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Maurice & Walton (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• B-59 said:

  Florence Walton (1890 in Wilmington, Delaware - January 7, 1981 in New York City) was an American dancer and actress
  www.imdb.com/name/nm0910503
  
  Maurice Mouvet (1889 -1927), American dancer, was her first husband.
  
  "Mouvet and Walton married in 1911 and became one of the most successful teams of the day until they divorced in 1920."
  www.streetswing.com/histmai2/d2movet1.htm
  
  Another photo with Maurice Mouvet:
  
  see comments there

• B-59 said:

  In 1914, they opened a ballroom and restaurant (NYT October 16, 1914 ) and Maurice invented a new dance, the "Pericon" (Omaha daily bee., October 28, 1914, Page 9, with photos)

• Jon (LOC P&P) said:

  Thanks B-59 for the full names of these dancers. We will update our catalog record.