Florence Walton

[1] Born in 1890 in Wilmington, Delaware, Walton made her debut in 1907 in the chorus of the musical comedy The Girl Behind the Counter, produced by Lew Fields.

[2] Florence helped popularize the tango, fox-trot and other forms of ballroom dancing with her husband, Swiss-born Maurice Mouvet, and later with Allan Fagan and Leon Leitrim.

[6] Prior to performing with her husband Maurice Mouvet, Walton was featured in numerous shows including The Soul Kiss in 1908, The Bachelor Belles in 1910, and The Pink Lady in 1911.

Walton went on to perform briefly with the Parisian cabaret dancer Alexandre Vlad before partnering in 1922 with Leon Leitrim, whom she later married.

Walton and Leitrim made a name for themselves in Paris before ultimately returning to the United States where they performed in supper clubs and on the Keith vaudeville circuit.