Entertainers

ballet dancer

a trained dancer who is a member of a ballet company

 

Enrico Caruso

outstanding Italian operatic tenor (1873-1921)

 

John Lennon

English rock star and guitarist and songwriter who with Paul McCartney wrote most of the music for the Beatles (1940-1980)

 

Sir Yehudi Menuhin

British violinist (born in the United States) who began his career as a child prodigy in the 1920s (1916-1999)

 

Efrem Zimbalist

United States violinist (born in Russia) (1889-1985)

 

Eleanor Gwynne

English comedienne and mistress of Charles II (1650-1687)

 

Barbra Joan Streisand

United States singer and actress (born in 1942)

 

Stephane Grappelli

French jazz violinist (1908-1997)

 

danseuse

a female ballet dancer

 

Lillian Russell

United States entertainer remembered for her roles in comic operas (1861-1922)

 

Johann Sebastian Bach

German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of western music (1685-1750)

 

Sofia Scicolone

Italian film actress (born in 1934)

 

Arthur Jacob Arshawsky

United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (1910-2004)

 

Beatrice Lillie

British actress (born in Canada) (1898-1989)

 

Antonio Lucio Vivaldi

Italian baroque composer and violinist (1675-1741)

 

Lilian Alicia Marks

English ballet dancer (born in 1910)

 

piper

someone who plays the bagpipe

 

tap dancer

a dancer who sounds out rhythms by using metal taps on the toes and heels of the shoes

 

Ethel Barrymore

United States actress; daughter of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1879-1959)

 

Clara Josephine Schumann

German pianist and composer of piano music; renowned for her interpretation of music, especially the music of her husband Robert Schumann (1819-1896)