1910's The Arts | Modern Dancing

Reference work

By: Vernon and Irene Castle

Date: 1914

Source: Castle, Vernon and Irene. Modern Dancing. Special Edition. New York: The World Syndicate Co., 1914.

About the Authors: Vernon and Irene Castle danced together from 1912 to 1916. Vernon Castle (1887–1918) was born in England. He was the youngest child in his family. Castle attended Birmingham University and graduated with a degree in engineering, but his career took a different direction when he moved to New York. He appeared in musicals and stage productions between 1907 and 1911, using the stage name Castle rather than his birth name of Blythe so he would not be confused with his sister, actress Coralie Blythe. Castle was known as an eccentric. Irene Foote Castle (1893–1969) was born in New Rochelle, New York. She studied dance as a child. Her parents sent her to Saint Mary's Episcopal Convent and to the...