The antique estate sale of the
decade!
What till you see what we found while
digging through the costume room that was off limits during the first sale in
this amazing Victorian home!
Below is the history of the astounding
woman who wore all the costumes that are being offered for sale this Saturday,
June 1st
Her life was very full
and very interesting and makes for good reading…
Flower as a child - went to the
Denman School (Brownies Whisper and Bishop Playhouse) (1914)
Fairmont
Hotel School (Childrens May Fest)
Veronine
Vestoff School (1916)
Appearing
in Puss In Boots - 1918
Peacock
Dance - 1918
Hollywood
with her mom (appeared in silent Cecile B DeMille films with Kosloff)
Began
training professionally as a young girl with Kosloff (famous Russian
teacher)
Appearances
in Opera at age 14
London
Palladium
Hollywood
bowl
/special
events
she went
to Dallas with Kosloff when he opened that school - many productions
Kosloff
showcased her and another dancer -Kashevick- she changed her name to Kosloff's
Flower
Les
Sylphides
Romance
of the Infanta
Petrouchka
Bachanale
Flower
was at the height of her career with Kosloff
Kosloff
Ballet
California
Grand Opera Co
Opening
of Grauman's Egyptian and Chinese Theatres
Carnegie
Hall
1923
Motion Picture Industrial Exposition
1923
Orpheaum Circuit Vaudeville
Legend of
tartary
Choreographic
Miniatures
1926-7
Volgan Boatman - opening of the film
Sunrise
"
What
Price Glory "
1933
Dionysia
Bolero
Scheherazade
Tears from
the Heart
Habanera
Memories
of a Russian Gypsy
Hollywood
Bowl - LA
Shingandi
- Afircan Voodoo
Sylphides
Blue
Danube
Other
various venues
Opening
of the temple Al Malaikah Temple 1926
Hollywood
Masonic temple 1936
Russian
Veterans Club 1932
Shakespeare
Club Hotel
Opening
of several operas : Samson and Delilah/ King of Kings / Volga Boatman/ Sunrise
Modeling
for various events
Kosloff came
back to Hollywood to pursue a film career and she became restless as a dancer.
She broke free from his possessiveness and started on her own. She came to NYC
Worked
with Charles Weidman
Sally
Rand Nightclub 1940
The Music
Box/ The Florentine Gardens/ Follies/
Merry
Widow - Broadway 1943
Madame
duBarry/ countess Marittfa - Gypsy - All In Fun - Bartered Bride 1941/2
By
Jupiter - Flower was the Amazon Dancer 1942/3
1942
Flower married Richard Dwenger - a playwright - best friends and dresser for
Gene Kelley
He wrote
THE ROYAL ROOST and LARRY AND JEAN
Richard
was killed in the Navy battle off the coast of Italy in 1943 - they had been
married only a year. He was given a purple heart.
Flower
was a specialty dancer in the Broadway show - Jackpot - 1944
She was
on the Ruskin and Wilde Dance Team (as well as Miller) 1953
She then
formed the Flower Hujer Dance theatre. She and Uncle Miller collaborated on
choreography, costume and lighting and set design. Her performances were
throughout the US. She danced almost until the end of her days. She and Miller
were known for their exotic costumes and creative dance choreography. Many of
the productions dealt with Religious and Nature themes - mystical and magical.
The
Juggler of Our Lady: Priest/ Barnabus the Juggler/Women in violet and
green/Priests/ Countess/ Count
pages/
image of the Virgin mary (Flower)
Byzantine
Duo (with Uncle Miller)
Entity/Identity
Empyrean
Realm - done the last decade of Flower's life - she is the Sun/Miller is the
Moon.
Balinese
American Fusion
Royal
Nocturne - the Dreamer/ the young favorite/ the ladies/ a noble/Heavenly twins/Night
furies/Apotheosis
Mythic
Passage (Storied Passage) - Flower wore Red and fuschia - danced with Nicholas
Appel
Out of
Darkness (could be part of St. Joan) Pieta Coronation/Joan in fields/apparition
of saints/Joan in battle
Journey
of Mary and Joseph
The
Legend of St. Joan of Arc (silver and blue?)
Cabinet
of Scenes and Masks: cluster of playful dances - white, silver, black -
progressive jazz
Three
Profiles - Lady of Fashion
Tree
Spirit Attended by Nymphs
Tryst
Love
Story (Oriental) - eastern inspired fantasy
Fellini
Land revisited
Red White
and Blue Junction - wholesome charm of americana from 1910
Obscurate
- silver branches, symbolic tatters / Praetorius
Arena
