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Fred and Ginger before
there was Fred & Ginger
These
are a few Broadway photos of Fred Astaire (1899-1987) with his sister,
Adele (1896-1981). They performed in vaudeville from 1905 until 1917,
and then on Broadway. The last time they danced together on stage was
March 5, 1932, in a road-company version of The Band Wagon.
Adele then married Charles Cavendish, son of the Duke of Devonshire,
and left the stage for good.
![](images/adele/Adele04.jpg)
Above, Lady's Tandem
At right, Flick or Lift
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(click on any thumbnail for a larger view)
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Closed Position but her head is open |
![](images/adele/Adele10_small.jpg) |
Open Position |
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Shadow, same foot |
![](images/adele/Adele05_small.jpg) |
Betty Compton, Adele Astaire, Gertrude
McDonald, and Fred Astaire in Funny Face, 1927. |
![Funny Face, 1927](images/adele/Adele14_small.jpg) |
![Lady, Be Good](images/adele/Adele28_small.jpg) |
![](images/adele/Adele12_small.jpg) ![](images/adele/Adele03_small.jpg) ![Fred & Adele in The Band Wagon, 1931](images/adele/Adele15_small.jpg) ![Fred & Adele in The Band Wagon, 1931](images/adele/Adele13_small.jpg) ![Fred, about 1920](images/adele/Adele11_small.jpg) ![](images/adele/Adele06_1921_small.jpg) |
![Fred and Adele, 1920s Fred and Adele, 1920s](images/adele/Adele22_1920s_small.jpg) ![Fred and Adele, ca. 1926 Fred and Adele, ca. 1926](images/adele/Adele23_ca1926_small.jpg) ![Fred and Adele, 1927 Fred and Adele, 1927](images/adele/Adele24_1927_small.jpg) ![Fred and Adele, 1929 Fred and Adele, 1929](images/adele/Adele25_1929_small.jpg) ![Fred and Adele, 1930 Fred and Adele, 1930](images/adele/Adele26_1930_small.jpg) ![Fred and Adele, 1960s Fred and Adele, 1960s](images/adele/Adele27_1960s_small.jpg) |
Fred and Adele in their early years in
vaudeville. |
![](images/adele/Adele16_small.jpg) |
![](images/adele/Adele07_small.jpg) ![](images/adele/Adele09_small.jpg) ![](images/adele/Adele17_small.jpg) ![Fred and Adele ca. 1906 Fred and Adele ca. 1906](images/adele/Adele18_ca1906_small.jpg) ![Fred ca. 1907 Fred ca. 1907](images/adele/Adele19_ca1907_small.jpg) ![Fred and Adele 1911 Fred and Adele 1911](images/adele/Adele20_1911_small.jpg) ![Fred 1914 Fred 1914](images/adele/Adele21_1914_small.jpg) |
Fred
and Adele's NY and London shows --
- Over the Top, 1917 - 1918
- The Passing Show of 1918, 1918 - 1919
- Apple Blossoms, 1919 - 1921
- The Love Letter, 1921 - 1922
- For Goodness Sake, 1922
- The Bunch and Judy, 1922
- Stop Flirting: A Musical Farce (London version of For
Goodness Sake), 1923 - 1924
- Lady Be Good, 1924 - 1927
- Funny Face, 1927 - 1929
- Smiles, 1930
- The Band Wagon, 1931 - 1932
- Gay Divorce (Fred with Claire Luce), 1932 - 1933
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Ginger Rogers, before Fred |
![](images/ginger/Ginger%7e1932_small.jpg) ![](images/ginger/Ginger1931_small.jpg) |
![](images/ginger/Ginger1930a_small.jpg) ![](images/ginger/Ginger04_small.jpg) ![](images/ginger/Ginger1930b_small.jpg) ![](images/ginger/Ginger02_small.jpg) ![](images/ginger/Ginger03_small.jpg) ![in Girl Crazy, 1930 in Girl Crazy, 1930](images/ginger/GingerGirlCrazy1930_small.jpg) ![in Girl Crazy, 1930 in Girl Crazy, 1930](images/ginger/Ginger_GirlCrazy1930_small.jpg) |
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