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Mignonette Kokin
Mignonette Kokin (born Margaret A Cutting; August 5, 1880 – May 16, 1957) was an American dancer, singer, and comedic actress in vaudeville. Early life Margaret A. "Mignonette" Cutting was born in Chester, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Ella (or Ellen) L. Moseley Kokin and Charles W. Cutting. Her mother was an actress on the vaudeville stage; her stepfather, Prince Kokin, was a juggler from Tokyo. She recalled a childhood spent in London and Paris. Career Mignonette Kokin danced and did comedic impersonations on the vaudeville circuit in the United States, danced in Paris, and toured Great Britain and Ireland. She was described in 1903 as "a chic little dancer" and "a buxom little beauty whose refinement and gorgeous gowns almost hypnotize the fair sex." Kokin often worked alongside the monkey act run by her husband, Charles F. Galetti. In 1907, she detailed her encounter with a simian costar in a New York theatre in 1907, a story published with exaggerated illustration ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chester, Pennsylvania
Chester is a city in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located within the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area, it is the only city in Delaware County and had a population of 32,605 as of the 2020 census. Incorporated in 1682, Chester is the oldest city in Pennsylvania and is located on the western bank of the Delaware River between the cities of Philadelphia and Wilmington, Delaware. It was the location of William Penn's first arrival in the Province of Pennsylvania and the county seat for Chester County from 1682 to 1788 and Delaware County from 1789 to 1851. Chester evolved over the centuries from a small town with wooden shipbuilding and textile factories into an industrial powerhouse producing steel ships for two World Wars and a myriad of consumer goods. Since the mid-twentieth century, it has lost its manufacturing base and over half of its residents and devolved into a post-industrial city struggling with pollution, poverty, and crime. History Early history Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
