Princess Raja Dances with a Chair in her Teeth

This 1904 Biograph film records the “Oriental” dance of one Princess Raja, whose wow finish has her swinging furniture around in her jaws. Good thing no one’s sitting on it!

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This entry was posted on January 25, 2012 at 1:18 pm and is filed under Asian American Interest, dance, Silent Film, Vaudeville etc. with tags bellydance, chair in teeth, Oriental Dance, Princess Raja. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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