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Miss Emma Hardinge

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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Prints depicting dance

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Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

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Miss Emma Hardinge

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Title
Miss Emma Hardinge
Additional title: Irina Baronova collection
Collection

Prints depicting dance

Theatrical dancers, singly or in pairs

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1855 (Questionable)
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZFX Anon Har 1
Topics
Britten, Emma Hardinge, -1899
Giselle (Choreographic work)
Genres
Prints
Notes
Caption title.
Captioned: Broadway Theatre, N.Y. 1855. From a print in the collection of Mr. Daniel Griswold.
Funding: Purchased with funds from the Committee for the Jerome Robbins Dance Division.
Acquisition: Purchase; Victoria Tennant, 2011.
Biographical/historical: Reproduction of an image from a larger hand-colored lithograph attributed to J.W. Childe (lithographer) and John Brandard (artist), originally published in London by Fores in 1847. According to the Victoria and Albert Museum, which also holds a copy of this lithograph, the Phantom Dancers was a semi-serious version (George Chaffee calls it a burletta) of the ballet Giselle, staged at the Adelphi Theatre in London. Presented in Nov. 1846, it drew its musical numbers partly from the ballet's score by Adolphe Adam, mingled with popular favorites such as "Buffalo gals." Its cast included Sarah Jane Woolgar, appearing en travesti as the hero Duke Albert.
Biographical/historical: Emma Harding or Hardinge performed in London prior to making her American debut at the Broadway Theatre, New York, in 1855. George C.D. Odell's Annals of the New York stage, vols. VI-VII (1931), lists various acting roles in which she appeared; he uses the spelling Hardinge. In vol. IX (1937), he identifies her with the advocate of spiritualism (later known as Emma Hardinge Britten) who gave a lecture in 1871. According to an entry dated Feb. 9, 2009 in the blog Chasing down Emma (ehbritten.blogspot.com), this identification is still open to question.
Forms part of: Irina Baronova collection. Graphics.
Physical Description
Lithographs
Extent: 1 print : lithograph, b&w ; 31 x 24 cm.
Description
Portrayal of the performer Emma Harding as the queen of the wilis in the Phantom dancers, a version of the ballet Giselle.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 825067663
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19758166
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 08ef8d70-b0d1-0133-b4ff-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1855: Issued
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Miss Emma Hardinge" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1855. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/70aa4090-b198-0133-21b8-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Miss Emma Hardinge" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 13, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/70aa4090-b198-0133-21b8-00505686a51c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1855). Miss Emma Hardinge Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/70aa4090-b198-0133-21b8-00505686a51c

Wikipedia Citation

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Miss Emma Hardinge