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Postcard sent by Bray to Madame Blanche d'Alessandri on 18th September 1926 asking for his autograph.

D'Alessandri-Valdine, Blanche (c. 1862-1948)

French ballet dancer. Name variations: Blanche Rostand Valdine. Born Blanche Rostand Valdine, c. 1862, in Paris, France; died July 1948, in Paris; m. dancer D'Alessandri.

Made professional debut as a child in Paris Opéra's London production of L'Enfant et les Bijoux (1871); appeared next at age 17 as soloist at Grand Théâtre in Marseilles, France (1879), where her roles included Myrthe and Giselle; moved to Geneva, Switzerland, with husband, and performed with Grand Théâtre de Genève; ended career because of knee injury while performing on tour in New Orleans, LA; returned to Paris and opened dance studio, where her students included Camille Bos, Maura Paiva and Solange Schwarz.

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