Edith Lambelle Langerfeld (July , â€" December , ), known
professionally as La Sylphe, was an American exotic dancer who became
a sensation while performing at the Folies Bergère in the s.Edith
Lambelle Langerfeld was born on July , in New York City, the daughter
of Arthur H. Langerfeld (â€") and Margaret Ann Douglas Langerfeld (c.
â€"). Her father was German, born at Elberfeld in Nordrhein-Westfalen,
now a part of Wuppertal, while her mother came from Loughgall, a small
town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The Library of Congress has
in their collection a photograph of Arthur Langerfeld with one of the
machines he invented for use in the mining of coal. Edith had an older
brother, Wallace Douglas Langerfeld, who was born on August ,
.Langerfeld was taken abroad by her mother at the age of six, when she
began to dance. United States laws prevented her from performing on
stage as a young girl. She traveled for eight years, making two trips
around the world. Much of the time she spent in London, England,
Milan, Italy, Paris, France and Brussels, Belgium. La Sylphe became
fluent in five languages. She was the primary dancer at the Alhambra
Theatre in London during her second world tour. This was among the
most lucrative positions in the dancing world. Soon she appeared for
two seasons at the Folies Bergère.[citation needed]She made her debut
in the United States at the age of , appearing first on the Pacific
Coast. She danced in New York City beginning in . There she introduced
her rendition of The Vision of Salome dance.
professionally as La Sylphe, was an American exotic dancer who became
a sensation while performing at the Folies Bergère in the s.Edith
Lambelle Langerfeld was born on July , in New York City, the daughter
of Arthur H. Langerfeld (â€") and Margaret Ann Douglas Langerfeld (c.
â€"). Her father was German, born at Elberfeld in Nordrhein-Westfalen,
now a part of Wuppertal, while her mother came from Loughgall, a small
town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The Library of Congress has
in their collection a photograph of Arthur Langerfeld with one of the
machines he invented for use in the mining of coal. Edith had an older
brother, Wallace Douglas Langerfeld, who was born on August ,
.Langerfeld was taken abroad by her mother at the age of six, when she
began to dance. United States laws prevented her from performing on
stage as a young girl. She traveled for eight years, making two trips
around the world. Much of the time she spent in London, England,
Milan, Italy, Paris, France and Brussels, Belgium. La Sylphe became
fluent in five languages. She was the primary dancer at the Alhambra
Theatre in London during her second world tour. This was among the
most lucrative positions in the dancing world. Soon she appeared for
two seasons at the Folies Bergère.[citation needed]She made her debut
in the United States at the age of , appearing first on the Pacific
Coast. She danced in New York City beginning in . There she introduced
her rendition of The Vision of Salome dance.
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