Buffalo native Kitty O’Neil was among the most prominent variety theatre dancers of the 1870s and 1880s. She danced Irish reels and English clogs but was best known for her “sand jig,” a shuffled specialty that epitomized the blend of Irish and African American influences on American tap and soft shoe dancing.
| ITMA Reference | NYC-277078/2/041 |
| Creator | Unidentified photographer |
| Date | 1877 |
| Location | New York |
| Type | Image |
| Collection | New York Collection |
| Subject | United States of America: Instrumental Music |
| Copyright | Public domain |
| Source | New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Music Division |
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Kitty O'Neil / Unidentified photographer
© Public domain
| ITMA Reference | NYC-277078/2/042 |
| Creator | Unidentified photographer |
| Date | 5 April 1875 |
| Location | New York |
| Type | Image |
| Collection | New York Collection |
| Subject | United States of America: Instrumental Music |
| Copyright | Public domain |
| Source | New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Music Division |
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Theatre Comique, program
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Edward Harrigan, 1844–1911
John Kimmel, 1866–1942
Irish Traditional Music Archive /
Taisce Cheol Dúchais Éireann
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Ireland
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