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Patria (1917 Film)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Patria is a 1917 15-chapter serial film starring Irene Castle, Milton Sills, and Warner Oland based on the novel The Last of the Fighting Channings by Louis Joseph Vance. It is notable for the first time that Wallace Beery portrays Pancho Villa, a role that he would repeat in Viva Villa! in 1934. Patria was an independent film serial funded by William Randolph Hearst in the lead up to the United States' entry into World War I. The film contained a lot of pro-German propaganda and was subsequently investigated by a Senate Committee. The Argentine title for the film was La Heroina de Nueva York.

Vernon and Irene Castle

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Vernon and Irene Castle were a husband-and-wife team of ballroom dancers of the early 20th century. They are credited with invigorating the popularity of modern dancing. Vernon Castle (2 May 1887 - 15 February 1918) was born William Vernon Blyth in Norwich, Norfolk, England. Irene Castle (17 April 1893 - 25 January 1969) was born Irene Foote, the daughter of a prominent physician in New Rochelle, New York. After their marriage, Irene joined Vernon in The Hen-Pecks (1911), a production in which he was a featured player. The two then traveled together to Paris to perform in a dance revue. The show closed quickly, but the couple was then hired as a dance act by the Café de Paris. Performing the latest American dances, the Castles were soon the rage of Parisian society. Their success was widely reported in the United States, preparing their way for a triumphant return to New York in 1912.

Waltz

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The waltz is a ballroom and folk dance in 3/4 time, performed primarily in closed position. There are several references to a sliding or gliding dance,- a waltz, from the 16th century including the representations of the printer H.S. Beheim. The French philosopher Montaigne wrote of a dance he saw in 1580 in Augsburg, where the dancers held each other so closely that their faces touched. Kunz Haas, of approximately the same period wrote that, "Now they are dancing the godless, Weller or Spinner, whatever they call it." "The vigorous peasant dancer, following an instinctive knowledge of the weight of fall, utilizes his surplus energy to press all his strength into the proper beat of the measure, thus intensifying his personal enjoyment in dancing".

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Ballroom

A tune-filled, light-footed people’s history of ballroom dancing.

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My Husband

1. Irene Castle

My Husband