Irma Beatrice Hall in dance costume designed by Jessie Hall, 1935

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Image of Irma Beatrice Hall in dance costume designed by Jessie Hall, 1935 — 1982.172.51

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Irma Beatrice Hall in dance costume designed by Jessie Hall, 1935

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Irma Beatrice Hall was the daughter of Jessie Hall, and older sister of Bessie Hall Dempsey (mother of Seattle actor Mark Dempsey). Jessie Hall operated a successful seamstress studio in Missoula and designed costumes for the vaudeville circuit. After her second marriage failed in 1922, Jessie moved with her daughters to Seattle. Irma and Bessie Hall studied classical ballet, folk dance, music theory, composition, and choreography. In the late 1920s Irma and Bessie began performing as the Hall Sisters in northwest vaudeville theaters, often dressed in costumes designed by their mother.

In this photo, Irma Beatrice Hall poses in a dance costume designed by her mother, Jessie Hall.

Handwritten on verso: Costume by Jessie Hall. Beatrice Hall.

ID Number: 1982.172.51

Date: 1935

Creator(s): Ed Sweeney Studio, Photographer

Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.

Additional Information: View the finding aid for this collection at http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv39364

Credit: MOHAI, Mark Dempsey Collection on Bessie Hall Dempsey, 1982.172.51

Subjects: Performing Arts and Music, Clothing and Dress