Entertainers

Sir Ralph David Richardson

British stage and screen actor noted for playing classic roles (1902-1983)

 

Vaslav Nijinsky

Russian dancer considered by many to be the greatest dancer of the 20th century (1890-1950)

 

Savoyard

a person who performs in the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan

 

Bela Ferenc Blasko

United States film actor (born in Hungary) noted for portraying monsters (1884-1956)

 

warbler

a singer; usually a singer who adds embellishments to the song

 

George Balanchine

United States dancer and choreographer (born in Russia) noted for his abstract and formal works (1904-1983)

 

Fred Astaire

United States dancer and cinema actor noted for his original and graceful tap dancing (1899-1987)

 

William Clark Gable

United States film actor (1901-1960)

 

Merce Cunningham

United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1922)

 

minstrel

a performer in a minstrel show

 

starlet

a young (film) actress who is publicized as a future star

 

ballet master

a man who directs and teaches and rehearses dancers for a ballet company

 

Woodrow Wilson Guthrie

United States folk singer and songwriter (1912-1967)

 

Fritz Kreisler

United States violinist (born in Austria) (1875-1962)

 

TV star

a star in a television show

 

upstager

a selfish actor who upstages the other actors

 

extra

a minor actor in crowd scenes

 

Nathan Birnbaum

United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)

 

reenactor

a person who enacts a role in an event that occurred earlier

 

magician

someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience