Foster, Cassie, 1865-1875
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1865 - 1875
Biographical Note
Cassie and Victoria Foster were known as the "Fairy Sisters" on the vaudeville stage. They were born in Nova Scotia to Thomas and Elizabeth Foster and suffered from a form of dwarfism, as did their brother, Dudley (1877-1894), who appeared under the name "Hop-O'-My-Thumb." The Fairy Sisters toured New England in 1872-1873.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Greater Boston area materials
Collection
Scope and Contents
Includes varied documents of the 19th century Boston area, including mayorality election tickets; certificates and a photograph of students from the industrial Boston School Kitchen no. 3; ephemera from the Cragie Bridge Baths; letters from Massachusetts abolitionist and Underground Railroad station master Channing Smith, from Boston City Engineer N. Henry Crafts, and from ship owner Samuel Jones; and promotional ephemera from the New England tour of Cassie and Victoria Foster, "the Fairy...
Restrictions on access
Collection is open for research.
Dates:
1797-1889