She contributed a recipe for "welsh rarebit au gratin" to a charity cookbook compiled by Mabel Rowland during World War I.[15] She modeled a dress made of net flouncing for a garment industry magazine in 1916.[16] She toured in La La Lucille in 1919 and 1920.[17] [18]

Boston artist Louis Kronberg made a pastel portrait of Bentley in 1913.[19] Of her performance as "Mademoiselle Victorine" in the musical La La Lucille, Dorothy Parker wrote that "The comedy introduces a charming new dancer, Marjorie Bentley—you can stand even another bedroom farce for the sake of seeing her."[20]

Notes and References

  1. News: 1915-05-09 . Sees America Rival to Russia in Dance . 25 . New-York Tribune . 2023-04-08 . Newspapers.com.
  2. News: July 11, 1919 . Untitled item . 26 . New York Tribune . 2023-04-08 . NewspaperArchive.com.
  3. News: 1909-04-24 . Easter Party for Children . 2 . The Chat . 2023-04-08 . Newspapers.com.
  4. https://books.google.com/books?id=lTFAAAAAYAAJ&dq=Marjorie+Bentley+dancer&pg=RA9-PA24 "Dancer by Accident"
  5. July 1915 . Marjorie Toes the Mark . The Cosmopolitan . 59 . 2 . 208.
  6. News: 1911-10-08 . Training Children for the Grand Opera Ballet . 47 . The New York Times . 2023-04-08 . Newspapers.com.
  7. News: 1913-11-30 . 'The Lady of the Slipper' Prospers at the Colonial . 52 . The Boston Globe . 2023-04-08 . Newspapers.com.
  8. News: 1914-04-29 . 'Lady of the Slipper' Opens at Lyceum Today . 3 . The Ithaca Journal . 2023-04-08 . Newspapers.com.
  9. Book: Caryll, Ivan . Chin-Chin: A Musical Fantasy in 3 Acts . 1914 . Chappell . en.
  10. News: 1915-02-16 . 'Society Vaudeville' at High School for Passaic Day Nursery Tonight . 1 . Passaic Daily News . 2023-04-08 . Newspapers.com.
  11. October 6, 1917 . New Attractions for New York Theatergoers . Dramatic Mirror . 77 . 5.
  12. News: Allen . Kelcey . November 27, 1918 . 'Oh, My Dear' Wins Warm Approval at 'Invite' Performance . 16 . Women's Wear . ProQuest.
  13. Book: Dietz, Dan . The Complete Book of 1910s Broadway Musicals . 2021-06-15 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1-5381-5028-3 . 286, 484 . en.
  14. December 1915 . The New Theatrical Season in Full Swing . The Green Book Magazine . 14 . 964–965.
  15. Book: Celebrated Actor Folks' Cookeries: A Collection of the Favorite Foods of Famous Players . 1916 . Mabel Rowland, Incorporated . 255 . en.
  16. April 1916 . Movements in the Dress Accessories Field . Notions and Fancy Goods . 50 . 18.
  17. News: 1920-02-08 . Noted Performers Here this Week . 55 . The Pittsburgh Press . 2023-04-08 . Newspapers.com.
  18. News: 1919-11-21 . 'La La Lucille' at the Mishler Tonight . 3 . Altoona Tribune . 2023-04-08 . Newspapers.com.
  19. News: 1913-12-21 . Attractions at the Theatres . 44 . The Boston Globe . 2023-04-08 . Newspapers.com.
  20. Parker . Dorothy . August 1919 . The First Shows of Summer . Vanity Fair.

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