22.00 USD
Delicately hand-tinted image of the sisters Fanny and Alice De Tender, dancing the Matchiche, an Afro-Brazilian dance whose popularity spanned the whole of la Belle Epoque. Originating in Rio de Janeiro, in the late 1860s, it experienced a resurgence of popularity when the very popular French stage entertainer, Felix Mayol, performed the song of the same name, in 1905. Given the timing, the De Tender sisters might even have been dancing to Mayol's singing when performing this on the stage at a Paris music hall like the Folies Bergere, or the Scala theater. Alice, according to information we've been able to gather online, is supposed to have been the elder of the two sisters, but perhaps the smaller, and younger in appearance, because looking at other images of her, it appears to us as if it was she who danced the female part in this image, with Fanny leading.
Below is a link to a Youtube clip in which a contemporary group of dancers perform the Matchiche, during which you can hear some of the Felix Mayol song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keFiENu-NQU
A really charming card in wonderful, unposted, condition. Please examine our high res scans for detail.
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