Musical Accompaniment: Agua by Jarabe de Palo

 

Olive Craddock was born in Calcutta on January 22, 1894.  She was born to English parents and was considered a  British subject since .she was born in the Crown’s dominion. I investigated this just a little further and found an Indian child born in Calcutta in 1894 would also be considered a British subject. That’s fascinating. I can’t imagine how that worked. A child born in Madrid to Spanish parents is a Norwegian subject?  A child born in Alberta to Canadian parents is a Turkish subject? It’s a strange idea.

Anyway this particular British subject took up dancing at an early age and adopted the stage name Roshanara. On March 23, 1917, she was photographed by the great Arnold Genthe.

Olive Craddock died in Asheville, North Carolina on July 14, 1926. She was 32 annd her death was due to appendicitis. There’s something gut wrenching about a young talented person dying like that.

One more terrific photograph of Roshanara!