Nina Olivette ( Aug [unreliable source?] - October , ) was an American
actress and dancer who was sometimes described as a "dancing
comedienne".Born in Manhattan, New York, Olivette was the daughter of
Edgar and Kazia Prajinska Lachmann. Her father was a cigar
manufacturer in his native Germany; in the United States, he became a
vice-president in Charles M. Schwab's steel company. Her mother was a
ballet dancer in her native Poland; after coming to the United States,
she performed in vaudeville.As a girl, Olivette joined her mother's
troupe in ballet performances, but after a leg injury prevented her
from maintaining the balance needed to be a ballerina, she turned to
combining dancing with comedy.Olivette worked with Violet Carlson in a
vaudeville act billed as the Lachmann Sisters. When she was ,
producers Jones and Green recruited her for one of their shows, taking
her away from vaudeville.
actress and dancer who was sometimes described as a "dancing
comedienne".Born in Manhattan, New York, Olivette was the daughter of
Edgar and Kazia Prajinska Lachmann. Her father was a cigar
manufacturer in his native Germany; in the United States, he became a
vice-president in Charles M. Schwab's steel company. Her mother was a
ballet dancer in her native Poland; after coming to the United States,
she performed in vaudeville.As a girl, Olivette joined her mother's
troupe in ballet performances, but after a leg injury prevented her
from maintaining the balance needed to be a ballerina, she turned to
combining dancing with comedy.Olivette worked with Violet Carlson in a
vaudeville act billed as the Lachmann Sisters. When she was ,
producers Jones and Green recruited her for one of their shows, taking
her away from vaudeville.
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