Arimand Banu

[textnician]

There was an exotic snake dancer between the two World Wars, whose stage name was Arimand Banu. My late mother knew her mother. Anyone know anything about the dancer, please?

[jeanyb]

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Indiana Evening Gazette
Indiana, Pennsylvania
Thursday, January 19, 1928


Live Snake Not Enough
For Dancer's Costume
Budapest Police Decide

VIENNA -- Miss Arimande Banu, a
dancer at the Royal Orpheum, a variety
theater in Budapest, has been
appearing in a solo turn in which
her only costume is a large live
snake. Miss Banu and her manager
have been notified by the police that
the snake is an inadequate costume.

She flatly refused to dance if she had to
wear anything besides the snake trained to
be her only costume, declaring "that the
snake would resent her wearing any textile
garment and become vicious."

The manager informed her that she
must conform to the police order, and
if she refused to appear as directed
it would be a case of "no play, no
pay." She was obstinate, so her con-
tract was broken, with the result that
she started an action for full salary
for the term of her engagement and
compensation for what she considers
the slight put upon her.

The manager unsuccessfully tried
to persuade the police to withdraw
their demand, and the unfortunate snake, as he
is not performing, has
been put on half rations

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Thanks jeanyb